[s-cars] reason #43,769 that I hate working on my own car

[Paul Krasusky]

Fred rightly tsk'ed:

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Munro [mailto:munrof at sympatico.ca]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 8:31 PM
To: Paul Krasusky; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] reason #43,769 that I hate working on my own car


Paul, Paul, Paul.

Tsk, tsk.

You didn't get the gauge assembly lined up in it's exact original position.
You did mark the position before you removed it? You didn't? Tsk, tsk :o)

The float arm is binding on something - probably a fuel pump hose.

BTDT on a Type 44. The position of the float assembly is critical - 10
degrees off one way or the other can cause the float to hang up. Took me
three tries to get it right after I'd removed it without marking the
position (hey, you gotta learn somehow).

Fred Munro
'94 S4




Ah, Fred, THANKS for pointing out my blatant and expected stupidity. 8-)

After posting, somehow it dawned on me too that this may be the case.  I
should have "test floated" the unit, d'oh!  Fortunately it's an easy
check...  I hope to crawl back in there later this week and do some good
"fuel hits" for that ohsospecial buzz and likely confirm that it is in fact
binding on a hose.  Apparently I did too many "hits" while I was back
there...  MAN are them fumes ripe.

Good catch though, thanks!

-Paulie Numnutz