[s-cars] Re: Serp belt tensioner

[Bill Clancy]

Oh God...
I hope my serp belt never breaks.   Has this ever happened to anyone on the
list?    Maybe the dealer replaced it for me once (I hope).    I've never
looked at it.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lebakken1 at netzero.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:54 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Re: Serp belt tensioner


>
> S-fellows,
>
> I said I would report back on how my bitch goddess would respond to my
10mm stubby, and I must say she purrrrrrrrs.
>
> The new thermostat says she is hotter; I was getting 20 mpg, I will see if
there is an improvement. The factory Behr thermostat would sit between cold
and nominal on a cool day at speed. Obviously, it was tired.
>
> The new serp belt tensioner came in an Audi box that had an expiration
date - 01/05. Some comfort there. It also seemed to be a bit stiff
rotationally as compared to the OEM one I took off. Should go awhile though.
>
> As for the S-list, and the write-ups to do this job...what can I say
except that I never looked at my Bentley CD.
>
> As for Torsen-boy's admonitions that removing the front stuff is a ten
minute job, well, he must have multiple appendages in addition to a lift.
What a wrestling match. I will say, however, that anyone who attempts a
timing belt straight on is downright sadistic.
>
> Next up is a host of RS2 bits.
>
> And to think that five months ago I said I liked my car "just the way it
is"....
>
> Lee? Are you listening?
>
> Bottom line - I tore apart my first tricycle. My toys have only gotten
pricier...as they say.
>
> Craig Lebakken
> 94 S4
>
>
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