[s-cars] Heater Core failure

[Tom Green]

And there you have it, Steve.  That fragrance in the air isn't the  
magnolias blooming.
You should find a suitable BTDT in the quattroworld.com FAQ section  
for the UrS cars.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Monday November 8, 2010, at 7:58 AM, oshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com>  
wrote:

> Is there a sweet smell in the air? Is the condensation slightly  
> slippery and
> greasy? If so, it's your heater core for sure.
>
> There's plenty of write ups about this in the archives. I'd advise  
> getting
> an oe core, and a new blower motor too, as there's no simpler time  
> to do it.
>
> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Steve Voit <stevevoit at comcast.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> S-heads:
>> I'm noticing a slightly abnormal frequency of condensation on the  
>> inside of
>> my windows, along with a small coolant loss.  I'm afraid I might  
>> have a
>> heater core starting to go.  I understand the repair is painful...  
>> any
>> BTDTs?  Any solid way to diagnose other than waiting for the wet  
>> carpets?
>> Kind regards from Seattle.
>> Steve Voit  95.5 S6