[s-cars] Getting old. Somebody here *might* relate. (UrS-related)

[Wylie Bean]

Dave I can totally relate.  In 2004 when the timing belt tensioner let go on  
the A4 1.8T I bought a star drive bit to remove the head and do the work.   
At some point between then and now I remember being asked by a local VW  
enthusiast if he could borrow it to do some other work on his car.  Quite  
honestly I could not remember whether I a. loaned it to him or b. got it  
back but one thing was for certain and that is that I could not find it when  
I discovered I needed it to pull the head on the 7A in my 90. That was the  
second problem.... the first was I could not remember the person's name who  
inquired about it.  Figuring I had lent it out I went to the dealer to get  
another one.  When I got home that night I started working on the car and  
low and behold I found it... in my freaking tool box!  I'm only 42! 
 Thankfully since they had to order the tool I was able to cancel it the  
next morning and never had to pay for the second one.


Wylie Bean
theringmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v
91 200q20v
92 urS4
08 Q7

-----Original message-----
From: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 15:20:49 EDT
Subject: [s-cars] Getting old. Somebody here *might* relate. (UrS-related)

 Recently, I couldn't find the 034121143E coolant adapter/flange/connecting  
sockethttp://12v.org/urs/AANWithCoolantFittingPNs.jpg   that I thought I had  
in my spares box (I 
was doing an inventory of my spares at the time of doing my   "Things that  
will fail on your AAN and
 strand you" post(http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/200702.phtml   ).  
 Nope not there. 

Hmm....Then I decided that I has passed on it and didn't buy it (around $50)  
a couple of years ago.
  So I went to my local OE parts pusher (Kris at VM Autohaus) to a) check  
out the Boleros he has
 there and b) to order an 034121143E adapter/flange.  Kris looks at me funny  
and says, "I thought
 you bought one already".  I said, "I thought so too but I couldn't find  
it". So Kris checks my parts 
purchasing history and yep, I bought one in the summer of 2010.  Hmmm...

He had one in stock (and the N 90035103 O-ring), so I bought them. (For the  
spares box). (I can return it IF I find the other one).

On the way back home, I am thinking, I probably took advantage of the fact I  
had the coolant out of 
the engine when I did the timing belt in July 2010.  I know I did the rubber  
turbo coolant return hose
 so I *should* have done the coolant flange/adapter at the same time.

Or did I?  (I'll have to wait for the engine to cool down and have a look).

I guess, I need to leave notes for myself. (Duh)

Permission to laugh.

Dave F.
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