[V8] 1993 V8 runs again....

[Roger M. Woodbury]

Here is the weekly...or is it, "weakly"...update on the continuing saga of
my 1993 V8 Quattro.

The heads have been removed and sent to the machine shop for examination.
Our strong suspicion is that one of the high pressure oil galleries is
leaking past it's end plug.

But this afternoon, the machinist said he wasn't so sure that this was the
culprit.

There is one "uneven" place on the head material itself that could be a
weakness in the casting.  But we are not sure.

I'll know more from the mechanic who is going to consult with the machine
shop owner this afternoon.  Tomorrow there might be a solution.

Roger

P.S.  I am thinking fondly about the last Mercedes diesel that I owned.....



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian K O'Neil" <briankoneil at bellsouth.net>
To: "'Roger M. Woodbury'" <rmwoodbury at downeast.net>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:59 PM
Subject: RE: [V8] 1993 V8 runs again....


> Well if you try to sell it on this site you might die before it sells... I
> think every one on this site likes to talk about their automobiles. NOT
> PURCHASE
>
> Brian
>
> Good Luck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces+brian.k.oneil=verizon.net at audifans.com
> [mailto:v8-bounces+brian.k.oneil=verizon.net at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> Roger M. Woodbury
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:44 PM
> To: v8newlist
> Subject: [V8] 1993 V8 runs again....
>
> The wrench started the car on Saturday....working overtime, so that the
> phone wouldn't ring.  Last week was a disaster, with this diesel not
> starting, that Volvo not starting, this Subaru clunked out...so my V8 sat
in
> the heated garage all by its lonesome waiting for the rest of the little
> gizzies to arrive.  Now, done, except for one more little piece of rubber
or
> plastic, or umobtanium....from Audi.
>
> I should have the car back tomorrow of Wednesday, and I will then start to
> make a decision about whether or not to sell it.  I just visited the KBB
and
> NADA Guides pages to see what the news was right now, for private party
sale
> prices.  Of course, the sale price is what you can get someone to pay for
> the car, and I am not sure what that might be.  Low seems to be around
$9000
> and high is over $13,000 delusional dollars.  One thing is for sure and
that
> is that  this car is very, very near 100%, and ready for the next sixty
> thousand or so, without error.  It's all been DONE.
>
> I can hardly wait to get it back!
>
> Roger
>
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