[V8] Infamous V8 No Start

Thu Jul 12 16:53:26 EDT 2007

The Urs4/6 seats actually sit you higher up than the
older type 44 sports.
 But the Urs4/6 sports are far superior than the older
ones.
 I drove from Ma$$ to MI...then to St Paul, MN to sell
my ol Pearl beast. & I barley felt any lower/upper
back discomfort at all!!!

 Ron

--- Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm.  Don't recall if you have sport or comfort
> seats.  Sports sit  
> lower, which is what I have in the '91 5 speed.  I
> have the Connoly  
> ones (same height as comfort) in the '93 and am also
> a bit cramped  
> (I'm 6'4").  Ideally, I'd like the lower seating
> position of the  
> Sport seats or Ur S4/S6 seats for that car.
> 
> 
> Ingo
> '84 urq - '91 V8 5 spd - '93 V8
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 12, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Paul Jones wrote:
> 
> > Well that's good to hear. I guess I won't feel
> quite so guilty  
> > everytime the
> > car bleeds me at the mechanic. Ironic about those
> options you  
> > mentioned
> > below. The remote keyless entry donsn't work and
> the sunroof  
> > regulator is
> > out of wack. I haven't opened the sunroof once
> since I've owned the  
> > car. Oh
> > well, if I had my ruthers, I'd pull it out to gain
> some head room.
> >
> >
> >> From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Paul Jones" <elsey12 at hotmail.com>
> >> CC: v8 at audifans.com
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] Infamous V8 No Start
> >> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:19:02 -0600
> >>
> >> Don't.  The $1500 5spd was no GE.  Not by any
> stretch.  I did not buy
> >> it, btw, my friend did for his brother in FL.  He
> held on to it as
> >> long as he could but his brother finally made him
> deliver it.  He has
> >> a very nice 94 S4 and basically quit driving it
> while he had the  
> >> 5spd.
> >> And then he got to drive it from CO to FL to
> deliver it, so he had
> >> his fun.
> >>
> >> In my opinion, a converted 93, as long as it's
> not a heap, would
> >> definitely be worth a premium over the average
> automatic 93.  It
> >> really will depend on the buyer.  If they want a
> manual transmission
> >> they will have far less to choose from.  It's
> really apples and
> >> oranges.
> >>
> >> I might put a premium on a converted 91 5spd, one
> that has had the  
> >> 4.2
> >> swapped in, as that is far less invasive. 
> However, you're  
> >> accepting a
> >> somewhat lower level of content in terms of
> keyless entry, climate
> >> control, mirror settings in the seat memory
> reserve, and one-touch
> >> sunroof open.
> >>
> >> I paid 6800 for my 91k mile black/black 93 with
> H&R's and Konis,
> >> custom exhaust, and a "chipped" ECU.  If I had
> been looking for a  
> >> 5spd
> >> and this one was, I'd have expected to pay 8k or
> more for it.
> >>
> >> Ed
> >>
> >> On 7/12/07, Paul Jones <elsey12 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> Yeah, well it makes me feel like an idiot for
> paying as much as I  
> >>> did for
> >>> the GE. At the end of the day, is a converted
> '93 worth more than an
> >>> autobox
> >>> '93 or '91 5spd? I guess there really isn't a
> market to gauge  
> >>> considering
> >>> I
> >>> have more fingers on one hand than the number of
> '93 5spds.
> >>>
> >>> -Paul
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> >>>> To: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> >>>> CC: v8 at audifans.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [V8] Infamous V8 No Start
> >>>> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:56:41 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>>
> >>>> WOW...$1,500 5spd V8's are all over the place
> >>>> huh...LOL Everyone keep looking...you'll find
> one for
> >>>> that price as I did, & your buddy as well Ed.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Thanx
> >>>> Ron & the $1,500 5spd V8 ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>> --- Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> The 5spd that was for sale here in the Spring
> a year
> >>>>> ago (for 1500!)
> >>>>> was plagued with this.  The owner would run
> the
> >>>>> battery down and
> >>>>> change plugs and finally threw in the towel
> (not a
> >>>>> DIY'er).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ed
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 7/11/07, FredParkerJr
> <FredParkerJr at cox.net>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ben -
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I am coming into this thread a little late in
> the
> >>>>> game, so forgive me if I
> >>>>>> mention something that has already been
> brought
> >>>>> up.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> My V8 has not liked being short cycled
> (started,
> >>>>> moved in the driveway, and
> >>>>>> shut off) since day one.  I have learned to
> make
> >>>>> it a habit to let it run
> >>>>>> for a few minutes, presumably to allow the
> engine
> >>>>> management system to lean
> >>>>>> out the mixture a bit.  I have never had a no
> >>>>> start that I can remember, but
> >>>>>> it is hard starting after a short cycle and
> it
> >>>>> definitely runs very rough
> >>>>>> for a minute or two once it starts.  It is
> very
> >>>>> possible that the FPR is
> >>>>>> dribbling a bit allowing fuel in while it is
> off,
> >>>>> but my guess is that it is
> >>>>>> nothing more than a very rich condition at
> >>>>> start-up.  By the way, changing
> >>>>>> out the FPR is pretty easy and is probably a
> good
> >>>>> idea if yours is old.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Fred
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sounds like a bad Fuel pressure regulator.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Scott,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This is not a reference sensor issue. I have
> put
> >>>>> two reference
> >>>>>>> sensors in
> >>>>>>> this car since we bought it and that is not
> part
> >>>>> of the equation
> >>>>>>> with this
> >>>>>>> problem.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This is a engine-has-too-much-fuel issue
> because
> >>>>> when the plugs
> >>>>>>> come out
> >>>>>>> they are WET! This isn't a frequent issue
> >>>>> either. We have had the
> 
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