[V8] Was Dizzy Seals, Now Radiator

Sat Nov 10 10:14:50 PST 2007

You rang......
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 Ron ITSAV8

--- diemarthadie at aol.com wrote:

> 
>  Well, it IS a V8 after all...
> 
> Mine was doing just fine until I resolved to sell it
> and that same day it dropped the headliner.  Got
> that back in place and had a lister over to see it
> (well really to see the absurd pile of spares) and
> it wouldn't start.  Was running fine, drove it
> around the 'hood a week or so earlier, so that
> morning it said, "I'm cranky, like Roger".  Since it
> was running fine, I had devoted my spare (yeah
> right) time to herding the wild spares piles into
> boxes that could be labeled and found again...
> little did I know that the spares were plotting with
> the car to distract me...
> 
> I think the spare parts are breeding too.  I don't
> know when or why I got 2 spare torque converters...
> or 5 sets of window regulators and glass...
> 
> Remember, it is a V8 and they know what you're
> thinking!!!
> 
> John
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> To: 'Scott Simmons' <indischrot at gmail.com>; 'V8 Audi
> Fans' <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 9:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [V8] Was Dizzy Seals, Now Radiator
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> Oh sure, blame the car.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> > [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Simmons
> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:26 PM
> > To: V8 Audi Fans
> > Subject: Re: [V8] Was Dizzy Seals, Now Radiator
> > 
> > 
> > Update:
> >     Car isn't leaking.
> > 
> > I send that last email, take a shower, get
> dressed, go out 
> > and an hour 
> > later, it's left no drops.  I top off the
> antifreeze.  No noises from 
> > the heads.
> > 
> > I carefully drive it to work, by that time the
> engine's 
> > warmed up.  No 
> > drips.  I park it in a clean spot.  I come out
> four hours later to a 
> > cold engine.  No drips.  I start it up, no noises.
> > 
> > I think this car is trying to drive me insane, I
> really really do.
> > 
> > ~Scott S.
> > 
> > 
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Well we all live & learn...but one can only give
> there
> > >>BTDT on something. It's just that I have found
> that
> > >>the aftermarket rads for the V8's are CRAP! But
> I
> > >>suppose there are all way's two BTDT's on
> something. &
> > >>mine which is quiet extensive has showed me that
> > >>crappy parts are crappy parts..wheather they be
> OE or whatever.
> > >>
> > >>But you talking about the washer in the pic? If
> so
> > >>looks like it's the washer for the tensioner. A
> > >>bracket attaches to one of the lower empty holes
> at
> > >>the water pump that an Allen head bolt bolt's
> too. The 
> > bracket is just 
> > >>to set the belt tension. You would tension the
> belt 
> > tensioner & stick 
> > >>a small 3mm allen wrench in there to keep the
> adjustment while you
> > >>tighten the allen bolt.
> > >>& those other pieces look like the friction pad
> bolt.
> > >>But can't really tell.
> > >>But thats my BTDT ;-)
> > >>
> > >>But you need a rad...or the one you have is
> good???
> > >>
> > >>Ron
> > >>
> > >>--- Scott Simmons <indischrot at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> 
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>I guess I should get this out of the way:
> > >>>
> > >>>   You were right, Ron.
> > >>>
> > >>>Hey now, I have the ability to admit my wrongs
> and 
> > compliment those 
> > >>>who are right.  It hurts my ego, but it's
> always the
> > >>>right thing to do. ;)
> > >>>
> > >>>The radiators are scrap.  Or maybe just the one
> I
> > >>>got.  The molding
> > >>>differences on the end caps were acceptable:
> the
> > >>>drain cock is now just 
> > >>>a normal wingnut style, the mounting studs on
> the
> > >>>backside (where the 
> > >>>two nuts hold it against the radiator support)
> were
> > >>>threaded holes 
> > >>>instead of studs, the holes for the
> transmission
> > >>>lines were not flanged 
> > >>>exactly the same as OE,---- but all of this
> would
> > >>>have been acceptable.  
> > >>>There were two killers:
> > >>>1) the fins crumpled under the lightest touch. 
> Just
> > >>>smooshed themselves 
> > >>>down.  I can't even bend the OE rad fins.
> > >>>2) the frame flexed way too much.  I could
> probably
> > >>>break the damn thing 
> > >>>with my bare hands.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>   
> > >>>
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> >
>
>>http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/indischrot/audi/rad1.jpg
> > >> 
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>I started to cut away the notch on top for the
> hood
> > >>>latch, but didn't
> > >>>bother.  I wasn't going to put this POS in.  So
> if
> > >>>anyone wants it, $50 
> > >>>incl shipping else I'm going to sell it to a
> > >>>radiator shop in town for 
> > >>>scrap metal.  Lesson learned, I guess.
> > >>>
> > >>>While I was in there, I attended to the real
> reason
> > >>>of the job:
> > >>>retensioning my t-belt.  It was a little loose.
> 
> > >>>When I did the t-belt 
> > >>>job, the old radiator would leak water from the
> > >>>trans line area after 
> > >>>reinstallation.  That stopped after about a
> week or
> > >>>so, so I stopped 
> > >>>caring.  But I knew that I needed to recheck
> t-belt
> > >>>tension... which 
> > >>>meant pulling radiator... which would probably
> leak
> 
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