[V8] 1990 V8 5spd

[Lanier Pratt]

Hey guys.  Long time no talk....I've been listening though.  My baby  
has been up on jacks
since Spring of last year.  Some of you may remember that I was in  
the process of changing
the timing belt, strut mounts, etc...well still sits where it  
was...Ron if you're out there let me know
if you're still willing to make the trip back to Minnesota.  We've  
been above 32 degrees for about
4 days now.  It feels like a heat wave.  I purchased her in 2000.   
Flew out to California from Lansing
Michigan and drove her back.  She's been great other than the  
occasional no start when it hits 10 below
here and I left her outside over night.  I too am the only one that  
works on her.  Living in a small town
leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to knowledgable mechanics.

I would really love to make a trip to meet up with all of you self  
proclaimed Audi head cases this year.
We should shoot for Carlisle again or maybe somewhere in the  
midwest..hint, hint.



Lanier Pratt
'92 V8Q 4.2L
'90 V8Q 3.6L




On Mar 14, 2008, at 12:46 AM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> Bought my 91 in June of 99 with 99k miles.  Opal Mica, grey sport.
> Currently 142k, pulsation free UFOs, and original clutch.  Previous  
> owner
> had t-belt go at 85k.  Rebuild was monkey-lad at its best, at a dealer
> (supposedly) no less.  Never has run right.  Much improved with  
> proper cam
> timing when I did a t-belt job at 130k or so (thanks V8 list!).   
> Still has a
> leaky ring or nicked valve... very uneven firing pulses when  
> lugged.  92 4.2
> donor car in the wings.
>
> Ed
>
> PS There's a cyclamen/grey one in FL for sale right now that was  
> sold/bought
> here (COS) and migrated SE.  Been treated to a lot of TLC by a former
> factory trained Audi tech who really appreciates the "ur" cars. I  
> think it
> has about the same miles as mine.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of too many quattros
>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:42 PM
>> To: V8 Audi Fans
>> Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 5spd
>>
>>
>> this makes me curious how long each of us has had our v8s.
>> me june or july of 1994.  and it is an original 5 speed.  i
>> got it with about 48K on it. and i too had a t-belt break.
>> but, only messed up the heads.
>>
>>
>> Shayne
>>
>> PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
>> PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro
>>
>>
>>> From: <lundabo at msn.com>
>>> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:22:22 +0000
>>> To: <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>, <v8-bounces at audifans.com>,
>>> <v8 at audifans.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 5spd
>>>
>>>  We bought it new from Rector Porsche Audi in Burlingame,
>> CA, in 1990,
>>> but it had about 4k on the odometer because the general manager was
>>> using it as a personal car.
>>
>>
>>
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