[V8] Picking up my new to me 92 V8 this weekend UPDATE

[Scott Simmons]

Gas leaking on top of hot exhaust is not a problem.  This is part of 
Audi's patented Feuer Frei Flammen system.  They just brag about PRO-TEN 
cause it sounds cooler. ;)

~Scott S.

Ron Wainwright wrote:

>So the car is in my driveway. What a wacky trip I had!
>
> Ok so a little update on what I'll be doing to the
>car.
> While I was going through the car a bit I found
>somethings I wanted to tighty up a bit. There was a
>small coolant leak comming from the rad to rez hose.
>So while messing with it the top nipple on the rad
>fell off 8-0! So I had to pull the rad out cause I
>couldn't get the plastic threads from the nipple out
>through that little hole,
>so I pulled the rad to get a better look. I was able
>to get the piece out & replace the nipple with one of
>the spairs I had. Bolted everything back up, filled
>with coolant & all was fine.
> So next was to check why there was a puddle under
>were the mid muffler was (mid muffler delete). I
>crawled under there & peeled back the heatshield to
>find my hand soaked...in what I found to be GAS. So I
>looked up there & found the gas tank was rusted @ the
>seam & had sprung a leak :-( So,
>any plans to keep this car have been forgotten. Which
>is fine with me cause I really would rather the motor
>for my 5sp instead of keeping it...or selling it.
>
> So,
>I'll be going through the car with a fine tooth comb
>to make sure everything is working as it
>should....then I'll be parting it out. I'm obviousley
>keeping the motor. 
> The car runs a 3.6 ECU & wireing harness, along with
>a 3.6 TCU & trans wireing harness. Those things were
>swapped in order to run the ABT chip that Scott P
>sells. So the wireing harness's will be sold.
> There are a lot of new parts on this car that I don't
>need. All so something of note.....the driveshaft is
>brand new. That will be sold as well cause the Auto VS
>5sp DS's are different. & I'll prolly be running a
>Single Piece drive shaft in any event.
> But more to come on whats good on the car...& whats
>not good.
>
> Thanx
>Ron
>
>--- Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Actually it is....LOL. I'm bout ready to leave Mass
>>to
>>get to DC. Then from DC to Atlanta will have me
>>arrive
>>@ 8:15AM...so yup I'm on the Midnight train to
>>Georgia
>>;-)
>>
>> & LOL kick my ass.......she would!
>>
>> & funny thing about Bruce is after I plunked down
>>the
>>$2,000 for the car Bruce got in touch with me a week
>>after & told me he had a 4.2 available. But when I
>>plunked down the $$$ he didn't have any.
>> But I'll have 1,000 miles of driveing to descide
>>whats going to happen with the 92. It would be a
>>shame
>>to part the car just for the motor. But I need my
>>5sp
>>running again. I only got to drive the car for a few
>>thousand miles before the smoke started to appear
>>again out the rear pipes. It's just not rite for me
>>to
>>have dropped over $4,000 on rehabbing my 5sp for it
>>to
>>be on four jackstands in my driveway :-(
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>--- diemarthadie at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>> So is it a midnight train to Georgia?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I gotta say, based on the photo's and nothing
>>>      
>>>
>>else,
>>    
>>
>>>if I was your wife (which, granted, would be a
>>>little disturbing...) I'd kick your ass if you
>>>parted that car out :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Find a wreck in a yard and do the enginectomy to
>>>      
>>>
>>it
>>    
>>
>>>instead.? Bruce probably has a 4.2 you can do :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>
>>>From: Ron Wainwright &lt;ron_01056 at yahoo.com&gt;
>>>
>>>To: v8 at audifans.com
>>>
>>>Sent: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 6:21 pm
>>>
>>>Subject: [V8] Picking up my new to me 92 V8 this
>>>weekend
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>    Takeing the train down to Georgia.  I'm
>>>      
>>>
>>stopping
>>    
>>
>>>by Willoubey's place & have to head out  to see
>>>Bruce @ GAC.   Dave C you comming down?     This
>>>      
>>>
>>car
>>    
>>
>>>is slatted to be parted so I can use the  motor in
>>>my 5sp. But the wife seen pics of it the  other
>>>      
>>>
>>day
>>    
>>
>>>& wants it for her DD....woooooops. So I'm  not
>>>      
>>>
>>sure
>>    
>>
>>>whats up now. But I never do anyway :-)     So if
>>>the wife is going to want this car I'll need to 
>>>comeup with another option for a motor for my 5sp.
>>>      
>>>
>>I
>>    
>>
>>> have another line on a ABH motor....but maybe I
>>>should  just do an ABZ mit VEMS.   But we'll
>>>see..........     Well here are some pics 
>>>http://forums.audiworld.com/v8/msgs/132422.phtml  
>>>      
>>>
>> 
>>    
>>
>>>Ron           
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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