[V8] Subject: heater core?

[Roger Woodbury]

Investigation complete.

By establishing an entirely new treatment protocol for my chiropractor, I
was able to look up inside of the grilled that is underneath everything
important near the heater core in back of the glove box.

Yup, sure enough. There is a spring hanging down loose.  

A couple of screws and the grille will come down, and then I can figure out
what to do with the damned spring.  Hopefully it has just come loose.  

Interestingly enough one of the points at which the grille is held in place
isn't connected to the grill....the screw is there but it didn't connect to
the grille.  Makes me wonder if someone has been in there before me.

We'll see, but I am pretty sure that a simple fix is at hand.  

It also seems very clear that the easiest way to gain access is by removal
of the glove box itself first.  But I do not want to go there right now.

Thanks to all in the "V8 Brain Trust".  

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Arman [mailto:Armanmik at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:48 AM
To: v8 at audifans.com; rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
Subject: Subject: [V8] heater core?

> "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
> Subject: [V8] heater core?


Sheesh, you guys are too fast for me - the digest arrives and in five
seconds there are four 
identical answers to the problem . . .

Well now there are five - defrost door is stuck, return spring is broken, or
mount for return spring 
is broken off.

I think Audi has an official repair kit for this - on my 5K, I used a length
of the perforated flat 
steel that you use on the back of car radios, made a new spring perch,
hooked the spring to it and 
(exact same) problem solved.

Cost $0.00 and some skinned knuckles - access is difficult and the fins on
the heater core are sharp.


Cody Forbes has the 5K these days, I think he's parting it out (sob).



Best Regards,

Mike Arman
90V8Q