[V8] Trials and tribulations of owning 3 Audis

[cobram at juno.com]

Under the hood?  Have him double check the Auxiliary Water Pump or Heater
Valve and hoses.  Especially with a new core in there and the unlikely
failure point needed to blow steam out from under the hood.

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Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> writes:
> The P.O. contacted me to inform me the steam under the hood
> of the 200 shouldn't be the heater core, as he just replaced
> it.
> 
> I just got word from the mechanic (well known in Audifan circles,
> and who knows the PO) that it is the heater core.  Short term
> solution is to by-pass the heater core and get the car inspected.
> If it fails inspection for some expensive reason, then it might
> not make sense to repair the heater core (again). Tomorrow will
> tell.
> 
> And then we'll move on to getting the V8 inspected.
> 
> On a related note, which I forgot in the first posting, when I
> got my A4 back from a successful state safety inspection, after
> I parked it I noticed some white smoke wafting up from the
> passenger side sill.  I wasn't in a mood to investigate.
> 
> For me, I'm thinking 3 Audis is 3 too many.