[V8] Trials and tribulations of owning 3 Audis

[Dave Saad]

If the PO went with a brass/copper heater core, it may well have  
failed this quickly.  I had that problem.  It seems that this cooling  
system will not tolerate a different metal type.  The instructions for  
the core said it had to be grounded or this would happen.  They were  
right.

Dave


On Jun 3, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Kent McLean wrote:

> 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.
>
> -- 
> Kent McLean
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>
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