[V8] The Audi Gods are giggling at me.

[John Bysinger]

I don't know why but I completely forgot to check rockauto, I've used them
several times before...  Thanks!

On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Scott Phillips <Scottp at ippe.com> wrote:

> Rockauto.com
>         Rear Rotors:    CENTRIC Part # 12133033 $16.39 In stock &
> Available Tomorrow.
>         Rear Pads:      BENDIX Part # RD228             $6.08   In stock &
> Available Tomorrow
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Scott P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: V8 [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of John Bysinger
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 3:43 PM
> To: V8
> Subject: [V8] The Audi Gods are giggling at me.
>
> For the last 6 or so months, my wife and I have been carpooling in one of
> our other vehicles, and so the V8 got neglected for a while, just sitting
> there.  And like many others on this list, the internal dialogue began of
> should I keep it, or is it time to let it go came into my head from time to
> time.
>
> Then two weeks ago, I saw I was going to need the 2nd car again soon, and
> so I went to start it up from it's slumber.  Cranking was a bit week, it
> seemed to stumble some but never quite caught and ran.  Thinking it was
> just low from sitting, I tried jumping it, and it still struggled.  Of
> course my head started running through all the possible issues, stagnant
> fuel, sensor issues, who knows what else it could be.  So I left it for a
> couple days, frustrated.
>
> Then it occurred to me, I should just pull the battery, hook it up to a
> charger and get it fully topped off before I try again.  So I did so, and
> after letting it charge for more than enough time, checked it with the
> handy V/O Meter, 10.3V.  Looked at the cover of the battery, 7 yrs old.
> Ran into town, picked up a replacement, put it in and tried to start it
> again.  I swear it didn't even get a full rotation and vroom, purring like
> a kitten.  No odd noises, no strange smells, all the gauges reporting all
> is fine.  Took it for a drive, and have probably put 100 miles or so on it
> since then, and all those thoughts of letting it go evaporated.  There's no
> need to let this car go, it's still got plenty of good life in it yet.
>
> But then the gods giggled at me.  Not sure if it was from sitting for so
> long (outside) or what, but one of the rear brake pads crumbled on me, and
> now it's running metal on metal, with all that horrible noise that comes
> with it.
>
> Now that I've got the itch to drive it again, I really shouldn't on that
> pad, and the rotor's surface has already taken some damage (my drive home
> is about 22 miles of stop and go, up and down hills.)  So today I start
> looking around for rotors for the rear, and it seems a bit difficult to
> find one on a reasonably quick turnaround, I've seen 3-5 weeks, and one
> supplier (through amazon) even listed 3 months.
>
> Any suggestions for a seller that has a stock replacement rear rotor
> actually in stock?
>
> -John
> '90 V8Q passed on to Tom
> '91 V8Q picked up from Tom :)
>
> --
> john at bysinger.net
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