[Vwdiesel] Oil pressure

[Shawn Wright]

On 28 Oct 2004 at 22:59, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> My other early Audi, a '73 100GL, had a 1.9L of quite different 
> design, not sure of the heritage of this one. That engine was very strong and 
> 
> absolutely bulletproof, all the way to the junkyard... the inboard front 
> brakes were the 
> 
>   Sure it wasn't a 100LS (Land Slug as we called them at the dealer.  ;-)
>   I'm wondering if it wasn't a European truck or tractor engine.  I remember 
> a friend saw something of an article in an import VW magazine.  The Porsche 
> 924 engine was an Audi truck engine with a (not much better) different 
> head.

Yes, it was a 100GL, a rare "deluxe" model. The 100LS' were fairly common, but I've 
only ever seen 2-3 GLs since then, perhaps only sold in Canada? I bought it from the 
original owner for $350 in 1988 after it had been sitting for two years under Oak trees 
and the paint was shot to hell. The interior was amazing though - tons of room, heavy 
Mercedes style vinyl seats that folded flat in the front... a perfect "makeout" car! 
(yes... I met my wife when I had this car... ;-)

Here's a nice writeup on it, in Italian:
http://www.audiclassiche.net/html/files-100GL-prova4r.htm

or translated:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.audiclassiche.net/ht
ml/files-
100GLprova4r.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Daudi%2B100GL%26start%3D30%26hl%
3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN

> > death of the car - when they failed, the car was not worth saving :-(
> > Inboard brakes - great in theory, but really *lousy* in practice - this is 
> > the only time 
> > I've had near total brake failure on a car - luckily the parking brake still 
> > worked.

Interestingly, the first hit on a google search for the GL is this, a recall on... guess 
what... the brakes!!

http://www.recall-warnings.com/auto-content-21108.html

> 
>   Dad just had a "fun" one the other day.  Vac/hydraulic brakes on the 
> orchard gooseneck failed.  The master cylinder's single cup seal finally 
> had it.  Trailer and tractor loaded on it was about 15K lbs.  Truck's front 
> tires slid for about 100' I guess.  He took out a power pole instead of the 
> 4 cars in front of him.  Surprisingly only the RF corner of the truck and 
> he seems ok.  State Patrol man said he "done REAL good."

Ouch...--
Shawn Wright
I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School