You know it's going when ...... (long response)

[scott.john.mockry@bangate1.TEK.COM]

Here is a list of Scott M's Tech Tid-bits from the past 5 years with my 86 5000CST.....

You know your clutch master cylinder should have been flushed last year with  brake fluid when...
>The clutch pedal goes to the floor and stays there and you learn to shift with no clutch

You know your window regulator cable and pulley system is self destructing when...
>The sound of beavers munching on wood comes from your window as you open and close it.

You know your fuel pump is going out when...
> the Loud buzz you hear is not coming your head after a few beers.

You know your A/C climate control temp sensor aspirator motor has bit the dust when...
> the inside car temp cycles up and down like a dolphin cruising through the ocean

You know your A/C climate control servo motor position sensing pot is open circuit when...
> you get hot air when you want cool air and you need to nudge the servo lever with your hand to 
make it move.

You know your A/C blower motor brushes have worn the commutator down when....
> the blower motor speeds up and down rapidly like it is having hot flashes

You know your hydraulic lifters must finally be replaced when...
> it sounds like you are at a clogging or tap dancing convention minutes after your car has started.

You know its time to re-seal your hydraulic power steering pump when...
> the diaper you have wrapped around it to soak up the leaking fluid only lasts a week

You know it is time to replace the power brake accumulator (nitrogen bomb) when...
> the quattro club tech inspection guy embarasses you with the news you can't drive your car
after he pumped the brakes and made the "brake" light come on with the engine running.

You know its time to fix the intermittent idle throttle switch when
> the cracked solder connections inside the switch cause "unintended acceleration" to become
a reality and during deceleration the car surges like a disco dancer on drugs.

You know  its time to replace that aluminum/plastic radiator when
> it looks like a science fiction movie with steam rising from the depths of your hood.

You know its time to replace the front wheel bearing when...
> the growling sound you hear as you turn the steering wheel left and right and put a load the 
bearings is not caused by your dog that just chewed through your leather seats.

You know its time to replace the outside window moulding when...
> every time you slam your car doors the moulding pops up like the flag on your mailbox

You know its time to replace that steering rack that has been seeping fluid for two years when..
> after a hard run the smell of barbecued synthetic Pentosin comes from your catalytic 
convertor and smoke eminates from under the car

You know its time to replace the A/C compressor pulley bearing when.....
> you replace the water pump thinking thats where the growling is coming from

You know its time to clean the contacts on the window switches when....
> your friends make fun of your "German engineering car" when most of the windows will 
not open 

You know its time to repair the wiring going into the drivers door when..
> both electric mirrors make clunking sounds but don't adjust or move and the passenger side
window won't work from either switch

You know its time to replace the combo turn signal/wiper/light/emergency switch when...
> that cute girl you are going skiing with laughs at you when you wrap a rubber band around the
 headlamp switch to keep the low beams on

Thats all folks
Scott M.