Re: a couple of questions

[Chris Lemon <br00206@binghamton.edu>]

On Tue, 27 Aug 1996 17:44:46 -0400 (EDT) Mehul Dholakia wrote:

>Where do u clean the brake dust off ? is it the wheel caps or the wheels 
>themselves ? if it is the wheel caps, does it affect the performance of 
>the car besides making it look slightly unclean ? and if it is the wheels, 

Clean it off the wheels.  Spray Quicksilver on then hose it off.  Takes
brake dust right off the wheel.  Will also take paint with it if not used
carefully...

>I have an 88 90Q - 5 spd. When I put the car into second gear, the stick 
>shift vibrates visibly. Sometimes, though rarely, this does not happen 
>and the stick seems fine. 

Mine does the same: a SLIGHT vibration in second.  If it is SLIGHT, just
ignore it.  If more than that there might be a problem elsewhere...

>is it usual for the trip computer switch to get hot ?

YES.  Don't know what to tell you on this one...

>the fan seems to work strangely. In the supposedly OFF position, I can 
>still feel a draft of air(Is this usual ?) Also when I turn the switch 
>thru positions 1-3, I can notice no change in the behavior of the fan, 
>i.e. I can still feel the same draft as in the OFF position. And then 
>in position 4(the last position), 

You need a new resistor pack for the fan motor, or the contacts inside the
speed switch are dirty.  Also, the fan will default to low speed, even if
the switch is "off", when the "A/C" button is pressed.  

>finally, how good is amsoil's claim of 6month/25,000 mile no-change on 
>their synthetic oil and filter ? I do remember someone mentioning that
>their oil filters are way superior, 

IMHO, You'd be crazy to leave the same oil in the sump for 25k miles, even
if it is synthetic.  

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Chris Lemon                   
Ph.D. student/Audi head      
br00206@binghamton.edu      
Binghamton, NY, USA           
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