Re: vt mechanics

["Louis A. Mulieri" <lmulieri@zoo.uvm.edu>]

I want to include my endorsement of Larry Reed in Williston VT.  He's an 
excellent mechanic and really thinks about problems rather than just 
putting in a new tranny to see if the problem will go waway.  In December 
a few days before I was to leave on a long trip my anti-lock off light 
came on as did the light for the center diff lock.  Neither switch was 
activated.  i called in panic; "come over as soon as I get back from the 
dentist'.  Larry is not a replace and see what happens technician; while 
in the chair he `thought' about it and when I got there he fixed iit  in 15 
minutes.  
     Here's the solution.  When you turn the diff lock control it sends a 
signal to a switch which does two things (1)it turns off the anti-lock 
system and (2) it turns on the light indicating diff lock on.  There was 
a heat shield bent a little and contacting this switch. Larry bent it 
back; lights went out and I am delighted.  I didn't know all this but 
Larry did; he not only fixed it but educated me.
	When I was looking for my Quattro I also used Buffum and Company 
in Colchester for pre-buy inspections.  Both John Buffum and John 
Beauvois there know Audis well, having raced and rallyed and gave me 
great service.  Their location is less convenient for me than Larry Reed 
but I would recommend them as well.
Berthann Mulieri, Ph.D, M.A.
1988 5000cstq; 124k and counting.-

On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Dan Simoes wrote:

> just noticed there are no vt mechanics on my list.
> Surely there are a few?  Thompson mentioned someone, I 
> forget the name though.  Someone please submit a writeup, 
> and this goes for all states as well.
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