Re: some questions

[orin@wolfenet.com]

> From: "Matthew A. Cenzer" <mcenzer@nwu.edu>

> The timing belt should be checked/replaced - I don't know whether the dealer 
> would allow you to remove the T-belt cover, but when these belts break at 
> speed, the engine is wrecked.

I'd just replace it unless it looked new.

> >    When I drove the car one thing I noticed was that the clutch pedal
> >required a lot of effort; is this normal for this car or might it indicate
> >something about the state of the clutch?

> The clutch is on the way out.  It could still last a long time, but very 
> heavy clutch pedals is almost always a sign of the clutch being on its last 
> 10k miles (you won't believe how light the new clutch will feel when you get 
> it replaced).

I found '87 Audi clutches heavy when new, at least my 4k was and I don't
remember my 4kq being any different.  Very heavy compared to the Honda
I had before.

Orin.