Fuel Leak/Distributer rattle/timing belt 200 20v

[Wolff <wolff_b@ix.netcom.com>]

For the sake of bandwidth, I won't repeat the whole story, but short
version is: Hear rattle, find fuel leak while looking for rattle. Rattle
is distributer. Distributer rattle maybe from loose timing belt. I
looked at the timing belt today and there are cracks all the way across
every eighth inch all the way around (or as far as I can see)! Yikes,
this must be the original belt at 95k miles. Guy at Coastal Performance
will change it for $275 so it's going in on Tuesday. He recommended
having it towed over there (on a flatbed of course) and I think I'm
going to go with his recommendation. Moral: Audi God's give hearing
tests. If I hadn't been listening the timing belt would have went
(destroying a perfectly good 20 valve engine) and probably caused the
leaking fuel to ignite and.... Well you get the picture.

By the way, thanks everyone for loudly suggesting I check the timing
belt. Listers Rule!

Wolff
'91 20vtq (leaky fuel line, worn out timing belt)
'86 4kq   (leaky brake pressure regulator)
'84 4k    (the stiff clutch has 230k on it)