86 5ks update

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.5.32.19980110101147.007b1d30@gold.tc.umn.edu> Randy Rock writes:

> It seems that the head gasket has failed, causing the coolant to get into
> the cylinders.  I have confirmed this by inspecting the oil (light brown).

You would normally expect to be able to smell coolant burning - it's an acrid 
plasticy smell, quite unlike oil or anything else.  You'd also expect to see 
steam condensing - quite small amounts of water produce quite copious white 
clouds.

Unfortunately there isn't a great deal of commonality between the head gasket 
and timing belt jobs - plugs out, set engine to TDC, timing cover off, pull 
belt off cam pulley.  From there on, the jobs diverge until they come together 
at the same point during reassembly.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club