RE: New to list

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Bob wrote:

	>I have just bought a '87 5000S Quattro with 166,000 miles for
$1500... Is
	>that a good deal?

Yes

	>1) Can someone provide a list of wholesale part suppliers with
their phone
	>numbers?

http://coimbra.ans.net/quattro/tech/parts_vendors.html

	>2) My steering rack leaks at times & you get the cloud of smoke as
it hits
	>the exhaust.
	>        Can I use the new "BarLeaks" for powersteering to possibly
slow down
	>or stop this leak.
	>        I called BarLeak & they said it will work in the Audi with
the
	>mineral oil.

Using "stop leaks" in Audi hydraulic system is a risky matter. The "stop
leak" product can either:
a) fix your leaks and make you happy
b) not fix your leaks
c) not fix your leaks and ruin the seals in other expensive components
(pump, bomb, servo)

Double check that the product is really authorized to use in an Audi before
using it. Still, if the rack leaks at a rate causing clouds of smoke, I
wouldn't expect any stop leak product to work.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)