Re: Silicone hose

[Tuomo Tikka <quattrodude@yahoo.com>]

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> quattro-digest        Wednesday, March 4 1998        Volume 04 :
Number 1864
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> Dealer Evaluation
> Re: Audi magazines
> RE: Torsen + EDL
> RE: Deer + A4 = W/O  {long}
> H4 low beams
> my web
> Re: H4 low beams
> Silicone hose source?
About radiator hose: i have quite succesfully used radiator hose
instead of silicon hose.It doesn't last as long(still quite long
enough)and becomes too hard and brittle in about 3-4 years of use,but
it is very cheap compared to silicon.
> new S4 delivery schedules??
> Re: Mechanic in Worcchester, MA
> RE: 4cyl timing belt question.
> I wanna WRX [maybe, sorta]
> Re: Diff talk, S1 &Hannu Mikkola, Buffum
> Re: Passat Offset Crash Test
> RE:Huw Powell
> Test post please ignore (and bear with me)
> Digifont in a 4K
> Re: [gti-vr6] Touring Car Playstation Question
> DEPLORABLE BEHAVIOR. EATON BITES BACK
> Re: Redline tranny oil revisited; new search engine
> Quattro's on Need for speed 
> Re: Audi magazines
> Locked in differential opinions
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 15:30:18 CDT
> From: "Al Powell" <apowell@agcom.tamu.edu>
> Subject: Dealer Evaluation
> 
> Folks, I was in Fort Collins, CO last weekend - and let's say that 
> with a bit of luck, I may become real interested in the Audi services 
> available there.
> 
> Does anyone have "da word" on the Audi dealer in Ft. Collins, and/or 
> independent shops in that town??
> 
> BTW, any list-members in Ft. Collins?
> 
> Please reply directly to me, as I doubt this is of the slightest 
> interest to others....thanks.
> 
> 
> 
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 23:43:32 +0200
> From: "Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@vtoy.fi>
> Subject: Re: Audi magazines
> 
> how about:
> 
> Audi Driver --
> USM Distribution Ltd.
> +44 171 396 8000
> 
> Jouko Haapanen
> 
> 
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: frankbauer@thevine.net <frankbauer@thevine.net>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Date: 4. maaliskuuta 1998 23:36
> Subject: RE: Audi magazines
> 
> 
> >>Audi / vw magazine is now called European Car.
> >
> >nope, that was vw/porsche magazine.
> >he's looking for a british publication...
> >
> >frank
> >
> >to: IN:wdouglas@gordoncapital.com
> >cc: IN:quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> >
> >
> >
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:48:34 +1300
> From: David Eaton <david.eaton@computerland.co.nz>
> Subject: RE: Torsen + EDL
> 
> yes eric, this is a major source of confusion...
> 
> scott continues to insist that he would see t-shift(max)
> [=t(max)-t(min)] while the torsen is conrnering which beggers belief.
> only in radical cornering - where traction is lost to one [virtual]
axle
> will we see this.  The case scott mentions occurs with the car
spinning
> through a corner with the rear axle not moving the car forward (!!),
and
> the fronts pointing through the turn, which is pretty extreme; i mean
> you'd better practice this manouever at your local track...
> 
> part part and parcel of scotts arguments is that *rotational*
> differences are what the torsen senses.  the gleason paper is not
clear
> on this.  heck the sucker is called torsen=torque sensing
differential.
> the paper implies that the invex gears are useful in allowing
> differentialional between the driveshafts to be controlled *before*
slip
> occurs.  this can only happen is it is using torque reaction to
control
> differentiation, rather than simply rotational speed (like a normal
> diff).
> 
> as they say, just the physics folks...
> 
> i agree with you about edl.  scott misunderstands how this works. 
it is
> quite clear from the description of it that it works *across* the open
> diffs front and rear, and not between the drievshafts.  it will be a
> significant advantage when one wheel starts to spin up.  but it is
> simply the usual "traction control": technology used to make rwd cars
> handle the slippry stuff adequately. scott also said that it
disables at
> 40mph.  it disables at 80km/hr or 50mph...
> 
> dave
> '95 rs2
> '90 ur-q
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 10:46:18 -0500
> >From: "Eric Renneisen" <renneie@hlthsrc.com>
> >
> >>By the same definition of a torsen center, as soon asyou turn, slip 
> >>angle to the torsen becomes a variable.  INTERPRETED as a 
> >>traction.  That's the problem.  4 Wheel EDL doesn't change that.  
> >
> >Maybe not, but 2 wheel EDL will affect which wheel on the front 
> >gets the torque and which one on the back gets torque. By
effectively 
> >locking the front and/or rear diffs when spin-up occurs, EDL 
> >definitely changes how the TORSEN reacts in your "bite" scenario. I 
> >realize you wanted to hold off on the EDL discussion until the gen
II 
> >was sorted out, so we don't have to go any further into this. I'd
still 
> >like to know what Boris does when the rear diff is locked on the 
> >gen II, though.
> >
> >BTW, as for the TORSEN extrapolating traction from driveshaft 
> >speed, I'm not convinced. The Gleason tech paper seems to imply 
> >that it's reacting to frictional resistance rather than speed 
> >differences. I could be wrong, though. Maybe one of our MEs 
> >should have a chat with them?
> >
> >Eric Renneisen
> >'90 CQ 20V  -  my 'racing-iron'  ;^)
> >Chattanooga, TN
> >
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 13:44:53 -0800 
> From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
> Subject: RE: Deer + A4 = W/O  {long}
> 
> You may have been joking, I don't know, but you know that there are
real
> people that are thinking this exact same thing about airbags.  When
you
> RTFM you will see that the manufacturer clearly states that airbags
are
> a SUPPLEMENTARY restraint system ... that is what SRS stands for.  The
> airbags are intended to be used WITH seat belts to provide additional
> protection for the driver and front seat passenger (and whatever sides
> there are aibags for ...).  It is funny to hear this, because it was
the
> placement of these explosive devices that allowed auto manufacturers
to
> do away with the automatic seat belts.
> 
> Whatever ...
> 
> Steve Buchholz
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> ... who wears seatbelts as a matter of course, and would much prefer
> being able to buy a new Audi with Procon-Ten ...
> 
> BTW - I seriously doubt that airbag deployment is determined upon
> whether or not the seatblet is connected ... I'd imagine that there's
> some sort of weight activated switch that enables the passenger airbag
> ... Now they're talking about having sensors that determine the height
> of the front seat passenger to figure out how much explosive force is
> needed ...
> > ----------
> > > I was just reading my A4 brochure, and it indeicates that the
> > > airbag system seems to be tied to the seatbelts. This seems
> > > kinda dumb, but.....
> > 
> 
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 17:43:05 -0800
> From: Jay Rabe <brabe@snet.net>
> Subject: Digifont in a 4K
> 
> This is RE: to motronic in a 4k 2.2. 
> 	The idea had crossed my mind to put digifont from a VW GT in my 4KQ. 
> People have used digifont on 16V, but the chip must be changed.  For
use
> in a 5cyl. you would have to have a custom fuel rail made.  Also you
> would have to put the F.I. & ignition harnesses in.  If you want to do
> this much you might as well put a 5K turbo into it.  I think motronic
> and digifont are about the same.  I ruled this out of my performance
> upgrade because of too many ifs.  Also the power gained would not be a
> whole lot.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 14:49:12 -0800
> From: Scott Solmonson <scosol@usa.net>
> Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] Touring Car Playstation Question
> 
> xjosh wrote:
> > 
> > Playstation ROMS are "localized". Meaning, a game for a particular
market
> > won't play on a machine of another market. To make this game run,
you
> > could swap the ROM with a custom ROM (available from various
sources on
> > the Internet) with a ROM that ignores localization.
> 
> Spamming many lists here-
> 
> The way to make your playstation play that game without modding the
ROM 
> is to use the swapping tecnique.
> The exact procedure depends on the playstation version so I'll let you
> dig that up.
> I fear you have a bigger problem though:
> Your UK game is likely formatted for PAL.
> I really dont know what will happen when you send a PAL signal to an
> NTSC TV.
> 
> Have fun-
> Scott
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 15:11:49 +0000
> From: Sargent Schutt <sargent@novagate.com>
> Subject: DEPLORABLE BEHAVIOR. EATON BITES BACK
> 
> Mr. harrison, with all the wisdom his attention deficit disorder
allows,
> states the following:
> > Yeah, that's right. Blame Torsen for your pulling the hand brake
> > on the on rampin
> > the rain. This has the ring of 60 Minutes to it.
> 
> >harrison
> 
> Dave Eaton, in an even more deplorable act of maliscious
> misrepresentation, owing partly to his selective (but short) memory
> states the following:
> 
> >> well an unnamed (it was mail addressed to me, not the list) list
> member with >>a
> >> type 44 quattro with torsen who has complained (in some detail) to
> the list
> >> about spider bite told me how his car had fallen prey to the
dreaded
> to spider
> >> bite.
> >>
> >> i quote: -
> >>
> >> "E-brake induced oversteer on an off-camber freeway entrance in the
> rain, for
> >> the fun of it. Rears went way too far out and I couldn't get it
> straight. b/c
> >> the torsen sent the power up front. That's the problem, one minute
> you've got
> >> power oversteer, the next its gone and all you've got to steer with
> is brakes
> >> and the wheel in your hands. That's not enough sometimes."
> >>
> >> ooh, silly torsen.  bad, bad boris...
> >>
> >> quite a clear case of spider bite.  "absolutely officer.  the car
> just plain
> >> went away on me.  i think i should sue audi".
> >>
> >> what was that someone said about darwinism?  jouko, perhaps you
could
> try >>this
> >> in the porker, and then you could sue porsche?
> 
> Honestly. I shouldn't allow myself to be razzed by the likes of you at
> this point. But Davey, ol boy, I ain't too fond of actions like this.
> Private mail is intended to be such. When you bring forward an
> incomplete, contrived exerpt from a private post for the sole
purpose of
> inducing public humiliation you have crossed the line.  I can honestly
> say that you are a total ass. You are not to be trusted. Your act has
> BLATANTLY crossed the line, sir. I am truly sorry for your complete
lack
> of reading comprehension skills; it must be a troublesome cross to
bear.
> But you are also a terribly pernicious and uncouth individual. For
that,
> I wish you all you have coming to you.
> 
> The note I provided about the 90 e-brake manuever was to illustrate
what
> the torsen will do when the rear wheels are turning much slower than
the
> fronts. It was to help explain my position to you. Because for some
> reason, it mattered to me that you understood what I was trying to get
> across, mano a mano. But you prefer to hit below the belt, I see. But
> whooo boy am I a crazy guy behind the wheel. Thanks for bringing it to
> light.
> 
> FYI: I WAS TRAVELING AT AN INSANE 15 MPH AT THE TIME. HOLY $&(T!!!!
I'M
> LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!!!! OH MY GOD! LET ME CATCH MY BREATH.!!! I SHOULD
BE
> IN JAIL. I'M LUCKY THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS AROUND FOR MILES WHEN I
> EXECUTED THIS INSANE ACT IN THE MIDDLE OF BOONDOCKS NOWHERESVILLE FARM
> COUNTRY!! IT'S JUST A MIRACLE THERE WAS INFINITE RUN-OFF AND THERE
> WEREN"T ANY TREES IN SIGHT FOR MILES. BUT SURELY I MUST PAY FOR THIS
> SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR. SOMEBODY TAKE MY KEYS!!!
> 
> YOU FOOLS BETTER GET ALL THE FACTS NEXT TIME, BECAUSE IT IS YOU WHO
HAVE
> MADE AN INCOMPLETE AND DAMAGING ACCUSATION - JUST LIKE 60 MINUTES
DID!!!
> THE IRONY OF IT!!! I THINK TOUCHE IS THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
> Although you likely don't know what it means. Get your facts first,
> children.
> 
> Oh, there I'm better now. Just thinking about that insanse,
harrowing 15
> mph incident in the middle of flatland nowhere raises my pulse to
> dangerous levels. Or is that the steam rising at the result of being
> grievously lambasted by two maliscious, ignorant juveniles who likely
> can't tie their own shoes? Probably the latter.
> 
> Get the facts first, idiots. Ignorance is bliss (or so I'm told). Now
> that I've stripped you of your ignorance in this matter, how do you
> feel? Sorry? Well, pathetic will do for now...
> 
> As far as the rest of it goes, you, Dave are the only person I see out
> there who is completely dead-set on the notion that we must be
> *imagining* this whole spider-bite event. Others want to call it
> driver-error at best, as they don't understand it to be otherwise. 
But
> you do not even have one of our type 44 cars. At some point you have
to
> ask yourself "Why can't I see the light?  Well, maybe it is because
you
> are a bat.
> 
> Very Sincerely,
> 
> "the unidentified psycho-driving lister"
> 
> Just sitting here in Darwin's waiting room. Talking to my friend
> Dave-the-bat. And he just bit me. Would you believe it?
> 
> Huh? oh, just take a number harrison.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 18:23:43 +0000
> From: John Graham <jgraham1@erols.com>
> Subject: Re: Redline tranny oil revisited; new search engine
> 
> Sean_Ford@idx.com wrote:
> > 
> > To:   quattro
> > Hi all,
> > I just tried out the new search engine. I like it compared to the
old, but
> > I'm a nitpicker and I like the ability to pick and choose individual
> > messages. IMO, the nicest feature of the current new engine is the
bolded
> > keywords found in the text blurb associated with the archive file
header
> > summary. All-in-all, it looks good, Dan.
> > 
> > So, what was I searching on? "Redline" and "transmission". My
manual tranny
> > fluid is being changed out on Friday morning and I'm thinking
about using
> > Redline  MT-90. Anyone have a '92+ 5-speed running Redline MT-90?
My faux
> > pas, I forgot to bring in my owner's manual this morning so I don't
> > remember if I need a GL-4 tranny fluid, or a GL-5 (which would
mean nogo on
> > the MT-90, it's a GL-4). Anyone feel like showing off and telling
me? My
> > Alldata disc shows "Synthetic transmission oil G50 SAE 75W90)
> 
> Thats a GL-4, so go ahead and use MT-90.
> I use it in my 1990 Coupe.
> 
> John
> 1990 CQ
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 18:31:20 -0800
> From: Jay Rabe <brabe@snet.net>
> Subject: Quattro's on Need for speed 
> 
> If anybody has need for speed, at the main menu type in either "go23"
> or "quattro", depending on which one you have.  You get to do the race
> as an 80? quattro.  By the way cant we all just get along?  How
about no
> more torsen talk unless you have valid points/info and calmness?  
> 
> 		Just a thought and a fun game that popped into mind.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 18:53:24 EST
> From: Chewy4000 <Chewy4000@aol.com>
> 
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