Interesting failure mode

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

I'm still gradually debugging the MB after its return from the repairers.  They 
seem to have done a very satisfactory job on the coachwork (which comes from 
having a club member in the paint shop?) but their mechanical competence 
"leaves to wish for", as the Germans say.
 
New one yesterday - passing a double train of trucks on the M5 southbound at 
speed and in convoy with another ur-quattro (Galvin) I pulled for a wash-wipe.  
Got the wipe - no wash.

Lots of fluid, motor running, headlights washing OK.  Started pulling things 
off, and found that the radiator moved.

IT'S NOT FIXED TO THE CAR, except by the hoses!!!!

Air pressure pushed the radiator backwards, onto the washer reservoir.  THIS 
ALSO ISN'T FIXED TO THE CAR!!!  The reservoir was thus pushed backwards, and 
trapped the hose to the screen washers.


-- 
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club