Just bought 5kcsq, Please help!!

[Rich_Burke@conseco.com]

Well all, I did the deed and purchased a very clean Maroon 88 5KCSTQ, which
I found here in Indiana of all places!  It has Fuchs, super clean grey
leather, ~170K miles, very straight body, CD player & 5spd.  The best part
was I got it for $2K, which leaves a substantial amount for upgrades.  As I
have had the car about 3 days, and have been lurking here on the qlist for
~3 months, I know I need to have a few things taken care of, and there are
a few things I want to do to it.  Any info about the following questions
would be much appreciated.  I hope to have a few pictures of my cars on my
website soon!

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide, or if there is a faq, or
website that has details on the subject that you may point me to.  Also
looking for suggestions on a decent Audi shop on the north side of
Indianapolis.  I have a friend who recommended a guy that 'knows' Audi's,
but he takes his car to the dealer (93 100 csq, that go me hooked.)

1.  Radiator has tiny leak, guy who sold it to me pointed it out for me.
At the top, small tube runs from it.  I am going to replace it, saw some
prices at Blau that seemed reasonable.  I recall seeing something about an
'all' metal radiator.  What are the differences?  Any recommendations on
where to purchase?  How many hours to do?

2.  Minor hum from front end while driving.  I think it is a wheel bearing.
Steering seems to be a little loose on rough roads, which also indicative
of wheel bearings??  How many hours to do?

3.  No leaks (yet) that I noticed.  How do you know when the steering
rack/pump are going bad?  Steering seems a little heavy, but not bad,
steering wheel seems to be a little off center.  All the faq's tell me how
to replace them, not diagnose them.

4.  Emergency Brake - Sellers said it was loose, I thing I see a broken
cable next to the rear driver caliper.  Is this it? Easy fix?

5.  No air.  How would I check to see if the compressor is bad, or if it
just needs a recharge?  (I've been following the threads on 134a, if I do
recharge, will probably convert)  How many hours to install new compressor?

6.  Turn on the heat, does not seem to blow warm air.  If I change from
defrost, to bi-level, I can hear the baffles moving, and it seems to blow
ok.  Is this a bad Heater blower? How many hours to replace?

7.  Turn signal stalk broken.  Easy fix?  Where can I get one?  Currently
using a rubber band to keep the brights off.  Funny thing is only 1 person
flashed their brights at me to turn the low beems on.............

8. Driver rear/ passenger window switch dead.  Easy to replace?  What was
the WD-40 thing?
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Ok, now for the fun stuff

1.  I *am* going to purchase springs/shocks/stress bar (tap's?)/anit-roll
bars.  Leaning towards Eibach/Koni combination.  TAP has blistens on sale,
but still high.  Looking for suggestions.  Also, would it be easiest to
install all at once, say shocks/struts/stress bar/wheel bearings/steering
rack?  I will not be doing the work, so if I have all done at once, could I
potentially save money on the labor?

2.  ECU/WG - looking into TAP's / Superchips.  Any suggestions/others?

Thanks again and looking forward to the quattro experience.  Hope one day
to help out another newbee like me.

Rich Burke
88 5KCSTQ, 90 300zx 2+2(hers), 88 Celica Al-Trac - forsale,88 McLaren
Mustang - primo ride in the sun, 93 Jeep Cherokee