Re: Just bought 5kcsq, Please help!!

[four.rings@MCIONE.com]

Rich_Burke@conseco.com wrote:

Well all, I did the deed and purchased a very clean Maroon 88
5KCSTQ,[...]
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
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Welcome to the four ringed masochist club, Rich! :-)

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?
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The OEM is a 2-row crap with plastic end tanks. In a few years
they become brittle and the top nipple snaps off. End tanks are
not supplied in spare parts.

There are two types of all-metal ones.
1. Dutch made (no offence Tom) - worse than the OEM. They have
2-rows and are made out of thin Cu.
2. American made (Modine) - better than the OEM. Have 3 rows vs.
2 in the OEM.
Audi type-44 fitment would be the Modine internal p/n 1R948. Best
price so far -
JCWhitney cat #614C, NEKH5, page 205, p/n 55KE5128Y, $229.95,
less 10% (a sale coupon on the cover of the cat).

How many hours to do?
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Never took me more than 20 min.

2. [...]
Steering seems to be a little loose on rough roads, which also
indicative
of wheel bearings??
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Tighten the 13mm adjustment bolt on top of the steering gear.

How many hours to do?
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2 min.

3.  No leaks (yet) that I noticed.  How do you know when the
steering
rack/pump are going bad?
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It's when you start loosing the snake oil at a fast rate.
DO NOT USE DEXTRON for refills!!! Pentosin 7.1 only! (green)

Steering seems a little heavy, but not bad,
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That's why we love them type-44's so dearly :-). You should try
mine with
the 325mm steering wheel!

steering wheel seems to be a little off center.
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Pop the horn button. Undo the 24mm nut and reposition the wheel
on the splines.
5 min tops.

4.  Emergency Brake - Sellers said it was loose, I thing I see a
broken
cable next to the rear driver calliper.  Is this it? Easy fix?
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Yes. They don't seem to last more than 2 years on my car. 22bux
per side.
Take the p/n off the cable, NOT from the fiche. Compare the
lengths on the new one and the old one before installing. Don't
ask me how come I know this. :-)

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?
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First check if there is any Freon in the sys.

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?
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The flap motor gear, which is made out of plastic, has worn a
bald spot on itself. A replacement motor is ~$75.

7.  Turn signal stalk broken.  Easy fix?  Where can I get one?
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A new turn signal assy is $145. A used one is a lot less.

8. Driver rear/ passenger window switch dead.  Easy to replace?
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Yes. Just pop it out and you'll see.

What was the WD-40 thing?
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Naaah, that was Stabilant (or DeOxit). I'd still do it the old
fashion way,
open and clean the contacts with a pencil eraser.

2.  ECU/WG - looking into TAP's / Superchips.  Any
suggestions/others?
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Talk to Scott Mockry about a QLCC chip. 
http://www.teleport.com/~scottmo/

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Igor Kessel
'89 200TQ -- 18psi (TAP)
'98 A4TQ -- nothing to declare
Philadelphia, PA
USA
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/8949/homepage.html
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