Re: '87 5ktqw problems persist

[Tony Lum <tlum@flash.net>]

At 09:30 AM 8/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
>You are correct, that is the sound of water hitting the fan in the corners.
>I'll bet it's the right-handlers. Mist out the vents, damp - maybe even
>smelly - air. How about water dumped on your passenger's feet on
>acceleration? From underneath the car, run a piece of wire up the drain
>line(s). Perhaps someone who has done this more recently than I can
>recall whether the blower housing has a drain line as well as the
>evaporator housing drip tray.
>
>DeWitt Harrison
>Boulder, CO
>88 5kcstq

Yep there's one beneath the connecting duct next to the heater core
assembly that's an SOB to get to.  You wouldn't believe the crap that gets
in there after 11 years.  Unless you're doing the new heater core swap, you
wouldn't know that little rubber flapper valve thingy is in there.

HTH,

-Tony
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Tony Lum                                  1987 5000CS Turbo Quattro
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.                1985 4000CS Quattro
Audi Owner/Driver/Mechanic by Necessity ;^)   1980 5000S Sedan
                                               1987.5 Coupe GT
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