team door handle, Re: What's GM in the A/C

["G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochow@segosf.hlo.dec.com>]

> lines to control various flaps and valves. Rube Goldberg lives and is alive
> and evidently quite well, working with team door handle at Audi, on loan
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> from GM.

What's all that about, then?

> And rest assured, the prices at your dealer are ALL Audi, no matter what
> the origin of the parts!

Well, the way that involves the least asking-of-favors would be to 
find the GM (or AC Delco, etc.) part number on the actual old part.
I'll try that some time before it's time to fix the A/C on my
'new' '84 5000 come next spring. The PO said he had the belt taken 
off the compressor for more power, as he doesn't like A/C - I don't 
think it's even worth putting on a belt to check if maybe he 
wasn't lying :)

BTW, who knows how much it'll help - I just paid $370
for a new compressor for my '95 Caprice, though it is a somewhat
heftier unit than what's on the 5000. Are R134 A/C parts more
expensive than R12 ones?
Considering engine power etc., it wouldn't surprise me if
the 5000 compressor is the Cavalier part.

-gbr