Re: Engine Woes and A Question

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

In message <778BE4B526B5D111B70200805FADD6632CEB32@roc-exc1.ctron.com> "Polletta, Jon" writes:

> I was driving my newly purchased 87 4KSQ home last night and one
> of the piston connector rods decided to take a look outside the engine
> block. Luckily, I just put it on my Insurance before I picked it up and
> got towing and labor. Fluid levels were fine, and I took it easy on the
> drive home. I drove it 30 minutes and stopped by my parents on the way,
> and then 15 more where it blew up.

This is the first first-person account I've ever seen of an Audi engine
throwing a rod.

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 Phil Payne
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