Re: '93 90CS Questions for all the experts out there (long)

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Jason A Whyte say:

> My car is back from the local dealer after a month of accident related
> repairs.  The body work is excellent and virtually undetectable that
> there's fresh paint only on the front end.  Put on your thinking caps, I
> have more questions for you:
> 
> 1.  Is there any way of controlling the amount of power assist to the
> steering?  My 90's have always had relatively light steering which is
> fine in the parking lot, but too light at highway speeds.  Is there any
> way of making an adjustment to the system?

Yes, there is a friction pre-load bolt that can tighten things up.

Pop the hood, and look at the firewall where the steering column
comes in. Right against the firewall, there should be a small box
with a flat top about 4"x2". This has a bolt head right in the middle.
Make sure there is no play in the bolt first, then tighten it by
1/8 of a turn and see if it is better.  If not, do another 1/8 of
a turn, that's all I'd suggest. Too tight and the steering wheel
gets stiff and won't recenter by itself.


> 2.  My car (72k on it) recently received a tune-up, but it's hesitating
> a bit in the mornings when it's cold (here in Houston, cold is 48).  It
> clears up in minutes, but there's definitely something wrong.
> Suggestions?

Reset the CO mixture. My 100Q did this until I reset it according
to Bentley. If you do it with the hoses connected (or is it not
connected?) in defiance of proper procedure, you get this symptom.


> 3.  The four speed auto transmission seems to lag a bit.  There's a
> couple second delay between shifting into a drive or reverse gear and
> the transmission actually engaging.  Also, when starting from a stop,
> the torque converter seems to have to spin a bit as the engine RPM
> increases before you really start to go.  Otherwise, shifting, etc. is
> Audi smooth.  Are these just normal characteristics of this
> transmission, or could it need some maintenance?  Maybe a transmission
> fluid issue?

Maintenance. Get a good shop to look it over after you check the fluid.

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