Re: Newbie: v8 ring gear done, steering rack needed soon? (longish)

[tm2@earthlink.net]

tm2@earthlink.net wrote:
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>Salah Khan wrote:
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>Seasons Greetings!


>In spite of the above, I hope I can hold on to the V8 'cause it's a >really great ride.
>
> p.s. I've been wanting to take a winter-driving course. Does anyone >knows of one, preferably Quattro, planned for the Northwest?
>
>Sorry if I've been too long-winded.
>
>Cheers,
>
Salah
 
You could have taken a winter driving course 2 weeks ago.
I went to Eastern Washington for Christmas.  We sat on the otherside of
Snoqualimie pass in a snow blizzard for 2 hours while the avalanche
patrol was clearing all possible avalanches in front of us.  The pass
was closed shortly after we made it over.  While I was sitting there in
my 89 200TQ with heater and radio on I had to keep the idle up around
1500 because the Volt meter would drop down below 12. I just replaced
the main wiring harness 2 weeks earlier and had only driven it 5 miles
since.  This was my first trip and I was just waiting for the car to die
or blow a cooling hose.  By the way in 2 hours of waiting it snowed 4
inches.  Finally made to Yakima which is in central WA. in 5 Hrs which
should have taken 2 1/2 hrs and the 200TQ performed admirebly.  Biggest
snow storm I've been in in the last 25 years.
 
Pat Korach
89 200TQ
86 5000SW MC 5spd.(Still under restoration)

PS:

I got my wiring harness from Audi Volkswagon Specialist in Centralia for
$150.  Price was good but took 2 1\2 weeks to get.