Hello again (& distributor noise?!)

[only5kgt@uswest.net]

It is great to be back on the list! After a seven-month
hiatus involving a move, crazy employment changes, and even
a period of Audi-less driving, things have once again
reached a semblance of order. That is, in all areas except
my ever-stubborn 87 5kt 5-spd... it took a few months off
(through no real fault of its own) but seems none the worse
for wear after un-pickling and several thousand miles. The
turbo coolant pump went away recently, but that's no
mystery. What is mysterious here is that the other day, the
distributor was making a whistling noise not unlike that of
a loose belt! Yes, I did isolate it to the dist. with a
stethoscope. This occurred only on a single 1/2 mile jaunt,
not to reoccur since. Engine is stove-stock MC with 191k.
Any BTDT? This seems like a rare occurence- I didn't think
this part wore out too frequently- but then again the miles
are up there on this still-proud example. I seem to recall
there being a provision for lubrication on the Bosch dist.
on my old BMW Bavaria- is there something similar on this
engine which I have overlooked entirely? I have my doubts...

I'll keep it short, but the only thing nicer than a (mostly)
tip-top Audi for daily use is the same car but no need for
daily driving! It's so good to be able to walk to work as I
now can-especially if you have suspicion that you're about
to seize the distributor shaft!
(brief sarcasm mode off)
TIA,
Robert O'Brien
1987 Audi "5000GT" 191k (like the new address?)
1984 Dodge Diplomat P.I. 354K (recently deceased- long funny
story there)