Re: I'm hot, baby, YEAH

["Jim Moore" <midfat@excite.com>]

Dan, Glad to hear you got the heat running.  Interestingly enough, I also
have a small chater comming from the lower center guage console.  I ave been
too busy to get into fixing it...I wonder if your fix will work for my car.


Isn't it just awsome going from no heat to great heat.  I remember the drive
home from the shop when I got my heat fixed.  I had the climate control set
to 87 (H) and roasted my ass off -- because I could!  
Also, I fixed my hatch squeak by putting some electrical tape around the
latch shank and put a small felt pad (like the one you would put on the
bottom of a kitchen chair foot to keep it from scratching a wood floor) on
the two rubber stops for the hatch feet stops.  UNBELIEVABLE what a
difference it makes. Now I can really hear the small rattle on the center
console.  I am going to put delrin bushings in the car this spring.  One
question: is it possible to put delrin bushings on the rear A-arms?  Would
it make a difference?  

Have a blast with you "I'm too hot for my shirt, so sexy it hurts" Audi!

Jim Moore  

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:03:57 -0500, David Glasser wrote:

> Glad to hear you're up & running Dan.  My car was in FL for a couple of
> years I think and my heat works just enough for comfort.  I'm not ready
to
> spend $1000+ but it's god to know what to do when it goes.  Are you still
> interested in a brake job get together when it gets warmer?  I'm gonna
try
> and stretch mine if you're serious.
> 
> Went skiing in Utah for a couple of days.  It was great.  Just had to
tell
> someone.  Glad your warm & toasty.
> 
> Dave Glasser
> 90CQ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Simoes <dans@ans.net>
> To: 20v <audi-20v@emailsol.com>; quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 7:38 PM
> Subject: I'm hot, baby, YEAH
> 
> 
> >(reference to "Austin Powers" for our foreign readers)
> >
> >Just wanted to let you guys know that I got my CQ back late
> >Friday night, and for the first time since I got the car,
> >it's blissfully warm.  Incredible, imagine having heat only
> >1 mile down the road, even when it's 32F outside...
> >
> >The heater box was a joke, pictures coming soon.
> >I may even write a letter to Audi asking if they will
> >cover part of the $1000+ repair (box, heater core, blower motor,
> >freon, labor).
> >
> >The Florida weather seems to have caused the problem, along with
> >the peeling vinyl on my door panels.
> >
> >It's funny, the local dealer service writer told me that "these
> >cars are all built by hand you know, so you should be happy with
> >whatever heat you have".  Hahahaha.
> >
> >Pity that we didn't drop a 10vt or 20vt motor in there while the
> >dash was completely apart.  Maybe next time. :)
> >
> >Interesting footnote - I was reinstalling the center console in
> >the car today (there was a rattle) and I noticed that the padded
> >vinyl on the driver's side of the console (kneepad of sorts) was
> >also coming loose.  So, I pulled it off, removed the 5 8mm nuts
> >holding the backing to the console, and cleaned off all the glue.
> >Do you believe this plate weighs over 1lb?  It's no surprise this
> >car is so heavy, everything is overengineered.
> >
> >Except of course the foam rubber...
> >
> >| Dan |
> >--
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> 

Jim Moore




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