RE: Got my Coupe GT back...quick story

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

>Well, kudos to all who diagnosed the clutch.  It needed to be pressure
>bled,
>and he adjusted the linkage.  Absolute blast to drive.  I also fixed the
>window, passenger side, which ended up being a frayed cord, so the entire
>regulator/motor was replaced with a used unit from his totalled GT.  The
>oil
>temp guage faulty reading is the guage itself, so that should be replaced
>soon.  That's all I had money for.  On the highway, the car had a lot of
>pull
>in 5th gear for some reason.  Needs a tune up, it dies about 5 grand.
>Nothing
>there at all.  The 4000Q runs well above that strongly, I doubt it's all
>exhaust.  OK, that's all

Carter,
	I wouldn't discount timing belt.  Have you had that done recently.
Either way, if its a tooth off it can do that.  When I replaced it on my
4kq I had it (advanced???) a tooth and that made it VERY torquey down low
(like at 3,000 RPM on the Freeway and also real low like 1,800 RPM
crawling over a snow bank.  BUt come summer, I wanted speed.  I suspected
it was off and a quick check showed that it was.  SO, Guess what, Off
comes the belt and moved one tooth.  Now it pulls strong all the way to
Redline.  Go one Tooth the other way and you get less lowend torque but it
pulls REAL strong up hight if the motor is breathing well.
	Anyhow, just my thoughts on the matter.  Its not hard to check.
Just check with a screwdriver, etc (carefully) that motor is at Top Dead
Center by going through Spark Plug Hole and then check to make sure index
mark of Cam Pulley is in proper location.  (Should be even with head)  I
mistakenly made it even with the top of the Valve Cover and not the Top of
the head.  Oops.  Thats why it was one tooth off. :-)
	L8R

	Todd Phenneger
	1984 4000s quattro / modified/ awaiting Turbo Transplant.
	1985 4000 quattro / Silver / Fixing it Up.
	1987 4000cs quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!