Re: 20V 5cyl Audi Motor replaces a 944 engine?

[Dave Ohlemacher <Dave@ohlemacher.com>]

Belts on the non turbo 944s are about the same complexity/difficultly as the 91
200tq, front of the car needs to come apart to replace.

Dave
91 200tqw
86 928 (there there's a car with a complicated belt system!!)
ex owner of:
83 944
88 Golf
89 Jetta
90 80q
74 Superbettle
and a few other domestics . . .

Jon Linkov wrote:

> I have a friend with a N/A 944. Says the belts are a pain. Some crazy system
> set up for the 944.
> Jon Linkov
> njconn@msn.com
> '96 A4q
> ICQ# 8826028
> http://www.quattroclubusa.org/r/potomac/index.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: frank j. bauer <frankbauer@thevine.net>
> To: John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>; AudiQtroCp@aol.com
> <AudiQtroCp@aol.com>; hsapir@earthlink.net <hsapir@earthlink.net>;
> reming@idir.net <reming@idir.net>
> Cc: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 2:51 AM
> Subject: Re: 20V 5cyl Audi Motor replaces a 944 engine?
>
> >At 10:57 PM 6/14/99 -0700, John Karasaki wrote:
> >>At 10:25 PM 6/14/99 EDT, AudiQtroCp@aol.com wrote:
> >>>         And this is exactly why I just bought a 944 turbo, every aspect
> of
> >>>this car is a better platform to work off of.   There are some very
> >>>reasonable 944T's out ther eif you aren't in a hurry to find one.  My
> >>>mechanic got one with 90k Miles for $4500...  Paid $6000 for mine and
> worth
> >>>every penny...
> >>That's the same reason our seach has begun for a 944 turbo 'S'/ 1989 951
> >>turbo, too!
> >
> >i don't know about the turbo, but i knew some who had a 16 valve 944 and
> >the scheduled maintenance was a major ass chapper...
> >
> >frank
> >