Re: New to the list with lots of problems, 5ktq

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

mike daigle wrote:
> 
> Hello list,
> First off I have to say that I have found a home in the list and even if I
> have never met any of you, I love you all.

we love you, too.

> 
> 1.  Green fluid on my floor mat. Smells like maple syrup in the car.  not a
> lot on the floor though maybe, 1/4 cup.  front window fogs up but can be
> fixed if I turn on defrost.  Broken hose or bad heater core?  Do heater
> cores go out slowly or just bust and drain?

bad heater core.  they can leak just a wisp for years (mine did).  they
can just go bust.  varies.  And yours is a total pita to change I
think!  (Marc Swanson & I "removed" the climate plenum on his donor car
today with a crowbar and big hammer.  i would not want to have to remove
one whole - and the heater core is embedded in the middle of it.
  
> 4.  I seem to have developed an exhaust leak somewhere near the manifold. I
> cant quite see the connection to the lead pipe but i'm assuming its at that
> point.  Big problem, little problem?  is this associated with my Bar
> problem?

maybe.  but I bet it related to your hard starting, at least vaguely...

> I own the Bentley but I need to know where to begin in order to use it.

it would make sense to fix known broken items (like that exhaust leak,
and the nasty noise from underneath) first, since they certainly make it
harder to diagnose other things.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT