100/80/4k Goings on...

[Robert Turlington <bobbie@kcdm.org>]

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Well, this was interesting...

Friday evening, I start up my car and I hear this horrible clanking noise.
My first thought was the something was hitting one of the drive pulleys.
When I opened the hood, the sound seemed to be coming from the back of the
engine.  Not a happy sound.  After some more poking around I came to the
conclusion that the starter gear was not fully withdrawing and still
hitting the flywheel.  Saturday I went to pull starter.  Someone had put
the bolt on backwards so that I couldn't get a wrench on it.  It must have
been done at the factory as the starter looks original and the only way to
put the starter on that way would be to do it when the engine isn't in the
car.  I finally had to chisel the nut off.  

Finally got the starter off and the starter gear looks pretty chewed up,
but my flywheel appears to be in good shape (the Audi Gods were smiling).
New starter should be here by Tuesday.  Until them I'm driving my old '91
Camaro RS (the most uncormfortable, least efficient, all around stupidest
car ever built).  

I'm also trying to install a new Blaupunkt radio.  Does anyone know where I
can get a converter for the stock 100 wiring connectors??



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The 80 should be here next week.  First on the list of repairs is to change
the drivers door lock cylinder.  The key won't lock or unlock the doors
from the drivers side, so, gonna change the cylinder.  Anyone BTDT?
Suggestions??

Also on the 80, the PO had it repainted and sprayed over the rubstrips.
Does anyone know how to remove the paint w/o damaging the rubber?  We're
thinking about painting the car A4 yellow....


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The 4k is going to get an estimate for frame straightening soon.  Will know
within the next couple of days whether or not I'm parting it out.  For
those that have expressed interest in parts, you are not forgotten.

Thats all for now....wish me luck

Robert

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89 100 (Isabella)
88 80 (George)
86 4000 (Nameless as yet)