K24 finally installed in 1986 5000cstq

[Eric_R_Kissell@email.whirlpool.com]

Last weekend was pretty good for my quattro.

I swapped the head for one without bent valves - another 
instance of empirical evidence that the MC _is_ an 
interference design. 

Why were the valves bent? Well, the bolt holding the cam gear 
to the camshaft worked out allowing the cam gear to fall off 
the end of the shaft, so the camshaft stopped turning while 
the crankshaft did not. A moment of silence, please, for 
valves in cylinders 3 and 5. I  torqued it properly and 
utilized Loctite this time, so I hope it stays in place.

While I had things apart I did a few things I was putting off:

1.      installed an all-metal Modine radiator
2.      changed to Prestone Extended Life (orange) antifreeze
3.      painted the valve cover red (sorry Huw, not yellow)
4.      installed a k24 in place of the k26 
5.      new mutifunction sensor 

Initial impressions of the k24 are very favorable, although 
the effect is confounded with the effect of the red valve 
cover.

Biggest PITA was removing a broken exhaust stud - luckily only 
one broke.

Eric R. Kissell
1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar, k24