Temp. gauge? Can I trust the warning light on my 83 ur.
02-05-2009, 05:55 AM
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Another *high 5* on ignorance is bliss!
I too flew out to look at my first urq.
It seemed to start, run & drive Ok. A 'bit' of rust on the inner fenders, but hey, it is a urq , and I wanted it!
I was going to a far away rally to meet with the previous owner to take delivery (It was sort of splitting the difference of the travel distance).
After the rally, bought some new wiper blades, and drove it home. About 1500 km.. :-)
No problems getting home (except that the brakes would apply themselves when the underhood temps went up)
If I knew then, what I know now..
Yikes!!! :-)
It seemed to start, run & drive Ok. A 'bit' of rust on the inner fenders, but hey, it is a urq , and I wanted it!
I was going to a far away rally to meet with the previous owner to take delivery (It was sort of splitting the difference of the travel distance).
After the rally, bought some new wiper blades, and drove it home. About 1500 km.. :-)
No problems getting home (except that the brakes would apply themselves when the underhood temps went up)
If I knew then, what I know now..
Yikes!!! :-)
02-06-2009, 01:50 PM
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It means the MC is failing- I think the failure mode has fluid leaking past the piston...
when the fluid behind the piston heats up and expands, the brakes apply themselves!
Or something like that.
Or something like that.
02-06-2009, 05:23 PM
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That is the last time it has ever seen rain I would venture to guess.
The trip to Ur25 last year wasn't much better as far as not having the bugs worked out on the EFI upgrade and just going for it. I 2nd the Ignorance is bliss!!
02-06-2009, 09:00 PM
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well, it has been driven in the rain twice in 4 years! both in CO
and yea, chalk up the maiden voyage to UrQ25 in itself as my 2nd blessing of the Audi Gods
BTW, that was a low blow ;o}
BTW, that was a low blow ;o}
02-09-2009, 11:12 AM
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Nice pics... Who's white SportQ is that in the 25urq pictures??
That thing is sweet!
I could have bought one out of the Blackhawk collection at Monterey (silent auction) for about $65k a few years back.
No money for that sorta thing, but, had I had it... Well, maybe it's good I'm poor.
I could have bought one out of the Blackhawk collection at Monterey (silent auction) for about $65k a few years back.
No money for that sorta thing, but, had I had it... Well, maybe it's good I'm poor.
02-09-2009, 12:17 PM
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Root cause? Don't know..
Root cause? Don't know..
But i do know, it happens when the underhood temps go up. Like when you are stuck in stop and go traffic, and you have no 'airspeed' to speak of.
At first, you can feel a bit of 'slack' in the pedal, follwed by some 'pushback' as you depress further.
IF the underhood temps continue to rise, the 'pushback' gets harder, and the brakes start to drag more.
If you let it get bad enouhg (In other words, if you don't stop and pop the hood so things cool down), it can get bad enough to start loading down the motor.
Replacing the master cylinder solved the problem. (Seems to be a known problem on 5K & 200s..)
But i do know, it happens when the underhood temps go up. Like when you are stuck in stop and go traffic, and you have no 'airspeed' to speak of.
At first, you can feel a bit of 'slack' in the pedal, follwed by some 'pushback' as you depress further.
IF the underhood temps continue to rise, the 'pushback' gets harder, and the brakes start to drag more.
If you let it get bad enouhg (In other words, if you don't stop and pop the hood so things cool down), it can get bad enough to start loading down the motor.
Replacing the master cylinder solved the problem. (Seems to be a known problem on 5K & 200s..)