Happy days

[john johnson]

hmmmm can you arrest me for punching you when off duty???

[Emjay]

Originally Posted by john johnson

hmmmm can you arrest me for punching you when off duty???

did somebody say something?

[dt4]

Sorry for the delayed reply, I went out and celebrated a little too much last night whilst I still had the money to do so.

The car was first registered in Aug 83 and has 99700 on the clock, it has been with the last owner since 1989, its a mucky grey / brown sort of colour, not sure what its called.

Plenty of work required.
It needs the idle sorting as it fires up and runs fine initially but after a minute or so it starts to stutter as the revs drop off and then stalls

It looks like it needs an exhaust and the pre MOT check indicates brake ferules are corroded, I dont know what that means until I look

I am starting on the bottom rung having never owned an Audi before and having only worked on Toyotas for the last 5 years .

There are knocks and dints on the body and some surface corrosion, all treatable at a price and a respray will be required in order to make it tip top.
However, every journey starts with the first step.....

[quattrokid]

welcome to Ur quattro ownership Dave

I though the early quattros had 4 headlights? or was that just the X reg's that had those.

Dave as for your idling/stalling, check your hoses for splits or small leaks, I had this issue with mine and was a bitch to find as it turned out to be the hose going onto the front of the turbo intake, because its hidden away under the air box and fuel metering head you cant see it.

Willl you be taking it to A.D.I ?

[quattrokid]

Originally Posted by john johnson

hmmmm can you arrest me for punching you when off duty???

Of course he cant!! get him at weekends when he is in civvies

.... Monday morning comes round.... hello hello hello JJ would you mind accompanying me to the station please, its MY turn to give you a kicking around the cells

[dt4]

Originally Posted by quattrokid

welcome to Ur quattro ownership Dave

I though the early quattros had 4 headlights? or was that just the X reg's that had those.

Dave as for your idling/stalling, check your hoses for splits or small leaks, I had this issue with mine and was a bitch to find as it turned out to be the hose going onto the front of the turbo intake, because its hidden away under the air box and fuel metering head you cant see it.

Willl you be taking it to A.D.I ?

Will be taking a look at hoses / vac pipes, cheers

It has no tax or test at the min, the work needed to put it through its MOT will determine how soon its on the raod and if I can get to events etc.....
I can always come down in the GT4

[quattrokid]

Originally Posted by dt4

It has no tax or test at the min, the work needed to put it through its MOT will determine how soon its on the raod and if I can get to events etc.....
I can always come down in the GT4

Audi didnt do a GT4........ oh its a Toyota

so you'll be in front of us all then

[kerker21]

dont bother trying to trace air leaks pm amanda as she has full hose sets on the way from sfs it would be a good idea to change all the rubber in one go as the kit includes all water and boost hoses and at a real bargain price to as you would pay more for just two boost hoses of audi "BARGAIN" if you need any technical help pm me and ill pass over my number as helping to run the quattro owners club has its plusses on the info front

on your year it should have flat lenses and grill and a light blue digi dash to if its realy early from that year it could have anallog dash

[dt4]

It has normal dials, not digital / led

[john johnson]

its got the correct spec for an 83 my car Dave, interior looks good tbh, just needs setting up and check for any leaks or porious pipes

JJ