Rat causes overheating and stalling in Audi

cp,
It might not be such a good idea to just pour water in there, as the drains
will get all clogged up with debris and then flood the passenger side of the
car.
I'd get a super shop vac with a lot of hose (obviously, ID[hose]>OD[rat]),
go out into the open - well downwind from houses, etc., put the vac downwind
and suck up all the fluff, and the rat(/s). If he survives the trip, then
just open the top of the vac and dump it over to let him find a new home -
I'm going to avoid recommending the Bugs Bunny method - reeeeeeeally long
hose, vacuum up rat and nest, vacuum up lit stick of
dynamite........run.............(avoid sending anvils down the pipe, too)
;-)
BTW - not to choke you on your next lunch, but I have a picture of "Missile
Mouse" and his house following the cannonshot out of the tailpipe. I wonder
why my friend hasn't ever helped with my car repairs after that........
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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"cp" > wrote in message news:te01f.7187$Io.1596@clgrps13...
> > Dang critters! When I started the '62 DKW for the first time with the
> > entire exhaust system attached, it was sputtering and coughing - my
friend
> > put his hand in front of the tailpipe and BANG! a wad of fluff and a
dead
> > rat (or mouse) fired out. Revving the engine after that produced a
machine
> > gun effect as the various nut shells in the system flew out and bounced
off
> > the garage door.
>
> ROFL!! I almost choked on my lunch!
>
> hmmm this seems like it will be some serious business, I didn't consider
the health aspect, aiiii so it's a bad idea to pour water
> in there?
>
> cp
>
>

Why am I humming "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly...."?
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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"cp" > wrote in message news:Ig01f.7189$Io.4756@clgrps13...
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I've traced a number of serious problems I've had in my ol' 86 Audi to a
rat living in the compartment between the windshield and
> >>the firewall, underneath the plastic cover.
> >
> > Ah, that must be why modern cars come with cats.
>
> If I could maybe find a vicious little kitten that'd fit behind the
firewall...
>
> cp
>
>

> It might not be such a good idea to just pour water in there, as the drains
> will get all clogged up with debris and then flood the passenger side of the
> car.

True, I didn't think of that...

> I'd get a super shop vac with a lot of hose (obviously, ID[hose]>OD[rat]),
> go out into the open - well downwind from houses, etc., put the vac downwind
> and suck up all the fluff, and the rat(/s).

Yeh, just need to find a really long power cable! :-) OR what I'll do is redirect the exhaust in there for a couple of minutes :-)

> If he survives the trip, then
> just open the top of the vac and dump it over to let him find a new home -
> I'm going to avoid recommending the Bugs Bunny method - reeeeeeeally long
> hose, vacuum up rat and nest, vacuum up lit stick of
> dynamite........run.............(avoid sending anvils down the pipe, too)

Either that or I 'm going to bash the beast head in!

> BTW - not to choke you on your next lunch, but I have a picture of "Missile
> Mouse" and his house following the cannonshot out of the tailpipe. I wonder
> why my friend hasn't ever helped with my car repairs after that........

You have to post it!

cp

> Why am I humming "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly...."?

:-)

You got any online pics of the old audis?

Check this baby out, maybe if I get rid of the '66 benz.......hmmmmm

http://tinyurl.com/dhng9

cp

cp,
Pictures of my "fleet" are on both Audiworld, and Audifans:
AW: http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/users/23847.phtml
AF: http://www.audifans.com/registry2/member.php?id=22
There are pictures of it at the "Audi Mobile Museum" at the Imports at
Carlisle show last spring:
http://www.audi4000.com/Gallery/2005-Carlisle-Car-Show
Check out James Bufkin's ex-works rally car - hearing that roaring around
was a treat.
Yes, the S2 is a cool car, but I'd give up the whole fleet for a Sport
Quattro......maybe.....
So, is your collection on the web?
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - 4k/5k/200/V8 body transmogrification in progress - paint
going on this PM
1980 Audi 5k - ongoing brake line repairs ongoing......
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - winter storage this weekend -
Missile Mouse pictures to be posted......
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"cp" > wrote in message news:4Lm1f.9396$yS6.9388@clgrps12...
> > Why am I humming "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly...."?
>
> :-)
>
> You got any online pics of the old audis?
>
> Check this baby out, maybe if I get rid of the '66 benz.......hmmmmm
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dhng9
>
> cp
>
>

> Pictures of my "fleet" are on both Audiworld, and Audifans:
> AW: http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/users/23847.phtml
> AF: http://www.audifans.com/registry2/member.php?id=22

I like! The old guy is so cute, like a Trabant! (no offense, I guess Traban ripped the design off) I was fooled by that S8 in the
pic for a second :-)

> Yes, the S2 is a cool car, but I'd give up the whole fleet for a Sport Quattro......maybe.....

Yeh, that's one car I wouldn't mind, but can't justify 3 cars now....

> So, is your collection on the web?

Nope, nothing to brag about :| I have a 66 benz that I'll be working on, or at least I've been trying to since April. My friend is
a master mechanic and restorer of these cars, so I'll have help. There's not too much work with that one, hope to make it into a
daily driver, maybe then I'll post the pics

As for the audi QT, I love it, it needs some suspension work though. Also, it failed aircare here, too much NOX, any ideas? Fuel
mixture?

cp

cp,
The S8 was a wicked car - sooo large, yet it flew around the corners on the
test track - nothing like a 4 wheel drift with 4 passengers in the car - I
took my 1980 5k to that track day and _almost_ got on to the track with it.
Yeah, there was a fair amount of copying between IFA and Auto Union - some
of the first post-war F9's were actually made by IFA (you see them on
ebay.de every once in a while). The Trabbi had a cotton fiber/resin body
that didn't rust (but smelled like a wet dog) - the Deeks, however, had good
ol' thin steel that was prone to attack by the "rust worm".
wrt to the NOx question, I would go the route of the traditional "tune up" -
plugs, cap rotor, wires, OXS sensor and then check it out. It is possible
that the cat is gone, but I've heard that some have passed without the cat
entirely. They only check HC and CO here, since the quatts require a
4-wheel dyno to test the engine under load and the Driveclean rigs are only
2-wheel units - so they only do a 2-speed idle check. It's also very
important to make sure that you are using max. octane gas for the test, and
that the cat is fully warmed up (ie - drive it for 15 minutes or so, then
drive on to the test - don't let it cool down for a half hour while they run
other cars through).
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - now in Ming Blue Mica!
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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"cp" > wrote in message news:2DG1f.2145$S4.738@edtnps84...
> > Pictures of my "fleet" are on both Audiworld, and Audifans:
> > AW: http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/users/23847.phtml
> > AF: http://www.audifans.com/registry2/member.php?id=22
>
> I like! The old guy is so cute, like a Trabant! (no offense, I guess
Traban ripped the design off) I was fooled by that S8 in the
> pic for a second :-)
>
> > Yes, the S2 is a cool car, but I'd give up the whole fleet for a Sport
Quattro......maybe.....
>
> Yeh, that's one car I wouldn't mind, but can't justify 3 cars now....
>
> > So, is your collection on the web?
>
> Nope, nothing to brag about :| I have a 66 benz that I'll be working on,
or at least I've been trying to since April. My friend is
> a master mechanic and restorer of these cars, so I'll have help. There's
not too much work with that one, hope to make it into a
> daily driver, maybe then I'll post the pics
>
> As for the audi QT, I love it, it needs some suspension work though. Also,
it failed aircare here, too much NOX, any ideas? Fuel
> mixture?
>
> cp
>
>

Thanks for the advice Steve!

> The S8 was a wicked car - sooo large, yet it flew around the corners on the
> test track - nothing like a 4 wheel drift with 4 passengers in the car - I
> took my 1980 5k to that track day and _almost_ got on to the track with it.

ha! :-)

> Yeah, there was a fair amount of copying between IFA and Auto Union - some
> of the first post-war F9's were actually made by IFA (you see them on
> ebay.de every once in a while). The Trabbi had a cotton fiber/resin body
> that didn't rust (but smelled like a wet dog) - the Deeks, however, had good
> ol' thin steel that was prone to attack by the "rust worm".

Yeh, the only benefit, no rust. I drove a trabant with a vw engine, was quite alright, at unification east Germans were trading
Trabants for beer at the Polish border when they became illegal :-)

> wrt to the NOx question, I would go the route of the traditional "tune up" -

I noticed on Saturday that the bloody rat gnawed through one of the emmision control hoses, aHHHHHHHH! I put up traps, poison,
nothing so far, will try the other options.

Thanks!
cp

> Yeh, the only benefit, no rust. I drove a trabant with a vw engine, was
quite alright, at unification east Germans were trading
> Trabants for beer at the Polish border when they became illegal :-)
East Germans, Trabants, or Beer, or all 3 (Beer in East Germans in Trabants)
was illegal at the Polish border?
Thanks for the Weds morning chuckle.....
Keep us posted on the rat
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Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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>> Yeh, the only benefit, no rust. I drove a trabant with a vw engine, was
> quite alright, at unification east Germans were trading
>> Trabants for beer at the Polish border when they became illegal :-)
> East Germans, Trabants, or Beer, or all 3 (Beer in East Germans in Trabants)
> was illegal at the Polish border?
> Thanks for the Weds morning chuckle.....

ha! I didn't look at it that way! :-)

> Keep us posted on the rat

If you want to post yourself on the rat go right ahead! :-)

> http://www.ratfink.org/rothart/lance/05arc01.gif (Ed Roth rules!)

ha!