I dont' know much about cars. My buddy owned a 91 or 92 100 for years and did all the work himself. He'll likely be able to rebuild the tranny. THis something I should do right away or hold off on. SHould I flush the torque converter right away or hold off until the tranny rebuild.

I still have not seen the car in person, and as of last night its still available. If AM isn't working why wouldn't you just switch the radio out? Or are you an audi enthusiest "only stock throughout"
I checked from Antis, PA to where I am. 476 miles. I'll let you know if this doesn't work out.

gmatov - I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

 

Macka,

It's not the radio, itself, it's the antenna on the rear window, like the defroster wires, that are the problem.

My older Audis all had retractible aerials.. I'd hate to punch a hole in the rear quarter and put an aerial there. Might have to.

My AM is perfect with ignition of, can't get anything with the engine running. I wanted to change the ignition wires to try to cure it, my mech said that I was running perfectly, wires could not be bad, sending out EMF to interfere.

I have no prob with changing it out, would not mind having a CD player, just if I still can't get AM, I will have to keep listening to the asses on the talk show who still swear that GW Bush is the reincarnated God. The only talk radio I can get is all them ********, Hannity, Savage, Lush Bimbo, etc.

475 miles, I could handle that. A tank of gas, each way.

Flushing the converter is a toss up. Someone else mentioned that they had a power flush done, still have a problem with shifting. I'm glad to hear that, as I was seriously considering spending 80 bucks to flush mine, as I have a shift into reverse hesitation, sometimes have to goose it to go into reverse, then it slams in. I don't like that. Must correct, one way or the other. Fluid change first, clean the valve body next.

Cheers,

George

 

One mechanic told me that flushing the converter is not worth it. If enough crud is in there, the impellers and bushings are going to be shot anyway. Your best bet is getting a remanufactured one from a reputable place. You can actually drill and tap 1/8 or 1/16 NPT hole and install a brass drain plug but you will have to rebalance the torque converter. The drain plug has to be in a place where it will not interfere with the impellers, the housing or reduce efficiency and still be easily accessible.