Another project I took on last year was bringing a 2004 Audi A4 Avant back to life. It had a cracked head and needed a new clutch. The kids helped me a bunch and the boys actually installed the water pump, belt tensioner, thermostat and various parts on top of the engine. Thanks to Daves911L for getting me into cars and giving me the skills and confidence to tackle something like this. Also, why does Audi think you need 14 bolts to hold the engine and tranny together. I could have dropped and reinstalled the motor and tranny in the Rat 4 or 5 times in the time it took me to do the clutch on the Audi. If anyone ever spends 3 hours bleeding a new slave cylinder on an A4 and can't get a stiff pedal and is at a loss for what to do simply lower the front end of the car, raise the back end of the car, and pump the pedal 4 or 5 times and you are done. Apparently the way the lines are routed traps a big air bubble that even a pump bleeder cannot get out if the front end of the car is higher than the rear end.
This car has turned out to be an amazing ski car and is a ton of fun to drive as it is the 1.8T engine. Anna has named it Heidi and it has become her daily.
