Re: Engine build changes.....

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>It's nice to see you changed your sig to something relating to your 
situation :)


>From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
>To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: Engine build changes.....
>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 21:28:47 EDT
>
>I would just send this message to those who I intended to read this to
>but its just too easy to send it to the list. (So I don't forget anybody
>and the rest can laugh at my misfortune.
>)
>Well, due to the twist of fate, it looks like I will be forced to
>rearrange my engine building schedule. Heres why----
>
>Saturday was an autox at the stadium. I had Todd Cameron (a former list
>member and current DSP Scirocco builder) co-drive my roc to help me dial
>in my new tire wheel combo. (Tire pressures.)
>
>On his second run, he heard a knocking and quickly shut it down and
>coasted back to the pits. (Great job Todd, I appreciate your quick
>thinking!)
>
>As light as it was it sounded like the #1 rod bearing might have hammered
>the top bearing half. Being that the vast majority of my tools are at my
>work, I lacked the important 1/4" drive socket, extension and the adapter
>to use them on my impact wrench. (Makes removing the oil pan a 3 minute
>job.)
>
>So, today after work, I drop the pan and start grabbing rods and sure
>enough, the #1 is loose. Nuts are tight but there's alot of play in the
>rod end. I removed the cap and the bearing was for the most part, welded
>to the other shell half. It had spun in the connecting rod and the
>crankshaft. It left alot of deposits on the crank which can be machined
>out (at a later date.)
>
>The bottom line is that the engine will need to be pulled and if im going
>to do that, im not putting the JH back in only to remove it and install
>it in project DSP in the winter. So im going to hold off on the 2.0L
>Motronic swap into the GLi til later. Looks like I will be building my
>2.0L 8V right now. my original plan of 165hp to the crank is gonna have
>to wait for later. For now I will just build the bottom end, get a hyd
>head for it and swap in the knock sensor so I can get it back on the
>road. Looks like it will be 2 weeks til I get it running again. So in the
>meanwhile I wont be running at buttonwillow this next weekend. (Toesha,
>we need to chat on what were gonna do about transportation of "Project
>DSP" to so-cal.)
>Nor will I be going to the Dec 4th road racing event in holtville. All
>this is to save the funds that I will need to complete this rushed engine
>project.
>
>So, that's where everything stands for now.
>
>
>Hey Miller, I bte I wlil hvae my enigne btuil befroe yuo wlil!  :)
>
>
>               Shawn Meze
>86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
>The Deadest, nonrunning, Dustiest and best
>looking non running Scirocco in all of San Diego!
>http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1308/index.htm
>
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Chris DeLong
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'80 16V Rag
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
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'78 Scirocco


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