Re: I'm about ready to give up.....:(

[Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca>]

  Don't give up!

  If you don't have the cash, store it somewhere until you have the cash
or get your spirits up again - but don't give up.

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v (in hibernation)

Nate Mellom a écrit :
> 
> How  much is too much?  Since I bought my car last year in October, I've
> had nothing but problems with it.  The stupid PO did a shoddy head job
> on it, and ended up blowing up my engine.  So, it sat all winter until I
> got my '84 GTi motor put in it.  It has never really started well, it
> ran good, then last week my oil cooler seal blew and deposited 4.8
> quarts of Mobil 1 all over the interstate.  I replaced the seal, started
> her up, all good.  Took it out for a jaunt around the block, and I heard
> clicking and I had very low oil pressure (thank god I had the
> wherewithall to install my gauges).  So, figuring low oil pressure was
> causing my valves/lifters/etc to make some noise, I took to replacing my
> oil pump.  Got it all back together, started it up, all seemed good.
> Took it to the grocery store last night (just to make sure all was
> good), and it was still clattering a bit, not much.  So I took it REALLY
> easy, and on the way home it got worse.  More noise, the car sorta
> shuddered a bit, and then it seemed like my right front tire seized a
> bit, and it bucked and squaked the tire.  More noise, so I pulled over,
> locked it up and walked home.
> What the hell should I do?  I don't have the money to keep dumping a new
> motor into my car every 6 months, and I'm afraid to find out whats wrong
> with it this time.  I haven't gone to look at it yet, I'll let you know
> when I do.
> 
> Nate
> '84 8v, with an uncertain future
> 
> (Anybody wanna trade a 8v for a 16v?  =o)
> 
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