(OT) things to say while woking on your car

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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I still have to say I would much prefer to work on a VW than most anything
else.  Try changing Neon v-belts-the biggest pita in the world.  Those=20
engineers
are evil! For basic work-plugs, oil/filter change, clutch, brake, CV=20
repairs the
VW's are laid out quite well.

John



At 10:18 PM 3/27/02 -0500, cwass99@rogers.com wrote:

>      Sorry, coach, but I really need to disagree here.  I grew up in=
 Motown,
>and I've worked on a large number of things made from Detroit Steel.  For=
 the
>past 12 years I've also done all the work on my 8v.  As soon as you start
>looking for (marginally) above average performance you're in for a lot of
>seriously weird experiences.  You can spend days polishing the spacers to=
 get
>that lovely new Holley Carb to fit under the hood (only off by about 1/32=
=20
>of an
>inch, but if the spacer isn't perfect...).  Or maybe you want to spend days=
 at
>the u-pullit looking for rear-end spiders that aren't pre-cracked?
>      Yes there are some things the Deutsche dudes have gone out of their=
=20
> way to
>irritate me with, but overall, life with my 'Rocco is a lot better than=
 life
>with a 1969 Dodge Coronet (looks like a Charger) :)   That and it's nice to
>have an engine that can reasonably be expected to survive more than=20
>200000Km.
>
>Cheers,
>Colin
>
>
>On 27-Mar-2002 Jorel Jackson wrote:
> >
> > --- Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> --- "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
> >> > The best thing I've found is do some work on an
> >> American car.  Then
> >> > you will
> >> > appreciate the German engineering soooo much more.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Ooohh...I dunno.  Remember the split pulleys?
> >> Needed shims to adjust
> >> belt tension.  Not a good thing.  And no American
> >> car I've ever owned -
> >> and that's been a lot - has had such a horrific
> >> electrical system as VW
> >> (baaad grounds!).  Don't get me wrong, I love my
> >> dubs, have had near a
> >> dozen, all drivers...but reality is reality.
> >>
> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >> Cheapass Ron
> >> "Victor" '87 16V Scirocco
> >> "Teufelhasen" '93 Cabby <-For sale
> >>
> >> If it ain't foggy, TURN OFF YOUR FOG LIGHTS.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Have to agree here, American cars have always seemed
> > easier to work on. It goes back to WWII. The Sherman
> > tank was far easier to work on than the Tiger or the
> > Panther. But in a head-to-head match, which one would
> > you rather drive?
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> > Jorel Jackson
> > web site:  http://geocities.com/jorel140/index.html
> > 1987 16v & 1985 8v Sciroccos
> > 2000 Neon ES
> > Jaguar XK 180
> >
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>Cheers,
>Colin
>
>If you can read this line, you're probably not illiterate.
>
>
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