OT: Beemer beyond help? (now, places to live)

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Sounds nice, doesn't SC get a lot of hurricanes though? What mountains are out that way? I'd stay in Steamboat if I could (it's really grown on me) but it's just way too expensive. To rent a place with a garage is minimum of $1200 a month and buying a place? Median home price is around $400k for something small and not very impressive. The people who live here don't own homes here. The other major factor is that I'm finishing up a degree in Ski and Snowboard Management (yes, it's a real 2yr degree) so I can work in the snowboard industry. I have a feeling there aren't too many board companies based in SC sadly. Ah well, when Cali becomes an island, maybe they'll ease up a little. ;)
 
Dan

"David L. Winchell, II" <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com> wrote:
Dan,

You need to come to Charleston, SC. Great beaches, wonderful temps, no
emissions tests or inspections, skiing in the mountains in about four
hours... Plus, and probably the best part for Scirocco fans is Al lives
about a half hour so I get to see that awesome Reiger frequently.

David L. Winchell, II
DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
87 16V Scirocco
86 8V Scirocco
01 V6 Galant
00 Silverado
www.cardomain.com/id/xavsbud

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dan Smith
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:41 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: OT: Beemer beyond help?


Yeah, the mechanic seemed questionable to me at best. It was dino oil sadly.
Sounds like good advice though, thanks! Certainly can't hurt to try, it
won't cost much and the worst that can happen is nothing. Maybe, along with
a garage, I can get my housemate to go half on an engine lift too. :) Sounds
like this could be a really fun project, if the avg daily temp wasn't 5-10F
out. I need to find a state that has the warmth and ski mountains of Cali,
minus the high taxes and super restrictive emissions policies.

Dan

Kent McLean wrote:
Dan Smith wrote:
> So you can get the old oil out? ... the mechanic who looked
> it over said it had turned into goo.

I don't know. My feeling is that the mechanic, having to
put his reputation on the line, might not want to take a
chance on flushing the engine and it not working. But the
owner, pressed for cash, might be willing to give it a try.

If the oil was dino oil, it could have coked. I'd drop the
oil pan and clean whatever I can see with some cleaner
(brake cleaner? gasoline? motor flush in a squirt can?
other suggestions?) and a brush. Once the head is
cleaned up (valve job? at least mill the head flat), put it
all back together, start it up, and run some more engine
flush or a can of Marvel Mystery Oil in it. Then change
the oil and filter, and change the oil and filter again in
another 500 miles.

That's what I'd do if I wanted to try to save some money.
That said, try it at your own risk.

Kent



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