The usual ranting-long

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Good grief there buddy, I didn't even list ALL the misc. stuff that needs 
doing, just the stuff that's making them presently unseaworthy.
And you know it, the TDIs rule, though the bug had a few brief fits of 
jealousy before the Cabby trip/after the new rice arrived (no brakes, then a 
week later, no low beams, not sure which was more fun). Glad I found you, 
"brother". Can't wait to seee that MkIII oil burner of yours. LOL, I bet I 
have more than a few other long lost siblings on this list.
Cathy

>From: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
>To: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: The usual ranting-long
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:56:04 -0700 (MST)
>
>
>Cathy....my long lost sister...silly thing is, we both have TDIs as the
>only behaving vehicle.
>
>Drove the Corrado TDI home from the body shop today...mmmm, I missed that
>car!  Yes, it will be at cincy.
>
>http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Corrado
>
>So...my tally?
>
>91 Jetta GL gasser...bought to get us around till the Corrado was
>fixed...runs and drives, needs a bunch of crap (suspension, shifter
>alignment, *belts*, etc).  Not gonna fix it...sell as soon as possible
>
>81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v: puking oil out the headgasket at the back of the
>block, and has coolant leaks everywhere...loverly.
>
>81 Rabbit Truck Diesel: needs reassembly, interior, windshield, wheel
>bearings, radiator, shifter bushings/alignment, etc etc
>
>79 Iltis, got a "move it or loose it" warning on it from the cops, I have
>1 week to make it run.  Needs *2* batteries (24 volt system), coolant
>leaks, rear diff leak, rear wheel cyl.  Loverly x2
>
>91 Cabby and 81 Rocco: unfinsihed projects that need everything...have
>languished so long, I forgot where I was.
>
>90 Corrado TDI: Waiting on euro light from Dirk, needs reassembly of
>interior...but damn that bitch is sexy, and runs like a top!
>
>7 cars, 3 run, ALL HAVE ISSUES :-(
>
>--
>Eric
>www.vintagewatercooleds.com
>
>79 VW Iltis
>81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
>81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
>90 Corrado TDI
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
>
>C Boyko said:
> > Okay, just to get it out of my system...I'm going to buy a Cavalier.
> >
> > SO I have this gorgeous, gorgeous new white 88 Cabby (for my daughter).
> > (BTW, it's built by Karmann, so it counts as a Scirocco) It was making
> > some
> > belt noise at Daun's, but I was too sick to look at it, and it only did 
>it
> > a
> > few times for a short period at start up. Plus the car hadn't been 
>driven
> > a
> > lot, so I figured it was tired from sitting. (I should have known 
>better,
> > this is exactly what my son's belt throwing POS Jetta does, he's on belt
> > #12
> > this winter) The car got home (8 1/2 hours) with no issues. So my 
>daughter
> > goes out to a movie with friends, I get a call from about 5 minutes 
>away,
> > and it's got a battery light, so I tell her to limp it home and get 
>ready
> > to
> > head out with a fully charged battery, but it wasn't needed. But the car
> > had
> > thrown the belt.
> >
> > No problemo, says I, I'll get my nephew, the "belt expert" to come over
> > and
> > help me get it all tensioned right. (Both he and my son have been 
>blessed
> > with the "belts from hell" cars, yes, the NA diesels with air...who puts
> > air
> > in a NA diesel?) SO next morning, into town (1/2 hr round trip) to get 
>the
> > missing belt, and miraculously, they actually gave me the rignt one.
> >
> > So we get into the belt replacement, and by the time we're at the point 
>we
> > can thread the belt in, the PS/AC/and alternator are pretty well off. Oh
> > yes, this car has air. WHO HAS AIR IN A CABBY??? But then it's wait till
> > the
> > morning, may as well do all three belts. Another trip to town. And clean
> > up
> > rusty bolts and such. Fine, except I'm heading out for an exam, and the
> > only
> > night my nephew has free is that same night. SO he says he'll toss it
> > together without me. MISTAKE! I come home, and there is a bunch of
> > bent/broken shit to replace. Off to the dealer this morning, ( 45 
>minutes
> > round trip) and they can get the parts by Tuesday. Wonderful.
> >
> > While I'm there, may as well get new lower suspension bolts for Klaus,
> > they
> > do alignments, they are a VW dealer, they fit every A1 in the civilised
> > world, so surely they should have those. NOPE! Tuesday.
> >
> > So there you have it, now you know why it takes me freaking forever to 
>do
> > anything.
> >
> > SO the tallly in the Wind Tunnel at the moment?
> > Ford - dead charging system
> > Headache- due to plot something at any given moment
> > 1980 - runs but too rotten to jack up
> > Klaus- IRS ( invisible rear susension) -that'll be fixed once I' get off
> > the
> > computer.
> > Cabby- no alternator, and so many bolts loose it may never run again, 
>but
> > I'm still thrilled with it!
> >
> > I'm keeping the bug as far from those A1s as is possible, I don't need 
>it
> > getting any ideas.
> >
> > But I love them all...remind me why again?
> >
> > Cathy (looking for a Cavvy when I get the chance...)
> >
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