Fun with the 87 today.

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Desinor)]

   Phew! What a cliffhanger! Ever thought of writing a novel?

   Sorry for the separation problem, but at least the Roc is OK :-)

	Jean-Claude

Chris Bennett a ?crit :
> So I have been tempting fate I know...
> 
> Despite the fact that the 87 and it's bastardly remote starter DRAGGED my
> sorry ass (last year) across the FTSCLANT parking lot, I have been using it
> as of late because it's cold and I am too lazy to go out and start the damn
> thing, so I MAKE SURE it's out of gear, put the defroster on high and rear
> defroster in the on position every night before I lock up the car.
> 
> So this morning I hit the button and she starts but idles a little rough (I
> sometimes have to rev it a little to get the battery/alternator light to go
> out--we've beat the self excitation thing to death I know) I didn't think
> much of it.  So I finish getting ready and go out and the car died.  That's
> a little odd--doesn't do that much.  So I get in and start it and then I
> hear THE SOUND.
> 
> Holy Batshit batman what is THAT?!?  It sounded almost like there was NO oil
> in it.  I mean it sounded horrible.  As you know I am trying to extricate
> myself from the mess formerly known as my Navy Career, and I HAD to be at
> work in 20 minutes to do a separation physical.  I did not have time to play
> musical cars and get the R32 out.  Also it was cold this morning and I was
> worried about the summer tires.  The 85 is down because of a bad battery, so
> I was a little screwed.  The oil level was ok so I restarted it, gingerly
> rev'ed it once or twice seemed ok but sounded like a rock in a coffee can.
> So I popped the hood and it wasn't too hard to figure out ONE of the
> accessories was in the process of shitting itself.  Which one?  Oh well
> screw it I'll drive it and if it dies then I will have it towed home I
> really didn't have time to futz around with it.  I drive it to work and I am
> watching all the gauges like a hawk to see if anything is acting weird.  I
> still missed my sep physical, and I had to get to work so I forgot about it
> until I came out this afternoon.  Well it was making the noise still but not
> quite as loud.  What gives?
> 
> Now a little backstory here... the Navy has decided after 12 years of
> service that I will be getting out with NOTHING but a bill.  They found some
> loop hole and took my severance away, and it seems that I may OWE them money
> on the way out the door.  Not real happy.  Yes I am fighting it tooth and
> claw--I have a congressman involved and now the news media, and I am going
> through every governing instruction with a fine tooth comb.  So LONG story
> short I have been taking it out on my poor Scirocco.  When I am frustrated I
> tend to drive it alot harder than normal, and I think this is why something
> broke.
> 
> I limp it home and pop the hood and start poking around.  It's amazing what
> you see in the daylight.  The lower bolt for my alternator had come
> completely loose and was just barely in there.  How I didn't lose it and the
> alternator, and not set the whole works on fire is BEYOND me.  I tightened
> everything up and it's quiet except for the rattletrap exhaust.  ;)  I am
> just really happy that this was a "free" repair.
> 
> Chris
> 
> --
> 85 Scirocco 16v (conversion) Burgundy
> 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> 04 R32 Reflex Silver