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HELP!!! Broken down in NC



I used the Frapper Scirocco Web Map and found :

*Walter D. Leonard III Charlotte (NC)*
**
*W. Matthew leonard Mount Airy (NC)
*
also nearby North Carolina

*David L. Winchell, II Charleston (SC)*

*William (Calimus) Snyder Cartersville (GA)
*
*Jeff Southerland Buford (GA)
*
HTH
Don


On 12/31/05, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That @#$% alternator bolt came out again.  This time I lost it completely.
> I am in Fayetteville NC staying with friends right now, but sometime
> between
> now and Monday I have to get a replacement, as I have to be back in
> Virginia
> to finish with the Navy.  Grrr.
>
> I don't think any listers are in the immediate area--am I wrong?  Why
> couldn't this happen a block away from Dan Bubb or Daun?!?
> Anyone know of a junkyard in this area?   Any other suggestions?
>
> The car currently runs--but the belts tend to slacken at low rpm and I am
> VERY nervous about shearing the other bolt off and having a 90amp pinball
> inside my engine compartment with 12v/1000+ amps tethering it.
>
> I JUST was beeeotching about this a day or so ago!  Why would it keep
> working loose like that? Could it be a bad bearing in the alternator is
> causing vibration that is working this loose?  I have no idea if there is
> a
> bad bearing or not, just a thought.  After Cathy's comment I am not sure I
> want to put LOCTITE on this bolt if I can find another one.
>
> Other than that the car performed rather infamously.  I did Hampton to
> Fayetteville in about 3.5 hours.  I have a couple of nice pics I snapped
> with the cell phone I will post up later.  I don't think I dipped below
> 80    once.  I even stopped for dinner.  Quite a few triple digit bursts.
> ;)  Ok so maybe it was the vibration of 5-6k and road bumps that did in
> the
> bolt.
>
> Thanks
> Chris
> 423-912-8962
>
> PS. my wife may post here today as there were connectivity problems when I
> got here last night, and I asked her to post on my behalf.  Be
> gentle  LOL.
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--
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)