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Julie's weekend (LONG)
Nooo Not a problem, she's just telling me things I need to fix. Well except
the alt.....
Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY
>From: "Jim Ruffi" <sciroccos@earthlink.net>
>To: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Julie's weekend (LONG)
>Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:49:05 -0400
>
>Interesting story. We both have troublesome 85 Wolfies now! There's
>strength in numbers. We have to show them who's the boss.
>I found a nice mouse house above the driver's side underdash panel. Gotta
>love old cars that have been sitting.
>
>Mine is running hot. I think the water pump impeller is a nub. I have a
>new pump, housing and "metal pipe" (Adirondack had it for like $20!), but I
>think I'll wait and see what the real story is with my mysterious
>disappearing engine oil, as I may be pulling the head.
>
>Drop me a line if you want to share stories. Good luck with the car!!
>
>Is yours black, too? You gonna add Intel power to this one?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 12:59 AM
>Subject: Julie's weekend (LONG)
>
>
> > Trusting the seller I paid up front for a 1985 Wolfsburg MKII.
> > Up at 2am Saturday and on the plane to OH by 5:30. Gack... It was $320
>to
> > fly from Albany to Cincy, but only $175 to go from Albany, to Cincy then
>on
> > to Columbus. Go figure... If I flew from there to Dayton would the price
> > drop again? (Actually NO. There are no flights from Columbus to
>Dayton...)
> >
> > That sweet lovable Scirocco horder Daun, picked me up and away we sped
>to
> > the local DMV (BMV in OH) only to run into a snag in the paper work.
>Tired
> > but still under control I allowd Daun to work out another solution...
> >
> > Sure enough, when I saw the car, I fell in love. Then smelled the
>interior
> > as it was. Mice had built condo's in the car. As we pulled the carpet
>you
> > could smell mouse pee. ARRRRGGGHHH> What a horrible smell. Stripping it
>to
> > the floor, including the padding got it reasonable.
> >
> > We through in a seat and took it to have the front end aligned. It
>hiccupped
> > and almost stalled a few times due to 2 year old gas almost on empty.
> > Seems the DS axle was bad and needed replacing as well. Soooo...
>Dropping
> > the car off for the alignment, we (Daun, Brad and I went shopping for an
> > axle and other goodiess. Thank god. One axle in stocK!
> > Back to pick up the car and was told. No Alignment. Top bearing, tie rod
>and
> > ball joints too bad to do the job. Ok. That was it. I let out an
>expletive.
> > I think I scared Daun and Brad. Sorry guys :)
> >
> > Grab the car and back to replace the axle. Removing the axle, it lost
>its
> > balls. Ok so its a female car. Or a eunich. Hey, who wants a car with no
> > balls?... Oh yeah. I owned one once :)
> >
> > Next morning, after loading the replacement carpets etc in the trunk,
> > stopped to bade farewell to the wonderful Yeagleys. Off to get coffee
>then
> > on to 71. I had reasoned that the car would run well all the way home.
>Never
> > a hickup or a glitch....
> >
> > About 45 miles from them, the car s gas gauge read 1/4 tank. Holy S**T
> > Batman!10 gallons in 40 miles? 4MPG? and the coolant showing low. Low
> > power... Ohhhh no....
> >
> > The car lost power at the light on the exit. It wouldn't even crank. I
> > rolled the car to the nearest gas station for a check... Did I tell you
> > that due to HLS, small tools, nail files etc cannot be carried on an
> > aircraft? That I was going to do the drive (684 miles) with only a Swiss
> > Army knife? Read on dear reader, read on....
> >
> > I called Daun only to get his awnsering machine. I called his parents
>house.
> > His mother told me he had just walked in. Thank GOD! I told him that it
>was
> > either the ALT or the battery that died. In a few minutes, my gallant
>heros,
> > my guardian angels, were on their way with a spare 65 Amp alt, jumper
>cables
> > and a volt meter.
> >
> > There was no power from the blue exciter wire, nor power from the alt.
> > Soooo, Brad with his McGuiver talents, rigged a wire from the alt to the
> > battery. Still no out put from the alt. Swap the alts. POWER! GREAT!
> >
> > Belts squeeling. BAD! An hour later, Brad having missed his mothers
>arrival
> > at the airport, I was on my way again...
> >
> > If the belts are loose, do not down shift. The belts will slip and the
>water
> > boil over. Thank god for the gallon of imported water from Canada that
>Daun
> > put in the trunk (Thanks Cath).
> >
> > Back on the road again, I made it past another refill with out boil
>over,
> > cruised smoothly to Amsterdam and got off the Thruway. Hummm, Belts
> > squeeling again. Well thats ok. Only 2 miles to home. Turned the corner
>of
> > my street, not 1/2 a mile to go.
> > Whoops, no belt squeel.
> > Whoops the H2O light is on. Damn, lost the belt.
> >
> > I pulled in to my drive at 12:15 pm, turned off the car and sat in the
>calm
> > of the night listening to the car out vent.....
> >
> > I think this car is one of those that will carry me home every time.
>Will
>it
> > scare the local Hondas? Well as a very famous man once said, "Remember
> > Julie, its not a 16v...."
> >
> >
> >
> > Julie Macfarlane
> > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> > Amsterdam NY
> >
>