Working in the heat!

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Yeah what a sludge fest that is eh? I took mine to a shop that used a torch
to clean it out, it was a good show anyways, but what a dumb idea, sooty
air and oily vapours. And at least you found some power eh?

Cathy

On 3:07 pm 08/07/06 slash2@mindspring.com wrote:
> Well I worked on a VW, just not the Scirocco.  On Michelle's Jetta. 
> She was complaining about a gagging smell from the exhuast that was
> making her not want to drive it.
>
> Well my sunday consisited of taking off the EGR pipe, and the intake
> manifold for cleaning.  WOW.  I hate the EPA for the dumb things they
> require on vehicles nowadays.  If you're familiar with the tdi alh
> series engines, you'd know that the egr and crankcase ventilation
> system work together to give the engine a clogged artery.
>
> So because of that I spent most of the day removing the intake and
> cleaning the whole system out.  I hate this system.
>
> But power has been restored to the Jetta, and hopefully fuel milage
> as well.
>
> The Scirocco sits without it's engine and tranny for now until I get
> the money to collect a few more parts to make it roadworthy again.  I
> miss it.
>
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