Julie's outlook of the weekend

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

glad to hear you made it home ok.  Congrats on the car.
Chris


On 8/7/06, julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:
>
> Up at 4am to catch a flight at 6:50. Get to the airport and the girl at
> the desh said the plane was grounded, but she could get me to Charleston by
> 7:30pm. ACKKK
> After a bit of wrangling got me on a one stop flight arriving an hour
> earlier.
>
> The weekend was pretty much as Dave relayed to you and I did drive away
> with a "new" car :)
>
> Once on 95 the car ran well, taking my time learning the clutch and
> steering. Then the car shuddered. It felt like the fuel pump dying. No drop
> in electrical and after a few drop outs, smoothed out. Then again at a 1/4
> tank. God no!!!!
>
> I filled the tank and added some dry gas and ran another tank through, but
> every once in a while, it started and stopped.
>
> Some where in NC, I started to hear a bell tinkling in the rear of the
> car. "Tools... Thats it!". A while later looked back to see the top of the
> PS strut about 4" higher than normal. At first I tought it was like a bouncy
> bunny, but Jill said it was a rocc, it couldn't be a bunny. So... Ok how
> about a bucking Bronko? The consenus was that was appropriate.
>
> The cars shuddering smoothed out till Washington, then in stop/start
> traffic, started to act up again. ARRRGGGHHH (I said this a lot)
>
> Once past THAT point on the trip it became smooth sailing. 13 hours later,
> I missed a turn and started towards the GWB (George Washington Bridge). Damn
> it. At 1 am sunday night the traffic was backed up for miles, the car
> shuddered and stopped, then refused to start. I pushed the car off the side
> of the road and waited a few minutes. It started up and I moved the nose of
> the car back into traffic. Only to stop again.
> I pushed the car AGAIN (with the shoulder bruise to show for it) and
> looked around under the hood. A hissing sound from the radiator bottle and
> no fan spinning.
>
> A tow truck pulled over to ask if I needed a tow, I told him it was an
> over heat, and what was the hold up in the traffic. The responce? "Its
> always like this". Damn again (Actually I said a lot more but don't want to
> offend you dear readers.)
>
> The next lanes over were moving to the lower section of the bridge, so
> Jill and I drove over the concrete median (aware of the popped strut) and
> peeled out. Once in motion, I figured the engine would stay cooler and long
> enough to get home.
>
> I reached Albany, 40 minutes from home when my eyes started to act up. It
> felt like twitching, spiraling. I could not see the truck in front unless I
> looked at some thing else to get control. Jill was asleep in the PS and not
> much help.A thnder storm started up in the distance and dropped hard a
> mile from the exit.
>
> Soon, 16 hours later and 980 miles under the gun, I pulled in to home.
> Ahhhhh. 4:15 am and I normally got up at 4:30 to go to work. As I sat at my
> desk, Jill asleep in her bed, I wrote a note to Dave about our safe arrival
> and thought of the hot shower and going to work, when I realised that I was
> just staring at the monitor and weaving back and forth.
>
> I set the alarm for 8:30 and crashed. 90 minutes later awoke and prepped
> for work.
>
> Not that I can beat Cath for mail, but this HAS to be the longest mail I
> have ever sent :)
>
> The car?
>
> 1987 MKII in Porsche Red with 16v body kit. Black and grey interior (riced
> out by the PPO, not Dave by painting bezels red. Blech...)
> 2L 16v with a long ACN transaxle. Ohhhh the thoughts as I rolled along
> such a LONG road... Back to 16v goodness! Yeee Haaa!
>
> Before I go to bed. Many thanks to Dave, Lori (a GREAT cook. You have to
> try shrimp and grits or boiled peanuts), Grace (who let us use her room),
> Ben (for helping with wrenches) and Leeann for the wonderful dance during
> rest periods.
>
> Night folks!
>
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