My struts! oh god!! the horror...

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

On a Bike? You rode that far to look at a Rocc?
Folks. This just adds to the mystery of the affliction :)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Karl Silvius [mailto:silvius14@comcast.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 11:12 AM
>To: peter@thescirocco.com, ''Timbo''
>Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: My struts! oh god!! the horror...
>
>You want a real treat..........try I-95 on a cycle!!! Last October I
>rode from Lancaster, PA to Newburg, MD to look at a 1982 Scirocco that a
>guy had on eBay. Nothing like a 300+ mile round trip in the Quest to
>buy another Scirocco!!!
>
>Karl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter [mailto:peter@thescirocco.com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:15 PM
>To: 'Timbo'
>Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: My struts! oh god!! the horror...
>
>Good thing you didn't come down any later.
>
>Southbound 95 was really backed up, for rush hour(s). 
>
>
>Peter
>http://thescirocco.com/
>
>Drive the GTI, and save the Scirocco!
>
>Please! Include the previous text in your reply...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Timbo [mailto:timjmcconnell@gmail.com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:06 PM
>To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
>Cc: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: My struts! oh god!! the horror...
>
>I ended up getting some very nice rust-free housings from Peter - drove
>to
>Delaware. My first time on I-95. FUN!!! That road is huge - but it was
>still
>jammed with cars.
>
>--Timbo
>
>On 5/9/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>> You want my old ones? They have that cool rust and heat welded thread 
>> on the top, that's not a problem, is it ;P Yeah, I feel your pain, 
>> what a pain in the ass if they don't come apart....
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>> On 8:13:00 am 05/09/06 Timbo <timjmcconnell@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Got my parts from Germanautoparts. New Boge Turbo Gas (which are 
>> > aparantly called Sachs Super Touring now that Boge is Sachs)
>inserts.
>> > These are the ones for the german struts. Fine - I have a rocco.
>> >
>> > Yeah - I took my struts out, took em all apart with no problems. 
>> > Then it came time to remove the old inserts from the lower housings.
>> >
>> > "Made in USA" .... WTF?? these are from a rabbit? what's going on 
>> > here. Why is the housing so different? The top nut thingy that holds
>
>> > the insert in threads on the inside instead of the outside. so no 
>> > cutting or any of that for me. I went over to Mr. Shisler's place - 
>> > and we tried and tried to get them off with the world's larges vise,
>
>> > and some pipe wrenches. We actually got one of the caps off - only 
>> > to find WATER instead of oil on there. We tried to pull it out, we 
>> > tried fire even. Lots of fire. didn't work. Massive failure..
>> >
>> > So. those are abandoned. Now I have to find some strut housings.
>> >
>> > Anybody near me in PA have some strut housings or struts I could get
>
>> > off of ya? I'm going to try to find a salvage yard tomorow, and see 
>> > if I find a cabbie or something.
>> >
>> > --Timbo
>> >
>> > --
>> > Timbo!
>> > Location: Glenside, PA!
>> > www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech
>> >
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>Timbo!
>Location: Glenside, PA!
>www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech
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