Good Car Day

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

Is this pin visibly corroded at the bottom?  That would be my throw-away point, as if the fuel had that much moisture in it, I'd bet
the pin isnt the only thing corroded beyond repair.

If it looks all nice and shiney (after spraying with carb cleaner), it's likely that it is stuck because of fuel that has simply
gummed over time.  I've seen them get rather sticky.

If the PB doesn't do anything to it, try carb cleaner.

HTH
Al

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bubb [mailto:jdbubb@verizon.net] 
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:15 AM
> To: Lexan Blanchard; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Good Car Day
> 
> Mr. Technical here again.
> I'm not sure you're going to be able to do much with heating 
> or cooling the fuel distributor. Really you want to heat the 
> fuel distributor and cool the pin, but I don't see you can do 
> that since they are so intimate (thermally joined at the hip).
> And, I agree that using a blow torch seems a little extreme.
> I guess what I would try is to use some sort of penetrating 
> oil like PB Blaster and soak the pin from both ends. Get the 
> top via the fuel fitting at the center of the distributor. 
> After it's been soaking a while I'd apply compressed air to 
> the top center fuel fitting and see it that will blow it out. 
> Have something ready to catch it if it does come out!!
> Bear in mind that the pin is a precision fit into the 
> housing. There is no seal. The pin is tight enough that a gas 
> molecule can't get by. 
> So, if the pin is damaged extracting it, or it turns out it 
> or the housing is rusted, then you might as well pitch them.
> 
> I'm happy that Cathy shared your cat love, cause I'm allergic 
> to the little bastards and guess who they always seek out.
> Dan
> 
> From: "Lexan Blanchard" <lexan_122874@hotmail.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 7:24 PM
> Subject: Good Car Day
> 
> 
> > Well, not much progess on getting the pin out of the fuel 
> distributor 
> > (someone told me to heat it with a blow torch, but lighting a FUEL 
> > component on fire doesn't sound like a good idea).  I have 
> stuck it in 
> > the freezer to see if some contraction and then expansion 
> will help in the fight.
> > 
> > The GOOD part of the day is that when I got home both the 
> new set of 
> > shocks and the key blank (the kind with the round plastic 
> top with the 
> > VW cut out, right now its some crap looking generic key) arrived 
> > today!  I went and showed the Rocc the newest presents.  The shocks 
> > being here REALLY makes me want to get the car running and 
> on the open road.
> > 
> > Anyway, my barn cat  (I will send pics soon) is under my 
> feet begging 
> > for the more expensive food, and keeping me from the task 
> at hand (she 
> > has become my companion when I am working on the car, like wrapping 
> > herself up in the car cover, and crawling under the car with me).
> > 
> > Off for more garage fun!
> > Lexan
> > 
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