Re: Bad luck....

[dogmatic <dharma@cocoloco.com>]

Night Shadow wrote:

> Well guys, the verdict is in, my motor is officially dead.  My local
> mechanic dropped the oil pan, found that my crankshaft was "egg
> shaped"....which equals "toast".......Soooooooo, I have just given the
>
> order to make me broke....(god what I do for this car, I'm 3 months of
>
> work into it, plus when I'm done $3000 into it.....UGGG)
>
> Well, by the always helpful advise of everyone here, I'm dropping in a
> 88
> Cariolet 1.8 JH code with 80K on it, 140 compression in all
> cylinders....My mechanic is gonna check it out for me to make sure
> it's
> cool...then drop my big-valve head on it, swap my brand new clutch
> ectectect....$350 for the engine and probably 3-400 in labor....I
> REALLY
> can't afford this! BUT, I didn't drive this car for a week, just to be
>
> shoved back on my moped again.......
>
> I hope you guys give me some support here, I'm losing faith.....
>
> Eric

  It is going to be okay eric, just remember how sweet to drive it
was...and it will be okay.
I just dropped about $400 in parts for my front end
I also spent about $200 on tools, and will be buying more soon...what
can I say  :)
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dharma

85 scirocco 8v
83 scirocco 8v (parting out)
78 saab 99L (restoring for headache)

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