RE: Brandy new 84 GLI

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

Ha, Ha! Thanks, Shannon- I needed the laugh, even if you weren't 
kidding. I don't need main bearings...I was just thinking of something 
that would be hard to do. The car is an 8v, I think the pump is 
different. Thanks for the help anyway!


                       CHRIS CHEMIDLIN

          NEW MUSIC!         http://www.spredhaus.com

          58 Type1 Ragtop, 84 Jetta GLi, 87 Foxwagen


>
>Ive got the fuel pump and transfer pump out of my 16V and it still 
worked
>fine when I took them out...just thought you might want to give them a
>try. P.S. 16V main bearings are easy if were not for the fact you have 
to
>either 1. pull the motor to do the end caps
>2. or you have to cut a 12pt soceket in half 
>
>
>Shannon Fenton
>Thank you for your time.
>sfenton@telegroup.com
>16volt@scirocco.org
>
>
>
>On 8/10/1998, Chris Chemidlin wrote:
>Hey kids!
>The 84 Jetta GLI that was such a steal @ $100 has proven itself to be a 
>Moneypit. I've already spent way too much money on this thing- its 
>rounding the $1000 mark...which wouldn't be bad at all if I could even 
>drive it! Today the Fuel pump has given up the ghost. No whining, 
>nothing. It worked fine when I went to lunch, when I got out of McD's, 
>no little fuel pump noise- it wouldn't start. I jumped the relay (not 
>sexually...) and all I got from the fuel pump was a nice solid THUNK. 
>Soon, I will have replaced EVERYTHING on the car, and it will be a 
brand 
>new car. I cant wait to do the Main bearings- I'm sure something like 
>that is next....
>
>There's prolly a few of you laughing out there about $1000 for this 
>beast. I love the a-1 cars, but I cannot justify spending more than 
$600 
>on one. There's far too many going to the junkyard that are save-able 
>for almost no $. (guess this isn't one of them) .   My summer was 
>supposed to be spent showing the 58, but this Jetta crap has me unable 
>to fix a clutch problem ($$) on the Beetle. I just wanna drive my own 
>car again!!!!!
>
>I know you don't care, but I needed to tell someboody... 
>
>                       CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
>
>          NEW MUSIC!         http://www.spredhaus.com
>
>          58 Type1 Ragtop, 84 Jetta GLi, 87 Foxwagen
>
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