RE: my roc's in the shop

[Stephen Stalcup <elfking@nmt.edu>]

I never said I refuse to get dirty. I don't have time or the experience to
do these tasks. I have done work on my car before, just nothing along
these lines. 
Steve 



On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Chris Coracini wrote:

> well, if you've got money to burn i see no problem with it, to each his
> own.  but maybe this month that you'll be without your car will make you
> want to learn about your scirocco.  just think that if you had the
> know-how (and for what you stated, it's not a lot) you would have that
> car back on the road in a few days....  but then again, i know there are
> two types of people....  those who refuse to let anyone touch their car
> and those who refuse to get dirty.
> 
> chris
> 86 16V scirocco
> 
> >----------
> >From: 	Stephen Stalcup[SMTP:elfking@nmt.edu]
> >Sent: 	Friday, December 18, 1998 4:34 PM
> >To: 	Aaron D. Patton
> >Cc: 	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: 	Re: my roc's in the shop
> >
> >I'm not the most physical of people. I've done a little bit of work on the
> >car but haven't done anything too hard. I've replaced my belts (non-timing
> >before) and that took most of the weekend. 
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Aaron D. Patton wrote:
> >
> >> Dude, you coulda replaced all that yourself in a leisurely weekend.  All it
> >> would have taken was some hand tools, a floor jack and a whole box of
> >> band-aids for all the busted knuckles.
> >> 
> >> Aaron
> >> '79 Scirocco S- Still FOR SALE (in Dallas, TX)
> >> '93 Corrado SLC
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Stephen Stalcup <elfking@nmt.edu>
> >> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >> Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 2:37 PM
> >> Subject: my roc's in the shop
> >> 
> >> 
> >> >Last week my scirocco's belts started to squel. I thought my alternator
> >> >belt was loose and when I opened it up, my alternator had snapped. the
> >> >place where it pivots had snapped and it was basically hanging there. I
> >> >took it into a local shop and they are replacing the alternator (290+ its
> >> >the 90amp one.) I also am having them replace the passenger side motor
> >> >mount. along with checking the cv joints (they been making noise/boot is
> >> >ripped) Along with having the timing belt replaced.
> >> >
> >> > The mechanic is the only vw mechanic in town so i gave him till
> >> >the middle of january to fix it. Needless to say It is hard to drive
> >> >another car around town. I've been driving my gf's dodge dakota 4x4. man
> >> >that thing can't drive to save its life. it's like captaining a barge....
> >> >I miss my car so much.
> >> >
> >> >thanks for letting me vent...
> >> >Steve Stalcup
> >> >
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> >> >
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