----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 10:46
AM
Subject: ITS ALIVE!! ITS ALIVE
MUWAHAHAH!!
I'm relieved and
excited to say the 2.0 16V lives and breaths! Brad and Chris and I finished
up the swap yesterday with Andy supervising. And what a swap it was, anyone
considering a motor swap should think real carefully about just what Plug
and Play means. Friday went ok as it was just picking up the block
and head (and leaving most of the critical parts in
Tacoma)
and bringing them down to brads. Saturday was a test of faith....as things
started coming apart and any attempt at organization of bolts and parts
failed. Thanks to brads drive, Chris's speed Andy's superhuman beer
consumption, the motor was removed only breaking the knock sensor. Sunday
was the worst....exhaustion and the overwhelming piles of misc bolts
and parts got to me, but optimistically we thought we could have the
motor in by 4pm to return the cherry picker. We would not.....due to missing
parts in Tacoma and the incorrect replacement parts (thanks bow wow)
the motor sat partially put together and I thought all was lost. But
brad kept me going and we decided to dump the A/C since the PO had screwed
up my alt bracket anyway. On went the non-A/C bracket and on went my old
water pump (grrrrr) since my new one was in Tacoma and the new pump bow wow
sold me for 88 bucks(!!) was the wrong size pulley mount. After quite a bit
or wrestling brad got the motor secured in the car and we called it a night
and I called in sick for Monday. Got to brads around 8:30 am and promptly
feel back asleep, went out to work on car and could little more than stare
at it and wonder just what the hell had I done. More staring and three
cigarettes later and I gained a little resolve and set to work again. Early
afternoon rolled around and brad pointed out to me just how fucking slow I
am so I called Chris back up and lured him over to west Seattle with beer.
While waiting for Chris my mind completely shut down....but thanks to Chris
and his bucket of bolts, Bradley for telling work to fuck off, and Andy for
securing more beer the motor was all hooked up. I cranked it over...and
over.....and over.....and over...sputter...and over..sputter sputter....and
over..sputter cough....cough-whoosh-growl and she breathed to life. So now
we are getting to know each other all over again and taking it slow.
Thanks to Bradley Peet for being
there through thick and thin and having patience with me while I learned it
the hard way and mixed used fluids in his garage (he hates that hehe), even
though he did attack me with brass wire wheel and some noxious Mexican food.
And we know its sensitive right after you pull it out we'll let you hold it
for awhile from now on...we wont make the same mistake twice brad lol.
Thanks to Chris Delong and his bucket o'bolts, he does pretty good with
water pumpers being an air cooled mechanic and all, I just hate all the damn
fel pro (maybe we can find you a support group) crap in his garage hehe.
Last but not least there's Andy.....he drinks beer...ayy lad...tis aloot a
beer aa that, im sure someone will need bail money at ND. And I know what
parts you all touched and are responsible for in case they fail. Thanks
again....its alive!!
2.0 16V Motor
rebuilt with new P&P head, Sachs Sport Clutch and misc swap
parts.
$2400.00
10 Six packs of
beer and BBQ food.
$100.00
Prozac
$85.00
Hearing the
growl of a new 2.0 16V roar to life which was only hours before parts on a
garage floor.
Priceless.
Thank you for your time.
Shannon Fenton
Telecom
Resource Management
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206.266.6736
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