[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
3,913 mile rocco road trip with new engine finished!
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C231A2.7C135560
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Great story!=20
BTW there are no "acts of god" when it comes to autos (any), just poor =
or no maintenance.
Glad you made it.
Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 4:18 PM
Subject: 3,913 mile rocco road trip with new engine finished!
Hey all I'm back, though none of you even knew I was gone! This is =
all just babbling but may teach a thing or two- anyway I put a =
rebuilt(by me!) '84 8v engine into my '83. I had to finish the engine =
transfer in one week to get to a family reunion, got the engine in, =
drove it less than 50 miles in town to make sure it ran, and then was =
off through a 7 state road trip with no cell phone! After about 200 =
miles I filled up and couldn't wait to calculate the mileage.... 15 =
mpg:( I had no idea why but had to keep going. In Bismark, ND my =
friend(who can't drive manual so I had to drive the whole way!) noticed =
fuel leaking. It was from the cold start valve fuel line, so I used =
magical vinyl tape and it stopped leaking. Kept driving and next fill =
up I was getting 30 mpg! In the middle of nowhere in Montana a little =
coolant hose(one that goes to the oil cooler) blew. Vinyl tape again! =
Poured some bottled water in and got going. Eventually when I got to my =
first destination I found that the whole 1200 miles to there: the =
plastic fuel injector holders were not tightened at all(oops! big =
vacuum leak!) the O2 sensor was less than hand tight(doesn't pay to be =
in a hurry). Only 2 intake manifold bolts were tight, the rest I had =
forgotten to even get in finger tight, I even lost one on the road =
somewhere. The timing was off, and I adjusted it. After those =
adjustments I got back on the road and was getting about 35 mpg!(never =
got above that though). Anyway basically the rocco went through Glacier =
National Park, Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, the Nevada Desert, Devils =
Tower, Mount Rushmore, and lots of little things- and it didn't break =
down! Not to brag but I'm pretty proud being my 19th birthday was only =
a week ago! Anyway I learned not to be in a hurry, not to road trip =
with someone who can't drive your car, to always fill up before entering =
desolate areas(long story behind that one), and best of all that despite =
what I have formerly thought there actually are solutions to my roccos =
problems, unlike the acts of God I thought they were! Sorry if this was =
boring-
Rob
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better
------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C231A2.7C135560
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">
<META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4030.2400" name=3DGENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><STRONG>Great story! </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>BTW there are no "acts of god" when it comes to autos =
(any), just=20
poor or no maintenance.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Glad you made it.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Rick Alexander<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.brubakerbox.com";>http://www.brubakerbox.com</A><BR><A =
href=3D"http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/";>http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/<=
/A><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/";>http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsr=
us/</A></STRONG></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie =
Cotner</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 22, 2002 =
4:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> 3,913 mile rocco road =
trip with=20
new engine finished!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>Hey all I'm back, though none of you even knew I was gone! =
This is=20
all just babbling but may teach a thing or two- anyway I put a=20
rebuilt(by me!) '84 8v engine into my '83. I had to finish the =
engine=20
transfer in one week to get to a family reunion, got the engine in, =
drove it=20
less than 50 miles in town to make sure it ran, and then was off =
through a 7=20
state road trip with no cell phone! After about 200 miles I =
filled up=20
and couldn't wait to calculate the mileage.... 15 mpg:( I had no =
idea=20
why but had to keep going. In Bismark, ND my friend(who can't =
drive=20
manual so I had to drive the whole way!) noticed fuel leaking. =
It was=20
from the cold start valve fuel line, so I used magical vinyl tape and =
it=20
stopped leaking. Kept driving and next fill up I was getting 30=20
mpg! In the middle of nowhere in Montana a little coolant =
hose(one that=20
goes to the oil cooler) blew. Vinyl tape again! Poured =
some=20
bottled water in and got going. Eventually when I got to my=20
first destination I found that the whole 1200 miles to =
there: the=20
plastic fuel injector holders were not tightened at all(oops! =
big vacuum=20
leak!) the O2 sensor was less than hand tight(doesn't pay to be =
in a=20
hurry). Only 2 intake manifold bolts were tight, the rest I had=20
forgotten to even get in finger tight, I even lost one on the road=20
somewhere. The timing was off, and I adjusted it. After =
those=20
adjustments I got back on the road and was getting about 35 mpg!(never =
got=20
above that though). Anyway basically the rocco went through =
Glacier=20
National Park, Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, the Nevada Desert, =
Devils Tower,=20
Mount Rushmore, and lots of little things- and it didn't break=20
down! Not to brag but I'm pretty proud being my 19th birthday =
was only a=20
week ago! Anyway I learned not to be in a hurry, not to =
road trip=20
with someone who can't drive your car, to always fill up before =
entering=20
desolate areas(long story behind that one), and best of all =
that despite=20
what I have formerly thought there actually are solutions to my roccos =
problems, unlike the acts of God I thought they were! Sorry if =
this was=20
boring-</P>
<P>Rob</P>
<P><BR>
<HR SIZE=3D1>
<B>Do You Yahoo!?</B><BR><A href=3D"http://health.yahoo.com/";>Yahoo! =
Health</A>=20
- Feel better, live better</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C231A2.7C135560--