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Need quick help, please!
The picture looks to be from a self storage unit thing. You'll need the
electronic brain for a Scirocco swap. Plus you need to cut some brace under
the hood for the hood to close nicely I think.
Keep us posted about the outcome.
Cheers.
Marc
'83 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco Slegato
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Allyn
> Envoy? : 2 juillet, 2003 22:40
> ? : Jeff Toomasson; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Re: Need quick help, please!
>
>
> yea, probably just stiff.
> i'd spray some penetrating oil down the spark plug holes and
> give it a day,
> then try to turn it over.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:13 PM
> Subject: Need quick help, please!
>
>
> > Ok - I found this yesterday:
> >
> > http://www.craigslist.org/nby/car/13068909.html
> >
> > He says that it has 75k on it. So, I arrange for the guy to
> deliver it
> > to my house for an extra $25 (160-mile round trip). With
> that in mind,
> > it's definitely a sweet deal.
> >
> > I told him yesterday that I'd like to turn it over hand in
> person just
> > to verify that it was in working order. He calls me up before he's
> > about to leave saying he wanted to verify it would turn
> over for himself
> > before he drove it all the way here (fair enough). But he
> couldn't get it
> > to turn. He tells me that considering it won't turn and
> that he just
> > wants to get rid of it, he's willing to drop the price
> another $100! (and
> he wasn't sneaky about it either...)
> >
> > Would it be normal for an engine to be stiff after sitting
> for 6 months
> > with no oil (in a storage unit, plugs installed)? I mean, the way I
> > figure it, unless the damn block's got a hole in it, it's worth it
> > regardless with the new price.
> >
> > BTW - the guy seems nice on the phone, relatively
> articulate and seems
> > to know a decent amount about VWs...and HE'S ON HIS WAY OVER! :)
> >
> > thanks in advance! JT
> >
> >
> >
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