Good day, just small stuff and blither

[pats16v at columbus.rr.com (Erik)]

So just how much coffee have you had this morning Cath?

Erik
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: Good day, just small stuff and blither


> Okay, it's finally warmed up enough for my tastes, so out to work on the
> cars a bit. I was hoping yesterday to just hop in the headache and fire
her
> up (what am I, on drugs?), but after the fuel pump buzzed, there wasn't
> enough to crank her over. Between her and Klaus, it didn't add to 12 V, I
> think Klaus' battery froze, my fault, it went to bed low. So it was the
> triple trickle charge, would have been four, but I didn't worry about the
> truck, I'm sure its dead too. The kid, of course has my good new battery
up
> in North Bay.
>
> So today it was another of those rare days when the salt is gone and the
> road is still frozen, so off I go in the headache, she fired right up, and
> ran faster than hell, struggling to find anything resembling traction on
the
> frosty roads, and just a blast to drive in general. It's been a long
winter,
> and it's actually been longer than that since there was that starting
issue
> in the fall. I just love that car, despite the nickname. It's still so
> wicked fast.
>
> Oh, did I mention this was the threatened "no muffler" run? I got one
scowl
> from a homeowner, but no cops followed me home.  Funny thing is it wasn't
> much harder on the ears than with the dead muffler. And it was SO MUCH
> fun...OMG it was loud. Lots of popping when I got off the throttle, and a
> delightful growl when I got into it. I think I'll go terrorize the
lakeshore
> in the other direction before the Borla goes on. (and then there's the
river
> road...)
>
> So Klaus is getting the relayed lights put in (that's going fine), and the
> finishing touches on the "de-Californication", so the EGR stuff all got
> blocked up properly, and then I yanked the rear parcel shelf to finally
> cover it with carpet, and noticed I could see through two of the speakers,
> not good. I had to go to the city to get oil for the DD, (and of course
they
> didn't have it), but there was a great sale on speakers...cheap, but
they'll
> do for now. Some 6 1/2" Blaupunkts. Klaus is getting royally spoiled, I
> ordered him a suspension this week too. Lets see, what else, that's about
> it, though I feel a great "free the electrons" mission brewing on Klaus.
> (actually, what I really feel brewing is an engine swap. Sorry, the 1.6 8V
> just doesn't hold a candle to that 16V 2L)
>
> I'm loving having my own space, unlike when I work with the kid, I no
longer
> have to spend a half hour looking for a screwdriver, and mop the oil off
the
> floor. And it was great to get back into a Scirocco after all that time.
> There are times when I wonder why I screw around with these old cars, and
> one drive usually clears the question up nicely. Just had to share. No
> disasters to report, Klaus remains a pleasure to work on, I still suspect
> he's plotting sonmething really big when he does pull a stunt. I'm just so
> used to the other one being a spoiled brat 24/7.
>
> That's it from me, for now anyways.
> Cathy
> 1987 2L 16V "the silver headache"
> 1979 non-S "Klaus"
> 1980 parts Rocco
> 1999 TDI New Beetle
> and some other scrap metal
>
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