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Anyone want a rusty old oil burner...CHEAP?
My best no-start story was the lawnmower that refused to start. After
about 20 tries I lined up and kicked the motor, accompanied by a stream of
vocabulary that apparently disrupted a church service 3 miles away.
Much to my surprise the steel toe of my workboot went through the
crankcase.
Needless to say, cutting grass was put off in favour of a trip to Canadian
Tire for a new lawnmower. I purposefully leave the old, busted one parked
beside the new one - not as a reminder to me of what happens when I let my
temper get the better of me - but a reminder to the new lawnmower that it
had better behave - or else.
Drew
On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> I did that to a car once. I still have the rubber mallet with the metal
> handle. I hit the car sooo hard I bent the handle.
> The stupid car still didn't start!
> And... the handle is still bent :)
>
>
>
> Julie Macfarlane
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> "For good health : EAT RICE!"
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> >To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: RE: Anyone want a rusty old oil burner...CHEAP?
> >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:49:57 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >
> >Nothing. The remainder of the reassembly process was as smooth as silk.
> >
> >However, nothing was what the injection pump decided to do as well (when
> >it normally should be pumping and metering fuel.)
> >
> >I suppose I shouldn't really take it out on the car, seeings how the
> >injector pump is the one component that's actually older than the rest of
> >the car (it's of an 83 TD) but dammit all to hell, like I didn't have
> >enough other things to deal with - it had to go and pick now to calve?
> >
> >Howver, I did threaten to junk the car if she screwed up once more between
> >now and Cincy. So, sledgehammer in hand, off I go. Damn, it will feel
> >good.
> >
> >Drew
> >
> >On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> >
> > > Ok Drew. Now what happened after the oil event yesterday?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Julie Macfarlane
> > > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> > > "For good health : EAT RICE!"
> > > Amsterdam NY
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
> > > >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >Subject: Anyone want a rusty old oil burner...CHEAP?
> > > >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:11:37 -0500 (EST)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >I'll ship anywhere in North America - air mail even. What's left of
> >the
> > > >bitch should fit in one of those bubblewrap envelopes, once I'm
> >through.
> > > >
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84 Wolfsburg Edition TurboDiesel Scirocco
http://scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca/gtd
89 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Avant
99 A3 Jetta TDI
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