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HELP!!! Broken down in NC
- Subject: HELP!!! Broken down in NC
- From: scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)
- Date: Sat Dec 31 06:04:03 2005
That @#$% alternator bolt came out again. This time I lost it completely.
I am in Fayetteville NC staying with friends right now, but sometime between
now and Monday I have to get a replacement, as I have to be back in Virginia
to finish with the Navy. Grrr.
I don't think any listers are in the immediate area--am I wrong? Why
couldn't this happen a block away from Dan Bubb or Daun?!?
Anyone know of a junkyard in this area? Any other suggestions?
The car currently runs--but the belts tend to slacken at low rpm and I am
VERY nervous about shearing the other bolt off and having a 90amp pinball
inside my engine compartment with 12v/1000+ amps tethering it.
I JUST was beeeotching about this a day or so ago! Why would it keep
working loose like that? Could it be a bad bearing in the alternator is
causing vibration that is working this loose? I have no idea if there is a
bad bearing or not, just a thought. After Cathy's comment I am not sure I
want to put LOCTITE on this bolt if I can find another one.
Other than that the car performed rather infamously. I did Hampton to
Fayetteville in about 3.5 hours. I have a couple of nice pics I snapped
with the cell phone I will post up later. I don't think I dipped below
80 once. I even stopped for dinner. Quite a few triple digit bursts.
;) Ok so maybe it was the vibration of 5-6k and road bumps that did in the
bolt.
Thanks
Chris
423-912-8962
PS. my wife may post here today as there were connectivity problems when I
got here last night, and I asked her to post on my behalf. Be gentle LOL.