HELP!!! Broken down in NC

[carvsdriver at msbx.net (Doug C.)]

Chirs, I posted your request for help to the local vw fourm, NCVW.org.  I know that there are quite a few folks from the Fayetteville area on the forums.  Let me know if I can be of any other help.  I'm in Raleigh which is around 1 to 1.5 hours from Fayetteville.  

Doug C.
'89 Jetta GLI
Raleigh, NC

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Chris Bennett [mailto:scirocco16vr32@gmail.com]
>Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 07:03 AM
>To: 'Scirocco List'
>Subject: HELP!!! Broken down in NC
>
>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.
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