Only an 8V.....

[ansonivan at yahoo.com (Anson Clement)]

Thanks man, that is high praise indeed!

Trust me, the coming vid will eclipse all my previous
attempts.

Ooh.... railroad tracks.... hmmmm.

Anson

--- Ben Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anson, the only other person that has made me laugh
> so
> hard just reading a story is none other than Jason.
> You should feel quite proud of this compliment.  ;)
> 
> Anyhow... like usual we all expect the full story
> and
> video when this event does take place.  I suggest
> waiting
> for another week until there are some more people
> over
> at your place to enjoy this spectacle... maybe even
> a
> particular railroad track crossing would be in
> order, eh?
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> --- Anson Clement <ansonivan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Story time kids!!!!
> > 
> > Those of you unfortunate enough to know me
> personaly
> > are probably aware of my little rocco harem: the
> '88
> > twin '87 16V and last and deffinately least my
> shitty
> > old '86 8V.
> > 
> > The 8v has been teetering on the brink of
> destruction
> > for months now, it's been hit in several traffic
> > altercations and the frame is a tweaked like a
> chimney
> > sweep's nose.
> > 
> > The exhaust fell off right behind the cat and all
> of
> > the syncros grind.
> > 
> > Several days ago I noticed that a new noise had
> joined
> > the discordant cacophony of clunking balljoints,
> > toasted wheel bearings and roaring open exhaust.
> > 
> > I of course dismissed this recent audio addition,
> who
> > cares I thought, the grotty little fucker had it
> > coming it signed on for a life of hardship.
> > 
> > This morning on my wide open throttle abuse fest
> to
> > work I noticed that the noise had gotten louder
> and
> > was joined by a nasty burning smell and a trace of
> > smoke at stoplights, good times.
> > 
> > Before setting off for my first job of the day I
> > decided to pop the hood and investigate, with the
> > engine still purring like a large cat in a blender
> I
> > ventured into the oil covered wasteland.
> > 
> > I was expecting to find bad alternator bearings or
> > worse yet a waterpump failure, imagine my surprise
> > when I discovered the timing belt tensioner had
> > completely siezed!
> > 
> > I popped a used 16v tensioner on there without
> > replacing the badly burnt belt, the rotten thing
> > should hold up until I decomission the car next
> week.
> > 
> > Anson
> > 
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