Ole blue update on Rose

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Well Chuck. I can't be PC about this. Last last few months have really 
sucked for you.

Hope it gets better  :)

And why you keep doing it? All of us DO understand.



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@cox-internet.com>
>To: "Dan Bubb" <dan.bubb@gmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Ole blue update on Rose
>Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:44:12 -0600
>
>    After the 5th gear went out in Aug ( just after I told Sue that I was 
>just about done with the car) its been fix it city.I installed the ACN 
>trans (5th gear went south on the FF)with the flanges/ HD springs, Clutch 
>disk that slipped,head gasket that leaked,coolant hose that split,a new 
>innovate W B 02 controller, a XD-1 afr display,100mm cv joints.I forget 
>what else.
>   After the cylinder head was off and on for the 4th time,I finally 
>assembled it dry with only the silver paint between the cylinder head shim 
>and the head.Test run revealed that the new Kevlar clutch slipped ,no 02  
>voltage to the megasquirt, but at least no more oil leak from the head 
>gasket.
>    I pulled the trans after ordering a Sachs sport pressure plate.I 
>thought no problem,I'll just mess with the 02 voltages later.It was 
>probably just a programing  screw up when I set up the W B controller. It 
>is now The 1st of Nov.the Car is in the shop in pieces and I proceeded to 
>pass out while driving down the hiway in my work van.(Not Good).Time out 
>for a trip to the hospital and had a pacemaker installed.Most scirocco 
>repair work was delayed untill after the holidays.
>   I inspected the Kevlar disk and discovered that it wasn't seated in. It 
>was only contacting the high places on the friction surface after being 
>driven for about 50 miles. I modified the cv joints, put in the new 
>pressure plate.Fired it up after checking the conroller setting, they all 
>seemed to be okay.This was after several calibrations and checks of the 
>megasquirt and the associated wiring.O yeah! during all of this my lap top 
>went down along with the megasquirt programing. VE tables and such. My 
>friend in Georgia managed to salvage the information so I could put it in 
>my new lap top.This all sounds really easy except I know almost nothing 
>about computers.After the cd was lost in the mail during the Christmas rush 
>I finally was able to get the files down loaded in the new lap top only to 
>find that there was no serial port on my new lap top.A trip to Fry's and a 
>usb adapter was found and installed. Great! I was ready to do some serious 
>testing.NOT. It seems that the lap top would not talk to the WB controller 
>or the megasquirt.More screwing around and I finally get every thing 
>talking. I still have no 02 voltages I have been on Innovate's website and 
>forum trying to find the answers to my problem. I finally gave up and 
>called Inovate's support line only to find out that there was a glitch in 
>it the controller that required it be sent in for a update/repair.So today 
>is the big day. The controller is being sent for repair.
>    At the present rate of progress I might be ready for another test drive 
>to Cincy, as It was last year.
>      Man I must be really sick to keep doing this shit!!!!!!!!!   I keep 
>thinking I'm to old for this but I'm still doing it.I guess I'm never 
>happy.Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.
>
>What an adventure!
>ole blue
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