Like the damned Pheonix

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Yeah, well, mine will bleed at least. And I mentioned the lack of end caps
to the FLAPS guy, and he tells me I might be able to get something from the
hardware store. Like...okay????
cathy

On 1:28 pm 08/30/07 julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I bought a reman brake caliper that I could not bleed. Turns out the
> inlet was packed with sand blasting material.Great quality control
> boys.....
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:52 PM
> > To: 'Neptuno'
> > Cc: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Like the damned Pheonix
> >
> > Oh Salty's just in need of someone to bug him, he missed Cincy this
> > year so I couldn't pester him properly up close and personal. And I
> > suppose I should get in the habit of cruising the Vintage forums.
> > But the list has been so quiet, and the Scirocco preCincy thread on
> > the Vortex was so much fun....it was good to see it revived.
> > Cathy
> >
> > On another topic altogether, are brake rebuilders on crack? I just
> > got a caliper for the winterbeater, went to put them on (after
> > procrastinating all summer) and the guide pins take a 5.5mm Allen.
> > I dont know about you, but my Allen bucket set doesn't have a
> > 5.5mm. (and the stockers didn't come off with a 5.5mm, that I know
> > for sure) And I just know I'd stick a 5 in there a few years from
> > now and strip the hell out of them. So I used the old guide pins.
> > And of course the little end caps from my stock caliper won't fit,
> > so salt and water and crap will be in eating them apart anyway.
> Some days it might be better to drop it off and not know what's not
> > quite right under there, you know?
> > Cathy
> >
> >  On 11:49 am 08/30/07 Neptuno  wrote:
> >>  Oh Salty,
> >>
> >>  Do You really? I started on the tex almost about the time that I
> >>  started here, and if you stay away from the Drama (Mk III, IV, V
> >>  forums) you are mostly in the safe.....Come feel the love that
> >>  permeates from the scirocco mind set...... Hell we have our bad
> >>  apples here..... I remember hurting peoples feelings for calling
> >>  the tex, whoreTex, but again I feel that I am contributory where
> >>  ever I go.......amusing at least.
> >>
> >>  Cheers compadre,
> >>  El t
> >>
> >>  Eric S  wrote:
> >>
> >>  I really hate vortex..but, seeing Meze post, I just had to reply
> >> :)
> >>  --
> >>  Eric
> >>  www.vintagewatercooleds.com
> >>
> >>  1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
> >>  1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
> >>
> >>
> >>  C Boyko said:
> >> >  ..the PreCincy thread on Vortex is BACK!!!! Too funny.....:)
> >> >
> >> >  cathy
> >> >
> >> >
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