Date:         Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:24:56 -0600
Reply-To:     Tommy Dunn <volksfix@IAMERICA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tommy Dunn <volksfix@IAMERICA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Story (lite vngn cntnt)
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Sean,

    Didn't you know,  "The difference between men and boys is the price of
their toys"!
Sounds like your just a kidd at heart with a new toy!!!!  ENJOY :-) :-), but
go slow and double check everything, at least twice!
    If I can help let me know!

Tommy
Volkswagen Restorations USA
www.freeyellow.com/members7/volksfix1/
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:14 AM
Subject: Story (lite vngn cntnt)


>Pulling these bolts is easy, I think to myself. Here I am outside in the
>carport trying to remove all the bolts to split my case on my 2.0 liter. I
>think about how cold it is in the rest of the country and tap myself on the
>back for picking Phoenix to live in. I think that I have removed them all
so
>I pop inside the 10x4 foot closet storage room (workshop) and look at my
>Haynes and Bently to confirm that I have removed all the bolts. I spot a
few
>more in the diagram and go back out to attack them. I was really impressed
>by the tightness of the through bolts next to the cylinders. Shit they were
>tight. I look at my grease covered case for any missed bolts, nope don't
see
>any. Grabbing a wood block and hammer I start tapping. Nothing! The book
>says the case should just come apart. I get my flashlight and start
rotating
>the case around, a little scrapping with a screwdriver and there is another
>bolt. Hammer and block again. Nothing. Rotate and look. Shit, another bolt
I
>missed. Hammer and block again. Nothing. Rotate and scrape. Another bolt!
>Remove it and look again for more bolts. Another one I missed. There is so
>much caked on grease that identifying bolts from crud is difficult. Hammer
>and block again... it split just a hair and the sound was a little hollow.
>Tap tap tap... now time to try to pull the oil pump. Came right off. More
>tapping and the case starts to yield and open its inner self to me. I am so
>elated. I succeeded and am overwhelmed that I am learning again. Rebuilding
>my 1st engine. The last time I felt like this was when I started learning
>DOS and BASIC in 1985. I can now finally get my cam, crank, and rods down
to
>the machine shop for inspection and balancing. I check my watch, its 10pm.
I
>should wrap things up. Entering the house I get rid of my greasy clothes,
>check on my wife and kids. Everyone's asleep. I lay down and begin to doze
>off with a sense of relaxed excitement knowing that I will be able to
>restore this vehicle after all! And maybe some day give it to my boy Cole
>when he reaches 16. He will at that age have someplace to store his Kayak
>:-)
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