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Date:         Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:56:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
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From:         Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: removing VC- time and ease??
Comments: To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.GHP.4.30.0111140928440.6464-100000@raptor.csrv.uidaho.edu>
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sorry, didn't mean to make you feel bad...you're doing a great thing for your friends. i just hardly have time to breathe with alexander at home, let alone have a whole morning to work on the van. and ali *is* a saint.

bill

On Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at 09:44 , Matthew Pollard wrote:

> well, i sort of screwed up here.... My friend has two childern (7 and > 1.5), no $$$ and only one car. They are borrowing our extra car (we have > 3!!) as opposed to renting. They don't have the $ to have a shop do the > tranny. I though we were JUST doing the tranny (two saturdays i > figured), > then i told him about syncro.org and he now wants to make sure the whole > drive-train is OK.... I'm too nice and just can't let him do the VC or > in > that case anything by himself (he is less than mechanical...). > > Jen is not too happy with me, but i'm stuck, he needs the help, and they > are really good friends.. And we are probably going to ask his wife to > baby sit Dylan a few days a week so jen can get some work done... > > I'm allowed to work on the bus early saturday morning only. Like 6am to > 11 > or noon tops. She called over to his place the first time and said she's > going to sell Dylan on ebay if i'm not home in 10 minutes.... > > Yes, she is a saint. > > well, i gotta get some work done around here. > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > > > > On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Bill Kasper wrote: > >> matthew, with a new baby, where are you finding the discretionary time >> to do this on a friend's syncro? jen must be an absolute saint. >> >> bill >> >> >> On Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at 09:08 , Matthew Pollard wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> I've -quickly- looked over bently... how long does it take to remove a >>> VC >>> (the drive line is already out- tranny too :-). How easy is this job? >>> The >>> slideshow on syncro.org makes it look pretty darn easy- am i missing >>> something? How about refilling the diff with fluid (yes, redline >>> mt90)- >>> easy, a PIA? What do i need to know before i spend all day saturday >>> doing >>> it? Special tools that are not mentioned? (like funky long wobbly >>> extensions, etc?) >>> cheers >>> matthew >>> >>> >>> Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death >>> Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your >>> breath" >>> University of Idaho >>> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 >>> >> >


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