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Date:         Thu, 23 May 2002 19:35:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod)
Comments: To: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>

Was this the beginning or the end of the earrings, etc. that you described a while back?

Karl

----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Re: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod)

> First motor I ever rebuilt was in my 1970 Porsche 914. > > Being a dork, and only 18, I accidentally left out a crankshaft bearing > dowel pin. 30k later, I was running 105 mph on US 264 between Wilson and > Greenville, NC, and about 10 minutes into my little jaunt, all hell > broke loose in the motor, and the oil light came on. > > The bearing floated out of its saddle and the ensuing debris created > bending and breaking mayhem in the crankcase. A real mess of many > things. > > I feel your pain. It smelled bad. I leaked oil everywhere. JB Weld > wouldn't fix it. A new motor was the answer. Tomorrow is another day. > Tonight, let it be Michelob. > > Pax-- > > G. Matthew Bulley > Mount Olive, NC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of Brian T. > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 2:51 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod) > > Hi, > > I am rather dejected and need some moral support & > direction. Number 3 rod turned into a snack for the > crank and was burped out the top of the case last > night on my way home. With this lovely new "see > through" feature things don't seem to run so well > (minimizing, I'm in denial). > > I have one shop close enough to tow to and they only > deal in VOA motors... I don't have the > time/tools/experience to do anything else but this > option. Is all lost, am I going to lose all my sanity > and then some? > > Any words of wisdom or consolation in my now WAY > overpriced Westy would be great. > > Running with scissors, > Brian > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com >


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