Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 15:09:53 -0400
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Seized Engine?
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Zoltan (and everyone else on the list),
I don't think you're one to chide someone else about stepping over the line
of decency.
I'd really appreciate if you kept your totally sexist speech to the privacy
of p-mail with people who you think might share your views on the behavior
of "stupid females" and what it means to "be a man." I don't know the email
address for our esteemed moderator, so I can't specifically ask him to
remind you that this is utterly inappropriate behavior for modern society,
of which I hope the Vanagon list is a part. However since this time I
believe I have not used any banned words in my response to this egregious
violation of decency, my post should be allowed on the list as a whole.
I hope everyone on the list will take it to heart. If you want to be
totally sexist, please do it personally and don't impose it on the rest of
us.
Joy
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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Zoltan
:::Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 12:26 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Seized Engine?
:::
:::Listen, you MM,
:::First go and settle with the maker and only when you done your best with
:::him
:::come to us. Don't try to blame him for something he did not do. And
:::even
:::if he is at fault, it is not for us to know when he is ready to deal with
:::it. Only stupid females behave like this. Be a man and deal with it the
:::right way. Come to us when you went the extra mile too.
:::Man don't complain first.
:::Call Bob and deal with him straight and don't dig yourself under here
:::with a
:::message like this.
:::There is no one else for you who can help you best other than Boston Bob.
:::Just don't step over the line of decency.
:::Live and learn.
:::Zoltan
:::
:::----- Original Message -----
:::From: "MM" <marknyc28@YAHOO.COM>
:::To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
:::Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 7:58 AM
:::Subject: Seized Engine?
:::
:::
:::> Hi all, I need the lists'expertise on this:
:::>
:::> 1985 Westy 4 speed.
:::> rebuilt Boston Bob Engine 8,000 miles on it.
:::>
:::> The engine quit on my one day pulling out of a parking
:::> spot in my neighborhood. After it quit i tried to
:::> restart, but the starter wouldn't turn over the
:::> engine.
:::> I thought since it had been sitting the battery was
:::> discharged, so i rolled it back into its parking
:::> spot,where it sat for another month.
:::> After charging the battery, and still no turn-over, i
:::> suspected the starter.
:::> I had other suspicions so i pulled the plugs, and
:::> tried to turn the pulley by hand to no avail. I did
:::> manage to turn the water pump pulley and the
:::> alternator pulley by hand by slacking the belt.
:::> I cleaned all my contacts to the starter and the
:::> ground strap still no turn over.
:::> Finally this morning, i bought a tow rope borrowed a
:::> friend and his truck to tow the westy out of its spot
:::> and down the road. I then tried to pop the clutch to
:::> get it started, but the wheels would just drag down
:::> the street!
:::> Is this engine toast???!!! I have faithfully changed
:::> the oil every 2000 miles..
:::> What could have mechanically failed that is holding
:::> the engine from turning?? I know the engine hasn't
:::> turned more than a quarter turn by the red timing
:::> marks still on the pulley. HELP....
:::> I just cant believe that these engines are SO
:::> fragile.Especially since i installed this one myself..
:::> Any help would be appreciated.
:::>
:::>
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