Date:         Thu, 28 May 2009 20:23:31 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: trip report
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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Remember guys, THIS is why syncros came with manual transmissions! Just stop
it on a hill, and start it with 1st gear doing a rolling start. Don't use
your granny gear (or it will escape), but get the engine running this way
and then drive it untill you have time to fix it right. It doesn't have to
be a roadside repair.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the Back
Leaving for a 2400 mile trip tommorow.



On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 6:56 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
> > No ....real easy to see it and to reach in and touch it. Not enough room
> to
> > get anything more on the wire or the male spade to both place the female
> on
> > the male, then at the same time push it on. Richard finally got it on by
> > laying on his back, while I used 1 finger from above to both bend the
> wire
> > to 90 degrees and pull the spade toward me and it snapped on finally.
> Very
> > cramped space. The shop that put the motor in and does these starter
> > changes, said they unbolt the engine carrier, drop it 3-4", then put the
> > starter on, making all the connections prior to jacking the engine back
> up
> > and bolting the carrier back in place. Not a casual roadside repair.
> > bob
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Right. Thanks. I can see it more clearly. Had read that it was a hard
> place to get into.
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
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>