Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:00:04 -0700
Reply-To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
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But Al. That would require me to be organized. Clearly I'm not. My
electronics bench covered with orphaned parts etc. should have been a
clue. (that and the fact that the 1000 & 1 box of bits I bought
years back is now scattered beyond recognition) ;)
I show props to my Vanagon parts though. They are actually *almost*
organized. If need be, I can lay hands on a serrated CV washer in mere
seconds!
Neil.
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:41 AM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote:
> The engineering answer is to buy a full set of TORX bits. Next time you
> have to take apart some weasley thingamabobble you'll have the tool.
>
> Pensionerd.
>
> (will be sunny on my rock today)
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:31 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> My Westy recently started to bog intermittently starting from a dead
>> stop. Redid my grounds, cleaned a couple parts then finally got around
>> to double checking a few things via the ECU connector. Thankfully all
>> the grounds showed the same battery voltage, but the TPS tested quite
>> a few Ohms below spec, throttle closed position. The upper screw is a
>> little fussy to get at. My spare TPS uses shorter screws with goofy
>> sort of Torx heads. Didn't have a bit. Figuring I'd find screws with
>> more standard heads......
>>
>> Off to the usual haunts. Box-o-rusty nuts & bolts #1. Nope. Old cookie
>> tin-o-rusty nuts & bolts. Nope. Electronics bench full of cut off
>> plugs, orphaned hardware, and a ton-o-small screws. All were too
>> short.
>>
>> I mumbled various well worn phrases.
>>
>> Box o rusty bolts #2. Bingo. Of all things. A screw from an old FI
>> hose clamp fit my Jetta throttle body. Bonus: standard hex bolt head.
>> Much easier to install.
>>
>> This is why we keep crap.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>
>
--
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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