Well for those who didn't believe in me, you all won Options

[bd1308]

Engine is gone. Blew left-rear plug and it was melted , with the electrode and insulator missing. So you all who didn't think I knew what i was doing, you all were right. Bad part is that unless God or Jake Raby materializes, I don't know that I will be able to pull off a engine drop and transplant this weekend. Which probably means that I would have to give up the ghost and sell my car.....this weekend has been the worst one in a LONG time.


IF you all don't believe in religion look away now:

Lord help me.

[Series9]

I haven't normally been one to support your antics, but I have to say this: Is this the first engine you've lost by your hand?

I had three when I was in my teens before I succeeded. Loosing an engine that's worth a few hundred dollars is nothing to cry about.

Take it apart and fix it. It's the only way you'll learn from your mistakes.

Look at the RS. It's the result of years of experience, including failures.

[bd1308]

yeah from day one i haven't had enough money to rebuild a engine. I have a 1.7 that is in the storage unit that *may* or may not work....so the only thing I have to do is to call into work tomorrow, and drop my engine and put my 1.7 in.

[bd1308]

so i guess instead of crying about it, i just need some help with moving the engine and stuff.....can any locals help?

[TravisNeff]

Keep after it, it could be worse (like not having another engine). This is where you will really learn about these cars.

[redshift]

ouch..

And so begins the journey..


M

[Series9]

QUOTE (Travis Neff @ Jun 3 2005, 06:03 PM)

Keep after it, it could be worse (like not having another engine). This is where you will really learn about these cars.

Exactly.

You're obviously an intelligent guy. You've forgotten more about computers than I've ever known.

Take the fucking engine apart and learn from your mistakes. Otherwise, get a Honda and forget about it.

By that, I mean take the engine apart. It's not expensive.

[Joe Ricard]

Sorry to hear that you lost the motor.

But if you would have taken half the advice we gave you and the REALLY good deals you wouldn't be where you are now.

[bd1308]

i think somebody needs to club my parents, cause they wont have nay part of it. they want me to be a "let's take the car to the dealership" person i suppose. simply put, me and my parents don't get along well at all.....

[Aaron Cox]

i learned on 2 stroke mopeds etc. built me some badass 25cc motors (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

cars arent much harder. these type 4's are VERY simple.

by tom wilkinsons "how to rebuil aircooled vw motor" and take down your old motor, and build a badass BD special. you can do it.

if you just need help with moving a motor... go to home depot/lowes/hardware store, buy/steal a furniture dolly and go to town.



you can do it. - use the force.

AA

[bd1308]

thanks aaron, i just need to steal a weapons-grade flash grenade so my parents will be dazed for a few hours--so i can get this engine swap going.

[Series9]

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jun 3 2005, 06:19 PM)

i think somebody needs to club my parents, cause they wont have nay part of it. they want me to be a "let's take the car to the dealership" person i suppose. simply put, me and my parents don't get along well at all.....

Cry me a river.

My parents made me work on the car in the side yard in the sand. Try swapping an engine in the sand.

I'm the only person in my family who knows shit about cars, and it's not because they encouraged me.

[bd1308]

i gotta use the schwartz----

[Series9]

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jun 3 2005, 06:25 PM)

i gotta use the schwartz----

pray to god......prayin' to god...

[bd1308]

QUOTE (914RS @ Jun 3 2005, 07:23 PM)

Cry me a river. My parents made me work on the car in the side yard in the sand. Try swapping an engine in the sand. I'm the only person in my family who knows shit about cars, and it's not because they encouraged me.

i hear ya'.....glad to know i'm not alone here.

[Series9]

That's funny, your parents don't look Drewish....

[Katmanken]

Get busy!

When in high school, I blew the tranny in the bug and my dad made me remove the engine and swap it out. Best lesson I ever had....

Learned how easy it was to pull the engine and what a pain it was to swp the tranny..... After a year or so, my record for pulling an engine was 4 minutes and I could fix almost anything...

Musta been why I became a mechanical engineer.....

Ken

[TravisNeff]

I've been through 4 914's two engines, and an engine swap between cars. Nobody showed me how to do any of it. I learned after my first engine blew and paying someone to do it, that engine was junk and after a 5k bill the realization came that the only way I can afford to keep the car(s) was to learn how to do it myself. That I did, haven't done a full rebuild on an engine yet, heads and junk. I've been through most anything else. You just can't be afraid to dive in and go.

[bd1308]

guess i just expected too much from them....i'm on my own...thanks miles for the words of encouragement.

engine drop at 5pm tomorrow
d-jet config (hope my modified 2.0 setup will work, if not its okay) sunday

[TurtleGirl]

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jun 3 2005, 07:19 PM)

i think somebody needs to club my parents, cause they wont have nay part of it. they want me to be a "let's take the car to the dealership" person i suppose.

Ok, so this is how it starts... My dad told me that if I wanted a beetle, and not an American Muscle car (which is his first passion) I would have to do everything myself. NO taking it to the shop. NO asking daddy for help. The first thing I did was buy the beetle for $400. Then drove to the Pep Boys down the street and bought the "Rebuilding Volkswagens for Dummies" book. (The third thing I bought was a gas cyphon, and then a metric socket set for my dad's tool set.)

Now I've graduated (sort-of) to 914s and luckily I have a wonderful mentor (Joe, 914RS) to make sure everything is done right, but you're never going to learn unless you're forced. It takes a long time to become a Jedi Knight, paduan... You'll be fine. Just don't get discouraged too easily!!!


from a fellow paduan!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)