St. Louis Thread #3

[azier]

I think I need to start working some overtime to pay for this car hobby.
Yuck.

 

[drtechy]

I think I need to start working some overtime to pay for this car hobby.
Yuck.

Lol welcome to the game

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[eurocars]

X2.. I do 20 over a week

 

[azier]

Hard part about living in a small town and having a "professional job" is that working a second job would result in me getting some VERY strange looks.

Though I have thought about doing after hours tech support kind of stuff -- you know, cable boxes, home networks, cleaning up viruses, ZzzzzZzz. Could be good for a little extra cash.

 

[azier]

Pulled my fuel pump and replaced the cam follower -- wasn't too bad once I went and got a 13mm deep socket and 1/4" drive ratchet instead of trying to remove that schraeder valve with a wrench.

Follower was shiny on the side with a pea sized silver spot in the middle. Looked like it could be okay, but went ahead and replaced it anyway. Sputtered a bit on the first start, after turning the key to prime it for 10 seconds 5 or so times.

I have to say, all the help on these forums have been invaluable -- I'm not as afraid to dig in to the car, though I'm a far cry from doing any major repairs.

TLDR: Thanks!

 

[drtechy]

Pulled my fuel pump and replaced the cam follower -- wasn't too bad once I went and got a 13mm deep socket and 1/4" drive ratchet instead of trying to remove that schraeder valve with a wrench.

Follower was shiny on the side with a pea sized silver spot in the middle. Looked like it could be okay, but went ahead and replaced it anyway. Sputtered a bit on the first start, after turning the key to prime it for 10 seconds 5 or so times.

I have to say, all the help on these forums have been invaluable -- I'm not as afraid to dig in to the car, though I'm a far cry from doing any major repairs.

TLDR: Thanks!

Nice, yea if it wasn't for these forums I would have been a lost cause on my old mkv lol

 

[azier]

Am I the only one on the forums that thinks bagging a car is kind of... silly? over the top? And definitely too expensive? You end up looking at around 5k after labor it looks like... I'd rather buy anti-lift kit, billstein sport/Koni Yellows, and good springs and have enough money left over for a bigger turbo (assuming I had that much, which I don't).

Maybe I've just trolled too many threads that are only about bags and wheels -- I for one am okay with classix as long as the car is fun and fast.

 

[drtechy]

I agree but to each his own I guess

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[ViRtUaLheretic]

This is vw
shit dont make no sense

 

[drtechy]

This is vw
shit dont make no sense

oh no, he's back

 

[ViRtUaLheretic]

Im like herpes :biggrin:

 

[drtechy]

Im like herpes :biggrin:

LMAO, it's true he is

 

[azier]

Dayum -- okay so level with me my fellow midwesterners, how will this car be through the winter/snow? Also, it's somewhat disconcerting that my console beeps every time it drops below 40deg?

No changes to the car, had about $1k saved up for some suspension in the spring, but made a better decision to pay down some debt. Hopefully I'll still be able to do suspension/exhaust in the spring if I save pennies over the winter.

Cheers

 

[eurocars]

It does fine. Get a set of good all seasons or cheap winters and drive it. The beeping from the MFD is the idiot reminder to tell people it's cold out

 

[eurocars]

mario, you know anything about comcast vs att uverse? need to get hookup at the new house, comcast sucks, didnt know if you'd heard anything good about ATT. the p.o. said they had uverse and loved it but I have no experience with it