dumb questions #32, 33, 34

[Andrew Mabe]

#32: Not unless your realy untra serious about racing will oil weight make a 
differance nore should you worry about it as long as it lubes the engine.

#33 Yes its illegal but when was the last time a cop checked your car for 
one?  Exactly

#34 I got pulled over in my 16v GTI with no back seat and two people back 
there sitting on the floor. Cop didn't say a word since NY has no rear 
seatbelt rule for people over 13(?).

If you wanna cut weight out jack the car up and start pulling heat sheilds 
off.  They don't do anything ultra important besides keep the heat outside 
the car. Its not like the car will catch fire without them. Thats a good 30 
pounds there easy.

Mabe


>From: Tessie McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: dumb questions #32, 33, 34
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 22:00:10 -0700 (PDT)
>
>OK so even though it felt like 90 degrees out when I got home, I changed
>the oil and filter (I figured hot was good) in preparation for an upcoming
>time trial. I'm running Mobil1 15w-50 synthetic. Am I the only person who
>has the impression that when the weather is hot, the engine doesn't run
>quite right when it first starts up? It always sounds like it's down on
>oil for the first couple of minutes in hot weather, and I get the "tappet
>noise".  Does anyone ever tweak the viscosity of their oil when they
>drive at the track in hot weather? It also seems like the area around my
>injectors has started whistling or sucking... it's hard to describe, but I
>don't recall the engine sounding that 'airy' before. This is a normal '88
>80Q.
>
>The questions get dumber and dumber: I'm starting to remove things to get
>rid of weight. (*I'm* looking fine, thank you very much; I'm trying to
>trim down the car). First to go is the spare wheel  -- what a mutha! (to
>quote someone on the Alfa digest who recently used this great term). That
>baby weighs a TON! I know it is prudent to carry the spare, but is there
>any law that requires me to have a spare on-board?
>
>For #34: I got the bottom part of the back seat out -- it's pretty light,
>actually. Before I take out the rest of the seat, is there a law requiring
>a back seat in a passenger sedan? Wow is it noisy back there with that
>padding gone.
>
>I think I'll leave the passenger seat, though. Gotta have some place for
>my doggie to sit.
>
>And I suppose this is going to ruin my new camber settings...
>
>Thanks for your patience with me -
>
>Tess
>in Seattle, WA USA .. or is it Africa? can't tell, it's so hot
>


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