[Vwdiesel] Runaway 1.5NA Golf

[H.Hagar]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: H.Hagar 
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 7:13 AM
Subject: Runaway 1.5NA Golf 


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Yes Gary -    and the rest of you --- Here is the HISTORY. It happened abou=
t 5 years ago and it was my first Rabbit Diesel.----  300 dollars Can. and =
running-----???? must be a rustbucket ---right ? ---RIGHT.
Very low KMs on the clock ---62000. ----Was it sitting somewhere for a long=
time ? ---yes. The first owner put in a new battery --- closed the hood --=
-Rabbit caught fire ---LOL ----battery was too high.---Melted plastic all o=
ver the place.
WAS the engine destroyed ?????? Hell NO that why I love these things ----I =
pushed into the driveway --and phoned a Person who knew something about Rab=
bits ---I said what do I do ? ---He said turn the key and see if it starts-=
--  Now blow my socks off----No problem at all----I then took a piece of ru=
bber hose and routed the Crankcase vent to the back bumper.
By then it was Christmas and I guy drove in to town for a visit with a 1982=
Rabbit 2 door.NA 1.6 L. ---On the back was a cardbordsingn --FOR SALE-----=
--sent him back to the big town on the Bus.---LOL   That is the one I am dr=
iving NOW.--
Hagar.

Some of you may have heard roomers about this condition -------- I had.   F=
or you who never drove one like that --LOL read on--and the rest -I could n=
ot stop you with a bat.
It was a 300 dollar Canadian ----"Special" --- Just got it --with a note in=
the glove compartment from the police saying noisy exhaust must be fixed a=
nd proof delivered to Station.On my way home from "MIDAS" lol    ---it spee=
ded up when I took foot of pedal---about a KM from driveway.What to do ?---=
-brakes were so bad --that stalling the engine in high gear was out (4 spee=
d Manual)---managed to coast and brake just short of driveway in ----NEUTRA=
L  ----15000rpm 20000rpm? ----was silk smooth sound almost like a turbine -=
--I sat and waited for the rods and pistons  to fly all over the place.---B=
ig Rig pulled in front of me and the driver came running with a fire exting=
uisher-----Then it died..He told me he thought I was on fire----He was behi=
nd IN THE SMOKE ----and smoke there was ---for two Kms.That Rabbit did not =
need an injection pump after 10000rpm-----LOL it picked up the crankcase oi=
l ----and was quite happy.----HAGAR.----sure was fun.


Hagar.

PS  :   this for the Aussie runaway.