[Vwdiesel] Mileage test of Rabbit 1984 --- ( Smileage -GRIN GRIN ala Hagar )

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

Hagar,

You are an inspiration.  I am a big time experimenter here too.

As you probably know I am a ham radio operator.  I'm not much of a mechanic,
but at 42 yrs old I learned to paint the thing a few months ago. My cost
$15.00 !

The other week I welded the top of the strut housing with a MIG (first time,
no teachers). Looked awful but I learned a little. Next time will be better.

I am a scrounger extraordinaire, like most hams, and looks for parts,
antennas, radios, cheap cars.....whatever folks are giving away or selling
cheap.

My current driver is either a $100.00 86 Golf with 411k kms on it or a 77/87
Austin Mini I recently imported from Wales with who knows how many miles on
it. (it;'s a FrankenMini consisting of many parts from many years, as they
changed very little over the years, much like the VW Beetles.)  My 78
Canadian Mini awaits resto.

But I digress. (*of course I do, that's the point. ) LOL! (or "HI HI" as us
hams type to indicate laughter.)

Currently I am connected wirelessly to some unknown local Internet access
point via 2.4GHz WiFi using a Tim Hortons 369g/13Oz coffee can as an
antenna. I swear it's the Gods' honest truth. 12dB SNR. (we'll say an 539
report for those CW hams amongst us). (2 bars for those of us who have no
idea what I'm talking about, but have used wireless.)

P.S>- Always enjoy the scrounger/high MPG/bought a car for $100/made it home
using bread ties and a bandaid posts from everyone.  Shows ingenuity !
73 (Best Wishes),

Mike

VE9AA

Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
NB
Canada
E6L 1T1
----- Original Message -----
From: "H . Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 1:54 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Mileage test of Rabbit 1984 --- ( Smileage -GRIN GRIN
ala Hagar )


> Hagar sez   :    This is the most fun I ever had since 1942 and without
having SEX with a
> woman.----------  was it easy ?  --as piece of Apple Pie ?   --no it was
skinned knuckles
> blood sweet and TEARS.
>
> And lets NOT forget the busted studs .bolts and -----on and on and on.
>
> SO ?   was it worth it ?   ---absolutely BET YOUR SWEET ASS.---I would
never have known
> about all those interesting and helpful people out there --if not for this
site. So if you
> are a NEWBIE let this tale be an inspiration.-- I am 73 ---in my mind ?
"A feisty Old
> FART "   sort of like those woman I admire so much --
> " The RAGING grannies"  of BC. Canada. (KANADA).
> At 50 dollars per Barrel US ? ---78 miles to a gallon Imp is SMILEAGE.
And that is a 4
> door 5 on the floor 1984 Rabbit turbo ---cutie --named "Bunny
Bondo" ----Price Paid
>   ---05 mar 2003 ----500 dollars Canadian NO TAX. (scrap iron) . I write
mostly for
> Newbies and down on the Luck types. ---so this tale will be continued.
Today I am re
> installing the Smileage test stuff on "Bunny Bondo" --and it will stay on
for about two
> month. This time I got a 4 litre Vine jug for a fuel tank----not the
Pickle Jar
>
> No I NEVER thought I would get this good  on diesels in a mere 20
ears  -----I am NOT a
> mechanic and NEVER was. -----BUT I am a Wizard at certain things.----I
read Feymans
> lectures on Physics every day and he said Observe Reason and
Experiment ---That fits Hagar
> to a "T". ----and that is Science NOT  Hillbilly.----But I wear the title
like a badge of
> honor ---I have Hillbilly friends. And I was there in Kentucky and
Tennesee on vacations.
> Hagar.
>
> PS:   so call me billy any time.
>
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