[Vwdiesel] Progress!

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  I'm actually getting things done!  Turned the Subadon't back into a 
Subado, new crank bearings in the scooter and even fixed the carb 
weep.  Got that 80mpg US (96mpg Imperial?) back!
  Today I got the Dasher torn down!  My son's put an hour and a half 
into it and got the radiator drained (mostly on the carport floor), hoses 
disconnected, injector lines off and the timing belt off.  I spent a little 
less than two hours and the pistons are out and the head's ready to 
pull the keepers and retainers and put in new valve stem seals.  Rings 
have less than 50K easily but have ~.050" of end gap on the one top 
ring I checked.  #1 also had ALL the rings nearly in line!  Even the 
3 piece oil ring had all three pieces lined up better than if I'd tried to!
#2 had all the end gaps within less than 90 of eachother with the top 
two rings almost in line.  I KNOW I didn't put them in that way!  Kinda 
'splains the oil usage!  New valve stem seals are simply an attempt to 
thwart Murphy's law before it attacks.
   Got a job offer today too.  Kind of a little of everything at a carpet 
store 
about an hour away.  Good friend to work with but it's a bit of a drive and 
with fuel prices...  Plus I haven't worked regular hours for about 15 years.
Gotta think on it.
     Loren