RE: Dead Ur-Q ; Electrical

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Ian J Haseltine" <Jim_Haseltine@classic.msn.com> wrote:

>>Changing the alternator ($70! rebuilt) in the office car
>>park (with hardly any tools) in 6" of snow and -15C was the most
>>unpleasant job I have ever performed on an Audi

>Try a one-man Ford Sierra clutch replacement, outside in North Yorkshire
>after
>dark in January - BTDT (twice). At least the effort of lifting the gearbox
>off
>my chest a number of times did its bit trying to keep me warm, unfortunately
>it wasn't very successful.

Or replacing the rear hatch of my '82 Opel Kadett, in December, finishing
pushing the rear screen in at about 1:30AM and finding out that your hands
have frozen to the screen? (No, the demister still didn't work!)

Or replacing a '73 MG BGT head gasket in February, in a torrential rain,
because the car is needed desperately the next morning, ending up with
chattering teeth even after 25 mins of hot shower, and a painful ribcage
(from leaning over the front wing) that lasted for at least a week? (only
to learn that next week it's time to replace the propshaft bearings, and
it's _still_ raining)

Or trying to repair accident damage to a '90 VW Golf, and having a really
hard time getting the front wing off because at -10 C the underbody sealant
is rock-hard, and you keep on losing your tools in the snow?

Gee, it's fun to do your own repairs!

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 214,000km

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