[tcb] Re: Holiday work party?
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:39:29 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
Hehe. I have had the Rivi within about 2 hours of starting since August.
I've been procrastinating because I'd really like to have other VW folks
around to listen and watch for errors when it fires up the first time. I'm
a little twitchy about starting this motor after having it self destruct
after 180 miles the last time I had it running. (missing front tin and no
cooling fan cover -- road debris got in the fan and fired sideways through
the oil cooler -- no gauges and the idiot light was slow to respond -- the
bottom end was knocking before the light came on).
What's required to start it:
really, just add gas and tranny oil, drain the 6 or 7 quarts of oil that's
in it (overfilled for crate storage) and refill to proper level, then wire
up the engine compartment -- 10 or 20 minutes max
That'll get it "started". Need to install the new axles and adjust the
shifter to actually make it move.
Other stuff to be done before I'd be comfortable actually starting it:
Add the guages I have ready to go
a) install and hook up the CHT
b) drill/tap the taco plate for the oil temp sender
c) add an extender hose (that I need to order from ACN or have made) and
tee to run vdo oil pressure and stock idiot light.
And, before actually driving more than a few feet I need to replace all
rubber brake lines and flush the system (I have a power-bleeder available).
Maybe a few would like to have a new years day "after party". I,
personally, don't go out new years eve as a general rule.
Gerald
On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 09:11:17 -0800 (PST) Mark Sawyer
<mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How much time is needed to finish the rivi? The shipping dock here at
> work is big enough to get a bus inside.
> Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Dec 1, 2004, at 10:22 AM, Gerald V. Livingston II wrote:
>
> > OK, due the way our holiday closings and my normal work weekends fall
> > this
> > year I will be off from midnight the night of December 18th to 7am
> > January
> > 6th.
>
> MAN!
> That is one nice 3 week vacation!
>
> > So, from the 28th to the 5th...
> >
> > Anybody in the Houston group have a garage or other workspace and want
> > to
> > plan a one day holiday "help me finish the Rivi" get together/party for
> > TCBers?
>
> I would love to help, but have no place to work. I did all the work on
> my bus here at work when we had some "extra" space. That "extra" space
> is full of sewing machine crap now. I don't know of any good "indoor"
> space for us to "finish the Rivi".
>
> >
> >
> > If someone has a big enough space maybe we could put it out on the HVWC
> > list and make it a holiday Houston VW party? Potluck and BYOB&B (booze
> > and
> > bed).
> >
> > I wanted to have it running before the 18th but the weather isn't
> > cooperating with my no-garage having butt right now. It's decided to
> > get
> > both cold and wet at the same time. I could work around one or the
> > other,
> > but not both.
> >
> > Gerald
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