In the theme of the season that would mean getting the new drive train parts on the cross bike. And no, Paul, they aren't on yet. I've got till friday next week to get them on there. Hopefully sooner. Would be nice to give the bike something of a shake down before the Waterville race.
But that will have to wait until I get the new headgasket installed in the Passat. Going to be a bit of a job getting the rusted nuts and bolts off. At least it won't be 90 degrees tomorrow. Much nicer working on the car in the orange suit when it isn't sweltering... Can't wait till it is comfortably cold like Hondo's or Marty's Pole barns in the deep michigan winter. Or even Lew's garage.
Digging through the old contact lists is helpful. Figuring out that well, if the head is warped it is warped and needs to be replaced or re-manufactured. No milling or anything to do about it. And then the rest of it all, well... i've over thought the symptoms down pretty well to hopefully a leak in the sandwich layers of metal in the gasket. These use a metal sandwich to deal with the 18+:1 compression ratio pressures, so can't really put sealant goop or head prep material on there. Clean dry and smooth. Hopefully that's how it will come apart. And go back together.
Then the bike race wagon will be in road trip shape for the next couple week run of travel... diesel power man... well really more of diesel efficiency... but power too... can't have enough of that...
Will be nice to get it over with so I can move on and stop running the process over and over in my head. Just gotta get it DONE.
heddwch
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bummer you snapped the bolts!!! Argh - nothing to do but drill them and easy out them. Get some PB Blaster on there right now and let it soak!
I was downtown in a clients shop, sorry! You sounded bummed, but then, that is how you always sound on the phone.
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