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Hey Toby-
> Okay, it appears you've been working with these engines, in depth, for
some
> time. Care to update us on your VW life and any job-related education
(for
> example, Russ was a VW mechanic and now works at Mahle Parr, Jim A. is a
> physicist (or damn close) and has been working on T3's for God-knows how
> many years, John J. is a composite engineer for Ford, I just sit here and
> try to absorb it all :)
Well, I am an engineer. That's not too bad.
But, here comes the embarrassing part...
Although I already have some rather interesting and complex projects behind me,
I'm still a lowly undergrad at Northwestern University (double major in
mechanical and chemical engineering). Just about all of my IC engine
experience, of which 95%+ comes from toying with VW's, came from the last five
years of having this VW obsession, er, "hobby." Makes me seem pretty puny
compared to the 25yr+ mechanics, eh?
I don't pretend to know everything, quite frankly because I don't :-) But, I
do know a little bit.
I've delved into a wide variety of VWs over the years, although I've only
actually put two of them to my own name. One is my red 1971 Karmann Ghia coupe
that I've had since I was 15 - it's a sports touring car and I drive it as
such! Twice a year, I go on 2500-3500mi road trips with it to travel from So.
CA ("home") to IL (school). The other is my silver 1972 Fastback that I just
purchased in May. I haven't gotten a chance to do anything with it, but will
begin work once I replace my 2.0L T4 Ghia engine with a 2.6L T4 engine
(planning on a December completion time). It will be my "practical" car - you
know, the VW you can actually carry people in :-) The 2.0L T4 from my Ghia
should push the fasty along fine...
Take care,
Shad
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