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I wondered why this hadn't appeared - fell into the trap of not checking the original posting was addressed to the group. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk> To: <dynamico@earthlink.net> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Engine work > I don't do much engine work, though at 88,000 miles maybe it's about to become > necessary, but I just love to get close and dirty with a muffler. If it > involves removing a broken stud after stupidly starting a muffler change job the > day before a VW meeting I want to attend, it's even more quality time spent with > the love of my (mechanical) life. > > Still, a blob of weld on the end of the broken stud and about 2 hours persuading > it out of an inaccessible place with Mole grips (self-grip wrench!) means I > should no longer be popping and banging all down the road. > > And like banging your head against a wall, it's so good when you finish. > > The more adventurous we get with car maintenance the more problems we get > ourselves into - true for me anyway. ;-) > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ > ------ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~