Dead kombi help required near Newcastle

amazer · 2003-08-05T11:36:12+00:00

Weeeeeeeeeeell, after a quick top end rebuild at Valla, my bottom end seems to have expired at Hexham. I need somewhere to have it towed to, and stored for probably 2 weeks. Pleez. Maybe you could post some of the pics here Kol?

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Nov 2003, 1:18 pm

#114730

YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAW.
the driveway rings to the tune of a 2 litre kombi. (A bit loud - think the insides of the muffler might have blown away). Looks like I do have a pushrod tube leak, like I expected I would, damn laziness. I am mobile again. No longer do I have to hang my head at VW meetings. Dont have to sigh each time I hear "got ya kombi runnin yet?" I've never had an engine go in so easily. Clutch went in straight away. the top gear box bolts went in first go. I think the VW gods like stock engines.

Kombis run heaps better with the power brake hose attached!

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Nov 2003, 1:19 pm

#114732

And I even found out the cause of my pinging and engine blow ups. Dizzy wasnt retarding under boost.

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Mar 2004, 11:21 pm

#151837

guess what guess what guess what! I have finally made it home from Valla 03!
:party

Trip wasnt without drama. Picked up the old mans nissan patrol only to find it had a slipping clutch ( he hadnt noticed it???) so weeks of planning were stuffed, decided I would take the exxon valdez kombi up.

Mum came tagging along for the ride and had an argument with the wife before we had even left wollongong. Mexican standoff at Fairy Meadow McDonalds.

I had fun pointing out all the broken down cars beside the road, none of which were VW. Spent Saturday in the Hunter Valley.

Picked up fastback Sunday and got 10 kms before kombi sounded 'funny'. Got out to find only 1 side of the towbar was attached. Well small piece of body was attached to towbar but towbar not to car if you catch my drift. (due to a bit of 'she'll be right' attitude from myself) Mananged to alienate myself from whole family, well what do they expect when they suggest I hire a truck and its sunday afternoon in Morrisett. So back to the uncles, some creative welding and on the road again.

Passed Wyong service centre, wahoo made progress. Arrived in Sydney a milestone. Made it down Mt Ousley with smelly brakes, was going to fast, but another milestone. Then backed it up the driveway, home sweet home.

So, my baby is home, may never leave the garage again

[Edited on 23-3-2004 by amazer]

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Mar 2004, 5:16 am

#151865

& you didn't even drop in.........nice prick..........:puke

Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Mar 2004, 7:57 am

#151891

About bloody time!!!! That must be the longest anybody has ever taken to get from Nambucca Heads to Wollongong! :P:P:P

Good to see you finally made it though!

Kruizin Kol

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Mar 2004, 12:58 pm

#151993

🙁 I'm sorry spook. I didnt think of it while I was there, too much stress wondering if I would get home.

I did think of you at one point though when I was 'racing' a train at Engadine, wondering if it could have been you.

Spook wrote:& you didn't even drop in.........nice prick..........:puke