i need to vent

[Timmy_Barns]

Well I was going to work today, yes on Labor Day, and i just came home from a 10 mile drive from my aunts house, just put the motor back in, with the heat sheild. Change my cloths, come back out, get in, and about 1/8th of a mile down the road I hear a thunk-thunk-thunk from the back of the car. I stop, and call my bro. He comes and pulls the Bug back home. Tonight after I finally got outta work, I go out, pull the coil wire off of the coil and crank it via my hand (Which is hard when it is raining) and it went around about 85* and stopped. turned it about 90* the other way and it stopped dead. NOW I AM PISSED. So now after jsut putting the engine back in I have to pull it again. You know I have put over 2000 dollars into this engine. I dont know how many hours I have into it. I coulda ordered a nice crate engine from one of the companies. This sucks. I asked my Mom if I could stay home from school tommarow and she said 'Yes' then I asked Dad and he said 'No, I havta go to school cause I am not going to skip to work on that friekin VW' So now I am stuck with the Friecking 94 Chevy Lumina that every time you drive it 5 stinkin minutes it over heats so right now I am extermely pissed. Sorry for the rant. I am going to go and cry or something cause as of now I have over 2000.00 dollars invested in a heap of engine that is no longer useable, cause my engine has now been aling bored to many times. Im going to go now. I'm really thinking of selling the Super.

[Vincent]

man don't fret that sucks but it happens to the best of us. I rember one time with my old super i had just finished rebuilding it and went to the parts store and they gave me the wrong spark plugs and when i fired it they were smashed in to the pistons and messed up the heads.

[Timmy_Barns]

Oh yeah that already happened. What was that 2 times ago that I tore it apart

[Massive Type IV]

Sounds like something was ingested into the engine.....

[super vw]

Man... that DOES TOTALY SUCK!, but ya gotta keep your head up!
Id say screw what your dad says and listen to your mother... get out there and find out what went down. I GARANTEE you will learn more figuring out what happend to your motor than going to school (well at least you would here in the USA).

Stick it out man!

[zen]

sorry to hear it. it does happen to everyone though. and yes, you could have bought a crate motor for that cash...and have learned nothing. at least you have that learning experience and can use it right away on the rebuild. good luck with it.