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OK all you mechanically-minded thinkers, I have a
puzzler of the week for you all, before I fork out hundreds of $$$ to the VW
mechanics. I have a 1996 VW Jetta with powerlocks and anti-theft devices,
4-door, 5 speed with air. The air conditioning system had been blowing
only regular temperature air, so before we paid an a/c specialist, we took the
problem to Dave G. (I hope I have all the details Dave, so correct me if
I'm wrong.) He and Steve filled and checked the compresser which seemed to
work as long as they had the compresser being charged. When the charge was
removed, the cool air stopped and they came to the conclusion that it was a
problem with the wiring. On Monday we took the car to the dealer that we
bought the car from and they were to have the mechanic check it out.
Yesterday the mechanic called and said that he didn't have the equipment to
check air conditioning, but would have it checked by a local mechanic
who has the equipment. He called me back and said that the other garage refused
to touch it because they didn't know what was added to the compresser, and
he wouldn't go any further until that was determined. He wouldn't consider
checking the wiring, because he thinks it's a problem with the compresser.
When I went to get the car, the battery was totally dead and they had
to charge it up again, telling me to take it to a licensed a/c dealer or VW
mechanic. When I left the lot, the a/c came on and worked
beautifully, but the re-circulation button would not turn off. Today,
the car is dead again, but the hazard lights stayed on, whether a key was
in the ignition or not. Because the car had been sitting since last night, I
didn't know how long this had been happening and of course Steve is doing a
double shift....not available. I phoned the mechanic back and he suggested I
unhook the battery cable from the battery and leave it off , which I have done,
until it can be brought in.
Whew!!! Any ideas what it might be or how much I
will get dinged for this one????
I know, I know.....a yuppy car on a pauper's wage
doesn't work, so I'm finding out!
Love K.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:29
AM
Subject: Re: Puzzler of the week
I would guess that he adjusted the clutch cable so
that it only partially engaged, so that instead of spinning the wheels, it
just slowly applied torque, inching his way up the hill.
Although,
having driven one of those things to Washington DC and back, I'd have to say
that the clutches in them are scary enough as it is. Not to mention the
shifter, linked back about 10 feet, which felt like a giant marshmallow ringed
by some mechanical gears. Shifting gears in one of those buses was a real
adventure.
At 10:22 AM 7/9/2002, Don & Tonie wrote:
Good one Scott. My guess is that he adjusted the engine
idle speed screw so that the engine would keep running when he put it in
gear and got out and pushed from outside/ rear of the microbus. Just a
guess. Donnie.
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: Scott MacLean
- To: MacLean List ; Georgetown Crew Mailing List
- Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 8:11 AM
- Subject: Puzzler of the week
- This week's puzzler:
- Many years ago, I lived in Vermont. One Saturday morning, the phone
rang. It was one of my fellow teachers, and he needed a hand moving a cast
iron stove into his house.
- He explained that he was going to pick it up at the factory, and he'd
be back in a few hours. He asked if I could help. I said, "Sure. Go get
the stove. I'll be waiting."
- I immediately got dressed and engaged in every manner of household
activity, hoping that I'd have some kind of an accident. Nothing worked,
and as I waited, I noticed a wonderful thing began to happen: the snow
that was falling down changed to freezing rain.
- I said to myself, "This could be good. He's never going to be able to
get up his steep driveway when he returns." I'd be off the hook. And maybe
by tomorrow, when the ice has melted, his brother-in-law will be home to
help.
- So, sure enough, there I was, hiding behind the drapes when he pulls
up. I'm peeking out, and I see that he's slipping and sliding and can't
get up the driveway. Every time he lets the clutch out, the wheels spin
like crazy, even with the additional weight of that cast iron
stove.
- He gets out and throws some sand under the wheels, but it doesn't
help.
- He gets out again. This time, he opens that little engine compartment
door that the VW Microbus had in the back. He does something that takes a
second or two, then he closes the engine compartment door. The next thing
I know, he's climbed his driveway -- and he's on the phone, telling me to
come over and help him move the stove!
- What did he do?
- Last week's puzzler:
- There's a fancy French restaurant cafe called Cafe Pretension. They
had started a new promotion. On their anniversary, a married couple
purchasing an entree at full price would get the second entree free. The
promotion turned out to be a huge success.
- Of course, the restaurant required diners to bring some proof of the
date of their anniversary to receive the discount.
- One Wednesday night a waiter came to Francois, the owner, and said,
'Boss, that couple over there is claiming that today is their anniversary,
but they don't have any proof.'
- Francois went over and introduced himself and engaged in a little
tete-a-tete with them. Francois asked the woman, 'Tell me a little bit
about your wedding day.' She said, 'It was a beautiful Sunday morning, the
birds were chirping as I opened my window to prepare to get ready for my
wedding. I saw the flowers in bloom. It was spectacular.' She goes on to
explain to Francois that today was their 28th wedding anniversary.
- Francois says, 'How charming! But, unfortunately, you do not qualify.
I don't believe that today is your 28th wedding anniversary.' 'In fact,'
he says, 'You're a bold face liar!' And he slaps her across the face,
spilling her vichyssoise onto her lap.
- How did Francois know that today was not their wedding
anniversary?
- Last week's puzzler answer:
- How did Francois know it was not their 28th wedding anniversary? Well,
it turns out that the calendar exactly repeats itself every 28 years, so
if, in fact, they had gotten married on a Sunday, then it would be Sunday
now. So he knew they were lying because 28 years ago, it had to also have
been a Wednesday, and it couldn't have been a Sunday.
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