West Michigan Fall TDI GTG - Oct. 18th, 2014
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Jeff / Rocketchip working on a customer's car
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TDI's lined up along the road by Kirk's place
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It was on the chilly side so the heat was turned on...
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Doing a ventecomy on a Beetle
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Many thanks to Kirk and his lovely wife for hosting a bunch of TDI fanatics. There were about 45 TDI's total throughout the day. Already looking forward to the next one!
r90sKirk
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Great tasting pulled pork, thank you to you and your wife for bringing that - very tasty, Chris!
You are very welcome John, enjoyed the ride and meeting you!
Thanks for the kind words Mike!
r90sKirk
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Good to have you there Brandon!
Way to go Nathan!Good times, good folks, good wrenching!
Got the brakes replaced on my Jetta wagon, thanks to Kirk for the advise, shelter, and use of tools! And thanks to the others whose names escape me for the random bits of advise and for lending a hand when needed!
I also let Jeff of RocketChip have his way with my car... The change is a little UNBELEIVABLE! The boost of power was impressive, but expected; what caught me off guard was the smoother and quieter highway performance on the drive home. It just feels and sounds like the car is working a lot less than it was.... And it's not the drag loss form the brake job either, I drove home (GrandRapids) and back with the new brakes before I had Jeff tune it. Only after the tune did I experience the change.
Next on my list is to cap off the EGR and replace my aging injectors... Then I better quit for a while before my wife has me killed!
jsrmonster
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Thanks Kirk for hosting a great gtg. I kept busy as usual, just like old times. Made it back in 11 hrs. The 09 Rocket is running so well it's a pleasure to drive. Avg speed was 75. Hit 110 a couple of times playing w/ a new cobra and also smoked a R8. He let off hehe. 650 miles on one tank(14gal), very happy w/ the CR/RC3.
Great to meet everyone. See u next gtg.
Jeff ;-))
Great to meet everyone. See u next gtg.
Jeff ;-))
r90sKirk
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r90sKirk
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I agree Marty, it was awesome to see all the TDI peeps. Enjoyed the whole deal, especially good to see you out!Kirk and Linda,
Thanks for an excellent job on the GTG.
Great to see all the TDI peop's there.
Marty
Kirk
tdidieselbobny
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Who owns that very rare silk blue B4V??? Lucky dog...... great to see everyone had a great time-I'll try for next year. I haven't gone to a GTG yet in the B4-just long road trips for TB jobs.....
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n0ftInc
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Thanks again for putting this on Kirk..it's always a good time in Cedartucky!
Wow! 10 miles in to my 11 mile paddle board race I thought about you guys! But i was quickly awakened by a passing boat wake and reveled in the 84 degrees and bright sunshine!!!
I do miss you guys and gals though! Great job Kirk!!
I do miss you guys and gals though! Great job Kirk!!
r90sKirk
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Jeff,
Thanks a bunch for making it out, I know it's a long ways to go and makes for a long weekend for you, we all appreciate it around here.
I know there were many smiles on faces after their first test drive!
Thanks again,
Kirk
Curious Chris
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I will post a picture later of what I found failing on my car on the way to East Lansing. Hint: at 175 miles I was at under 1/2 tank. Bigger hint: I fixed it in the rest stop.
Great party and we will see you next year.
Great party and we will see you next year.
brianrohr13
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Hey Guys, Brian Here. I showed up late there Saturday with the beard on my face and the Jetta Wagon and the slipping transmission on the car I had just picked up. I don't get on here a ton, but just wanted say hello. It was good meeting some of you guys.
Curious Chris
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Yes when Travis took my car for a run we turned around and there looked to be something leaking out of my car. I had looked at it earlier and I was betting it was the connections at my lift pump. But I was mistaken. We got to a rest stop north of Lansing and found that the cap on the injector closest to the injection pump was leaky and spitting out fuel.
Here is the repair:
Here is the repair:
r90sKirk
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Yes when Travis took my car for a run we turned around and there looked to be something leaking out of my car. I had looked at it earlier and I was betting it was the connections at my lift pump. But I was mistaken. We got to a rest stop north of Lansing and found that the cap on the injector closest to the injection pump was leaky and spitting out fuel.
Here is the repair:
Nice! I wondered who left a fuel trail down the drive and out on my street, I saw it the next Morning, sorry for your issue.
Great gtg kirk. I will be back next year for sure. Thanks for the tune jeff from rocket chips this thing is so much better. Im not sure how im going to keep rubber on it at this rate. I will have to do some right foot retraining or teach the skinny thing under it to stay off the floor. Lol cant wait to do some more mods. I learned alot and hope to continue. Thanks
Curious Chris
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Get yourself a WaveTrac limited slip differential.Great gtg kirk. I will be back next year for sure. Thanks for the tune jeff from rocket chips this thing is so much better. Im not sure how im going to keep rubber on it at this rate. I will have to do some right foot retraining or teach the skinny thing under it to stay off the floor. Lol cant wait to do some more mods. I learned alot and hope to continue. Thanks
frugality
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So, was tadurkee there with her high-mileage Sportwagen?
r90sKirk
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no, she said (in an earlier post) she wasn't going to make it, kind of like you ya sapstah!
Torkey is sporting a RC3+ now w/ 403k on his odo.
We missed ya Deanno!
And the silver swaggey
Mark of Diesel
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Thanks again Kirk and Linda. Mighty generous of you to open your house to us diesel nerds yet again. What a great time and BTW Lew, we were also thinking of and mentioning you too. Kinda miss the old days but the new days are great too!
What a great time and BTW Lew, we were also thinking of and mentioning you too. Kinda miss the old days but the new days are great too!
frugality
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February group ride: Meet at Kirk's place and then drive down to Lew's.
frugality
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My parents clued me in that my uncle from Iowa was visiting someone in Grand Rapids, and then taking the ferry over to Wisconsin. So I booked a ticket on the same sailing, intending to surprise him in the stateroom. But I got a robo-call from Lake-Express on Friday afternoon stating that the sailing was cancelled due to what they foresaw as a rough ride. So we both ended up driving through Chicago to go to my parents' place in Madison WI.
I've been getting lazy with the car work in recent years. I still do my own basics (oil/fuel filters), but just recently had a shop replace the intake manifold (P2015 error, sticking valve), and then a torn outer CV boot. And you did my TB job. I'm getting soft.
bala_pt
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Kirk ...Thanks for hosting the GTG, it was fun time.
I could get there only late in the day due to work but for a diesel newbie like me it was great to chat with folks that have had much experience. Looking forward to the next GTG. May be a couple of weeks early so its warmer?
I could get there only late in the day due to work but for a diesel newbie like me it was great to chat with folks that have had much experience. Looking forward to the next GTG. May be a couple of weeks early so its warmer?
You gut lucky, the last time my buddy rode it and the seas were rough it was one giant pukefest. He was green for at least 4 hours after he got off the boat. Apparently, it is not a lot of fun when everyone around you is puking.
Gordon Peterson
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A great g2g. Always great getting together with all the diesel geeks in the area. Looks like we all have a new fall g2g destination for the next 20 years... i know i will be there. Thanks Buddy for a great day.