#10!

[320touring]

Back up to 20th with 628.3 miles for 49.99 L of Veg/Diesel

55mph seems to do the trick, even with the duff thermostat (looks like power steering pump removal is required to fit!)

Although Mr Bodine's post above is now making me think that I should call my local tame mechanic and get a cost for doing the cambelt- I've done nearly 4000 miles since 20th Jan...

[NachtRitter]

Eeek! I'd best stay on it! Y'all are nipping at my heels!

[320touring]

Originally Posted by NachtRitter

Eeek! I'd best stay on it! Y'all are nipping at my heels!

you're cheating with your TDI though, all that new fangled direct injection, intercooler based witchcraft

[NachtRitter]

True, the newfangelry does help...

[JethroBodine]

OK, I've had some time to think about the bump start thing.

The normal method is, while coasting, let the clutch pedal all the way out quickly and hope it works. This often creates a couple head jerking movements, forwards and backwards, that would also put forward and backward loading on the timing belt. Since joining this forum, I've learned the gentler version of just barely letting the clutch engage enough to spin over the motor and quickly depressing the clutch again to allow the engine to come up to speed before releasing the clutch again normally. I'm thinking this technique is no harder that using the starter on the timing belt. I could be wrong( and often am).

I am still going to change my timing belt this spring along with the tensioner and idler. I don't think the pulleys got changed when the belt was changed.

Don't worry Nacht, we'll all wave on the way by.

[NachtRitter]

Originally Posted by JethroBodine

Don't worry Nacht, we'll all wave on the way by.

A challenge is good... It may convince me to start doing some aero mods...

I should add that I am also cheating because I live in California... a lovely 75F (~24C) this week

[AndrzejM]

Originally Posted by NachtRitter

I should add that I am also cheating because I live in California... a lovely 75F (~24C) this week

-8C today

[JethroBodine]

Got up to 20f( -6.7c)today( and now it's snowing). Fill today for 55mpgUS. Still holding at #9.

[vacationtime247]

Got to get back in the game and enter in some fuel logs. It's been cold and the Tempo takes forever to get up to operating temp.

Tried bump starting cars before using the clutch. Makes me nervous to even try. Know that all it would take is one wrong jerk and a timing belt or something else is bound to break. My luck it would be a seal that requires engine removal, in the middle of nowhere, raining frogs, with my wife puking in my ear about 'I told you MF>%#:er!(*!!!'
VT247

[NachtRitter]

Originally Posted by JethroBodine

Got up to 20f( -6.7c)today( and now it's snowing). Fill today for 55mpgUS. Still holding at #9.

If you're getting FE that good in that weather, then I have no doubt you'll get above Helga once the weather gets nice! Unfortunately ( ) I have another ~700 miles before I will need to fill up again (and can get a tank FE number), which prolly means end of month ...