Date:         Sat, 22 Apr 2000 17:40:46 EDT
Reply-To:     KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      Getting ready for Campbelltown, PA show!
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

Anyone else going to the Campbelltown, PA (not far from Hershey) VW show next
Saturday?  I have been going to this show for the past three or four years
and it is always a nice show with lots of folks looking to sell parts, swap
parts, talk about VWs, and some nice vehicles for show (no drag racing,
yipee!).  I'll have a stand there and would love to meet some more of the
List folks this year.  I met Ed Henkle, and Mark Upton last year.  Would love
to meet more folks.  If anyone wants me to specifically bring anything they
want to see let me know.  I will be bringing:

Projecktwzo lower fog light grille kit
Power window kit
Darrell's Famous Digitool
SA 15" Alloy Wheels (on my van)
SA grille (four round headlights)
and lots of other parts to sell and swap.  If you need anything let me know
and it will save you the cost of shipping.

I was checking the van over today getting ready for next weekend.  I usually
have a great running van up to the day of the show.  Then the morning of the
show the van will start messing up on me.  First show a small exhaust leak
became larger and larger until finally one of my crossover pipes fell off
(Harley city! Vroom!).  That was in my '85.  Last year my '91 van started
running really crappy the morning of the show (something about all of those
parts piled up over the engine compartment lid).  I stopped at a local
grocery store and bought some brake cleaner.  Cleaned the cap and rotor up
with scotch brite and she was back in business.

This year I decided to trick the van and fix it early.  Fixed a nagged wheel
bearing noise on Thursday (I will post a whole 'nother one about this one
because it turned into a nightmare) and today as I replaced cap and rotor
(PM) and ran the van I noticed that the alternator was making a sound like it
was full of rocks.  So I am really glad I checked her out early.  With a new
alternator installed she should be good to go.  She already has two new heads
with gaskets, new fuel lines, new plug wires, new plugs, new coolant temp
sender, new Air Flow Meter, new Water Pump, so why not a new alternator?
Next on the list is all new coolant hoses.

Sorry for the rambling, and hope to see you folks at the show!

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
http://www.vanagain.com
John 3:16
Phone: (856)-765-1583
Shop:   (856)-327-0027
Fax:     (856)-327-2242