Date:         Mon, 24 Jul 2000 07:03:12 -0700
Reply-To:     PSavage <psavage@saber.net>
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From:         PSavage <psavage@saber.net>
Subject:      Intermittent Power Loss Syndrome
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Good morning!
Thanks for all the feedback on ShadyBoy awnings.  Everyone agrees they look
great, but I still haven't heard from anyone who has used theirs "hard" &
can say whether they really perform.
    I am obviously not alone in dealing with the "dreaded"  Intermittent
Power Loss Syndrome.  David Gunning wisely pointed out the folly of tossing
large sums of money at the problem.  I intend to continue with what will be
an annual comprehensive cleaning & preventative maintenance, which may turn
up any number of "loose cannons."
    This problem, however, is not inconsequential:  my Westy loses power &
stalls out, forcing me to drift to the shoulder.  And there is nothing
predictable about it!  On  a 4 lane highway, I might lack enough momentum to
change lanes & get to the side of the road.  In heavy traffic, this could be
lethal.  And in Mexico, as I have explained, many two-lane highways have no
shoulder whatsoever, and are swarming with Big Rigs.  I used to shudder to
think of losing  all power passing one of those rigs!
    I hope all of you had a good weekend.  I managed to keep one eye on my
laptop screen while waxing my poptop & picking ripe plums.
Ciao,
Phaedra
'85 Westy-Wolf
"Hester"