Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 12:04:00 -0700
Reply-To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Could be Road Kill = brake section
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Just did the brake thingy. Fronts are, of course, a breeze. It had been
many years since I had done drum brakes but a friend, expert mechanic,
guided me through them and there wasn't a lot of problem beyond the usual
grease and nicked fingers.
If you have someone around who has done drum brakes recently you should be
OK doing them yourself, and the disks are a breeze.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "PSavage" <psavage@SABER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 11:48 AM
Subject: Could be Road Kill
> History: Bought '85 4-speed last fall.
> Cutting out problem evident.
> Always the optomist, changed the gas filter.
> Next, my (then) mechanic swapped a small,
> inexpensive part ( fuel relay or some such). No help.
> Next, new AFM installed (this decision pre-List days!).
> For four months no problema. Then, while still driving in Mexico,
> the trouble reared its ugly head again.
>
> Yes, the van starts right up afterward. But--
> Picture this: Two lane Mexican highway, no shoulder,
> two foot dropoff. Big rigs both directions. Van cuts out,
> dead in the road, & nowhere to go, bulging eyes glued to the rear
> view mirror as Big rig bears down on me.
>
> Picture this: Four lane Mexican highway, highspeed Big rigs
> both directions. I stay to the right, but find myself stuck
> behind an '46 International dump truck overladed with rip rap,
> belching black smoke & moving exactly 5 miles per hour.
> I see my chance. I pull out, but just as I'm neck & neck
> with the dump truck, the macho coyboy riding the 18 wheeler,
> sixpack of Pacifico jammed between his knees & hellbent for
> Sinaloa rides up my ass, horn blaring. Van cuts out.
> Another road kill destined for a Big rigs cow catcher.'
> Folks, this is no joke!
>
> Lots of you believe the wiring harness is my solution.
> I am thinking it over. Mean time, the van's due for some
> well-deserved front end work, cooland flushing & new hoses,
> & then, budget permitting, maybe new brakes & batteries.
> Then I will make my move on this harness idea. Otherwise,
> I don't know if my nerves will survive another winter south
> of the border. The fact that she starts right up after cutting out
> is little consolation. The question is, will I?
> I bow to the collective wisdom of The List.
> Phaedra
> '85/4-speed Westy Wolf
>
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