At 10:14 AM -0700 10/3/00, Karl Wolz wrote: >Yay! They saved the bus. > We learned last week that Stinky, our '82 diesel westy, has serious internal engine bearing issues on a rebuild less than a year old. While we work this one out, we need a point A - point B car. Selling Stinky was, of course, not an option. The bus must be saved! So I think we're biting the bullet and buying a new H*nda. Anonymous, plain, boring, yes. But it should be reliable, fast, and cheap to operate. We just can't afford two cars with Stinky's "personality," but can't live without such a fun ultimate camping machine, either. Besides, the kids are nuts about the bus. I'm reminded of an old saying: "There are two kinds of VW bus drivers: those who have dropped their engines, and those that will." I guess I have my winter project cut out for me. I can hardly wait! Happy wrenching! T. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin Copley Bowen Island, BC, Canada 49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky") '97 son Russell ============= '99 daughter Margaret /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter 1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi {. .| clatter! 1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT 7,400 km ~-()-==----()-~ Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango) http://www.sfu.ca/~tcopley/vw/ |
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