Date:         Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:23:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Dave Baker <DBAKER5@kc.rr.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Baker <DBAKER5@kc.rr.com>
Subject:      Re: New Engine - No Power - Getting Better!
Comments: To: Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@hotmail.com>
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Thanks for keeping us posted on your experiences with Boston Bob's new
engine.

You know, it's real easy to become paranoid from reading this list.   People
seldom post when they complete a trip, have a good time, and encounter no
problems with their vehicle.  What we hear are the horror stories.  One
could get the impression that every time you turn the key something gets
primed to explode.  I drove my 85 Westy to a dinner party tonight at a
friend's house.  He lives outside of town about 15 miles.  Any more, every
little clunk or squeak captures my complete attention, and I find myself
constantly scanning the temp guage and the idiot lights.  I'm happy to
report, however, that Wolfy performed flawlessly.  I haven't even had to add
any coolant now for nearly a month. (Knock on wood!)

Thanks to all the knowledge I've acquired from the great folks on this list,
though, I feel much more confident to handle any problem should it occur.

Dave in KC
85 Westy
http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1

PS - We'll see just how good the Universal Battery deep cycles are... I
forgot to unplug the fridge yesterday.  This morning, the aux battery
voltage was reading 6.4 V!  It's on the solar charger which can't keep up
with what the fridge draws -- especially at night :).


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@hotmail.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: New Engine - No Power - Getting Better!


> I posted that my new Boston Bob engine was producing no power a couple
days
> after the install, and asked if there was anything other than the cat to
> check.
>