Date:         Mon, 21 May 2001 20:00:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Alan Watts <alan@16color.com>
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From:         Alan Watts <alan@16color.com>
Subject:      hot starts, new tires, max camber and bird nests
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Hi all,,

I just had 4 new Agilis tires (Agilii?) installed and the difference
is amazing.  But when the shop was doing the alignment, the
front-passenger wheel wasn't able to get less than 2 degrees (it was
a very obvious slant) on the camber.  He maxed out the adjustable
adjustments to no avail - has anyone else encountered this?

Also, with the temperatures rising here in Texas, I've had difficulty
starting my westy hot.  I usually have to wait 5-10 minutes to let it
cool down (longer I'm sure when full-blown summer comes) and when I
try repeatedly to start her, there seems to be a strong fuel odor.  I
sometimes lightly push the gas when it is trying to turnover (like it
says in the owner's manual) but I don't know if it's too much and
just compounding the problem.

And I thought I was the only one who loved my westy:  I was driving
to get my tires today and noticed lots of stringy bark and grasses
being blown around the interior...I thought, "my camper isn't THAT
dirty already!"...and I looked back and noticed a bird had built a
nest in the space where the canvas top gets folded into above the
sliding door!  Luckily there was no bird and no eggs....too bad, I
coulda cooked up the freshes scrambled eggs yet!


Alan