Date:         Mon, 4 Jun 2001 15:05:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gearing up for cross-country!
Comments: To: Michael Edwards <mpedwards@LYCOS.COM>
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You really do want to carefully consider your route.  Skip Sacramento
and just head east on I-10 to Jacksonville, and maybe then head north if
the weather is good!

Do you have an auxiliary heater?  You'll freeze if you don't with the
air cooled system.

Install a pair of  Hella H4 headlights along with a couple of relays or
you will burn out the headlight switch.  See archives for good posts on
this.  Also, remove and clean the headlight ground under the dash on the
left side.  My Hella system failed after a few months because the extra
current made the corrosion on this ground worse to the point it failed
to conduct at all.

Winter travel is dangerous, be sure to have food, water and blankets at
all times, and get the nationwide long distance plan for your cell phone
for that month if you don't already have it, it will no doubt save you
money.
--
Stuart MacMillan
Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)

Personal mechanic for:
'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)

Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
'64 MGB (Son's)

Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT