and I don't think anyone is fond of the coolant committee either..... Chris
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of andrewbell Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 7:44 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Blown hose
I hate the exhaust committee... AB Ari Ollikainen wrote: > At 4:41 PM -0700 6/20/01, Karl Wolz wrote: > >All, > > > >I've come to the conclusions that Vanagons were built by committee. The oil > >committee decided how to do their part and the coolant committee decided how > >to do theirs, etc. Each committee had the van completely built up from its > >own perspective. They then had a big meeting with lots of booze, and > >figured out a way to make all of the systems fit together. > > > >I had to remove the oil filler neck in order to remove this darned hose, > >which means that I had to drain the oil, too! > > I'll second that!! Try replacing either or both of the hoses that > carry coolant to/from the oil cooler...then you'll notice that > the exhaust committee also got a chance to build their version. > > Remember, these are the same people who foisted ISO9000 on > unsuspecting American companies. > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus. > -- Mark Twain. > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > > OLTECO Ari Ollikainen > P.O. BOX 20088 Networking Architecture and Technology > Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com > 94309-0088 415.517.3519 |
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