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Date:         Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:23:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
Subject:      Re: 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan
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Forget the Splittie - what's the beauty in front of it? A 356?

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:12 PM Subject: 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan

> Sorry for the no subject line: > > Some folks asked for more pictures, so here they are. > If you're on standard modem it might tale a while although the pictures > are all reduced and compressed. > http://www.williamwareagency.com/forsale/67van.htm > I started about 10AM this morning to lay waste the this here 1966 > Splittie Westfalia. > You'll find the before, in the middle and all of the engine and drive > line FuFu. > Hopefully I'll have some after pictures. > It took about three attempts for me to get the valves just right on > adjustment but it humming about as good as any engine I've seen with an > unknown hot cam in it. > It still wants to backfire a little at about 4500 rpms. > I'll address that when I get a manual or some qualified replys. > At any rate, ugly as she "Road Kill" is, she's a driver and I'm going to > paint the interior back to the OEM and let Maaco get as close as possible > on the outside. > Some interesting things are the heater in the extended oil pan, the > ceramic fuel filter, the drain for the oil cooler, the giant remote oil > filter, the alternator conversion, the K&G air cleaners and the degreed > drive pulley for the alternator, the Type IV drive line conversion and > shock absorbers about 3" in diameter. > If you see anything that I missed just drop me a note. > > Stan Wilder > 1983 Westfalia Air Cooled > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.


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