Date:         Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:23:18 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: dont ever take your honeymoon in a vanagon camper...
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I did take my honeymoon in a VW Westy, my old '72.

It did breakdown, on the hwy at Hells Gate (B.C.).

It was tense, 2 dogs, one Appenzeller sennenhund and one mutt. The
Appenzeller, as anyone who has had one will confirm, is a very "intense"
dog, did nothing to reduce stress levels during breakdown.

The fuel pump "rod" had worn down, symptoms of fuel starvation got
progressively worse, fast, ending in a no go situation at fore mentioned
location. Got tow into Hope, stopping at wrecker to buy used electric pump
which was spliced in while parked in school parking lot. Spent night at very
cheap and dirty motel, my hair matted with melted asphalt (product of lying
under van surrounded by spilled gas) and I reeked of gas.

This was halfway through our honeymoon, we made back to the island and
finished our trip on a favourite spot on the banks of a river, on the west
coast of Vancouver Island.

Bliss.

:)

Alistair

--
'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
albell@uvic.ca
http://members.shaw.ca/albell