Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:04:45 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Thank You To Everyone For Your Condolence's : RE: Rockefeller
Fire
In-Reply-To: <BC0765C0.3B06%robertmstewart@mac.com>
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Or install a Diesel motor. Diesel needs to be REALLY hot before it catches
on fire or compressed. Throw matches on it all day long and nothing will
happen. Gasoline is such a volatile substance! The military uses Diesel
fuel on all of it's vehicles for this reason.
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of robertmstewart
Sent: December 18, 2003 11:10 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Thank You To Everyone For Your Condolence's : RE: Rockefeller
Fire
I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for your warm thoughts,
your inspiration to keep the VW dream alive, to look on the bright side, to
learn from the experience and to be thankful for all things..
Many of you expressed that you new the pain of my loss and for that I am so
thankful to know that there are others that know and share that experience
with me, I am not alone.
If anything I have realized and learned some things from each of you and
your words of advice...
€ Change the fuel lines every couple of years with high pressure and not
regular fuel lines.
VWNut Hawk <vwnut@hawkcomputing.com>
€ Replace the plastic engine cover with the old style Metal engine cover
from an air-cooled vanagon. (Chris aka - JordanVw@AOL.COM)
€ Carry a commercial fire extinguisher under the back seat (A big unit) or
place one behind the drivers seat. (Chris aka - JordanVw@AOL.COM)
€ Be sure to have Fire Coverage on your Van. ( I did not, but was meaning to
add it, to late.)
€ Check the engine bay and the hoses every couple of months and do complete
visual inspection.
€ Focus on the good and not the bad in any situation.
€ Do not dwell on what you could have done, but you can do in the future.
(woulda/shoulda/coulda) "J. Harvey" <jtharvey2@hotmail.com>
€ Keep a camera with you, capture every important moment.
(having fun in the van, with your friends or family or to capture an
event. (like a 10-12 min inferno)
€ If you have the cash, technical expertise and time, consider putting in a
aftermarket engine.
(Subaru) Steven (Steven Goldstein <lep8ntr@yahoo.com>)
€ This experience will be just a ...²speed-bump in the parking lot of your
vanagon life²...
Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
€ ³I learned that I can own and enjoy one of these vans from the fantastic
community that is this list.² Without this community I would probably not
have purchased my old 89 Carat Van, I might have gone it alone and suffered
through the learning curve but instead your collective wisdom has brought
much ease the Vanagon experience. Thank you all. ... ³it has taken work
to²... Get my van from where it started to the almost perfect point it was
at before the accident ...²but it is well worth it for the enjoyment I got
out of it².... ³remember the joy your van provided you and not give up on
dreams that
encounter brutal setbacks like this.² Owen <olists@thebrands.org> ( I added
my own stuff in there too)
€ ...²there is no real loss. The memories are what will be with you
forever. Life carries on. That van would want you to have one again. And
enjoy it. ....these vans are timeless friends and it is up to us to know
what they need. There is not one to compare or take the place of these.
Machines are replaceable in part or whole. We give them life and soul with
our love and use. They serve us as best as we treat them or better.
Memories are made by you and the loving company you have.
Enjoy the next one and the one after.²
Zoltan - zolo <zolo@foxinternet.net>
I would hope that who ever maintains the www.vanagon.com site might want to
add some of the key technical items mentioned here.
Once again thank you for all your help over the years, it was truly
invaluable. God bless, and happy holidays to everyone. Be safe out there...
Best Regards to all,
Robert
89 Toasted Carat Crushed yesterday
NYC