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Date:         Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:32:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
Comments: To: Rex Merriweather <hihorn@DSLEXTREME.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <006b01c406dc$2231fe50$6401a8c0@rexgjbtzsjpq16>
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Now this may just be a good reason to have a long legged women around... where do I find one that can not talk?

Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Rex Merriweather wrote:

> My girl friend has fixed both fan belts and hoses with pantyhose on her > Jetta and Syncro Vanagon. Held up all day. Once she got it to a mechanic in > Illinois who "Fixed" the belt, laughed at her temp fix and charged her > $60.00. She got 10 miles, belt broke, pantyhose went back on and made it > another 50 miles........ > www.stunttrumpet.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "don spence" <dspence@OANET.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:14 PM > Subject: Re: " you fixed it with what?!" > > > > As travel season is approaching and there has already been a fair bit > > of discussion re: what spare parts to carry I'd like to invite one and > > all to contribute to a " you fixed it with what?!" list. > > Who knows, tales of other's creative fixes may get one of us out of a > > jam. > > > > For example, a friend and his family (wife, two young girls) were > > heading up a remote highway in northern Alberta for a Christmas visit > > with grandma in a Hyundai. Thirty miles from nowhere, -20 C, the fan > > belt pops. No spare. No tools. What to do? > > For some unknown reason, the wife, whom I have never known to wear a > > dress, was carrying a pair of pantyhose in her luggage. Yup, stretched > > and tied the panty hose around the pulleys and limped slowly into the > > next settlement. I've also heard of it being done with duct tape > > (don't leave home without it). I have wrapped up burst rad hoses > > successfully with Gaffer tape. (better than duct tape-used in the film > > biz) > > > > Anybody else made emergency repairs with "available" materials? > > > > >


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