Date:         Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:00:25 -0600
Reply-To:     "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
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From:         "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
Subject:      a new beginning on B. Bones
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After a relaxing week traveling in New Mexico and
Arizona where I stared into a campfire each night,
I'm back at home and trying to catch up on all
that has been happening with the list.

For me, it's back to the problems of my 88 Westy.
Tomorrow I will swap out the distributors between
my 87 and 88.  If that does not work, I'll
swap out the ECUs.  If that does not work, Leonard
at AVP told me to check the valve adjustment.
Sometimes, I'm told, the valves on a newly rebuilt
engine will tighten, and so I'm going to do the
initial adjustment per Bentley (less one turn).

If by Monday this bus is not running well,
I'll take it to a local (and brilliant) English
mechanic.  I'll leave it with him until it's
running well, or I'll ... I'll, well, I'll cross
that bridge when I come to it.

Regarding Joy's problems lifting the pop top
with her boat on board, I was thinking that
any shop that regularly installs those fiberglass
lids for pickup trucks could provide and install
a set of struts that would certainly help with
this task.  Just a thought . . .

Warren
88 Westy "Billy Bones"
87 GL "Long John"