Date:         Sun, 4 Apr 2004 22:30:28 -0500
Reply-To:     "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
Subject:      Back safely!
Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Well, thanks to everyone for the kind words of support for me and Bill Bones as we made our way
to and from Santa Fe this weekend.  I drove a
total of 1400 miles and ole Billy Bones did a
fine job (overall).  He did take on a coughing
spell as I left Santa Fe yesterday (in the snow)
and cleared up only after I reconnected the
02 sensor, which I had disconnected for the
entire trip to that point.

My only complaint was that the engine idled rough
and loaded up just a little, so when I got home
this afternoon I loosened all of the rocker arms
just slightly, as Bob Donalds suggested, and
although the rocker arms are chattering a little,
the rough idle smoothed right out.  One of those
valves was too tight (#1).  I'll readjust per
Bentley within a day or two and hopefully I'll be
through with the mechanical work on Billy for a
while.  It's time to enjoy the summer!

I had a chance to meet Gnarlie.  Nice person, and
good photographer.  Normal looking I'm not!
But Ole Billy Bones, now he's lookin' smart in
those photos, don't you agree?

Ought to have my new (eBay) tranny in this week.
Look forward to installing it and driving down
the road not sounding like a truck!

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