Date:         Fri, 27 May 2005 23:34:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Adam Thacker <87westy@THACKER.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Adam Thacker <87westy@THACKER.CA>
Subject:      Thanks for your comments everyone ... Re: Did I buy the Right
              Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
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I would like to say thank you to all for your comments on the reliability of
your and my Vanagons. I thought about all your comments tonight while I was
diagnosing an erratic turn signal (dirty connector) and briefly pondering
why when my engine Idles it seems smooth and nice then starts to Idle
erratic for a few minutes and back to smooth again and I wonder if it has
anything to do with the condensation... Damm I hope it's condensation
sputtering out the tailpipe when it first starts. Quick question.. do all
plugs white mean head leak or running lean?. But I know it has nothing to do
with my wiper sprayers that just stopped working.

I thank you all and I will do what I can to get things in order. Over the
next few months I will try to get it running the way I like. And will get a
feel for the engine and the vehicle as a whole and if all goes well in a few
weeks I am going to try to make it to busfusion.

I have never been a spare part's carrier but I always have a bag of cheapies
and doubles tools that I carry. I can only hope that's enough. Has anyone
ever rigged a toolbox to fit in the engine compartment on the left-hand side
or will that restrict airflow too much.

Thanks Once again

Adam Thacker