Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:57:31 -0600
Reply-To: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
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From: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
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Joy:
There might be a little bit of Accidental Vw Content there. (AVC) ! Most
Zambonis use VW industrial engines. (Boston) Bob Donalds used to repair
quite a few of them.They fuel on propane and Bob got pretty experienced
at making valve jobs last on them. Early ones used air cooled beetle
type motors, later used 1.6 water cooled. Learn more on Bob's website!
Al Brase
Joy Hecht wrote:
>Hi Jake,
>
>Logical jump to conclusions, but not correct as it happens. I was actually trying to find the names of the women on the US team, because I met someone a while back who was hoping to be on it and I was curious whether she made it. Never found the list of team members, but I did find that blog.
>
>I'm more into speed skating, myself. As a wannabe, not so much an observer. But I'm a lousy skater and afraid of falling and breaking my bones, so I don't have much future in it, alas...
>
>But various people have told me that zambonis actually have VW engines, so there really was Vanagon content to my post!
>
>
>Joy
>
>****************************************************************
>Joy Hecht
>and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>
>For musings about life and the vanadventures:
>http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
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>:::-----Original Message-----
>:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>:::Of Jake de Villiers
>:::Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:37 AM
>:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>:::Subject: Re: better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
>:::
>:::Thanks Joy! It's good to know that there is at least one other hockey fan
>:::on
>:::the List! Or am I jumping to conclusions?
>:::
>:::Seeya, Jake
>:::
>:::On 2/14/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>:::>
>:::> Tired of reading Frank Condelli's tales about Baja? Interested in a
>:::> different kind of slow vehicle, one that handles well on ice? (that's
>:::it
>:::> for the Vanagon content...)
>:::>
>:::> Well, here's an amusing alternative:
>:::>
>:::> http://www.usahockey.com/star/main_site/main/star/torino_day1_060127/
>:::>
>:::> It's the blog of the guys running the zambonis in Torino. I love
>:::> zambonis!
>:::>
>:::>
>:::>
>:::> Sorry, I know it's not Friday! But didn't I say in my previous post
>:::that
>:::> I was bored at work?
>:::>
>:::>
>:::>
>:::> Joy
>:::>
>:::>
>:::>
>:::> ****************************************************************
>:::> Joy Hecht
>:::> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>:::>
>:::> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
>:::> http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>:::>
>:::> ****************************************************************
>:::>
>:::>
>:::>
>:::
>:::
>:::--
>:::Jake
>:::1984 Vanagon GL
>:::1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>:::www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>
>
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