Date:         Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:27:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: OT: No-training wheels bicycle advice needed - Some RVC
              around A/C
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I've been large for my age all my life- I learned on training wheels just
fine. Yeah they're a crutch if you want to look at it that way, but I don't
get why that bothers you.
I guess if I wanted to give my kid a coaster bike and then a pedal bike, I'd
get the pedal bike I wanted and take the chain and pedals off and seal off
the pedal bearing chamber. Then when he was ready for the pedals I'd clean,
re-lube and reinstall everything. Same bike, so he'd be used to it already,
etc. If you look around you might find one that you can actually remove the
pedal arms without pulling the guts of the crank- I've seen some like that.

What do you mean you have a leak 'at the compressor'?. Is the compressor
itself leaking from a seal or is it leaking from where the lines attach?
You need to find out exactly where the leak is before you can decide
anything else. If it's a leak that can be fixed without replacing the
compressor I'd stick with the R-12 since that's what the system was made for
and you have some. If you have to replace the compressor you might as well
look into the conversion possibilities- no use continuing to saddle yourself
with a refrigerant that is increasingly expensive and difficult to obtain
and that will only be more so in the future.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Walker, Phil" <Phil.Walker@BROOKS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:53 AM
Subject: OT: No-training wheels bicycle advice needed - Some RVC around A/C


I know it's not Friday, but we're headed out this weekend and I wanted
to possibly get a bicycle for my son since that's all I hear about 10
times a day. He's cruised around on 12" and 16" bikes at the stores no
problems (with training wheels) but they always seem like such a crutch
to me. He has a little plastic motorcycle with wide wheels that he flats
foots around the house and then zooms for 10 or 20 feet with his feet
up. Of course the wheels are 6 inches wide, so balancing is not really a
problem. However, I've seen these "coaster" bikes from Germany (Kettler
and Like-a-bike at two) that seem like the way to go to get started. No
pedals and you just cruise around gliding further and further until
you're ready for a pedal bike. The things are PRICEY though and I'm
hoping there is something cheaper available. Has anyone had any
experience with these things and has anyone found something cheaper? Any
advice is helpful. The little guys is large for his age and seems pretty
coordinated, but what do I know, he's my first and I'm a proud dad.

Required Van Content: Got my AC charged this morning. It was blowing
only medium cool. I have a very slight leak at the compressor that needs
to be fixed. Do I need to replace the whole compressor? Is this a good
time for the 134 conversion? Also, I have two unopened cans of R-12 that
I need to go to a good home. Make me an offer, especially if you are
local to SLC, UT.

-Phil
SLC, UT

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