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Date:         Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:12:56 -0400
Reply-To:     neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: It' been quite a day.....
In-Reply-To:  <4504D527.70907@charter.net>
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Too true.

Actually now that I've stared at bottom of van for a while now, I've got a much better image in my head of the "lay of the land". The idea of swapping a subie or TD engine into this van, seems much easier, though it will be a lot of work.

Neil.

--- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

> The real charm is that you will know your machine > inside and out, and > all it's little quirks and nuances, and there fore > you will rarely be > "caught out" by some inconvenience that takes a lot > of time and big > bucks to fix. You will ahve taken care of it before > it happens. > > I like knowing my machine thoroughly. No surprises > on a back road by the > bayou in the middle of a rainy night. > > John > > neil wrote: > > --- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > > > > >> Lots to do, lots to do. > >> > >> John Rodgers > >> 88 GL Driver > >> > > > > > > Hey keep on keepin on! > > > > I dropped my gas heater yesterday, checked brake > lines > > to rears, cleaned up odds and ends. Even got the > > P-side bushing out of clutch housing..... (don't > ask > > how!) > > > > Tomorrow is installing new parts in clutch housing > > pulling rusty questionable steel brake lines, > checking > > shoes and springs etc. and putting clutch et al > back > > together.... *sigh* > > > > I'm starting to understand part of the "charm" in > > owning one of these beasts! > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Neil Nicholson. > > 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > >

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