Date:         Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:18:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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Yes, I have made a lot of one way alterations to various Vanagons over
the years and will continue to do so. I did not argue against that to
begin with, that was someone else. I opposed major electrical system
butchery. Old vehicles like ours tend to develop electrical glitches
even when kept stock and well taken care of. Finding these can be
challenging enough even when everything is well documented. When things
have been butchered you might not be able find the cause of a problem at
all or get a shop to fix it either without a lot of time and money.

I have a great deal of familiarity with the Vanagon electrical system. I
find the electrical wiring diagrams in the Bentley pretty much childs
play compared to the computer system wiring diagrams I worked with for
many years. The key to working with electrical systems is proper
documentation. We have proper documentation for the stock Vanagon. Thus
I argue that it is best to keep the system as stock as possible so that
the existing documentation is germane.

Mark

Jake de Villiers wrote:

> I was just pointing out that the guy who is now saying not to put the
> battery in the back has made some one-way alterations to Vanagons!
>
> On 11/8/06, Jim at work <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Google is your friend: http://www.evcl.com/vw/Others/Frame.html
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> > On Nov 8, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>> >> I have a question though: doesn't Drillock have a stretch?
>> >
>> >
>> > Hmmmmm?
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>