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Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:17:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
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I've looked at the picture many times and I still can't figger out how you are supposed to use it...

Nathaniel

On 1/2/07 11:19 AM, "Courtney Hook" <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> I have one of the Asian clones bought about year and a half ago, from CIP. > It worked flawlessly on the rear nuts and the crankshaft. Fit and finish > were really good. I am getting impressed with the quality of the stuff > coming out of China nowadays. Some of their factories are state of the art, > being built from scratch with modern technology. Ours are still being > cobbled together from leftovers of the 50's and 60's. I am a reloader, and I > KNOW Lyman is still using the original equipment from the 1920's to > manufacture their tools. :-( So who is really ahead? Now when it comes to > metallurgy, that might be a different thing. > Courtney > ====================================================== > > "IceBox" the 1977 Westy > "Green Meanie" the not so stock 70 Bug >:-} > Vancouver Island, B.C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 10:59 PM > Subject: Re: No need to jump on breaker bars > > >> Yeah and it's not made in USA, atleast for a long while now. It's another >> formerly made in USA product copied by another entrepenuer and now made in >> the Far East :-( I've heard pros and cons regarding the latest quality. >> >> YMMV >> -- >> Jim Thompson >> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" >> 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" >> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" >> oldvolkshome@gmail.com >> http://www.oldvolkshome.com >> *Have a Happy & SAFE Holiday* >> ********************************** >> On 12/31/06, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: >>> >>> That was tough...<http://www.800luvbugg.com/shop?frame=2.30.6515> >>> >>> Next question? ;o) >>> >>> Jim (Happy New Year!) >>> >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2006, at 8:40 PM, hunnam wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe someone has reference to a web site or something.


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