Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:02:31 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: soap bubbles and rubber bands? (was Re: Inside a Subi engine
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The "Mr Coffee" bit comes from the movie "Back to the Future" where the
Professor comes back from the future and is powering the time-travelling De
Lorean (now there's a stretch!) with banana peels & coffee grounds.
As for the rest, I'm open.
On 7/15/07, monte merrick <montemerrick@speakeasy.net> wrote:
>
> actually, i think it would be very swell to hear of alternative fuels
> and power plants etc - i love the old van (here is the vanagon content)
> - but surely the world today is a fine argument for the limitations of
> petrol, no?
>
> does the "mr coffee fusion generator" produce radioactive waste, or
> does it come with its own launch pad for blasting its refuse into the
> center of the sun????
>
> take care
>
> monte
>
>
> If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore
> it to
> him though I drown myself. - henry thoreau
>
> On 15 Jul 2007, , at 11:10, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> > Don't even think about it Benny Boy!!
> > You keep on posting whatever you want to post until Mister Moderator
> > makes
> > an objection.
> >
> > Only ONE disputatious lister has a problem with what you are doing and
> > according to his posts he'll be gone when his van kaks out.
> >
> > The rest of us will be driving our vans until the global oil supply is
> > depleted and then we'll need some ideas on which "Mr Coffee Fusion
> > Generator" works best in our vans. :)
> >
> > Seeya, Jake
> >
> > On 7/15/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey, sorry if i have offended some in anyway! most of you know that i
> >> like
> >> to share! that's it! So if you want me to stop posting stuff (like i
> >> was
> >> almost ready to share how to put back a 2.2L together with conversion
> >> part...) about Subi, i will stop. I'm NOT trying to sell anything
> >> here, i
> >> never did, i live way to far for most of guys :-)
> >>
> >> Like i always did with my site, I try to show stuff for the "do-it
> >> yourself
> >> one", for the others, at least they can understand a bit how it's
> >> done so
> >> they don't get rip-off.
> >>
> >> I like engine stuff and that is the way I am, i sincerely understand
> >> that
> >> a
> >> 1000-2000$ van may not be a good candidate for a 6k+ conversion, i'm
> >> not
> >> stupid. But what i was trying to explain with my poor English is that
> >> we
> >> are
> >> going this way very soon, even if you fully rebuilt your Wasser and
> >> with
> >> everything around this one you may get close to that.
> >>
> >> But i have no time neither the energie lately to argue with anyone
> >> here
> >> about a subject that i personaly find very interesting, i won't go on
> >> a
> >> Subi
> >> list because i have no need to do so.
> >>
> >> Also, of what i know, Vanaru customers don't come from this list...
> >> second,
> >> i'm not Vanaru! i'm just having fun lately with that type of engine.
> >>
> >> Now, i should add TIICO to that page (that i work my butt off):
> >> http://www.benplace.com/conversions2.htm
> >> Because even if i'm no fan of VW engine, TIICO is far more better
> >> than a
> >> Wasser-Boxer.
> >>
> >> I'm NO pro Subi at all, i'm more a "PRO OF" keeping those van on the
> >> road
> >> (especially with the rusty Quebec van condition), and sadly, some of
> >> you
> >> forgot the 1000's of post i did over the years about the OEM engine
> >> and
> >> the
> >> van itself, a few years ago i would have quit this list, but i find
> >> that
> >> there is very cool and nice folks here.
> >>
> >> Anyway, P-mail me if you interested of seing that
> >> rebuilt-subi/conversion
> >> page, i won't post about Subi here anymore, i got the message loud and
> >> clear.
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >
>
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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