Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:14:09 -0700
Reply-To: Nunya Business <bulletheadx@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Nunya Business <bulletheadx@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: New Rule was Re: Propane Gauge?
In-Reply-To: <46B9551F.3080307@gmail.com>
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I nominate Larry Chase.
Cya,
Robert
On 8/7/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Okay -- who wants to tackle writing the tire article?
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> Robert Keezer typed:
> > Sorry- I think a Vanagon WIKI really has
> > something going for it, especially if it can help
> > diminish tire threads.
> >
> > I know, I should have read every thread or I
> > might not have tires that hum as we speak.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > 1982 Westfalia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Nunya Business <bulletheadx@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> >> You may not be joking, ya grump, but I was
> >> basically making a
> >> tounge-in-cheek suggestion in response to Mike
> >> Elliott's newfound enthusiasm
> >> for this Wiki thing.
> >> In fact, I pmailed Dave with the link to the
> >> archives (in case he didn't
> >> have it) and gave him the short answer to his
> >> question at the same time- so
> >> there.
> >>
> >> Cya,
> >> Robert
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/7/07, Robert Keezer
> >> <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>> How about just ignoring the question if you
> >> don't
> >>> have the answer and let someone else gladly
> >>> answer it ,
> >>> instead of rudely suggesting the asker look
> >> it up
> >>> himself somewere and risking a new Vanagon
> >> list
> >>> flamebroiled war.
> >>>
> >>> No, I ain't joking and it ain't Friday.
> >>>
> >>> Happened to me once on another forum- I
> >> needed
> >>> help and they just said , one after the
> >> other,
> >>> why don't you look it up on Google?
> >>>
> >>> Here these 31 year old geeks were, the
> >> experts,
> >>> claiming to be there to help but just passing
> >> me
> >>> off because the real reason they were on that
> >>> forum was it was their own personal chat
> >> clique
> >>> where they could pass smilies back and forth
> >> to
> >>> each other.
> >>>
> >>> C'mon-we can dare to be above that here and
> >> just
> >>> help the poor clueless member, can't we?
> >>>
> >>> The only exception to that rule is that we
> >> should
> >>> outlaw all tire discussions immediately!
> >>>
> >>> Robert
> >>>
> >>> 1982 Westfalia
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- Nunya Business <bulletheadx@GMAIL.COM>
> >> wrote:
> >>>> How 'bout we make a new rule that the guy
> >> that
> >>>> asks the question has to
> >>>> research it in the archives, do a
> >> comprehensive
> >>>> write-up on it and post it
> >>>> to the Wiki for review?
> >>>> Sure, it could work...?
> >>>>
> >>>> Cya,
> >>>> Robert
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/7/07, Michael Elliott
> >>>> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Ah -- the "propane gauge" question! It's
> >> a
> >>>> good candidate for the
> >>>>> vanagon wiki (VanagonWiki.net). Whoever
> >> posts
> >>>> the definitive answer to
> >>>>> this one will have their words forever
> >>>> immortalized on the wiki so the
> >>>>> next time someone needs to know the
> >> answer to
> >>>> this, they can be pointed
> >>>>> to the wiki article.
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> >>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> >>>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The
> >> Electrical
> >>>> Banana")
> >>>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer,
> >> Inc.,
> >>>> San Juan Capistrano
> >>>>> KG6RCR
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> David Johnson typed:
> >>>>>> Ok. Remember when I said I surrender?
> >>>> Damn if those Westies don't
> >>>>>> have a pull that defies logic.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> My beloved and I have decided that,
> >> while I
> >>>> am not the one to fix
> >>>>>> Blue Midget, our fire fried and
> >> somewhat
> >>>> dilapidated '80 Westy, we
> >>>>>> might actually bite the bullet to let
> >>>> others do it for me. So I am
> >>>>>> collecting estimates right now to get
> >> Blue
> >>>> Midget done up reliable
> >>>>>> and pretty.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> You really needed to know that, right?
> >> Ok,
> >>>> to the point. The shut-
> >>>>>> off valve for my propane tank is broken
> >>>> (handle broke off) so as part
> >>>>>> of my repairs, I am going to at least
> >>>> repair that. But with that
> >>>>>> repair, does anyone know of a pressure
> >> or
> >>>> level gauge that can be
> >>>>>> added to this model Westy so I can see
> >> the
> >>>> propane level I have?
> >>>>>> Since it is a low volume tank, I am not
> >>>> sure if anyone has had any
> >>>>>> luck with a gauge like this.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'll let you know what I decide on the
> >>>> repair after I get the rest of
> >>>>>> my estimates. It is going to be *a
> >> lot* of
> >>>> money to do, but relative
> >>>>>> to the cost of a newer vehicle with
> >> less
> >>>> miles, it is still probably
> >>>>>> cheaper to repair this one. The jury
> >> is
> >>>> still out on that. Right
> >>>>>> now I know one body shop has an
> >> estimate of
> >>>> $3500 for all the rust
> >>>>>> repair and paint, plus $675 from an
> >>>> upholstery shop to redo the
> >>>>>> shredding rear seat and fallen ceiling
> >>>> liners. I am waiting for
> >>>>>> another body shop estimate, and
> >> sometime
> >>>> next week I should get a
> >>>>>> mechanical repair estimate, as the
> >> mechanic
> >>>> I want to use has, um,
> >>>>>> yeah, taken off to Sturgis. *sigh
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> David
> >>>>>> '80 Westy currently in limbo
> >>>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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