Date:         Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:30:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Kyle Davis <davis_family_46168@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Kyle Davis <davis_family_46168@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Update on my westy!
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Hey guys!

     I didn't realize that there were so many places
to clean on a westy.  Here's the latest update:

     Still battling it out with the drivers side
window door regulator.  Will consider the excellent
suggestion of lubricating the said regulator, but I
think it may be bent a little out of shape after I've
been working on it?

    More on the cylinder engine head front-I've done a
thorough visual inspection of the cylinder head that
has been removed from the vehicle, and could find no
cracks, hairline, or otherwise.  The rubber gasket
around it even seemed pretty healthy for rubber that
is that old.  The piston ring gaskets do have their
usual oxidization, however.  A better glance of the
engine compartment yielded the following mysteries:

     1.)  There is a tank back there labeled ATF OIL.
But the westy is a manual.  Is this what it says it
is, or is it a brake fluid reservoir?

     2.)  POs have really begun to PO me off.  They
tried their best at removing the hoses, etc from the
left side, but ended up cutting one instead of
removing it (!) and also, some of the other hoses look
kind of frayed.  Is it a big deal to get replacement
hoses, or did the PO hose me as well?

     That's it for the engine.  Here's the skinny on
the rest of it:

     Found the strips that slide in where the bench
slides out.  In that process, I found more areas to
clean inside the vehicle (under the back seat where
the jack is.)

     There is a sticker under that back seat in
several languages advising you to push in the seat
belts before converting the back seat to a bed, but
nothing stating how that happens.

     The knob I pulled on to open up the back seat is
at a funny angle, and will only function when it is
unthreaded a ways.  Should this be straight?

     The bench seat retaining screws still refuse to
give.  I could only crack open the refridgerator door
enough to ascertain that it is, in fact, in the off
position.

     One more thing about underneath the back bench,
there is a level that states off and on.  I think this
may control the regulation of heat to that duct under
the seat?

     That's all I got for now.  I'm through with
buying stuff for it (unfortunately) until next payday.

(but that doesn't mean I won't continue to tinker with
it ;-)
Kyle



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