Well, if you and others keep "raming" your van into cement or metal post or any other moving parts, you won't have a van left to come home.... HA HA HAH AHAH A.... Yea yea yea, VW engine are ok, i guess... :-) I agree, engineS where pretty reliable on that trip... so far. But, It's just gonna go worse and worse, you know it and i now it! Now go see the Butterfly instead of being on Internet... (look who is talking) Have fun brother ,here is a nice shot i took of you!!!! (i'll see you at Everybus) http://www.benplace.com/mexico2007/manzanilla76.jpg Ben http://www.benplace.com/mexico2008.htm
RAlanen@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 08/02/2008 11:10:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Only 400mile to go > > Benny Boy, nice story BUT and a big BUT. There were and still are > many vans on that trip, 14 in total and only three had Subaru > engines. YOU, HANS and GORD ! All the rest have VW engines. 1.6 > Diesel, 1.9 TD, 2.0 AC, 1.9 & 2.1 waterboxer, 5 cyl Audi and VR6. NO > ONE had any VW engine problems. See the ZamoraBlog > <http://poolio.net/zamorablog/>. > So, yes you have more HP to pass, but as far as reliability goes > I have to disagree with you. Personally I have over 525,000 km logged > on my van and have never been stuck anywhere. Yes, it's the second > engine which is a Boston Bob 2.1 Big Valve. And I too have one of > Daryl's fine trannys. > Rita & I are now in La Ticla, heading to Pasquero and Moreila > next then to Puerto Escondido, maybe Palenque, Oxaca and North to > Greensboro, NC for EveryBus. Just to set the record straight !! > > Please note that I will be away from my business travelling in > Mexico from November 19, 2007 until April 30, 2008. Parts orders will > be processed although not as quickly as usual. I will always be > available for contact by E-mail. If you phone your call will be > addressed by Greg T. Brown here and he will either call you back or > advise you to contact me directly by E-mail. Details of this > adventure are at Buses in Zamora > <http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/Busesinzamora/>. A Travel Blog is > at: Zamora Blog <http://poolio.net/zamorablog/> > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale > <http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm>) > Frank Condelli & Associates > <http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html> - Vanagon/Vanagon > Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > <http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm> > BusFusion <http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm> a VW Camper > camping event, Almonte, ON, June, 2008 |
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