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Date:         Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:55:30 -0800
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: Vanagon Issue # 7 has been put to rest.
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <492CCA16.4030900@pottsfamily.ca>
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"don my long-johns and coveralls for some quality time on my back in a snowy driveway. "

Brrrr...

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Volks, > > Since I got the Wolfsburg back in April I have logged over 18,000 daily > commuter miles, driving a mix of highway city with the van to work and > camping on weekends. > > Since then, I have experienced many of the usual vanagon issues as > discussed on the Vanagon list on a daily basis: > > #1 tire replacement > #2 Rear brakes > #3 Speedometer/Odometer repair > #4 Headlight switch > #5 Transmission whine/fluid change > #6 Power steering and Alternator belt replacement > > Nothing unusual, I fully expected to deal with this kind of stuff with > the number of miles I've been piling on to the van. > > And tonight I resolved the most recent issue, the failure of the slave > cylinder. The problem first surfaced a week ago, when I stalled the van > leaving my driveway as the clutch engaged a mere half-inch off the > floor. Double-pumping brought it back up, but doing that on every shift > gets old fast. And then the cold snap hit... -10C and windy was way too > cold to be working outside; esp. since I had to work a trade show on the > weekend; I just didn't have time to get sick. > > Tonight I made time after I got home from Boy Scouts to put the van up > on ramps and don my long-johns and coveralls for some quality time on my > back in a snowy driveway. Luckily the drive home from Scouts had warmed > the engine just about perfectly and the weeping slave cylinder had made > the bolts holding it to the transmission nice and easy to turn. With my > Dad along to help out handing me wrenches and offer moral encouragement > I was able to get the job done in a mere 80 minutes. > > Shifting is now smooth and trouble-free, the pedal engages nice and high > like it used to. Hooray for me!!! > > Muchos Gracias to Frank Condelli for parts and advice and to Dad for the > assistance tonight. > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" > 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop > www.busesofthecorn.com > www.pottsfamily.ca > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27

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