Date:         Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:49:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth
              study of a modern social sickness.
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 From talking to a fellow who has used the rotary controls on SA
vans, they are not vacuum controls/servos  but just another way of
moving cables. Would be good to get a confirm on that.

Alistair


On 14-Aug-09, at 10:13 PM, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> Hilarious!  "Claps". Bravo!
>

Indeed... well-thought-out and funny!


And it looks as though I'm entering the second stage of having too many
Vanagons...

...I'm buying a 93 Microbus 2.5i, that's one with an Audi 5. I don't
know
the price yet... the owner thought he'd ask about $3000US, but now
(blown a
piston, supposedly) he'll want a lot less. The engine will go to the
dump
and the 5-speed I'll try to sell... be lucky if it doesn't have to go
for
scrap too.

Then the Subaru 3.3 and Porsche bits and the vanload of goodies I've
bought
for the 84 over the past 8 or so years can go into the Microbus...
and if I
can I'll sell the Caravelle.

I note that this van has the larger side windows without a crease
just below
them; this must have come in not too long before 93, because most
pics I've
seen of South African T3s are no different in this area to German
ones. I'll
have to figure out how those 3 rotary controls for the HVAC work...
can't
see one for directing WHERE the air comes from or goes. Aircon...
hope it
works... someone please tell me where that doodad in one of the
pillars is
that melts down so that I can modify the wiring.

--
Regards
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut