Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:01:51 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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Jeff,

Sorry to hear ol' Grover there is doing poorly. Hope you get Grover back
on the road soon.

Something to know about - the 'Good 'Ol Boy's" at Van-Cafe sell a steel
distributor/manifold - of their design and manufacture I think - that
replaces the plastic one. Mine cracked and I replaced it with the steel
one. Works slick as a whistle.It was designed as a universal unit
because apparently Volkswagen used several different
distributor/manifold types and it's difficult to know just which one to
order. The steel universal one Van-Cafe sells solves the problem.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jeff Lincoln wrote:
> Well, poor Grover (my '90 Carat) has a major problem. The plastic coolant
> "manifold" that attaches to the passenger side fire wall failed last
> Thursday. Before I realized things had gone a foul the engine overheated and
> asside from the headgaskets, thermostat housing, that coolant peice, a bit
> of wiring, and a melty fuel line - I suspect the heads are shot as well.
> Trying to work things out right now to get him repaired and back ont he
> road.
>
> That being said my friend Tim is letting me borrow his '85 GL, Rerun, for
> the time being (because Grover is my daily driver). It so happens that Rerun
> was my first Vanagon. It was kind of nice driving that bus again - and as
> the subject line says, it is kind of like an old pair of favorite jeans. It
> was comforting - espescially since I haven't been a real happy guy since
> Grover took ill.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>
>
>