On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@gmail.com> wrote: >...... When I do maintenance and even minor > repair on my 1991 diesel Jetta and 1987 Westy my frustrations are expressed > in words one can hear a mile away during the hottest hours of portuguese > day.
For me, a lot of that is a learning curve. Like manual transmission R&R. Finally took the time to build what is, ironically, shown in the Bentley manual; a small platform to support the transmission on the jack. I cussed (profanity) much less using that on my floor jack. As the years creep on, I learn more and more that there's no "free lunch" and "nothing is perfect". We get back, more or less, what we put into these beasts. Personally I see my sessions of profanity, sweat, and tears as "paying if forward" to help ensure a more enjoyable traveling and camping experience. I mean, could you imagine maintaining and/or restoring an older RV? http://rvinsurancelive.com/pictures/old-rv.jpg
:) Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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