wow.. haven't thought of 'Birdhouse Bar out Turnagain Arm ' in a while. Been there. Went to Alaska on the Green Tourtoise in 1980 and 81. them's was the days all right. How much was gas back then ? ... don't even rememer .. Might have been about 90 cents a gallon. I do remember that in about 1994 diesel was $ 1.48 per gallon, like in the western US ............and with an extra tank on board, my 5 speed 1.9 TD vanagon went 600 miles on one load of fuel several times.. and refilled for 28 bucks ! after 600 miles ..not bad. - not any more though. I sure hope the oil disaster will get humans to see that 'economic development' is a big sin, and might kill us ultimately. We don't need tons and tons of new toys and cars and .....oh.......say.....oversize barbeques. and 'all that' . Or giant pick-up trucks. We don't need that stuff, and 'the system' is set up stupidly and backwards, becuse right now , if they don't make and sell tons and tons of toys and giant pick-up trucks.....people don't get food and housing. That's backwards. Environmantal concerns and economic goals are in direct oppostion to each other ...so very, very obvious to me. I don't think 'they' get it though. I hope 'they' do before it's too late, if it's not already, not that I am a pessimist or doomsday person , but something has gotta give one of these days, or we're gonna perish as a species...which actually ...would be quite good for the planet. Maybe that's the plan ! Scott
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@charter.net> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 2:38 PM Subject: Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
> Scott, > > Good to hear the name again - Chilkoot Charley's. Been there many times. > It's still around. However, getting to be a bit of an oldtimer from that > country myself - many of the good ones have gone. Mr. Whitekeys Club in > Anchorage, Birdhouse Bar out Turnagain Arm near Indian, Malemute Saloon up > Fairbanks way, Sourdough Creek Roadhouse near Glenallen and Skinny Dick's > Halfway Inn between Fairbanks and Nenana on the Parks Highway - all > gone - faded into the history of Alaska and for the most part kept alive > only by the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have visited > there in their heyday. > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com > > > On 6/18/2010 2:27 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> I just get free rags at the freestore ... >> all those cotton t-shirt and sweat shirts.. >> they're a bother to cut up into rag size pieces.. >> but it's free rags for life. >> >> that's one tiny way I work to keep overhead costs down , and pass on the >> savings to the customer. >> >> reminds me of a big sign on a bar in Ancharage Alaska, in >> 1980.....Chilcoot >> Charley's .. >> they had a huge sign on the top of the bar saying 'We cheat the other guy >> to >> save you money.' >> >> love the irrverence of it ! >> >> on the grease....I like really good grease. Have used lots of Redline >> synthetic wheel bearing grease. >> That 'black slimey' moly graph grease though ... >> I just have really really good luck with that stuff. >> Wherever I use it ( I don't use it for wheel bearings though ) ...... >> that part has stayed just fine for years and years. >> I mainly use it on CV joints, and on lubing the 8 or so little spots in >> the >> throw out bearing and crosshaft areas in the clutch system. I lube shift >> linagke with it too. >> sure seems to stay slimey and slick. and doesn't seem sticky like wheel >> bearing grease that attracts and holds grit if exposed like on say shift >> linkage. >> >> main thing though is 'lube it' ! >> No kidding, every last vanagon I see is despearately lacking in lube on >> hundreds of little places on it, from one end to the other. I see like >> 50 >> vanagons a year. So many spots on them were last lubed in Germany at the >> factory. Srpay lube is so quick and easy to use too. Who lubes their >> ash tray pivot points ? - at least those won't wear out from not lubing >> them, but so many othe points will. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 7:01 AM >> Subject: Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs? >> >> >> To support what has been said: you will spend more on rags (if you >> don't get them for free) than grease! You will need a LOT of rags and >> paper towels will only make the mess worse. I use what my shop uses, >> which is Amsoil purple, and it's a lot cleaner than moly grease. But a >> mess none the less. One cartridge does four bearings. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:09 AM, Bob Johnson >> <b.johnson1950.2010@gmail.com> wrote: >>> While you're at it, you might as well do the Rear Wheel bearings too! >>> :o) >>> If the CV's haven't been done in a long while, >>> I'll bet the rear bearing's have Never been done! >>> >>> I'd say there's two ways to estimate costs: >>> one is if new grease is just added; >>> Double the price if all of the old grease is cleaned out first ! >>> >>> I'm right in the middle of the job as we speak. >>> What a mess !!! >>> Now if you need to add in a couple of sets of clothing, >>> ( because that old Moly is Nasty !!! ) >>> >>> You can triple the price ! heh heh... >>> >>> BJ >>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Michael Sullivan >>> <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Not having any trouble, but I have not done them since I bought it 3 >>>> years >>>> ago. Records show they were replaced by the PO at the stealership. >>>> What's >>>> a good rpice to service them at a shop? Thanks. >>>> Michael in San Antonio >>>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' >>>> 73 Beetle >>>> >>> >> >> > |
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