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Date:         Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:05:20 -0600
Reply-To:     Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTinnf5qMW-mCMQzp=US5RNw-BGcht+oUOBAoKZWV@mail.gmail.com>
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www.vanagonwiki.net/tires www.vanagonwiki.net/ac_heat www.vanagonwiki.net/lubrication www.vanagonwiki.net/conversions -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:02 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I want some new tires, what tires should I run? > > I heard that Penzoil, Castrol, Mobil 1, and all oils made with oil, or > synthetics, are crap. What oil should I run? > (And what weight) > (You are expected to just know my climate). > > I have no idea how to turn on the heat in my bus. > > Since some vans were made to be aircooled, and the design didn't change > much, if I run out of coolant.... i'm okay right? > > Is my 1980 Westfalia hardtop automatic the same as these "syncros", and if > so.... how come my engine isn't running right now that I put diesel in it? I > thought they were all diesels. > > I get 35mpg in the all driving situations, while going 85mph. You don't? > > Oh ya..... > I'm thinking I want an engine conversion. > Which one is the best? > > > : ) > > -Craig > > > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Ry <rylincoln@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think the vanagon wiki idea is good. >> >> The problem I see is that there is no content, and this seems to be >> because >> the original data loss created a backlash against putting in efforts for >> something that is not going to be backed up. I'd like to know who owns >> this >> domain (a whois.net lookup did not turn up this info right away just that >> it >> was registered through GoDaddy and that the nameserver resolves to >> "wildwestdomains" and that the final hop resolves to this >> 208.69.42.148<http://208.69.42.148/resume/> server). >> >> >> >> Perhaps if people are given good reason to think positive about such an >> idea >> then it would (re)grow into a nice source of information for all. Or >> maybe >> I'm a socialist commie punk who believes we're all in this together and >> that >> the free flow of easily accessible information built by and for the people >> is the ideal. >> >> >> -Ry >> http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >> > Good teachers not only teach people things, they also write it down so >> > that future generations can start where they left off. That was the the >> > frustration that I have with the list that sometimes it seems that I >> > feel like Bill Murray in Ground Hog's Day. Yes I know that it is good >> > for my business to give free help to folks on this list and you all know >> > that I do and will continue to do so. However it would be nice to have >> > a feeling that we are building something over the course of time and not >> > just repeating in an endless cycle. >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Ken Wilford >> > John 3:16 >> > www.vanagain.com >> > Phone: 856-327-4936 >> > Fax: 856-327-2242 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On 11/9/2010 9:33 AM, Mark L. Hineline wrote: >> > >> >> On Nov 9, 2010, at 4:51 AM, Ken Wilford wrote: >> >> >> >> Over the years we have seen many awesome minds and mechanics come >> >>> and gone (Bob Donalds is one) and speaking as a long time member, >> >>> the biggest issue is the feeling of BTDT. >> >>> >> >> >> >> Two comments about this, Ken. First, as all teachers know, BTDT is >> >> what it's all about. Anyone who doesn't want to teach on the list can >> >> exercise the delete button. But I don't think that hazing people is >> >> the best course of action. The best course of action is to turn >> >> neophytes into experts and let them teach the next group of neophytes. >> >> >> >> Far more Vanagon-specific, every time a question comes up, it's >> >> actually a new question. Example: when I did my first 2.0 L rebuild, >> >> the advice I got was to go to Mark Stephens for my heads, which I did. >> >> Great advice, great heads, but he was out of business by the time I >> >> got around to sending back my cores. >> >> >> >> (Mark Stephens is still lurking in the archives, and always will be.) >> >> >> >> And unless there's some BTDT, who is going to know that you are in >> >> business? BTDT is going to send people to Bus Depot for, well, >> >> everything. Which is okay, but there are other good suppliers. >> >> >> >> Our vans are aging. We're finding out what goes wrong after 15 years, >> >> and 20 years, and 25 years. Suppliers come and go. Parts go from cheap >> >> to pricey to NLA. >> >> >> >> Also, as you know, when gerry started spitting out emails all those >> >> years ago, almost everyone was on dial up. Part of the reason for the >> >> "check the archives first" attitude was that we were sucking >> >> information through straws back then. Remember 1200 baud modems? >> >> >> >> The "BT" in BTDT is in the past. This is today. None of us have every >> >> done today before. >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> '82 Westy >> >> >> >> >> > >


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