Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 10:24:30 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Trip Report (Boulder SVX motor purchase)
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dear drop off
is it not clear to you as it is to the canandian
the DIA is where the Bentley Book and those similar are produced and they
are the holders of all that is vanagon occult
in canada there is a sharing program through NORAD Nearly On Road Almost
Done .. the club that best represents the many projects & those of us who
have projects on the go
the DIA Daily Inquiry Applications was set up so many years ago and maybe
shortly after that seminal vw book How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive came
out ....
this agency was before the internet and vanagon gerry (etc) which now
serves to act in the same way ...
Daily inquiry by the not knowing to the knowing who share and make the not
knowing knowing--who share ... *cue lion king theme *
regards
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:57 AM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:
> Just returned with an SVX replacement motor for Fritz. Used my 88 Westy,
> 2wd......
> Drove from Durango to Denver to pick up my girlfriend, Diana, this past
> Friday. From there we drove to Poudre Canyon, just west of Fort Collins and
> camped in Pingree Park for three days and three nights. We intended on
> camping higher, but most of the more remote camping spots were under
> several
> feet of snow. Still, it was beautiful and almost as remote as I wished.
> On Tuesday, we drove to Boulder and picked up my new to me SVX motor, with
> 91K and a 6 month warranty. After dropping Diana off at DIA, I headed
> south.
> Originally I had visions of going west and joining the early arrivals at
> Syncro Solstice, but there was a crazy rain storm and a foot of snow was
> predicted for that section of I70. In Walsenburg, I ran into very heavy
> rain
> and, after a couple of reports from other motorists, decided against
> braving
> Wolf Creek Pass and headed further south to Santa Fe. Quite a bit out of
> the
> way, but safer and it provided another night of camping. In the morning I
> hit Trader Joe's, then made my way into the hills, towards Durango. This is
> a beautiful drive with many camping opportunities.
> I experienced two mechanical issues. The first was in traffic, while in
> Fort
> Collins. It was inevitable that at some point during VW bus ownership, I
> would have the classic, honking horn syndrome. There we were, maneuvering
> an
> intersection when the horn starts blowing like crazy. People were looking
> at
> us, smiling, as if they remembered that very scene in Little Miss Sunshine.
> I quickly pulled into a parking lot, removed the steering wheel and peeled
> away the offending brass limb that was growing out of the contact ring.
> That
> solved the problem and the horn even works.
> Pulling into Santa Fe, the engine would almost die every time I let up on
> the gas pedal. When this happened, I would quickly give it throttle and it
> would surge forward. I pulled over and, after removing all the gear from
> above the engine compartment, had a closer look. I found two things of
> note.
> One was the sheathed wires coming from the O2 sensor were laying right on
> top of the exhaust. I zip tied this away, then began checking this and
> that.
> I found the coil wire was just barely on the coil. It went right in with a
> satisfying click and away I went. One of these two resolved the problem,
> because those symptoms never reappeared. So which one was it? The O2 wiring
> or the coil wire?
> These vans, as we all know, have all these little things that we have to
> get
> used to and it just adds to the beautiful experience. Picking up a motor
> and
> combining a little camping into the mix, just adds a little thrill to what
> would otherwise be a hum drum event.
>
> Miguel
>
--
roger w
From Proverbs:
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
servant who becomes king ...
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