Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:32:02 -0400
Reply-To: Pete Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Pete Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 1985?Westy for Sale in Merrillville, Indiana
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Hey! Nice work, Larry!
We brought one home from the junk yard a few years ago and was it fantastic to see it go to a good home. It's named "Gertrude" after the Gertrude Street Recycling Center in South Bend. Our buddy on this list, Jeff Lincoln has her.
So, maybe you got a runner for $500?
Best of luck to you and thanks for saving that one!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 29, 2011, at 18:54, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well thanks Pete, I guess...
> The digiwife and I drove down to Merrillville from western MI and
> picked it up today. One more non-running van for my collection.
> The rust is about as bad as the pictures looked. The canvas is
> probably bad. The kitchen stuff looks good at first glance.
> When I looked in the back the engine lid was up and the AFM and
> aircleaner seemed to be missing. I went to Mr Wolf and complained
> that he had told me that no parts had been taken off. He started
> muttering about people stealing stuff and looking thru his box of misc
> AFMs. Then one of his michanics found it between the engine lid and
> the back seat. The mechanic told me that it would possibly start so I
> put the AFM in and tried it, but the battery was nearly dead from a
> month or two of standing around. One of the back wheels was locked up
> at first when we towed it out of the parking space. Needed a little
> hammering.
> On the way home it produced a sizable oil spot on the trailer under
> one of the valve covers. At home, when towing it to a parking spot,
> it fired up for a few seconds a couple of times. The throttle seemed
> to have little influence on the engine speed. Didn't hear any loud
> knocking, but the exhaust was pretty loud.
> We'll see...Another potential project waiting for me to find the time.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Pete Owsianowski
> <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just saw this Westy for sale at Wolf's Foreign Auto in Merrillville, Indiana. Mr. Wolf says $500 will take it. I peeked in and it has all the seats, kitchen stuff and cabinetry. Mr. Wolf says motor is shot. Not mine, or anyone I know - just out and about today. Wolf's phone number is: (219) 942-0576.
>>
>> See pics here:
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/m/viewer#album/pnoceanwesty/5623341380404995553
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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