Date:         Tue, 8 May 2012 14:34:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Filling the coolant - Libby Bong
Comments: To: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2012050816284790@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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"A fine piece of engineering if you ask me."

Indeed.

I have just returned from my friendly ACE Hardware with the Libby
Bong(TM) bits in hand.

Of course, if I'd waited 15 more minutes before heading out to get them
bong bits then I'd have seen Scott's equipment-free (=free) method.

But still, might as well build it up and use it.

I will impress my son and possibly make new friends when I break out my
DIY L.B.!

Build it once, use it for lifetime. Pass it on to your kids. Who will
look at it with the same look of puzzlement my kid had on his face when
he saw my old man's brace and bit.

Young man who works for my wife saw me mowing the lawn last year with a
reel-type push mower. You know, the kind without the engine?

"Mowing the lawn," I said. "This is how we kick it old school."

"I wondered what you were doing," he said. "I thought you were
fertilizing it."

NOTE: This non-Vanagon anecdote may tempt some to do a NVC thread
hijack. Resist the temptation.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

On 05/08/2012 01:26 PM, Rob wrote:
> On the first picture (the samba url) the clear tube that goes from
> the bottom to show how much is in the pipe is also used to drain the
> pipe when you are finished. A fine piece of engineering if you ask me.
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
>
> At 5/8/2012 10:09 AM, HotelWestfalia wrote:
>> The only reason I don't like it is, that when you are finished filling
>> up,
>> it's a mess to empty that pipe. I use a flexible one that you can bend
>> down
>> and empty it into a container. I have the cap on when I fill up at one of
>> the hoses, having the relevant pipe plugged with a rubber plug I buy at
>> Lowes.
>> Zoltan
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "James Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:52 AM
>> Subject: Re: Filling the coolant - Libby Bong
>>
>>
>> I am a satisfied Libby Bong user.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 8, 2012, at 11:23 AM, Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> This was mentioned, I've never used one but it looks like a good idea.
>>>
>>> Libby bong
>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=234192&highlight=libby+bong
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>> becida@comcast.net