I'm happy that this year I have a garage and a driveway!! All my other endeavors happened literally in the yard under a tree. I am now piecing together more tools to make the garage more of a shop! Velma 82 na diesel westy On Jun 19, 2013 5:59 AM, "Aristotle Sagan" <killer.jupiter@gmail.com> wrote: > Nothing wrong with your writing. Anyone with half a brain would know you > couldn't detect a leak on an engine you don't have yet. > > Good job on the removal. Always a challenge when not in a properly > outfitted garage. We all pride ourselves in doing the difficult with less > than optimum tools. > > tim in san jose > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 3:00 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I apologize for the poor writing, I had one eye open and half asleep >> >> Velma 82 na diesel westy >> >> > >> > On 6/18/2013 7:07 PM, ralph meyermann wrote: >> > >> > Hi Volks! Ive heard about removing waterboxers by dropping it with the >> > cradle out from underneath but with my limited resources by not being >> > >> > able >> > >> > to get Velma elevated enough to do that and some eyeballing I was able >> > >> > to >> > >> > pull engine up and out through the top side without much trouble >> > surprisingly, thank goodness!! The shipping company said my AAZ will be >> > here tomorrow between 2 and 4 pm. I did find a small oil leak source >> > >> > thats >> > >> > coming from the plastic dipstick/filler tube being cracked and Epoxyd >> > >> > over, >> > >> > does anyone know if a vendor has that part or is it a dealer thing?? No >> > injuries to report other than one busted knuckle, a good day in my >> > >> > book!! >> > >> > Thanks! >> > Velma 82 na diesel westy >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which > case, you ain't got there yet. |
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