Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2022 18:33:21 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant acquired
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I’ll try it out on van and hope I don’t blow things up.
Tomorrow morning, I’ll take pics
Ab
> On Sep 9, 2022, at 3:17 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I bought a white elephant 20 years ago. It was a 1983 diesel Westy that had
> not run in years. So don't feel bad about your purchase, Alastair. I am
> still its mahout, and I love it from its trunk to the tip of its tail.
>
> Jim
>
>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 7:49 PM Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear 1980's
>>
>> I have one too bought at a garage sale on a day when money had little to no
>> meaning - i took it ocer to my mentor s house as we both usually have a
>> host of vehicles dating back to the 'steam age ' -- and there it sits - i
>> wonder if those machines weren't simply a fancy club with which to hit
>> incoming customers with as the shop extracted funds ample enough to get
>> dial readings centred on some immaginary data set the dials and lights
>> indicated
>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 12:10 PM Dick W. <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> That would be great man cave decoration furniture.Throw some flashing
>> LEDs
>>> on it.-Dick W.-Sent via my phone.
>>> -------- Original message --------From: Eric Caron <
>>> ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> Date: 9/8/22 07:54 (GMT-08:00) To:
>>> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant
>>> acquired What fun! Time for some mad science experiments. And the
>>> perfect tool for 80 vans.Not to mention the ultimate paper weight.Eric >
>> On
>>> Sep 8, 2022, at 10:28 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:> > Sorry
>>> I should have explained more…> > It’s one of those machines on wheels
>> used
>>> in repair shops back in the days of distributors and points and coils etc
>>> etc> > Has 4 large gauges , things like vacuum/pressure, volts, ohms ,
>>> dwell, timing etc. plus a screen that is more or less an oscilloscope.
>> Plus
>>> button switches and wood grain face!> > Wires and leads … attach to the
>>> engine and battery … > > > Alistair > >> On Sep 8, 2022, at 4:46 AM, Eric
>>> Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:>> >> That’s it, I’m on my way
>>> west even if on a flat bed. >> >> Now, can someone tell me what the heck
>>> this monster machine is, and why I need to meet it?>> >> Eric Caron >> >>
>>>>>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 11:42 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
>>> wrote:>>> >>> Hooray! Now Eric has a reason to drive out to the West
>>> Coast! We all have>>> our idiot syncro cies.>>> >>> Interested to see
>> your
>>> experiments reported in your blog.>>> >>> BT>>> >>>> On Wednesday,
>>> September 7, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:>>>> >>>>
>> Hi,>>>>
>>>>>>> I know I have lots to catch up on, but had to tell you of my
>>> stupidity>>>> today.>>>> >>>> Picked up, free, an Allen-tronic
>> diagnostics
>>> system II test>>>> machine/instrument.>>>> >>>> I don’t know what I was
>>> thinking. Had to use the truck to get it. It’s>>>> huge and weighs a
>>> ton.>>>> >>>> Haven’t tested it yet, turns on, lights go on, crt works,
>>> vacuum gauge>>>> works.>>>> >>>> It’s like a trip back to a 1980’s
>>> garage.>>>> >>>> I have no room for it, I thought it might have been
>>> smaller. I’m an idiot!>>>> >>>> :-)>>>> >>>> Alistair
>>
>> --
>> roger whittaker 604.414.6266
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