Date:         Wed, 04 Jan 95 21:50:20 CST
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From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject:      Re: Dictionary terms

On Wed, 4 Jan 95 20:34:22 CST Joe Clark said:
>> BUS         1. any Volkswagen Transporter of any model and any year.
>>             2. specifically those VW transporters from 1968 to 1979,
>>             distinquished by a large one-piece windshield and rounded
>>             body contours. all had 'swing-axles'. also called T2
>                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Whoa, now -- aren't swing axles the ones that have spades on the inner
>end, while the outer end swings up and down?  Don't you mean IRS?

yup. got it backwards: IRS = 4 cv joints. 'swing-axle' is the old tuck-under-
when-you-go-around-corners thingie that the corvair also had. shows what
happens when you keep on typing after you've fallen asleep. :)
joel