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Date:         Sun, 26 Jul 1998 11:44:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Kingdon <jrk9d@HOBBES.ITC.VIRGINIA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Kingdon <jrk9d@HOBBES.ITC.VIRGINIA.EDU>
Subject:      New to list, DC/MD info request
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Hello. I am new to the list and look forward to lots of great information.

I own a '83 Westy and plan to drive it about 2,000 - 3,000 miles in September with two friends.

We will leave from the MD side of DC and I was hoping to get some names of people in that area that could help me get some things checked out/fixed before the trek. In particular, the refrigerator has not worked since I purchased the Van a year ago.

Have not checked to see if it runs on the battery yet.I have heard that sometimes you have to run the van for a while before the battery will juice it.

When trying to use the propane, I can get it to ignite, but it goes out within seconds of igniting. Any thoughts beyond continuing to pump, or trying to get it lit while on the road for a while (to improve the oxygen flow).

I know this kind of problem comes with the territory, but wanted to see if I can get it fixed (by meself or someone else) before we head out.

We will travel through the following cities, so any recommendations for good repair folks along the way would be much appreciated:

DC to NYC to Chicago to Little Rock to Dallas to Nebraska to Denver. (Unfortunately a lot of these locales are not listed in some of the web-based Vanagon repair rcommendation lists that I have searched)

Thank very much. ________ Jim Kingdon Managing Director Kestrel Ventures, LLC Kingdon@virginia.edu jim_kingdon@bigfoot.com


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