> We too were there and enjoyed the whole event -- wished we could > have stayed longer. VW people are simply the nicest! Too bad > Karl's engine blew up on the way to Mt. Graylock -- he had to have > it tow. Karl who? Our van was fine, although we did crank up the heat to dissipate the engine heat during climbing. I thought that guy's name was Gary (or something with a 'G'). Anyway, a couple of us found him on the way back down Mt. Graylock at the Mobil station with the van on a flatbed dripping coolant. The suspicion at the time was a thrown rod after 20K on a rebuilt. :-( > I do remember seeing you both and yer "foglights with van > attached" -- too bad we didn't get a chance to have a really nice, > in-depth talk -- maybe next time... You were prolly too busy entertaining all the folks gawking at your bright orange Syncro Westy. Yeah, the DPO did put 2 foglights and 2 driving lights on. Looks a little ostentatious (or clunky), but they throw some serious light. That way we could see all the moose in the White Mountains. :-) -Karl
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