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Date:         Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:02:27 -0700
Reply-To:     "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
Subject:      Carrying Spares
Comments: To: Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain

Spare Parts: For my commute (11 miles), I carry a cup of coffee and listen to NPR. If my rig brakes down, I'll just call AAA and get towed home. May have to miss work that day. Bummer :-) BUT for trips where I will be in the middle of nowhere, I will typically take with me my tool box, Benteley, radiator hoses (just normal hoses, not fancy VW ones), belts, alternator, fuel pump, fuel line, water pump, head lamp, oil and filter, coil and other ignition stuff, wires, voltmeter, duct tape, electrical tape (duct tape is not an insulator!), zip ties, hose clamps, Ken Wilfy's phone number, etc etc etc. Basically, I need to be able to patch my rig so I can limp to a dealer or a FLAPS. Also, the more auxiliary Bus parts one carries, the less likely your rig will break down. Always the case. If you are short on $$$ (most of us??), I will purchase parts at Kragens (AHHHH!!!!), put them under my back seat, go on the trip and return them in their origional container when I get home. Most chain-FLAPS have a great return policy- I just "rent" from these places.

Hope this helps -Matthew 84wolfsy 91 Masi Team3V and looking for another

> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Finkbiner [SMTP:mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM] > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 10:15 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Left Lane Bandits and Carrying Spares > > Volks - > > In the discussions about long distance trips over the last couple of > weeks, I have seen a couple of references to driving in the left lane > so people can pass you on the right. That strikes me as a bad > practice. > > I've think that multi-lane highways are easier to deal with if > everyone stays right to drive and only uses the left lane when > overtaking. Isn't that the standard practice in Germany? (Obligatory > Vanagon Content) > > If I'm driving on a rough freeway, there are times when I have moved > into the left lane because it's smoother, but I try to move back to > the right when people come up behind me. Comments? > > Spare Parts On Board > > A couple of people have also mentioned carrying spares. I have > carried a spare alternator belt, oil and sometimes the last > distributor cap I replaced, if it wasn't too bad. Others have > mentioned water pumps and voltage regulators. > > How many people regularly carry spare parts, and if so, which ones and > why? > > Thanks! > > Mike Finkbiner > > '83.5 Westy (Probably Sold!) > '87 Westy (carrying a spare ECU) > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com


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