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Date:         Sun, 4 Jul 1999 00:24:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill <bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
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From:         Bill <bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
Subject:      cooling system flush and other issues('81)
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I read about the necessity to flush my cooling system now and then, so I thought I would tackle it today. I went out to the driveway, started the engine in my '81 Westy, and let it idle for a minute or so. Then I put it in gear and drove down the road about a mile to the Country General Store. Bought a gallon of milk and drove home. That should do it.

I love that air cooled engine.

I also took the left rear axle off, greased the CV joints, turned it around, and put it back on. That took a bit longer. I don't care that much for the CV joints.

Now I have to find out why the right caliper is sticking. Are these a pain?

BTW, I was inspecting the remaining three Yoko 370s, since one blew a week or so ago, and found a big bulge in the tread of the other rear tire (the one that didn't blow). The fronts look OK.

Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- It ain't what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.


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