Date:         Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:09:14 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      A word about Ark Mervis, was: Diesel Heater in 82 Vanagon

Arkady Mervis is no longer on the list.

Ark is an okay guy, I talked with him on the phone for a couple hours about
the time he got escorted off the list. He absolutely knows his stuff about
these heaters. He is a former engineer, and speaks with a heavy German
accent, which makes him sound even more technically proficient.

On the down side, however, a word of caution about him is in order: he has
a LOT of love for "The Fatherland" circa 1938-1944, and all the things it
stood for. He is pretty sure that all of the problems with Germany today
are due to "foreigners"...and he extends some of that logic to problems in
the US. I'm a pretty tolerant person, but Ark ticked me off with his
anti-Semitic comments.

Who you give your money to is up to you.

G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree


-----Original Message-----
From:   JordanVw@AOL.COM [SMTP:JordanVw@AOL.COM]
Sent:   Tuesday, October 05, 1999 12:49 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Diesel Heater in 82 Vanagon

In a message dated 10/5/99 11:46:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jewing@SPRINT.CA writes:

<< My 82 Diesel has the heater in the back for the passengers.  It
 currently is not functioning.  I am looking for any information on
 servicing this unit.  Is it cover in the Bently?  When I try to turn it
 on, it just fills the cabin with smoke.  (Really safe eh?)  I would
 really like to get this unit working, as winter is just around the
 corner.
  >>

try Ark Mervis of Hoptacong, NJ. he might still be on the list, and fixes
gas
heaters for a living.  or there's JB's in castle rock, CO. they also fix
gas
heaters as their main business.
chris