Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:20:44 -0800
Reply-To:     JeanneMaly <jeannemaly@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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From:         JeanneMaly <jeannemaly@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Subject:      Preparations for Rough Road Driving

By way of Steve Schwenk's website, I found a link to wetwesties which had a VW
Tech Manual regarding preparations for driving on rough roads, which I am sure
we who are going to South America will encounter.

I found a few things that I thought maybe the more expert among us could explain
to me.

1) What is a cyclone air filter and where would I get such a thing?

2) The publication goes into great detail (as such publications are wont to do)
about installing protective devices for the engine, etc.  Are these devices
available anywhere?  Do you think these things would be necessary for semi-paved
roads or are these for the African wilderness?

3) This publication has a terrific list of spare parts.  I would recommend that
every other Compleat Idiot like me take a look at it.  I would also like the
non-Compleat Idiot's to give me their opinions of the list, perhaps with advice
as to which parts should be shared among the caravaners, with the knowledge that
the caravaners only expect to be on the same continent at the same time, not
glued at the hip.

For those interested in this topic, the tech manual can be found at
http://members.tripod.com/~wetwesties/index1.html

Jeanne
'87 Syncro Westy
Santa Rosa, CA