[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 06:43:40 -0500
Roflmao all worried about using the right Kamax bolts too.
On Apr 4, 2012 6:39 AM, "Robb" <wuzmop@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> And 33k o the split forum posts are from the same 3 or 4 d1cks!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:30 PM, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> WTF is AFAIK? BTW, if the loafs ganged up on ya, you would be screwed,
> the loaf forum has 53,886 threads, the split forum only has 33,196...
> but the Vanagon thread has a whopping 37,774!
>
> James
>
> DAC
> TCB
> '59 23 Window Deluxe
> '73/'77 Westfakia
> '78 Super Vert
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> *From:* w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 3, 2012 8:13 PM
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> you're getting there, but then again any old ACVW is now becoming rarer,
> even the loafs. AFAIK there are more loafs than there are splits so if
> they decide to gang up on us oldtimers, we're screwed.
>
>
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> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:59 PM, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> I kid because I'm learning to be a splitty snob : )
> Pretty good so far?
>
> James
>
> DAC
> TCB
> '59 23 Window Deluxe
> '73/'77 Westfakia
> '78 Super Vert
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> *From:* Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* TCB <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 3, 2012 5:47 PM
>
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> Meanie. I'm still crashing Bus events, even Splitties Only. I just linger
> on the outskirts. ;)
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> *From: * James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Sender: * tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Date: *Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:07:54 -0700 (PDT)
> *To: *tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *ReplyTo: * tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject: *[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> Duncan you have a Van...not a Bus : )
>
> James
>
> DAC
> TCB
> '59 23 Window Deluxe
> '73/'77 Westfakia
> '78 Super Vert
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> *From:* Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* TCB <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 3, 2012 12:46 PM
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> We have the upgraded policy from AAA. Wouldn't leave home without it.
>
> Our bus is running great but it is 20+ years old. The last tow I needed
> was a bad connection at the starter, which I couldn't trace.
>
> Duncan
> '89 Vanagon
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> *From: * photofreakk@xxxxxxxxx
> *Sender: * tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Date: *Tue, 3 Apr 2012 17:40:16 +0000
> *To: *<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *ReplyTo: * tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject: *[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> Everyone seems to always need a tow. Julie, Paul etc.......
>
> So I bought a 1985 Vanagon, and gonna do its first test drive tonight. In
> June heading all the way from Abilene, Tx to Fargo, ND. Everyone seems to
> always need a tow. -So should I get Triple A, my insurance doesn't cover
> tows/roadside assistance since its so old. Is that what ya'll suggest??, my
> Mom is really nervous for me to head up, plus we will have our 3kids with
> us.
>
> Sarah
> '85 Westy
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> *From: * Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Sender: * tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Date: *Mon, 2 Apr 2012 18:32:39 -0500
> *To: *tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *ReplyTo: * tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject: *[tcb] Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> Waiting for a tow to a mechanic. That damned gremlin is sitting here
> chewing on chocolate cake and swigging beer and laughing at me.
>
>
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> On Apr 2, 2012, at 3:46 PM, shirley hall <vwbuslady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> light switch?
>
> trip to kerrville last year, my wipers would not turn off, so i pulled off
> and found the power wire. first try to start bus, got no elec (no gen or
> oil light or starter). turned second time, started and on the way. stayed
> at kerrville 11 days. moved the bus twice. when packed and ready to come
> home, again no elec. 2nd, 3rd time started. at burnett, gen light comes
> on. leave bus running, check engine, no visible problems. told probably
> alternator/regulator. eventually engine died and came back on tow truck.
> changed regulator and other engine issues. but when i put the engine back
> in, again a couple of start issues and the low beams wouldn't work. looked
> under dash and switch was hanging out of case. new switch. no more
> problems.
>
> light switch?
> --- On *Mon, 4/2/12, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] What do gremlins enjoy?
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 1:43 PM
>
> Maybe I am going about this gremlin problem the wrong way. Maybe I need
> embrace him and celebrate him and make him comfy rather than try to banish
> him. I haven't driven Donner much in months. I was working on him before
> the accident. Friends came over 2 weekends ago to help with the last part
> of his mini-overhaul. We did have to honk the horn to get him started. (So
> now I have witnesses that aren't related to me.). But other than that he
> has been doing well on test drives around my neighborhood and town. Today
> I drove to a doctor appointment in Austin (so 45 miles) and he was
> perfect. After the appointment he started fine. At the first traffic
> light he died and wouldn't start until I honked the horn and then less than
> a mile later he cut off while I am driving and wouldn't start until I
> honked the horn. I am having a feeling it is going to be a long crazy 48
> mile drive home tonight in Austin traffic.
>
> Maybe if I spoil the gremlin with chocolate cake maybe I will get home
> with no problem?
>
> One of you nice folks looked up the wiring chart for a '71 and said to
> check out fuse #10. Well it was loose and I have tightened it. I was
> hoping that that was the magic solution. But now it does not seem to be.
>
> The stalling problem does not have to do with an intake leak. It has to
> be a strange electrical quirk. I don't mind honking the horn to get it
> started but I do mind the shutting off while driving. A couple times when
> this has happened if I honk the horn in time the engine comes back to life.
>
> Maybe beer for a gremlin?
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> I am not making this stuff up!
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