[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:45:00 -0700 (PDT)
The best friend of old VWs cruising is a cell phone and AAA. I would get AAA
with a minimum of 100 miles towing distance. Don't quote me, but I think it is
around $150 per year. Also, before I go on a cross country in a VW I look up
all the VW shops I can find along the route as well as review the AIRS web site
for VW people along the route. It is also good to carry the "normal" spare
parts you might need for a simple break down. Lots of info on theSamba.com
regarding cross country tours in a VW.
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From: "photofreakk@xxxxxxxxx" <photofreakk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, April 3, 2012 12:40:16 PM
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
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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>
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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.
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?
>>
>>I am not making this stuff up!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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