Brian , another tip that has helped me , is to go to events that you have alot of knowlegable freinds at. They have saved my ars many times . If it wouldn't have been for freinds at Eureka Springs last year , I might still be living at Denis's . Also youv'e got good freinds along the way , I live off I 35 about 3 hrs from Fredricksburg if you need any help . --- Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wasn't trying to imply anything, I've made trips > with no spare parts and regretted it many times. I > even carry spare radiator hoses for my Vanagon. > along with a whole lot of duct tape. > > Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > here is how i see it, if the home on the roam dude > can go thousands of miles > in a rivera with a way the f@&^ out of balance > crank, for surely i can make > it to fredricksburg and back. > > > >From: Mark Sawyer > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: could i be the first? > >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:28:08 -0800 (PST) > > > >Don't forget things like fuses, jumper wires (in > case the starter dies, Ask > >Steve) Oil (naturally, we are in VW's) wheel > bearing grease, spare CV bolts > >(I broke 4 showing off one year) and the tool to > replace them, and a rain > >jacket. > > > >Brian Denning wrote: yea, but i have 2 months > >to get hershey in tip top shape for fredricksburg. > >he did great going to eureka so i am not really > that worried, i drive him > >trouble free to work quite often as well. and now > that his oil leaks are > >fixed i think i can really trust him on the trips. > i have a backup > >distributor, 3 fan belts, gaskets, i am going to > buy new throttle and > >clutch cables. and like i said the potential of > building another complete > >motor as well. i am not too worried about the > drive. infact, i think the > >only thing i currently don't have in my arsenal is > a spare tire. and i am > >thinking about going to the used tire place up the > street and picking up > >one > >of those this weekend. > > > > > > >From: Mark Sawyer > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: could i be the first? > > >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:10:37 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >You've got 3 weeks to get ready for Bulli Gras in > Galveston. That would > >be > > >a good test run. I think at last count we have > over 20 buses coming. > > >including Denis. > > > > > >Brian Denning wrote: lets not talk about it > > >cause my goal is to be at work on monday. might > be > > >camping infront of work that night but that is > the goal. we'll see. > > > > > > > > > >From: Mark Sawyer > > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: could i be the first? > > > >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:00:36 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > >It will take longer to get home because it's > all up hill. It takes us 2 > > > >days to come to Arkansas from Houston and only > 1 day to get home. > > > > > > > >Brian Denning wrote: well, i know it took 12 > > > >hours to get to austin in jason's vanagon so i > am > > > >thinking 15 or so. keep in mind i am only like > 2.5 hours away from > > > >texarkana > > > >and that is going bus speed. and if i don't > make it i am driving a > >camper > > > >so > > > >i can pull off at a walmart and sleep for a > bit. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Mark Sawyer > > > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: could i be the first? > > > > >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:28:53 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > > > >Mapquest does not take into account that we > drive VW's. Denis' house > > >was > > > > >only 11 hrs from Houston according to > mapquest. 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