[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
- From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:30:05 -0700 (PDT)
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.
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?
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>James
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>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
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>Subject: [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
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>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>
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>Duncan you have a Van...not a Bus : )
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>James
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>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?
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>We have the upgraded policy from AAA. Wouldn't leave home without it.
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>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.
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>Duncan
>'89 Vanagon
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>From: photofreakk@xxxxxxxxx
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Everyone seems to always need a tow. Julie, Paul etc.......
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>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.
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>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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>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:
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>light switch?
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>>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.
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>>light
switch?
>>--- On Mon, 4/2/12, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>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
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>>>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.
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>>>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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