[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:20:59 -0500
LOL, don't worry we're harmless.
Except for Denis.. He carries Barbie Dolls and rants about Ducks all the
time.
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:05 AM, <photofreakk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> **
> Yeah, ya know last night when I said this is a pretty awesome club family
> & I am newly involved in........your kinda all freaking me out. I would
> agree we are all unique, a little weird- in a good way and I know I own a
> VW bc I drive the road less traveled, the slow scenic route where I may
> stop to hike or camp. And all my friends think I'm different.
> I am glad I am different.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> *From: * Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Sender: * tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Date: *Wed, 4 Apr 2012 08:51:20 -0500
> *To: *<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *ReplyTo: * tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject: *[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> Now, now children. They are ALL Volkswagen at heart and part of one big
> happy family. We should all get along and nurture each other and show pride
> in in the differences that make us individual. Po-tato, Pa-tato; '59 air
> cooled bus, 2012 New Beetle with 2000 cc fuel injected diesel equipped with
> power boost disc brakes A/C and heated seats. It's all semantics.
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 8:18 AM, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Ya know Denis if I were the philosophical type, I'd surmise that the
>> sheer numbers of the late models that are still on the planet are and will
>> be the driving force that keeps the hobby alive for generations to come,
>> thereby making it worthwhile for after market parts to be manufactured and
>> passing on the love...
>> Respect the Bays!
>> James
>>
>> DAC
>> TCB
>> '59 23 Window Deluxe
>> '73/'77 Westfakia
>> '78 Super Vert
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:45 PM
>>
>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>>
>> The loafs can’t catch the splits. We don’t need no stinkin’ forums
>> where the loaks all whine cuz they’re so damn fat and ugly and slow.
>>
>> I’m sorry, couldn’t help it
>>
>> *From:* James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2012 9:30 PM
>> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>>
>> 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
>> ------------------------------
>> *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?
>>
>> James
>>
>> DAC
>> TCB
>> '59 23 Window Deluxe
>> '73/'77 Westfakia
>> '78 Super Vert
>> ------------------------------
>> *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. ;)
>> ------------------------------
>> *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
>> ------------------------------
>> *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
>> ------------------------------
>> *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'llsuggest??, 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
>> ------------------------------
>> *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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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