[tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
- From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 21:31:59 -0500
I go both ways too. Bays and Splits are both fun! What is wrong with that?
On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:24 PM, theresabuckner@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Julie Did he say, what I thought he said ???? Now you cain't say
> anything about me going by " Theresa " LOL terry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Apr 4, 2012 9:45 am
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>
> I go both ways, bay or split I love them all! Except ghia's, can't get my
> big ass in a ghia.
>
>
> Sent from under my bus!
>
> On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:25 AM, "Denis" <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I was only kidding, ya know. I’d hate it if I didn’t see all my Bay and
>> water cooled friends. It’s all in fun, all in the family.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: w.wood
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:20 AM
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Towing.......... Re: What do gremlins enjoy?
>>
>> 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
>> 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?
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>> 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
>> 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?
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>> 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?
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>> 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?
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>> 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
>> 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?
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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:
>>
>>> 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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