Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:48:50 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Repair classes
In-Reply-To: <D77C1F15-5B34-43C1-889F-4E6AF3F74078@icloud.com>
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dear pedagogical vanagoniterites
i vote we all move to Medford Oregon and play in Scott's pile of repairable
Vanagons -
this creates a situation where teacher and student are always together both
when Scott s alone and when someone else is there - loads of vanagons on
site -and at last word he is in hawaii so it will always be paradise as
well -
Stan -do you have a Bentley - Volkswagen Vanagon (T3)
<http://www.bentleypublishers.com/volkswagen/repair-information/vw-vanagon-80-91-factory-repair-manual.html>
Official Factory Repair Manual:
1980, 1981, 1983, 1983, 1984, 1985,
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
<http://www.bentleypublishers.com/volkswagen/repair-information/vw-vanagon-80-91-factory-repair-manual.html>
Including Diesel, Syncro, and Camper
this is the book by which you can commence to fixin yer vanagon - with
little to no mechanical expertise or experience - " God knows cause i'm one
" to quote The House of the Rising Sun
get a Triple A RV level membership so you can at least get yer
disappointment home and practie several sayings with your wife during
regular at home crises -
"That's the charm of these things."
"You know she's lots of trouble but when everything is working great - it
is unbeatable." rathter than the reverse corollary of this statement which
is the usual typical norm "the beatings continue until everything is
working great - it is no trouble."
"I love my Vanagon "
"We love our Vanagon"
"My wife is right, these vanagons do create their own personality, goat
like in opposition to every rational thought i have ever had."
"Those Germans, sure know how to build stuff. Guns, fast luxury cars and
other neat systems, I wonder where the guys came from who worked on this
vanagon?"
regards
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Michael <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote:
> Love it. We can use my van.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 16, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Stan Shapiro <mail@STANSHAPIRO.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie Westy owner, with minimal mechanical skills. I have been
> > impressed with the knowledge and expertise on this site. I wonder if
> there
> > is any way to pass some of this knowledge along to the newbies.
> >
> >
> >
> > How about some weekend courses/training that involve some class room and
> > lots of hands on. Maybe a cooperative effort from the members of this
> > board, where each person could teach one aspect of vanagon repair or
> > maintenance? I would think a class size of 10 might be workable. I
> > would be ok with a fee. As an attendee, I would gladly pay $100, which
> > could go to the expenses of the instructors or space rental. Start out
> > with beginner classes. Work up to more advanced classes. All that
> is
> > needed is volunteers to teach, a space to have a small classroom, a
> garage
> > to go thru some repairs, agree on some topics, and someone to coordinate
> all
> > of this. If each attendee drove a van, one person might end up with a
> > tune up, one person might end up with a new aux battery system, etc.
> > Then there has to be some agreement on a location. I would volunteer
> to
> > help coordinate to help get this rolling.
> >
> >
> >
> > Your thoughts??
> >
> >
> >
> > Stan/90 Westy/Idaho (currently in 65 degree weather in Arizona)
>
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