OK, here is the Bio....

My name is Tom Czerniak, I have a wife named Carol and two children, Jeff and Alyssa
DOB 05/08/59
I am a born and raised Chicagoan waiting for retirement to move out!
Two dogs Schon,a 100# german shepard and Zeus a 10#  minitature Dachsund.

I work as a Firefighter and recently crosstrained EMT for the City of Chicago
I am also a licensed Electrical contractor in the City
Government trained Helicopter Mechanic ( I maintain all of my own vehicles)
If I can make a pile of Alloy fly into the sky, I can certainly make a car roll! 

My passions are VW's and Audi's , Motorcycles, long distance road bicycling
Snow skiing, Music,Camping and Backcountry hiking when I can get the Time!  and many other things that compete for my time

Vehicles currently include 1991 Audi200q20v sedan  , a 1996 Passat GLX VR6,
 a 1987 Westfalia Vanagon w/176000 on the odo, with a Tiico engine to move it into the next 175000 miles. 
A  1994 Yamaha GTS 1000A Sport tourer( a magnificent Beast).
 
I am basically a lurker , So many basic problems with these vans have been
 covered Ad Nauseum, that I learn more by just listening(reading). 
Thanks!

Tom Czerniak
 

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