Karl,
    Its not just that us button pushers break more stuff, we then have to
figure out how to fix what we've broken!  Knowing how to fix things makes us
yet less cautious, so it ends up being a cycle.  push one button, break it,
gain knowledge from fixing it, have less fear next time!

Mark
82 Westy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!

| Chris,
|
| When I first bought my Westy, I ran around and pushed buttons and pulled
| knobs all over it.  My wife was at my shoulder, asking, "Should you really
| be doing that?"
|
| I figured out most of it without a manual (which I actually had).  I'll
bet
| that those of us who are button experimenters know a lot more about how
our
| vans work than do the more cautious types (probably more about how to
break
| things, too!).
|
| Karl Wolz
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
| To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
| Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 9:42 AM
| Subject: Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!
|
|
| > In a message dated 7/10/01 6:35:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
| JKrevnov@AOL.COM
| > writes:
| >
| >
| > >
| > > I just found out that the rear seats in both of my vans unfold into
what
| > > appears to be a queen sized bed.  What I thought was extra sound
| insulation
| > > on top of the engine hatch is really a mattress pad!
| >
| > good god man, how long have you owned your van?  ;<)
| > well, hey, thats not as bad as my neighbor.. he had a 80 westy and never
| knew
| > the front seats swiveled until i showed him..  and he'd owned the van
for
| 15
| > years!
| > chris
| >