At 08:32 PM 10/11/01 -0500, Isaiah wrote:
>Hello!
>I'm the new guy around here, so I'll start off with a little about myself...
>I'm Isaiah, from Oshkosh, WI.  I'm also a member of the DBG and Buskatiers

Uh oh.. Another DBGer on the list!

>which some of you may be familiar with?  I'm a mechanic "automotive
>technician"

I'll be nice and not reveal the issuer of his paycheck :-)

>by trade... thats what I do for a living anyways.

>-snip-

>But, my reason for hopping on to the Vanagon list is that last weekend at a
>club campout I found a 91 Carat that just "had to be mine"  White, original
>engine, 145K, auto trans, and the sort-of-camper interior (table on the wall,
>fold down rear seat, rear facing seats, etc)  I'm not sure what they call
>that...maybe that and all the power goodies made it the Carat...forgive
>me, I'm
>new to the "new" buses.  I'll probably get the alloys too, from the guy
>selling
>it, and slap them on there.  Its in real good shape, but I've to replace
>one of
>the cooling hoses on the engine as it had burst.  Oh yeah, no rust either :)

Check out the archives at http://www.vanagon.com for tons of good
information on replacing cooling system parts and maintenance.  The service
books you have at work probably don't include the wisdom of the list for
those pesky problems.

>Living in WI I'm not used to that sort of thing.

You've seen TURD.  With 350k miles on her the seems are the only thing
starting to go.  The Vanagon seems to hold up better than most vans of it's
era.

>This thing is going to be a race bus compared to my others :)  2.1, I can't
>wait!
>So, I should be bringing it home in the next week or two....more then.
>
>I'm not sure if many do this intro....but I thought it would be a nice touch.
>
>Looking forward,
>Isaiah

With myself, you and Woody on this list who knows what will happen.

Chris Smith
Director of Smoke and Mirrors, DBG
Head Slave, VWs