Hola:
I live in Mexico city, I have a Vanagon 83 water cooled, there are many
parts for this van in Mexico.

SALUDOS

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De: Malcolm Stebbins [mailto:MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.CA]
Enviado el: Jueves, 13 de Diciembre de 2001 08:23 p.m.
Para: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Asunto: Re: mexico trip - what parts?

When I drove from Cairo to Amsterdam last summer I
took:  Extra coolant, oil, oil and fuel filters, distributor,
fuel pump, points - plugs -  condenser, spare alternator &
belts, Tire puncture kits, full tool kit.  I used NONE of it.
What I did not take is an extra coolant pump, What
broke??? the coolant pump!!! (in Turkey).

Law of spare parts:  Whatever you take, will NOT break,
conversely:  What you do NOT take, will break.  I
suggest that you set up an account with ALL of the list
vendors and set up a web-phone account ( I use
www.iconnecthere.com) and web email (Hotmail.com) so
that you can send HELP! messages to vendors to get the
parts FEDEXed to you wherever you are.

Any economy on getting the van fixed for the trip is
FALSE economy. Spend the extra $1,000 rather than be
stranded for a week of your vacation on the road in some
"god-forsaken" place where you do NOT want to be.
Also purchase and install Darrell's (spell?) digitool so that
you can see the electrical problem before it goes wrong.

m2cw,  Malcolm

On 13 Dec 2001, at 14:33, Maximiliano Goldschwartz wrote:

> Hello WestyHeads:
>
> I'm going to Baja with my 84 Westy and would like to take
> some mechanical precautions.
>
> Which spare parts would you guys take to a trip like that?
> It's for about a month... and there are no parts in
> Mexico...
>
> What else would you take with you? Besides the obvious
> camping items...
>
> Thanks  for sharing!
> cheers,
>
> max