An old Italian fellow from the "Old Country" once told me that works on
poison ivy too.  Of course he use his crankcase oil on the dog to kill the
fleas.

Cheers

K-Grotz

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Ed Lloyd
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:30 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Steinbeck should have driven a Vanagon

Here is some advice for Vanagon mechanics from Grapes of Wrath:

"He strained and the wrench slipped.  A long gash appeared on the back of
his hand.  The blood flowed evenly from the wound and dripped into the pan.
Hell, I never fixed no car in my life without cutting myself.  Now it's done
I don't have to worry no more.

Well, I can stop that.  He urinated on the ground, picked up a handful of
the resulting mud, and plastered it over the wound.  Best damn thing n the
world to stop bleeding."

Maybe we can place this piece of advice in the archives?

ED in Rockville