Eights weeks, 10,000 miles, increadible scenery and wildlife, a few new
bumps and bruises on our '84 westy and we are back home in Fredericton
NB.  I just wanted to say thanks to all those of you (you know who you are)
who have helped make our familly trip a mechanical success.  Your answers
to my questions over the past two years and to others on the list have
helped me get our Westy as prepared for this trip as I could.  Only
problems were a blown exhaust gasket in British Columbia, new ignition
wires in Saskatchewan due to one cylider not firing properly (I should
have replaced those before the trip!), and a minor intermittent engine
cutting out problem (that I now need to fix).  Kind of funny that all the
mechanical problems seemed to happen at the same time.  BTW my completely
rebuilt stock brakes (new hoses, rotors, rebuilt calipers, wheel
cylinders, VW factory pads, and OEM shoes) were more than adequate for
anything we faced in the Rockies and the Appalachians.

P.S. It was realy fun meeting some of you at Bus Fusion 2005.

Pascal
'84 Westy
Fredericton NB