Too true.

Actually now that I've stared at bottom of van for a
while now, I've got a much better image in my head of
the "lay of the land". The idea of swapping a subie or
TD engine into this van, seems much easier, though it
will be a lot of work.

Neil.

--- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

> The real charm is that you will know your machine
> inside and out, and
> all it's little quirks and nuances, and there fore
> you will rarely be
> "caught out" by some inconvenience that takes a lot
> of time and big
> bucks to fix. You will ahve taken care of it before
> it happens.
>
> I like knowing my machine thoroughly. No surprises
> on a back road by the
> bayou in the middle of a rainy night.
>
> John
>
> neil wrote:
> > --- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Lots to do, lots to do.
> >>
> >> John Rodgers
> >> 88 GL Driver
> >>
> >
> >
> > Hey keep on keepin on!
> >
> > I dropped my gas heater yesterday, checked brake
> lines
> > to rears, cleaned up odds and ends. Even got the
> > P-side bushing out of clutch housing..... (don't
> ask
> > how!)
> >
> > Tomorrow is installing new parts in clutch housing
> > pulling rusty questionable steel brake lines,
> checking
> > shoes and springs etc. and putting clutch et al
> back
> > together....  *sigh*
> >
> > I'm starting to understand part of the "charm" in
> > owning one of these beasts!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> >
> > Neil Nicholson.
> > 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
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