Yes, he is the "Hoover Bit" Bob Hoover.

http://www.oldvolkshome.com/oilcool.htm (which explains the "Hoover Bit" and
additional links).
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Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 12/13/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/13/06, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Nope, this ain't the "Areobatics" Bob Hoover.  This Bob Hoover was one
> of
> > the original listees right here on the Vanagon List way back in the day,
> > then he migrated to the spinoffs, Type2 and VintageBus because that's
> what
> > he drove and worked on.  Author of the famous and hard-to-find "Bob
> Hoover
> > Sermons" about all kinds of VW repair.  Just plain ole good common
> sense.
> > He did some home-built planes and flying and when talking/writing on the
> > subject, signed as RS Hoover to keep from getting confused with the
> other.
>
> Is he the Bob Hoover of the air-cooled engine oil cooler "Hoover Bit"
> fame? Or is that a third Bob Hoover?
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
> "Staubkess bolt? I have one of those?"