That's interesting... in the time I've been on here the book has been
recommended several times and I don't recall anybody dissing it. Maybe those
folks are gone or just gave up. : )
IIRC I had a version of that book for the Rabbit- or am I imagining things?

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Death Valley

> At  1/24/2007 01:22 PM, Robert Fisher wrote:
>>--snip--
>>>I don't want to start a "here's my tool list" thread
>>>because that's been done a gazillion times, but is there such a list
>>>published online?
>>--snip--
>>
>>Back when Joy had started her trek and was beginning to have troubles with
>>Matilda I was thinking that for 'folks like her' (the mechanical novice)
>>it
>>would be useful to have a basic Vanagon tool list. I thought if you used
>>the
>>maintenance schedule as a starting point, you could list the tools
>>necessary
>>for each job, and by the end you would then have a list of those tools
>>necessary to do most of what you would ever need to do on the van. I
>>suspect
>>that it would wind up being like any fairly comprehensive basic tool kit
>>you
>>could buy but it would be interesting to see it and have it broken down by
>>job. You could then take the list, if you were so inclined, and assemble a
>>'Vanagon tool box', or fill in the blanks on the tools you have.
>
> Many years ago on this list I made mention of John Muir's book (How
> to keep your VW alive) & it's value even if you do have a water
> cooled vw and I did get more than one person to jump on my butt over
> recommending that "valueless" book.
> With that risk in mind I will again recommenced Muir's book. His
> basic tools, basic advice and just positive attitude on keeping your
> VW alive & dealing with it by the side of the road is worth it.
> Heck, even the first step in 'stops or won't start' is some of the
> finest advice you'll ever hear.... is it out of gas? Go ahead and
> laugh but it IS the first place to start.
>
>
>
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
> With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington.