you're not alone, the information here is overwhelming, it's a beautiful
thing.

my wife keeps asking, "what are you doing?"
I reply, "reading about the van"
then she asks, "what are people saying?"
my reply: "lots"

-chris
88vanagon gl

On 2/16/07, John Howze <jsh999_8@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't remember the eye candy tool catalogs.
> I do remember about 1966, going down the
> street to the full service gas station.  And,
> at that service station was one of the first
> diagnostic computers, with a live Japanese
> tech there trying to make a living  I'm sure
> there was still xenophobia in our little backwoods
> neighborhood.  I was intrigued of course,
> this was very much before anyone saw any
> japanese cars.  I did have a japanese made
> transistor radio that I would listen too at
> night. I'm sure the brand of computer diagnostic
> machine was Sun.   I think anyway.  First
> wave of Japanese technology which certainly
> kicked our Detroit butts.  My first post in
> thirty days, as I feel quite overwhelmed by
> the degree of knowledge and experience
> represented here.
>