"don my long-johns and coveralls for some quality time on my
back in a snowy driveway. "

Brrrr...

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Volks,
>
> Since I got the Wolfsburg back in April I have logged over 18,000 daily
> commuter miles, driving a mix of highway city with the van to work and
> camping on weekends.
>
> Since then, I have experienced many of the usual vanagon issues as
> discussed on the Vanagon list on a daily basis:
>
> #1 tire replacement
> #2 Rear brakes
> #3 Speedometer/Odometer repair
> #4 Headlight switch
> #5 Transmission whine/fluid change
> #6 Power steering and Alternator belt replacement
>
> Nothing unusual, I fully expected to deal with this kind of stuff with
> the number of miles I've been piling on to the van.
>
> And tonight I resolved the most recent issue, the failure of the slave
> cylinder. The problem first surfaced a week ago, when I stalled the van
> leaving my driveway as the clutch engaged a mere half-inch off the
> floor. Double-pumping brought it back up, but doing that on every shift
> gets old fast. And then the cold snap hit... -10C and windy was way too
> cold to be working outside; esp. since I had to work a trade show on the
> weekend; I just didn't have time to get sick.
>
> Tonight I made time after I got home from Boy Scouts to put the van up
> on ramps and don my long-johns and coveralls for some quality time on my
> back in a snowy driveway. Luckily the drive home from Scouts had warmed
> the engine just about perfectly and the weeping slave cylinder had made
> the bolts holding it to the transmission nice and easy to turn. With my
> Dad along to help out handing me wrenches and offer moral encouragement
> I was able to get the job done in a mere 80 minutes.
>
> Shifting is now smooth and trouble-free, the pedal engages nice and high
> like it used to. Hooray for me!!!
>
> Muchos Gracias to Frank Condelli for parts and advice and to Dad for the
> assistance tonight.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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