At 12:01 PM 3/6/2009, Stephen Grisanti wrote:
>I got two of the "strong" struts from Bus Depot two years ago and
>they're still going strong.

Mine, same combination, went many years with no change and were still
going strong when the van retired.  OTOH it took some serious grunt
to haul the thing down and close it.  As Mike C said, would have held
up a bicycle no problem.  I'm just getting used to the "normal"
arrangement on the new beast, and I must say it's very pleasant,
barring the bicycle.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"