

| Subject: | Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans |
| From: | Peter T. Owsianowski |
| Date: | Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:48:55 -0400 |
Hey, Jonce: You know we're going! It's time for the annual pilgrimage to pay our respects to "The Flying TeaBag" aka Todd Olson. Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@verizon.net>wrote: > Uh Oh! > What ya gonna do? Time is a runnin out for the Bus Boo!! > http://www.busesbythebeach.com/boo09.pdf > > Jonce > > > > Well, poor Grover (my '90 Carat) has a major problem. The plastic coolant > "manifold" that attaches to the passenger side fire wall failed last > Thursday. Before I realized things had gone a foul the engine overheated > and > asside from the headgaskets, thermostat housing, that coolant peice, a bit > of wiring, and a melty fuel line - I suspect the heads are shot as well. > Trying to work things out right now to get him repaired and back ont he > road. > > That being said my friend Tim is letting me borrow his '85 GL, Rerun, for > the time being (because Grover is my daily driver). It so happens that > Rerun > was my first Vanagon. It was kind of nice driving that bus again - and as > the subject line says, it is kind of like an old pair of favorite jeans. It > was comforting - espescially since I haven't been a real happy guy since > Grover took ill. > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > >
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