www.vanagonwiki.net/tires
www.vanagonwiki.net/ac_heat
www.vanagonwiki.net/lubrication
www.vanagonwiki.net/conversions
-Ry
http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:02 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I want some new tires, what tires should I run?
>
> I heard that Penzoil, Castrol, Mobil 1, and all oils made with oil, or
> synthetics, are crap. What oil should I run?
> (And what weight)
> (You are expected to just know my climate).
>
> I have no idea how to turn on the heat in my bus.
>
> Since some vans were made to be aircooled, and the design didn't change
> much, if I run out of coolant.... i'm okay right?
>
> Is my 1980 Westfalia hardtop automatic the same as these "syncros", and if
> so.... how come my engine isn't running right now that I put diesel in it? I
> thought they were all diesels.
>
> I get 35mpg in the all driving situations, while going 85mph. You don't?
>
> Oh ya.....
> I'm thinking I want an engine conversion.
> Which one is the best?
>
>
> : )
>
> -Craig
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Ry <rylincoln@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  I think the vanagon wiki idea is good.
>>
>> The problem I see is that there is no content, and this seems to be
>> because
>> the original data loss created a backlash against putting in efforts for
>> something that is not going to be backed up.  I'd like to know who owns
>> this
>> domain (a whois.net lookup did not turn up this info right away just that
>> it
>> was registered through GoDaddy and that the nameserver resolves to
>> "wildwestdomains" and that the final hop resolves to this
>> 208.69.42.148<http://208.69.42.148/resume/> server).
>>
>>
>>
>> Perhaps if people are given good reason to think positive about such an
>> idea
>> then it would (re)grow into a nice source of information for all.  Or
>> maybe
>> I'm a socialist commie punk who believes we're all in this together and
>> that
>> the free flow of easily accessible information built by and for the people
>> is the ideal.
>>
>>
>> -Ry
>> http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Good teachers not only teach people things, they also write it down so
>> > that future generations can start where they left off.  That was the the
>> > frustration that I have with the list that sometimes it seems that I
>> > feel like Bill Murray in Ground Hog's Day.  Yes I know that it is good
>> > for my business to give free help to folks on this list and you all know
>> > that I do and will continue to do so.  However it would be nice to have
>> > a feeling that we are building something over the course of time and not
>> > just repeating in an endless cycle.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Ken Wilford
>> > John 3:16
>> > www.vanagain.com
>> > Phone: 856-327-4936
>> > Fax: 856-327-2242
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 11/9/2010 9:33 AM, Mark L. Hineline wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Nov 9, 2010, at 4:51 AM, Ken Wilford wrote:
>> >>
>> >>   Over the years we have seen many awesome minds and mechanics come
>> >>> and gone (Bob Donalds is one) and speaking as a long time member,
>> >>> the biggest issue is the feeling of BTDT.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Two comments about this, Ken. First, as all teachers know, BTDT is
>> >> what it's all about. Anyone who doesn't want to teach on the list can
>> >> exercise the delete button. But I don't think that hazing people is
>> >> the best course of action. The best course of action is to turn
>> >> neophytes into experts and let them teach the next group of neophytes.
>> >>
>> >> Far more Vanagon-specific, every time a question comes up, it's
>> >> actually a new question. Example: when I did my first 2.0 L rebuild,
>> >> the advice I got was to go to Mark Stephens for my heads, which I did.
>> >> Great advice, great heads, but he was out of business by the time I
>> >> got around to sending back my cores.
>> >>
>> >> (Mark Stephens is still lurking in the archives, and always will be.)
>> >>
>> >> And unless there's some BTDT, who is going to know that you are in
>> >> business? BTDT is going to send people to Bus Depot for, well,
>> >> everything. Which is okay, but there are other good suppliers.
>> >>
>> >> Our vans are aging. We're finding out what goes wrong after 15 years,
>> >> and 20 years, and 25 years. Suppliers come and go. Parts go from cheap
>> >> to pricey to NLA.
>> >>
>> >> Also, as you know, when gerry started spitting out emails all those
>> >> years ago, almost everyone was on dial up. Part of the reason for the
>> >> "check the archives first" attitude was that we were sucking
>> >> information through straws back then. Remember 1200 baud modems?
>> >>
>> >> The "BT" in BTDT is in the past. This is today. None of us have every
>> >> done today before.
>> >>
>> >> Mark
>> >> '82 Westy
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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