Good work!

A few weeks ago, just before I was going to go to the Grand Canyon
with the class I teach, the center bolt holding the fan to the
crankshaft in my 2.0L sheered. I think I have about a 50% to 60%
chance of getting the broken bolt out without dropping the engine, but
doing it requires patience, a little bit of jig-making, and some luck.
So I'm waiting for all those things to converge.

I hope to have a similar grin, but I'm taking things slow.

Mark

On Apr 1, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Mark A Kippert wrote:

> Back in mid December the exhaust broke wide open on my '86 GL after
> hitting a chuckhole. It was pretty rusted. Since I didn't have the
> funds to fix it (that and no garage) I parked it till I could work
> on it. Had to drive my hog of an Expedition. Finally this past week
> I was able to scavenge all the parts I needed from my small
> stockpile and get it back on the road.
>
> As I pull out of the drive and go for a test spin I realized I had a
> big dumb smile on my face. It wouldn't go away.
>
> After 3 month I was back in my Vanagon!
>
> Simple pleasure are the best.
>
> Mark K
> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD
> 1990 Carat/2WD/Auto (project)