If he told you she'd have to kill you both.

Cya,
Robert
On May 13, 2011 12:11 PM, "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
> Why'd you drop your GF off at the Defense Intelligence Agency?
>
>
> On 5/13/11 8:57 AM, "miguel pacheco" <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> Just returned with an SVX replacement motor for Fritz. Used my 88 Westy,
>> 2wd......
>> Drove from Durango to Denver to pick up my girlfriend, Diana, this past
>> Friday. From there we drove to Poudre Canyon, just west of Fort Collins
and
>> camped in Pingree Park for three days and three nights. We intended on
>> camping higher, but most of the more remote camping spots were under
several
>> feet of snow. Still, it was beautiful and almost as remote as I wished.
>> On Tuesday, we drove to Boulder and picked up my new to me SVX motor,
with
>> 91K and a 6 month warranty. After dropping Diana off at DIA, I headed
south.
>> Originally I had visions of going west and joining the early arrivals at
>> Syncro Solstice, but there was a crazy rain storm and a foot of snow was
>> predicted for that section of I70. In Walsenburg, I ran into very heavy
rain
>> and, after a couple of reports from other motorists, decided against
braving
>> Wolf Creek Pass and headed further south to Santa Fe. Quite a bit out of
the
>> way, but safer and it provided another night of camping. In the morning I
>> hit Trader Joe's, then made my way into the hills, towards Durango. This
is
>> a beautiful drive with many camping opportunities.
>> I experienced two mechanical issues. The first was in traffic, while in
Fort
>> Collins. It was inevitable that at some point during VW bus ownership, I
>> would have the classic, honking horn syndrome. There we were, maneuvering
an
>> intersection when the horn starts blowing like crazy. People were looking
at
>> us, smiling, as if they remembered that very scene in Little Miss
Sunshine.
>> I quickly pulled into a parking lot, removed the steering wheel and
peeled
>> away the offending brass limb that was growing out of the contact ring.
That
>> solved the problem and the horn even works.
>> Pulling into Santa Fe, the engine would almost die every time I let up on
>> the gas pedal. When this happened, I would quickly give it throttle and
it
>> would surge forward. I pulled over and, after removing all the gear from
>> above the engine compartment, had a closer look. I found two things of
note.
>> One was the sheathed wires coming from the O2 sensor were laying right on
>> top of the exhaust. I zip tied this away, then began checking this and
that.
>> I found the coil wire was just barely on the coil. It went right in with
a
>> satisfying click and away I went. One of these two resolved the problem,
>> because those symptoms never reappeared. So which one was it? The O2
wiring
>> or the coil wire?
>> These vans, as we all know, have all these little things that we have to
get
>> used to and it just adds to the beautiful experience. Picking up a motor
and
>> combining a little camping into the mix, just adds a little thrill to
what
>> would otherwise be a hum drum event.
>>
>> Miguel