congrats on your no-issues short trip.
one of these days you'll be looking into a Propex heater.

At what altitude did you find that temp  ?
and where-abouts if you don't mind saying.

scott

On 5/20/2012 11:16 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Hey Scott, I don't mind being teased.
>
> Just returned from a three-day camping trip. There were no mechanical
> issues although the first morning it was about 25F (-4) in the van when
> I woke up, and I had to wait a couple hours for the water system to warm
> up enough to unfreeze and start working again. Luckily I had a 5-gallon
> tank of water along to make my morning coffee with.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>
> On 05/17/2012 10:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>> yer a fine example of a sincere good vanagon and westy-loving Gentleman,
>> Jack.
>> hope you know I was just teasin' ya a little.
>>
>> and no kind of Dodge van or whatever could ever replace a vanagon, in
>> many ways.
>>
>> smiles,
>> scott
>>
>> On 5/17/2012 7:16 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>> Scott said this about me:
>>>
>>> "[...] there are some people ( not you ) the only care that it works..
>>> they are not actually interested in how to accomplish that technically,
>>> or what actually made something work again . .. they only care that
>>> it's
>>> working. But then they are not as well equipped when something does go
>>> wrong either."
>>>
>>> While I admire those who practice the manly art of working on cars, my
>>> primary interest is keeping the thing running and from breaking down in
>>> the backcountry. To that end, I do the work I can and give the work I
>>> can't to a shop.
>>>
>>> I know, I know, if I want a reliable vehicle for camping I should get
>>> something other than a Vanagon, but it's the camper I have and there is
>>> so much to love about the Westfalia as a camping vehicle.
>>>
>>> Murphy's Law says that whatever breaks will require tools or a part
>>> that
>>> one didn't bring, but I figure that the more I understand, the
>>> better my
>>> odds for diagnosing the problem and knowing /exactly/ which tools or
>>> parts I didn't bring.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>> Bend, Ore.
>>> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
>>> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
>>> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>>>
>>> On 05/16/2012 04:51 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>>> Yes you would.
>>>>
>>>> all right ..enjoy your trip !
>>>>
>>>> understanding and mastering it technically is part of the fun.
>>>>
>>>> and true ...there are some people ( not you ) the only care that it
>>>> works..
>>>> they are not actually interested in how to accomplish that
>>>> technically,
>>>> or what actually made something work again . ..
>>>> they only care that it's working.
>>>> But then they are not as well equipped when something does go wrong
>>>> either.
>>>>
>>>> be careful of course..
>>>> since you are driving a relatively untried whole new set of parts ...
>>>> perhaps a couple hour local shake down run is a good idea.
>>>> It's just amazing how many things ..after they are 'done' ...need more
>>>> yet, quite often.
>>>> I find that all the time..
>>>> I spend as much time fine tuning as I do on the repair job itself,
>>>> quite
>>>> often.
>>>> it's all in the details.
>>>>
>>>> scott
>>>> www.turbovans.com
>>>>
>>>> On 5/16/2012 3:14 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>>> If I was working in your shop under your direction I'd have a much
>>>>> better-maintained Mellow Yellow.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I don't /wanna/ have to figure it out. I just want to go camping!
>>>>>
>>>>> Out of here tomorrow until Sunday afternoon. All by myself in BLM
>>>>> land.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>>>> Bend, Ore.
>>>>> "Mellow Yellow," 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
>>>>> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct
>>>>> company in
>>>>> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/16/2012 02:57 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>>>>> hi..
>>>>>> if you were here in my shop working under my direction ..
>>>>>> I'd make you figure it out ..
>>>>>> it really is very, very simple.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> tip ..hook the forward upper ends first....... hinge area 2nd.
>>>>>> tip 2 ..one bar is for the left side, one the right.
>>>>>> it's impossible to put them in wrong even, at least that I've ever
>>>>>> found.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you just wanted an excuse for more attention !
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think there's a picture in Bentley .
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/16/2012 10:42 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>>>>> (I reckon I should be used to asking simple questions.)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm doing the final reassembly after installing the radiatior. Last
>>>>>>> thing: spare tire carrier.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It consists of three (3) parts, excluding the bolt. One (1)
>>>>>>> clamshell,
>>>>>>> and two (2) curvy metal arms. Oh yeah, also two (2) little clippy
>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>> to keep the curvy metal arms from falling out of the hinges.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Trouble is I can't figure out how to orient the two curvy metal
>>>>>>> arms. I
>>>>>>> know they don't go under the clamshell, but the only other way I
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> fit
>>>>>>> them is up from the hinges, through the notches at the rear of the
>>>>>>> clamshell, and above the tire. But the hooky things at the leading
>>>>>>> edges
>>>>>>> bang into the frame when I lift the clamshell to lock it in.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's probably a picture in Bentley but I'll be darned if I can
>>>>>>> figure
>>>>>>> out what Repair Group the spare tire holder assembly might
>>>>>>> belong to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>>>>>> Bend, Ore.
>>>>>>> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
>>>>>>> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct
>>>>>>> company in
>>>>>>> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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