<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>First vehicle totally bought by me, as opposed to dual&nbsp;owned 64 bug with Dad, was a 66 panel bus.&nbsp; Very tired engine when I started and didn't even know it.&nbsp; I remember hitch hikers jumping out the side doors to lighten the load, and push if necessary, up steep hills.&nbsp; Learned alot about air cooled on that one.&nbsp; Had a lot to do&nbsp;with my continuing relationship with the beasts&nbsp;(said lovingly).&nbsp; It was certainly easier to&nbsp;work on, but those valve adjustments weren't the only "regular" adjustment that had to be made.&nbsp; Funny thing, I was cleaning out the basement getting ready&nbsp;to move yseterday, and I ran across an old valve cover gasket.&nbsp; Got me all nostalgic.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Even with all their foibles, I miss them also.&nbsp; But I am pretty sure, especially at my stage of the game, that I wouldn't trade my Vanagon Westy.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 11/30/12, <SPAN>Dennis Haynes&lt;d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">. When I got the first water cooled<BR>vanagon (an 84) after few years I realized that trip preparation no longer<BR>included a pre-trip valve job. I miss those buses.<BR><BR>Dennis<BR></DIV></div>