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Subject:Re: Beyond Vanagon-Keeping older vehicles!
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:25:03 -0400

Yes- a hobby sounds better than an addiction!

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob [mailto:vwrobb@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:06 AM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: Beyond Vanagon-Keeping older vehicles!

At  3/23/2013 07:27 AM,Dennis Haynes wrote:

>As for me, I am addicted. Even though I have an RV, FUN BUS is going no
>where. It has been at my brother's place for over a year for Body and
>paint work. It is looking real good. I am upgrading the tires/wheels
>again. Adding the front big brake kit. When it comes home I will be
>repairing the tranny again(4th time) and rebuilding the suspension. I
>expect that after all this the engine has to say no more but I will try
>to push it to at least 275K and if still going maybe 300K. It also
>needs the front engine pipe and a muffler. VW will be supplying the
>muffler under their lifetime warranty.  Oh and the viscous coupling has
>seen better days. Last time I drove it in snow there was very little push
to the front wheels.

It's a hobby....

Rob

vwrobb@gmail.com