I didn't take it as insulting either! After all, how many of these wonderful vans have been bought by hippie wannabes and then weeks later they go up in flames because they had no clue about 20+ year old hard, brittle fuel lines that are leaking or are about ready to? Whoever steered this new owner to this list did them a huge favor! No, insulting is what happened to me many years ago on the type2 list when I asked a question about the rear brakes on my '75 Westy. I got a reply from a member stating that I was an idiot and shouldn't be doing brake work! Turns out he was the idiot, and unaware of changes that had taken place from VW. Then there was the a** chewing I got from Eric Zeno here on this list back around 2008, but I totally deserved that one!   Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> I apologize if I came off that way! I didn't mean to. But she can be
> on her
> way to buying an engine and a little knowledge is going to help her a
> lot.
> I have been this route with so many new owners. Vanagons are not the
> only
> vehicles that go bad due to drivers not knowing some basic stuff
> especially
> how the warning lights-other indicators work and determining if it is
> safe
> to continue or pull over now. Look at all those engine shops and
> companies
> out there. In my experience probably 3 out of 4 engine replacements
> for all
> cars could have been avoided.
> Getting towed off the road and finding you need thousands of $$$ never
> makes
> for a good day.
> She can do it! We can help!
> Dennis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OlRivrRat [mailto:OlRivrRat@comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 1:05 AM
> To: Dennis Haynes
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Coolant part2
> On 19 Apr , 2013, at 8:08 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> > OK!
> > You have an awful lot to learn. I'm guessing that you are fairly new
> > to vanagon ownership or maybe even car ownership.
>                 Dennis
>         That seemed to me to be very insulting, unkind and totally
> unnecessary ~ IMHO
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB