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Subject:Re: Speedy
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Sat, 7 Dec 2013 21:03:48 -0600

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>Come on,&nbsp;Scott.&nbsp; A bug motor&nbsp;removal includes all of 7 wires and 4 bolts, if I remember correctly.&nbsp; We did it for fun.&nbsp;&nbsp; We would not just remove an engine that needed work and replace it without fixing it first.&nbsp; Which included lubing, greasing, various testing, coating wires with&nbsp;dielectric grease, and all the little tweaks.&nbsp; Lighten up.</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Dave B.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 12/06/13, <SPAN>Scott Daniel&lt;scottdaniel@turbovans.com&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><FONT size=+1><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">I could care less about speed..<BR>I am interested in quality.<BR>when I do a dash or heater box..there are nearly endless little tweaks..<BR>adjusting things, lubing things, addressing corrosion, improving things&nbsp; ..gluing weather stripping back on etc. <BR><BR>Speed itself isn't worth jack unless it's an emergency, IMO.<BR><BR>I have spent countless hours re-doing poorly done work on Vanagons. I almost specialize in it, or did. <BR><BR>Scott <BR><BR><BR></FONT></FONT><DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 12/6/2013 5:35 AM, David Bjorkman wrote:<BR></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:7043503.1102598.1386336923634.JavaMail.root@vznit170116 type="cite"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><DIV>&nbsp;Wow Jim, that's pretty quick.&nbsp; Reminds me of the times (way back) at Small Wheels shop when we used to compete to find how fast we could pull a bug motor, drag it 30 feet out and back, and reinstall it.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Dave B.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 12/05/13, <SPAN>Jim Felder<A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396EparsedEmail href="mailto:jim.felder@GMAIL.COM" target=_blank>&lt;jim.felder@GMAIL.COM&gt;</A></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><BR>&nbsp;I can do a dash out, bust open box, replace<BR>heater blower, seal box and reinstall dash in four hours.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Jim<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV></div>

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