John Rodgers and I will R&R a heater motor in Madison Alabama 35758 on this
coming thursday the 20th.

Jim

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:56 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I could have given a class in removal of the coolant reservoir
> bottled on Saturday here in in Wilmington Delaware. Not too far from Philly
> and a bit further from Baltimore.
>
> So yes, wrenching groups have always been a fancy of mine, but in the last
> number of years it seems that my locations have not been conducive to "tech
> days"​. Not sure why.....
> Oh and if you have a MK1 VW that goes the same as I wrench on my Scirocco
> too.
>
> hit me up people! 19803, a couple of hours here and there. Next on the
> vanagon agenda is the gear lever bushing R/R. The 82 scirocco needs an
> alternator pulley realigment that may require an alternator swap.
>
> T.
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:21 PM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm in NC and vanagon is currently in MD, so I'd be up for this (weekends
> > only).
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Doh... Idaho and/or Arizona? Darn. Any others in central Virginia
> > > interested in this?
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 9:47 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> Hey all,
> > >>
> > >> Let's start with the obvious question: Stan, where are you located? If
> > >> we knew that, somebody in the area might be able to give you some
> > >> realistic feedback about how it might/could work in your area.
> > >>
> > >> I would start with the following:
> > >> 1) A workshop on replacing ALL of your fuel lines;
> > >> 2) A workshop on cleaning/fixing ALL of your ground connections;
> > >> 3) A workshop on how to properly burp your cooling system.
> > >>
> > >> Other ideas?
> > >> Marc Perdue, in central VA
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Jon VonOhlsen <jondvo@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>> I would be interested in participating, both as instructing &
> learning;
> > >>> (we are always learning..). However, geographic separation being what
> > it
> > >>> is, may be difficult to do...
> > >>> Jon
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 11/16/2014 11:32 AM, Stan Shapiro wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I am a newbie Westy owner, with minimal mechanical skills.   I have
> > been
> > >>>> impressed with the knowledge and expertise on this site.   I wonder
> if
> > >>>> there
> > >>>> is any way to pass some of this knowledge along to the newbies.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> How about some weekend courses/training that involve some class room
> > and
> > >>>> lots of hands on.    Maybe a cooperative effort from the members of
> > this
> > >>>> board, where each person could teach one aspect of vanagon repair or
> > >>>> maintenance?      I would think a class size of 10 might be
> > workable.   I
> > >>>> would be ok with a fee.    As an attendee, I would gladly pay $100,
> > which
> > >>>> could go to the expenses of the instructors or space rental.
> Start
> > out
> > >>>> with beginner classes.   Work up to more advanced classes.     All
> > that is
> > >>>> needed is volunteers to teach, a space to have a small classroom, a
> > garage
> > >>>> to go thru some repairs, agree on some topics, and someone to
> > coordinate
> > >>>> all
> > >>>> of this.    If each attendee drove a van, one person might end up
> > with a
> > >>>> tune up, one person might end up with a new aux battery system, etc.
> > >>>> Then there has to be some agreement on a location.    I would
> > volunteer to
> > >>>> help coordinate to help get this rolling.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Your thoughts??
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Stan/90 Westy/Idaho  (currently in 65 degree weather in Arizona)
> >
>