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.
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> 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.
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>
> Your thoughts??
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> Stan/90 Westy/Idaho  (currently in 65 degree weather in Arizona)