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)