Sorry I wasn’t clear-- I pretty much assumed the classes would take place in the Seattle or Portland area.   I never thought that people would come to Idaho--and in fact, it is just the opposite--I would be glad to travel west if would could put these classes together.   It would only be a one day drive for me.

So, that said, is there anyone on the NW coast who can teach?    Anyone interested in attending?

Stan  

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Marc Perdue
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 6:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon Repair classes

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)