If there were an east-coast mirror of this, I would definitely be in.

Regards,
Sudhir

On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Stan Shapiro <mail@stanshapiro.com> wrote:
> 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)