Love it!

On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 11:51 AM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>  Remember how Dennis would state:  "The purchase price is only the down
> payment".
> This is incredibly true advice.  Even more nowadays.  Parts are
> unavailable.  Vanagon mechanics have closed shop.  And things will not
> suddenly reverse.  Just the way it goes.  I am one of those guys,
> struggling to keep Vanagon in good shape; I buy parts whenever I can.  Goal
> is to make it last for the next 15 years.  I am 68....so that will take me
> to nearly 85.  I think at that point my endless roadtrips will silently end
> in happy conclusion.  Again...just the way it goes.  It is this thing
> called "life".
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>     On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 05:23:58 PM PDT, Harry Hoffman <
> hhoffman@ip-solutions.net> wrote:
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>  This is so much who Dennis is and I’m happy to chime in with equally
> strong accolades and thanks.
> Dennis has walked me through wheel and tire choices, thinking about
> upgrades to brakes, lighting, etc. figuring out towing capabilities and
> producing products that just work.
> He’s generous with his time, and is always willing to help. It’s people
> like Dennis who bind communities together. I sold my vanagon some time ago
> and I’m still on here learning so much!
> Cheers,Harry
> On Mon, Sep 5, 2022 at 7:19 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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>  I don't even quite know how to say this...
> 1.  Once I was broken down in my '85 Vanagon; Corpus Christi Texas.  All
> red lights on, major coolant overflow too.  Dennis walked me through it,
> calmed me down, and successful return trip home to San Diego.
> 2.  Another time, I couldn't figure out why radio fuses kept busting.
> Dennis patiently explained that yellow wire was for power to radio, and red
> wire was only a trigger.  Has worked perfectly since.
> 3.  Another time, I was in Grand Junction, CO.  Summer.  High elevations,
> high temperatures too.  Dennis again explained about the shift in gasoline
> vapor pressures; how that makes fuel in a clogged fuel tank difficult to
> extract without inducing vacuum bubbles in line.  Somehow I made it home;
> replaced fuel tank; and all perfect since....like 5 years ago.
> 4. Another time, I was in Monterey, CA.  Red light on panel for coolant on
> cold morning startup; Dennis explained low coolant in pressure expansion
> tank.  He was right on.  Temporary fix was to add distilled water;
> permanent fix was to replace janky plastic tank and unreliable blue cap
> with the aluminum VanCafe device.
> So Dennis Haynes supplied all these suggestions, free of charge.  And he
> as offered many more suggestions for a host of issues on our Vanagons.
> Always freely....willingly....for benefit of us all.  Again, no charge.
> How can you even describe such service?  I can't.  But it is real.  And
> there are other guys too like Mark D.  Incredible.  These guy go out of
> their way to help us....at no charge.
> Just saying.
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