You read too much into every word. Or you just have some looney axe to
grind against me, for which I say 'bugger off' although I am thinking
much harsher words. 😛

Let me try again:
THIS VAN IS NOT A RUST BUCKET. Yes, it does have minor rust in the
rockers and a few seams. Most Vanagons east of the Rockies do. I've
owned in excess of 40 Vanagons and have worked on them since 1982
professionally so I think 'I know a thing or two'.

NOW I plan to "push it off on someone"? HUH??? What the H E
doubletoothpicks are you talking about? I HAVE ZERO PLANS TO SELL IT.
I've had several sets of friends borrow it for events and one for a
2-month PNW explorative trip and ALL LOVED IT and said it was one of the
best driving Westies they've driven. 😛

On 11/17/2024 1:06 PM, David McNeely wrote:
> I don't "know nothing about" your van "at all."�  I know what you told
> me.�  Safety aside, for reason of the things you described, I would not
> (and would not have from the beginning) kept (or acquired in the first
> place) the vehicle.�  That you did and plan to push it to someone else
> is YOUR action.�  Mine would be different.
>
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:35 PM Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
>
>     HUH? What? Are you making a judgement of something you know nothing
>     about? Wow.
>
>     EVERYTHING SAFETY + MECHANICALLY RELATED WAS REPAIRED, I AM NOT AN
>     IDIOT!
>     There are ZERO safety issues in this Westy! Leaks have been sealed as
>     they pop up, the auto trans is the current culprit, a bit of
>     'wack-a-mole'. It drives as nicely as any Westy you'll find. Front
>     brakes are now Audi A6.
>
>     https://photos.app.goo.gl/JD6nnDNE1aT4KRuSA
>
>
>     On 11/17/2024 12:12 PM, David McNeely wrote:
>     > And tell us again why this vehicle is kept on the road at all?
>     >
>     > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM Karl
>     <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
>     >
>     >�  �  � It's highly unlikely my Westy will ever find its way across the
>     >�  �  � country
>     >�  �  � again, given the current canine family size and the Westy
>     leaking
>     >�  �  � almost
>     >�  �  � every fluid, haha! It's also in the queue for a conversion
>     to mTDI,
>     >�  �  � Syncro manual transmission and Syncro tank in the near
>     future, which
>     >�  �  � will take the mpg to 30-ish and 1000-mile range.
>     >
>     >�  �  � It isn't a really nice van overall, as it came via the samba
>     from
>     >�  �  � Minnesota where it was exposed to a lot of salt underneath.
>     I had to
>     >�  �  � replace every part of the braking system and many other
>     rusted parts
>     >�  �  � underneath. Some rust in the rockers, hidden by the
>     fiberglass panels.
>     >�  �  � The transmission had a galley plug rusted out, which I
>     discovered
>     >�  �  � when I
>     >�  �  � filled the transmission. That was fixed with a rubber plug
>     and a metal
>     >�  �  � clamp bolted into a nearby bolt hole. The engine had a cobbled
>     >�  �  � together
>     >�  �  � mess of original pipes and undersized patches welded in. The
>     first
>     >�  �  � drive, the oil buzzer came on when hot. At the time a friend
>     who does
>     >�  �  � conversion had a Euro DJ 112i engine he had just pulled from a
>     >�  �  � customer
>     >�  �  � van, available for $600 with wiring harness and ECU so I
>     jumped on it.
>     >�  �  � It will be for sale after the TDI conversion is finished.
>     >
>     >
>     >�  �  � On 11/17/2024 7:17 AM, Eric Caron wrote:
>     >�  �  � > Hi Karl and others,
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � >�  �  �   We could search for differences in the vans for
>     days.Â
>     >�  �  � And�  state this is not a scientifically valid study. But,
>     to save
>     >�  �  � time.�  I agree with that.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > Still, Karl’s van is about the closest I’ll find to compare.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > My less then scientific thinking is that if I’m getting 15 mpg
>     >�  �  � with smaller tires and Karl gets 16.5 or better with larger
>     tires.
>     >�  �  � Then maybe.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > If Karl ran tires smaller his MPG might go down some.�  If
>     that
>     >�  �  � is correct.Â�  Maybe increasing my tire diameter to match Karl’s
>     >�  �  � might increase my Mpg some.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > I know we could talk about tire friction, type of roads near
>     >�  �  � Karl and me, and temperature differences, type of gas we put in
>     >�  �  � the tank, and how I weigh more then Karl.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > But, is it kind of possible that there really is something to
>     >�  �  � the wheel diameter and MPG?
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > Remember all the 1970 adds telling us to be sure our tires
>     were
>     >�  �  � inflated?�  Were they tricking me?�  OK they probably were.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > OK, the tire inflation might be about friction not diameter of
>     >�  �  � tire, they didn’t say.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > I think the solution is that Karl should drive over here to VT
>     >�  �  � and we do a drive side by side with the vans, then we switch
>     >�  �  � wheels and do it again.�  Both at the same time of day, gas from
>     >�  �  � the same station, and the vans matched for weight.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > No bra on either van, same mirrors, same wax on the body.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > We can do this!
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > Karl, we can do it before West River Westies July 2025.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > And your van sounds nice.�  How did you ever end up with that
>     >�  �  � engine? I only recently learned about those European versions of
>     >�  �  � our water boxers.
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � > Eric
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � >
>     >�  �  � >> On Nov 17, 2024, at 2:26 AM, Karl Mullendore
>     >�  �  � <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM> wrote:
>     >�  �  � >>
>     >�  �  � >> Other factors are mine is a Multivan poptop, at 4300
>     feet, and
>     >�  �  � a good running
>     >�  �  � >> 112i with factory Digijet, totally stock except for the
>     4-hole
>     >�  �  � injectors. You
>     >�  �  � >> have a slightly larger engine at sea level running GW's
>     >�  �  � whatever they threw
>     >�  �  � >> together which may or may not achieve as good mileage ever.
>     >�  �  � >> Karl
>     >
>