

| Subject: | Re: Preparations for Rough Road Driving |
| From: | Steve Schwenk |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:57:37 -0800 |
I think i got that wrong! Well, both sites have good stuff...have to dig around to find the owners. steve The journeys manual and the VW bulletin links on my page are to a site maintained by a benevolent list member who chooses (chose?) to remain anonymous. Great resources! steve JeanneMaly wrote: > > By way of Steve Schwenk's website, I found a link to wetwesties which had a VW > Tech Manual regarding preparations for driving on rough roads, which I am sure > we who are going to South America will encounter. > > I found a few things that I thought maybe the more expert among us could explain > to me. > > 1) What is a cyclone air filter and where would I get such a thing? > > 2) The publication goes into great detail (as such publications are wont to do) > about installing protective devices for the engine, etc. Are these devices > available anywhere? Do you think these things would be necessary for semi-paved > roads or are these for the African wilderness? > > 3) This publication has a terrific list of spare parts. I would recommend that > every other Compleat Idiot like me take a look at it. I would also like the > non-Compleat Idiot's to give me their opinions of the list, perhaps with advice > as to which parts should be shared among the caravaners, with the knowledge that > the caravaners only expect to be on the same continent at the same time, not > glued at the hip. > > For those interested in this topic, the tech manual can be found at > http://members.tripod.com/~wetwesties/index1.html > > Jeanne > '87 Syncro Westy > Santa Rosa, CA
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