Good Morning from Barb and Elwood, 300 miles north of my home in a cozy motel room in Paso Robles, Ca. Sadly Elwood has a carburetor problem that just "snapped" as I was pulling off the 101 to gas up. It was dark and very cold and windy 20% This did give me the space to learn how to get on the internet with wifi card.
Took a look at daybreak and found the tiny screwdriver to fit the adjustment screws and brought in my "Books" to study before I go back out (after things warm up a bit) my hands don't work well when they are BLUE!
All and all this has been a great experience of learning what not to bring and stupid things I know to bring but did not!
Static gave, via cell call, a name and place to go in Berkeley for my mysterious squeak while I was still up in the Bay Area. That place was too busy, as owner said, way too many broken vw's but referred me to a shop in San Rafael. I will give more info on this very helpful and very cool old shop after I get home (info in bus). The owner Paul examined my suspect wheel bearing and found it just fine, I had just had them checked and repacked. The actual culprit was the new brake shoes that were rubbing on drum every so often. He explained and did take a file to edge of shoes on both front sides to remove uneven burrs. All old school vw folks know to do this with the new parts we are forced to buy. I will tell WW of this and suggest they pass on the info to us new buyers. It was a relieving lesson and hit the road south with a sigh of relief~till last night
Called my work to warn them I would not be in tomorrow, maybe, wish I could just keep on driving to lots more places
I'm having fun
DjEep, I hope your face has healed ok from spider attack, mine is still scabby from my retreat to my camp space and trip on no doubt a pile of Sasquatch scat
Rachel, you are by far the best Fire Goddess and gourmet marshmello toaster.
I will look forward to seeing you both again up in the Arctic.
Barb
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