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Post by TrollFromDownBelow » Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:41 pm

Colin will/may correct me here, but I'm going to guess this was one of his least grueling visits, at least from a physical perspective. Mentally, of course he is always on...unless he's trying to pound out a wrist pin with the circlip still installed, or explaining how valves work with a full beer in his hand...but I digress. :flower:

Bottom line...pistons and cylinders were very usable, endplay was just at the outer end of spec (.006") lifters...ehhh... they were a bit dished, camshaft...yeah it's toast. dang it, dang it, dang it.

He basically said I had two options. bolt it back together as-is, and see how long it runs, or, do a total rebuild. So, total rebuild it is.

It was good to see Don again (as always!) , and it was very refreshing to meet Vince and his wife....awesome to see 'new blood' enjoying the quirky VW A/C addiction. Chocolate chip cookies were PHENOMENAL!

Cheers,
Mike
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Post by vinspee » Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:32 am

A big thanks to Mike and his wife for hosting - we live pretty close to each other and I can sense many a wrench and beer being spent together in our future.

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Post by TrollFromDownBelow » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:53 pm

We're looking forward to the 15th Vince! Let me know if you need help with the hard crank problem.
1976 VW Bus aka tripod
FI ...not leaky, and not so noisy...and she runs awesome!
hambone wrote: There are those out there with no other aim but to bunch panties. It's like arguing with a pretzel.
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Post by Amskeptic » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:57 pm

TrollFromDownBelow wrote:
Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:53 pm
We're looking forward to the 15th Vince! Let me know if you need help with the hard crank problem.

Troll! We did not need the wiring harness after all. The wiper had merely gotten stuck off the board on the rich side.
Writeup to come. Enjoyed as ever our late night filosloshofizing!
Colin

(will send harness back to you!)
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Post by TrollFromDownBelow » Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:14 am

Amskeptic wrote:
Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:57 pm

Troll! We did not need the wiring harness after all. The wiper had merely gotten stuck off the board on the rich side.
Writeup to come. Enjoyed as ever our late night filosloshofizing!
Colin

(will send harness back to you!)
That is awesome news!
1976 VW Bus aka tripod
FI ...not leaky, and not so noisy...and she runs awesome!
hambone wrote: There are those out there with no other aim but to bunch panties. It's like arguing with a pretzel.
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Post by hippiewannabe » Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:25 pm

Thanks for hosting, Mike. It was great to see you, your spouse and Colin again, and to meet Vince and Sam. Nice weather, good eats, beer and conversation, a perfect evening. I did hope to let my bus out of captivity for the first time this year and bring her along, but as time ran short and with over 100 miles to cover, the Volt won out. Maybe next year.

Don
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Post by TrollFromDownBelow » Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:34 pm

Hey Don, it was good to see you too...nothing sez we have to have Colin to visit to get together....or drive the buses :flower: Now that my bus will be laid up for a while ....cement city (IIRC) is a nice little motorcycle ride. :flower:
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FI ...not leaky, and not so noisy...and she runs awesome!
hambone wrote: There are those out there with no other aim but to bunch panties. It's like arguing with a pretzel.
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Post by Amskeptic » Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:21 pm

TrollFromDownBelow wrote:
Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:34 pm
nothing sez we have to have Colin :flower:

I knew it . . . I KNEW it. I knew I was going to jump the shark some day.
Colin :geek:
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Post by TrollFromDownBelow » Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:04 pm

Unless you trade in your cut-offs and wife beaters for a black leather jacket, and start saying "Aaaahhyyy!" I don't think you have to worry about jumping the shark. :flower:
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hambone wrote: There are those out there with no other aim but to bunch panties. It's like arguing with a pretzel.
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Post by Amskeptic » Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:54 pm

TrollFromDownBelow wrote:
Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:04 pm
Unless you trade in your cut-offs and wife beaters for a black leather jacket, and start saying "Aaaahhyyy!" I don't think you have to worry about jumping the shark. :flower:

Aiight. Coo.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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