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by Amskeptic » Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:55 am
wcfvw69 wrote:Colin,
Are you passing thru the Phoenix area? If so, I'd be in for a day to do some fine tuning on a couple of my VW's.
I will be travelling through Phoenix. A well-thought-out list of specific areas of concern for each vehicle ordered by importance, sent to my Inbox will help us make a productive day of it.
I will have fresh information right off the manifolds re:
Effects Of Driving Through Hot Summer Southwest Hell With A Stock 1600 . . .
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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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by BuelaBus » Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:57 pm
Amskeptic wrote:BuelaBus wrote:Colin-- Pennsylvania Amish country is nice in the springtime!
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I might actually like to catch you on your Northeast run in May. From my perspective, the earlier, the better-- but I know your affinity for those cold spring rains. My only no-joy dates are currently May 9-17. If you can, please pencil me in for an early May date if possible (as opposed to September- where I'm currently penciled in).
Thanks so much!
Kind regards,
Scott
How gloriously dry and spacious is your garage these days?
Colin
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Dry and spacious. Both 2-bay detached (less glorious) and 2-bay attached garages (slightly more glorious) are at our disposal. We should be able to stay quite warm and dry, even if unhappy storms show up. Let me know if a pic would be helpful- I can pm you if you'd like. thanks, Scott
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by mrspcolli » Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:52 am
Amskeptic wrote:mrspcolli wrote:Would love to see you and treat to a meal when you're in Boise! Your posts/explanations/pics have been an amazing source of knowledge. Of course I'd like to pick your brain and get feedback on my bus' setup too. Can you squeeze me in?
Shawn
Would you like an Itinerant Air-Cooled appointment, or just a local beer pizza stop?
Colin
Local beer pizza stop. I know it pro'ly depends on how your other visits in this area go, but PM if you're interested.
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by rallybug » Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:47 am
I should be in for a stop in July in sunny (and rather warm) Utah.
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by Amskeptic » Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:44 pm
rallybug wrote:I should be in for a stop in July in sunny (and rather warm) Utah.
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Bless you. Find someone else who needs a visit near you! You are the most expensive detour of all visits, but I love the beauty (and frying heat, mmmm) of that trip!
Colin
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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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by aopisa » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:53 am
Are you still planning a New England swing? It looks like it is getting squeezed out.
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by SolsBus » Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:09 pm
Hi!- I'm in Hood River and would like to schedule a day in June... I believe you have a day pending with Sean Aiken. Thanks & looking forward!
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by 78 Westy » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:05 pm
Amskeptic wrote:** This Is Preliminary
You currently have:
. . . ( . ) great
. . . ( . ) less great
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. . . ( X ) May June barely any
flexibility to request specific dates.
As of right now, we are overbooked for May.
Your timely deposits (not yet!) will help winnow out the lookyloo window shoppers
Jul ?? airkooledchris .......................... Eureka CA
Jul ?? 78 Westy ....................... San Francisco CA
Jul ?? asiab3 ..................................... Newhall CA
Colin, I'm pretty flexible in July at this point. I'm actually in Redwood City between San Francisco and San Jose. I'll have a list for us that will easily consume two days
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by Amskeptic » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:12 pm
Big Schedule Shunt Coming . . . stay tuned. My presence is required in Essex NY on May 23/24th. We *have* to pivot around that, apologies and everything. We can DO this, yes, we can.
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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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by Amskeptic » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:30 pm
aopisa wrote:Are you still planning a New England swing? It looks like it is getting squeezed out.
I was going to do Vermont in the fall just before I pick up the Squareback, but it looks like the schedule has just gotten a hit due to a pressing family appointment May 23/24 in Essex NY. Stay tuned, be flexible.
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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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by JBoyn_74Westy » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:17 am
Hi Colin
I'm new to this forum but have been reading for a couple of years. I would be honored to partake of your wisdom and skill in the application of elbow grease to my '74 Westfalia. I'm in north San Diego county not far from Oceanside. I see you have some CA dates on the 2015 itinerary in the works and am hoping that you could fit one more SoCal date in there in either July or August (i'm very flexible).
Thanks in advance.
-Justin
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by Amskeptic » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:31 am
JBoyn_74Westy wrote:Hi Colin
I'm new to this forum but have been reading for a couple of years. I would be honored to partake of your wisdom and skill in the application of elbow grease to my '74 Westfalia. I'm in north San Diego county not far from Oceanside. I see you have some CA dates on the 2015 itinerary in the works and am hoping that you could fit one more SoCal date in there in either July or August (i'm very flexible).
Thanks in advance.
-Justin
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Read the Deposits/Details, the itinerary Speil and whatnot, and shoot me a PM with your List of Concerns.
I'd be honored as well to apply haughty supervision over the application of elbow grease to your '74 Westfalia. And I can pray hopefully that you have the factory dual carbs, too.
Colin
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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by JBoyn_74Westy » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:03 pm
Amskeptic wrote:JBoyn_74Westy wrote:Hi Colin
I'm new to this forum but have been reading for a couple of years. I would be honored to partake of your wisdom and skill in the application of elbow grease to my '74 Westfalia. I'm in north San Diego county not far from Oceanside. I see you have some CA dates on the 2015 itinerary in the works and am hoping that you could fit one more SoCal date in there in either July or August (i'm very flexible).
Thanks in advance.
-Justin
San Marcos, CA
(1974 Campmobile, Type 4 1800cc engine)
Read the Deposits/Details, the itinerary Speil and whatnot, and shoot me a PM with your List of Concerns.
I'd be honored as well to apply haughty supervision over the application of elbow grease to your '74 Westfalia. And I can pray hopefully that you have the factory dual carbs, too.
Colin
Thanks Colin.
I have read the details in advance and will send you a PM in the next day or so. I do have the stock Solex dual carbs but am interested in learning how to maintain those, adjust idle, timing, do my own oil changes, minor electrical system housekeeping, etc. Bus Maintenance 101 on a stock survivor that I've had about 2 years now.
-Justin
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by zabo » Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:09 pm
do you have any spare time in atl in May? even a half day would be good
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by Amskeptic » Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:15 am
zabo wrote:do you have any spare time in atl in May? even a half day would be good
Why yes, yes I do. I can put you in Wednesday May 6, and heck, have time to catch a Wednesday night gathering of the Atlanta VW contingent nearby . . . . . .
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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