An Aside
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An Aside
But first, I just had to wax the insides of the air intake scoops . . . don't want that little rust creep that occurs from the inside out on those louvres:
. . . which put me into an art muse, because these cars are designed with more sophistication than may meet the eye. The air-cooled VW beetle and bus had masterful transitions from one plane to the next. There is no clumsy angle to these cars:
. . . this one turned out "arty".
A cow without grass gets grumpy. These two were in New Mexico high plateau country off I-40:
Whereas, cows surrounded by luxuriant grasslands like this spot in Texas outside Amarillo, they have pride:
I have some photographs of our Los Alamos visit, but I a
m rushing a bit to get to Houston. And how dare you accuse me of having a loose oil filter that caused spatters all over the back of the BobD, I am hurt by your scurrilous accusations . . .
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
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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Re: An Aside
a stick with a piece of wadded cotton on the end?Amskeptic wrote: I just had to wax the insides of the air intake scoops . . .
that just can't be easy to get into. I always wished there was a way to detach those scoops for servicing.
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My inside air scoops a covered with a hard black spotty mold. Ugh. Lots of rain ya know.
If you cram a rag into a vent slot then hold it there with fingers as you wax it is possible. A typical VW repair really, hold and pray.
If you cram a rag into a vent slot then hold it there with fingers as you wax it is possible. A typical VW repair really, hold and pray.
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High pressure sprayer at a do it yourself car wash will clean that moldy Portland scum off.hambone wrote:My inside air scoops a covered with a hard black spotty mold. Ugh. Lots of rain ya know.
If you cram a rag into a vent slot then hold it there with fingers as you wax it is possible. A typical VW repair really, hold and pray.
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I don't remember, just thought it was cool. An armful!
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