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MrBreeze
Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:35 pm
Figures.
Four days before the show and my bus suddenly refuses to start. Cranks, I can hear the fuel pump, but no start. I am gonna be mega pissed if I don't have a bus for this show.
I guess Thursday night I have to run through everything. Should be a blast considering I have a root canal at 4
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Raj
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by Raj Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:47 pm
oh no! Keep us posted
Glenn wrote: I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
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MrBreeze
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by MrBreeze Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:32 pm
So I spend 2 days and get nowhere. Glenn places his hands upon it and 5 minutes later it fires up.
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Raj
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by Raj Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:45 pm
what was the issue?
Glenn wrote: I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
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MrBreeze
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by MrBreeze Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:59 pm
Stuck points. Oh well, a lesson learned.
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Glenn
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by Glenn Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:07 pm
MrBreeze wrote: Glenn places his hands upon it and 5 minutes later it fires up.
Can i get a AMEN?
They don't call me the "Hebrew Hammer" for nothing.
Big_kid
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by Big_kid Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:20 pm
MrBreeze
Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:00 am
Now I gotta spend tomorrow cleaning the camper......I ripped the whole thing apart looking for my spare coil. 9 years of collected crap. Found a few distributor caps, some spark plugs, wires, a freaking STARTER, and a lot of old car show garbage.
On the plus side, I found the step pad and taillights I thought I had lost
Probably get better gas mileage now
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MrBreeze
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by MrBreeze Thu May 01, 2014 7:33 pm
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Tom
Posts: 1023 Joined: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:02 pmFirst Name: TomLocation: Under the bus
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by Tom Fri May 02, 2014 5:57 am
Do you still have a License plate light ? Very cool.
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote: Tom is right!
MrBreeze
Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:43 pm
Got home early today and decided to fire the old girl up. Nothing. Dead.
Ok, why not? Let's try and jump start it. Let it sit for 10 minutes.....barely cranks.
Ok, wanna be a bitch? I'm done with you until it warms up outside
A week and a half out of surgery I shouldn't even be sitting in the damn thing let alone screwing with it.
Snow all you want.
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Glenn
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by Glenn Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:46 pm
What did you have done?
MrBreeze
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by MrBreeze Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:15 pm
Double hernia last week. Of course since it's me there were "complications" and they ended up having to slice me open at the belt line. Feel a lot better this week, recovery hasn't been too bad.
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Glenn
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by Glenn Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:30 pm
Damn... did you get any liposuction while they were there?
MrBreeze
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by MrBreeze Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:39 pm
Believe it or not, I joked with the surgeon just before they put me under "Feel free to pull a few pounds out while you're in there"
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MrBreeze
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by MrBreeze Sat Jul 04, 2015 4:28 pm
Happy f'n 4th of July from the Hutchinson Parkway
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EDNCAROL
Posts: 763 Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:25 pmFirst Name: EDVehicle Year: 1974Model: Not ListedLocation: East of Glenn West of Jimbo
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by EDNCAROL Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:38 pm
What happened Rob?
Still Monkeying Around. Not afraid to tell you how I really feel.
MrBreeze
Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:52 pm
Died on the Hutchinson. Had it towed to Tony thanks to help from Mr Ring. Cranks but won't start, not getting any spark.
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Raj
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by Raj Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:02 am
Boo.... thats never fun.
Glenn wrote: I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote:
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Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:10 pm
Bad coil. I tore the bus apart cause I knew that was it but couldn't find my spare.
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MrBreeze
Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:10 pm
And the hits keep on coming. Around the corner from the show the axle comes out. Luckily one bolt remained and I got it to the show. Jon [Hazetguy] got ahold of more bolts and it's good to go now.
Of course all of the going under the bus has destroyed my back for the weekend. Hopefully resting at my mom's will help for the bound brook show on the way home tomorrow.
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Markus
Posts: 140 Joined: Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:51 amFirst Name: MarkusKVehicle Year: 1979Model: Bus
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by Markus Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:13 pm
wow! could you tell something was wrong or did it just let go out of nowhere?
1979 Deluxe Westfalia FI 2.0
Tom
Posts: 1023 Joined: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:02 pmFirst Name: TomLocation: Under the bus
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by Tom Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:29 pm
Markus wrote: wow! could you tell something was wrong or did it just let go out of nowhere?
This is one of the things I am OCD about, I check those bolts every couple of months and will torque them to spec before I take any long trip.
And I am going upstate in a couple of weeks so I am puchasing a spare coil.
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote: Tom is right!
MrBreeze
Posts: 1854 Joined: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pmVehicle Year: 1977Model: BusLocation: Lin-den-hoist, Lawn Guyland
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by MrBreeze Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:09 pm
Markus wrote: wow! could you tell something was wrong or did it just let go out of nowhere?
No clue. Just a thud and it wouldn't move. After this trip I'm definitely throwing it up on ramps and taking a look around this weekend
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