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« on: March 03, 2014, 10:31:07 PM »
When: April 11th-13th, 2014 Where: Hagan-Stone Park, Greensboro, NC We are at it again, this should be a great time to shake off the winter. The park will be open, so come as early as you want, stay as long as you want. We are looking forward to it happening again. Thanks to all, Ken and the EB gang. http://www.everybus2014.com/Just as the name implies, all VW buses welcome. Yearly VW bus gathering since 1999. Come and camp with us. Contact Ken Lewis: kdlewis@northstate.net or facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/512197352235228/.
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« on: June 01, 2008, 10:16:32 PM »
Hi Jonce, You can write me and I'll get you all squared away. phil@limbobus.org
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« on: February 19, 2007, 11:43:06 PM »
Thats what I feel too. "Is there really that much expendable cash out there" WHo the hell has that kind of money for an RV. Expensive to buy, expensive to operate, expensive to repair, and where do you store the damn thing?
Great to look at and fantasize about, but not practical or realistic at all.
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« on: February 16, 2007, 05:08:20 PM »
 One slightly used webmaster, high mileage, worn out, dilapidated.
Make Offer
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« on: February 11, 2007, 09:37:18 AM »
All I got was a hearty "Thanks" Being this time of year I did it in my Valentine boxer shorts. I had a hearts on.
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« on: February 10, 2007, 04:47:49 PM »
In Yorkville, NY this guy snow-blowed 3 driveways today. Mine, my neighbor, and my ex-wife's. I did it for fun and exercise. I like it.
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« on: August 25, 2006, 09:39:56 PM »
Let's start with the starter. first, unhook the battery. You don't want any shocking surprises. Then crawl under the van There should be a big heavy RED wire that leads right to the starter from the alternator I believe. The starter is a cylinder shaped thing. There is a nut that holds the wire(s) on the post of the starter. Regardless of how "Clean" the connections seem, unscrew the nut, it may be a tight spot and slow going, but take the nut off. WIth emery paper or fine sandpaper, clean every connection you took of. Polish everything bright and clean including the post on the starter. Re-assemble. TRy starting. <br><br>There is another bunch of ground right on top of the engine. If you look closely you will see a screw holding a bunch of wire to the engine block. Remove and clean as before.
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« on: May 02, 2005, 02:34:38 PM »
It is always an effort to get my propane fridge to work. Pumping, clicking, pumping again, clicking again, with a towel over my head lying flat on my belly to see if the little blue flame is there. <br>It eventually works, but not exactly a deep freeze. I love it, at some campout somewhere there was actually a contest on whose propane fired fridge can cool a beer to the lowest temperature. Don't remember the results though.<br> 
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« on: July 01, 2006, 11:13:12 AM »
In the future the website will have a page dedicated to a canvas change. For now, here are 2 links that may help.<br> http://http://www.limbobus.org/sketch.htm<br> http://http://www.limbobus.org/poptop.htm<br><br>Feel free to ask questions here. We recently did a canvaas change and it is fresh in our minds. <br><br>P.S. There are also more photos in the photo album under "Bryan" album.
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« on: November 22, 2005, 02:10:24 PM »
Don't get too nervous, you are doing OK. You don't have to take the block anywhere to get them measured for out-of-round. There is a special micrometer meant for measuring a inside diameter such as a cylinder. It is spring loaded, once you set it to the approximate size of the cylinder, you spin it around and see if the dial swings more than a few thousands. In your case, I doubt that would be a problem. <br>In addition, any general engine spec should tell you what your maximum cylinder diameter would have to be before getting oversized rings. I bet you are just fine.<br>Doing a good visual inspection ought to tell you if you need honing such as gouges and scratches. Some auto parts stores let you rent a cylinder honer. It attaches to your drill. You run it up and down your cylinders a few times. It is cheap, and I would do it anyway. <br>Good Luck<br>Phil
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« on: July 03, 2005, 09:41:30 AM »
What clued me in that I had a grounding problem was that my voltmeter measurements were all over the place. Nothing made sense, the readings were goofy. I don't know for sure but it doesn't seem like the voltage at your fuel pump should be 3-5 volts.<br>The first thing I would do is follow your "hot" wire off the battery and see where it goes. Where ever it is connected take it off and clean it REGARDLESS of how it looks or tests. Mine terminated at the starter and that is what I cleaned and it started after months of not starting. <br><br>I'll notify LiMBO president, Stan. He works for Bently, the VW bible publisher. Maybe he can help. But, I think he is on vacation this week.
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« on: June 29, 2005, 02:28:49 PM »
I recently went through "starting problem Hell". I did all the things you did. You know what it was? Ground problem!!!!  <br><br>Mine was at the starter. I gave it a look see and it seemed fine.... but it wasn't. No matter how good your grounds look, take them off and clean them. Visually, it looked fine, no crud or obvious signs of corrosion. When I took it apart there was a fine white powder on it, but that was all. Regardless, I cleaned and polished it. And guess what? "It Started". I think there is also a ground strap somewhere on your vehicle, check that too. I heard they cause problems. <br>When I wrote about my problem, my friend Rich Macensky wrote back, "Electronic fuel injection and the whole system works on very low voltage and is susceptible to poor ground connections. <br><br>It may or may not be the problem, but eliminate it right from the start, it is easy to do.
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« on: May 02, 2005, 02:21:37 PM »
The lesson I learned here is no-matter how it looks, or how short a time since it was last done, CLEAN and make sure electrical and ground connections are tight. <br> - Visual check don't cut it.<br>
- Tapping it don't cut it<br>
- Wiggeling don't cut it.<br>
<br>Taking it apart, cleaning and polishing ALL surfaces and re-tightening it is the ONLY thing that does cut it.
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« on: April 30, 2005, 11:31:28 PM »
Since October I haven't been able to start my '84 Westy. The engine would spin but no fuel flow. It drove me crazy. I thought it was the ECU since I checked just about everything else. <br>In a last ditch effort, mostly for my conscience, I decided to do everything I can before I bring it to my local mechanic. I didn't think I'd fix it, I just wanted a clear conscience. So, the last time I was working on it I went through it with my voltmeter and Bentley book, determined to check my readings to the books spec's. I did that, and with my daughters help turning it over I started measuring. Goofy readings, nothing made sense. I even did obvious measurements, alternator to ground, still nothing made sense. So, today, the voice of my mechanic ringed in my ears when I told him about my problem, "check the connections at the starter". He told me that back when I first had problems. When I told him I had the engine completely rebuilt a year and a half ago, we both thought it seemed unlikely. Even in my snooping around back then I did a visual on it and there was no obvious junk on it, everything looked clean. But to clear my conscience, I put her on jack stands and went to it. Nothing looked bad, a little chalky, but that was about it. So, I bought some good wire brushes and said to myself, I'm here, I might as well make everything as clean as I can. So I polished everything. <br>To my surprise, I clicked on the starter, and boom, it started on about the third revolution, and, so far, has started ever since. Sounds and runs great too.<br>Ahh, the life of a Westy owner. Go figure!
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« on: April 19, 2005, 10:35:43 AM »
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