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 jenz58
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 posted on September 4th, 2003 at 10:25 PM |
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Wahooooooooooooo, Bel's back on the road
Grey 57 has just left after spending another night helping me get Bel back on the road!!!  :thumb:sandrine
Thanks Dean so much:kiss
And yes, he can fix VW's
I'm about to take her out for a cruise down the Hwy:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce
I'm so happy:party |
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| posted on September 4th, 2003 at 10:29 PM |
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Yaaaa!!!! Must be a great feeling Jen.
:bounce :beer :bounce
:thumb
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| posted on September 4th, 2003 at 10:30 PM |
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yay...................... i need friends like yours!! dub mates are ace, hope to see you on the road soon:bounce
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| posted on September 4th, 2003 at 10:55 PM |
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Enjoy the drive Jen:thumb
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| posted on September 4th, 2003 at 11:34 PM |
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You old softy you!
I hope there was Real Mcoy involved?
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| posted on September 4th, 2003 at 11:44 PM |
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sweet, good bloke dean
what was up with her?
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jenz58
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 12:03 AM |
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It was the ongoing gennie problem she's had all of this year.
Dean found one a gennie for Bel a couple of weeks ago which he SWORE was a good one, and it was:thumb
I'm sure he and Nathan checked it out pretty well cos Dean had put so much time in on other occasions only to find the gennie was a dud (twice
before), and he wouldn't have wanted to waste more time on another dud. I was ready to go for a reconditioned one and hang the expense as they
were getting to me.
Dean was wanting to give it one more go and this one is a goodun:bounce:bounce
I was also having probs with a wheel wobble. Right hand front king pin needed tightening/ajusting. Dean greased the bearings on the outside of the
wheel, put a new washer on the wheel cos the other one was broken and the wheel nut loose.
He showed me how to adjust the king pin so I know next time, and got me to play around to feel the wobble etc. Also pointed things out in the
manual.
Just got home from taking Bel on a drive, the first one in many moons and it felt so good to be out on the road with her again.
Gee, her bat wing steering wheel felt funny at first cos Dr L has a SAAS sports steering wheel, a totally different feel.
Hey and some kids yelled out 'punch buggy blue',
Thanks again Dean, your ace mate:sandrine:thumb
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 08:54 AM |
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Thats great news JenThird time lucky,heh!!:thumb
I'll be loking out for you out here in the eastern burbs. |
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 09:05 AM |
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Hey Mandie
Dougie had had a couple of goes at the gennie as well earlier in the year, so maybe 5th time????:o
I'll have to take all of my gennies and get a good reconditioned one done, ready for next time. It's getting hard to find good 6 volt
gennies
I'll definitely be keeping an eye out you as well over here in the East |
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 01:16 PM |
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Great for you Jen! Know exacly how you feel unable to drive your bug. Good to hear you 're out cruisin again! :thumb
:bounce
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 05:51 PM |
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Congratulations to Jen, and three cheers for Dean
:bounce
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 posted on September 5th, 2003 at 08:23 PM |
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Cool
Good to hear that another VW is back on the road
:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce:bounce
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 09:57 PM |
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:tree:rudolf:party
I'm happy!!! |
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 10:02 PM |
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Well done jen, i cant wait to drive my bug...... only a week till i pick it up then the next weekend i hope to have the new engine in and going and rego ASAP
cheers
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jenz58
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 10:10 PM |
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Cool Adz:thumb
Post something to let us know how it all went etc.
You must be getting excited:bounce |
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 10:13 PM |
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Good One Jen
so You have decided to stick to 6 volts then Jen... You would think there would be a lot of old 6 v Generators about, with so many converted to 12
Volts.
I'm sure You are enjoying ownership of Bel again.... and naturally driving Her...
cheers
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| posted on September 5th, 2003 at 10:33 PM |
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Thanks Lee
There seem to be 6 volt gennies around but whether they work when you put them is is another thing:o |
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| posted on September 6th, 2003 at 09:32 AM |
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Congratulations Jen, and well done Deano!! :thumb
Are either of you two interested in coming over next weekend?
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on September 6th, 2003 at 10:50 AM |
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I could probably head down straight after work on Saturday. Finish at 1pm
Would love to get out of town:bounce |
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