TheSamba.com :: View topic - Our first Bay Window Bus! (Now with luggage cabinet!)

Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:48 am

DONGKG wrote: Thanks buddies. All the vee-dubs are running now.

Good to hear!! That would be a shame if that flood wiped out your awesome Vdub collection there :(

Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:27 pm

Damn that really sucks :(
glad you and yours are ok.
I've been through floods aswell so i know how much that mud stinks :x
(it's not just mud)
as long as your family is ok thats all that matters, the cars can be cleaned out eventually.

Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:08 am

Yeah, the flood left that mud that really stink when it dried up! But, nevertheless, at least, i can still live with it!

Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:30 am

Don't forget to change the transmission gear oil. The transmissions will not last long with water in them.

Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:06 am

Bill Dykes wrote: Don't forget to change the transmission gear oil. The transmissions will not last long with water in them.

Thanks for that. After our baywindow was fixed, I went immediately to the gasoline station to have the transmission oil drained and changed. And the flood water had dominance over the oil. It was bad. Now the transmission oil is clean.

Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:22 am

Dong, I'm glad you and your family are OK. Floods can be crazy things; unless you've lived through one, it's difficult to imagine how quickly things are torn apart and destroyed.

True enough about material possessions; they generally can be replaced if they are still priorities. Having personally lost my first home in a flood & second in a fire (careless neighbor started!), I'll say that it takes time and much effort, but it's usually possible to get things back together. (And push to get flood control/ protection in your community; that's the hardest part for us sometimes.)

All the best to you and your family in recovering. Sometimes we build things back better, or even safer when we're forced to rebuild. Hope things go well restoring your excellent VW collection too. Check & clean all the starter connections on your bus. They get all dirty & funky... even without a flood! Hang in there.

Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:45 am

Thanks, buddy. And sorry to hear that you were flooded too and a fire caused another damage. But, I am pretty sure that the safely of you family was our priority. I know the feeling, buddy. Anyway, I am glad also that you and your family are safe now - and that is bliss.

Thanks,

Dong

Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:16 am

Cool, driving the Bus after so many months of it hibernating in the garage. I missed driving vee-dubs...... :)

Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:56 am

I missed my bus.. I haven't driven her in so so many months now..