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Liveonjg Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2006 Posts: 430 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Count me in, PM sent. _________________ Keep it acoustic.
77 FI 2L Westfalia - Ripple
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Karl Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2001 Posts: 6170 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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As of today, I have confirmation from John, and Neal via his post (plus his Cheryl). I haven't heard from Pat yet but I'm not worried. One more helper might be nice but no more otherwise there wont be enough room for everyone's buses...and we'd be bumping heads. Anyone else? _________________ My father died on Sept. 16th, 2009.
Details here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647
I'm keeping his account here, and his hotmail email address, for VW communication. |
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ruckman101 Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2004 Posts: 961 Location: Portland "Little Beirut", OR
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Whew, my generator issues on the bus seem to be resolved. Rivvy pop-top camper will be ready to roll soon.
neal _________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand-basket? |
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sluggo Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2005 Posts: 946 Location: Portland, Or.
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't know about this or I'd have got the weekend off to help. Karl helped me out many times. Let me know if you plan a second weekend. _________________ '77 Sunroof Bus.
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Karl Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2001 Posts: 6170 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Sluggo, this is the second weekend. _________________ My father died on Sept. 16th, 2009.
Details here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647
I'm keeping his account here, and his hotmail email address, for VW communication. |
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Karl Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2001 Posts: 6170 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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I am sick. We will have to reschedule. _________________ My father died on Sept. 16th, 2009.
Details here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:55 am Post subject: |
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That means i might be able to make it! let me know when!
Stuart _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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sluggo Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2005 Posts: 946 Location: Portland, Or.
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
That means i might be able to make it! let me know when!
Stuart |
Me Too! _________________ '77 Sunroof Bus.
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Karl Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2001 Posts: 6170 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Sluggo and Stuart...We'll try again, probably in early January. Not only am I sick, but Neal's bus broke down on the way from Portland to Eugene. He was meeting up with John so they could carabus together. Evidently, this weekend wasn't meant to be. _________________ My father died on Sept. 16th, 2009.
Details here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647
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ruckman101 Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2004 Posts: 961 Location: Portland "Little Beirut", OR
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Just a blown tire. Blown beyond repair, and a feeble slowly leaking passenger tire excuse for a spare. If it ain't one thing....
rest, regroup,
neal _________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand-basket? |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hey neal i have a full set of load rated tires and rims if you need some to get by. tread isnt so hot, but they are good tires. pm me. _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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ruckman101 Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2004 Posts: 961 Location: Portland "Little Beirut", OR
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Stuartzickefoose, I appreciate the offer.
I got hooked up with two matching serviceable tires (thank you John and skin daddio) that got me back to Portland. The front wheel that didn't blow is now on the nose for a spare.
Kind of weighing options at this point, but leaning towards a new set, with a couple spare spares that could go on the parts bus when it no longer is a parts bus.
neal _________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand-basket? |
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ruckman101 Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2004 Posts: 961 Location: Portland "Little Beirut", OR
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:50 am Post subject: |
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Well that certainly didn't go as planned. Sure enough got me electrical issues resolved, packed up and headed out.
Inched and crawled our way through Portland and finally were cruising when something seemed vibrationally wrong. My rear wheel bearings immediately came to mind. The suspicion became ever more quickly evident something was really amiss as the severity increased to the point we pulled over, and hitting the drunk bumps, I felt and knew it was a tire.
Front driver's side Hankook destroyed. About two thirds of the sidewall on the outside had broken away just under the tread.
A bit chagrinned now to realize the folks driving by just before that, pointing excitedly from their windows, weren't merely admiring our groovy vintage bus, but trying to warn us of imminent disaster.
So, yes, navigated to the shoulder and stopped without incident, a billow of nasty black smoke blowing by and found the culprit.
And ya know, keeping a viable spare is a great idea. Too bad I had a miserable flat excuse for one. So Cheryle went hiking to call triple A and I set about mounting the flat spare. The triple A guy tried filling the spare with air, and got it kinda full, enough I drove from the shoulder a couple miles to a truck weigh station where Cheryle was. The spare didn't look too good, and I thought it was rapidly losing air, and it's been riding the nose for some fifteen years, is a passenger tire, snow studs removed, and a 175 14 rather than the 185 14. I didn't trust it, especially the rest of the way to Eugene then Coos Bay.
So we put Bertha on the hook and headed to Woodburn. Figured we could camp the night at the Schwab dealer and get a couple new tires in the morning.
However, our driver took us first the the 76 station he was out of. Got full pressure into the spare, and checked it for leaks, yep, but a slow one at the bead. I was still hesitant to embark on the spare, and asked where the Schwab place was.
Just as we were going to head over, the owner of the station ran over pointing out my triple A was a plus, good for 100 miles, well within Eugene. Why not? I'd much rather land at John's than spend the night in the parking lot of Woodburn's Les Schwab store on the off chance they would have a tire. So we loaded Bertha onto a flatbed truck and headed on down.
Conversation with our driver was uhmmm, a bit disconcerting. 45 years old, on his second pacemaker. The batteries went dead on the first one after 10 years. This was after a few heart attacks following the stroke he had at age 24. And then described his equally disconcerting domestic life.
The spare held it's air, so was able to drop Bertha off the flatbed and pull her into John's drive for the night.
And there was much rejoicing.
In the morning, the spare still had it's air, so as none of the local tire stores we contacted, Les Schwab first, had any options for us, John gave skin daddio a call, and fortunately he had and kindly loaned us a pair of rather decent appropriately rated tires on rims to us for the drive back, the further Coos Bay endeavor on hold.
They drove well. Thanks to everyone. John and Kim were outstandingly gracious hosts, and we enjoyed meeting Steve despite the circumstances, looking forward to a visit without the distractions.
And now it would seem I'm in the market for new tires.
neal _________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand-basket? |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:18 am Post subject: |
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like i said, 4 load rated tires good for another few thousand miles. already mounted and balenced. let me know. Glad you got outta that mess! sounds like a killer night! _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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Liveonjg Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2006 Posts: 430 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
sounds like a killer night! |
It was.
-John _________________ Keep it acoustic.
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77 FI 2L Westfalia - Althea
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Karl Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2001 Posts: 6170 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone heard from Pat? I called but didn't get a return call. I sent a PM but got no answer there. The way he jumped in and helped in October, I didn't think he'd disappear on me in November. But, here it is mid December and I'm getting a little worried. _________________ My father died on Sept. 16th, 2009.
Details here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647
I'm keeping his account here, and his hotmail email address, for VW communication. |
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airkooledchris Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2005 Posts: 2710
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I sent Pat a private message on November the 12th confirming a part I was hoping to get out of the stash - but it STILL shows as being un-read according to thesamba.
also, samba shows that he hasn't logged in since November the 10th.
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sneakyjack Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2010 Posts: 560 Location: SOuthern VT
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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same with me on Pat and parts .. I hope everything is ok.
_________________ Nothin left to do....
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Karl Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2001 Posts: 6170 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm...so what parts were you two looking for? _________________ My father died on Sept. 16th, 2009.
Details here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=337647
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sneakyjack Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2010 Posts: 560 Location: SOuthern VT
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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PM sent - "Karl"
thanks _________________ Nothin left to do....
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