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charleslabri
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 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:49 pm Post subject: :o Thank you :o Air Box Glued |
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To the guy who glued all the tabs on the front airbox housing on my 81 vanagon. I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of patience
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of new words of cursing you
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of broken tabs
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of how not to do things
Thank you  |
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dabaron
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Location: Philly, mang
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o |
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| charleslabri wrote: |
To the guy who glued all the tabs on the front airbox housing on my 81 vanagon. I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of patience
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of new words of cursing you
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of broken tabs
Thank you for letting me learn lessons of how not to do things
Thank you |
that was the factory.
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?Waldo?
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o |
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| Yes, indeed. The airbox is glued together from the factory. That just means no one has been into it before you. |
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charleslabri
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o |
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| then i thank the factory. Its been lovely |
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djkeev
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Ahwahnee
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o Air Box Glued |
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| Don't know about the other three - but yes, these vehicles will teach you patience. |
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 3:17 am Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o Air Box Glued |
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| Some previous owner had reglued the air box shut on my 83 1/2. Total PITA to get the box to split without destroying it. I am sure this has happened to many other boxes over the years as well. |
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dabaron
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| Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:50 am Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o Air Box Glued |
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if you think the heater box being glued teaches patience, seized window motors will make you a zen master.
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:31 am Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o Air Box Glued |
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Hans and Franz at the Factory, say, You're Welcome.... 'Goot' and Tight' is how we build'em.... 
I got lucky, my heaterbox was clipped together, THAT was a welcome surprise when I finally got in there to work on it.....  
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?Waldo?
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| Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:34 am Post subject: Re: :o Thank you :o Air Box Glued |
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| I've dealt with the factory glued airbox and didn't find the experience memorable. If a previous owner opened the factory glued airbox and then closed it up again with another type of glue instead of the clips, I can see how that could be a headache. |
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