Official lazy person's stupid question thread

[fxr]

They can be on their sides, but must be allowed to be upright for 24 hours or so to settle before being turned on. Natural gas powered ammonia-filled fridges and freezers were quite common in the UK years ago in my youth, and that is the wisdom I recall from then.
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Jim Crowther
1984 1.9l EJ22 Westy Wolfsburg Edition
Vespa GTS 300

[jlrftype7]

I thought I had read that 15" EuroVan Wheel Covers/Hubcaps will fit Steel 15" Passat Rims. Am I right or wrong on this?
I've got 5 rims coming from ECS Tuning today or tomorrow, and wanted to start the process of getting some wheel covers for them if the EuroVans' do fit.
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'68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto

[Nuthin2It]

My understanding is that only ammonia refrigerators can run off of natural gas.
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1985 Westfalia 15 degree EA288 Boxeer

[djkeev]

[khughes]

[AndyBees]

[VicVan]

[DuncanS]

AFAIK......Hate these, but they serve a purpose. So, As Far As I Know, the gas refrigerators are very sensitive to being level and vibration. Sounds OK once you get there, but maybe not so much while getting there.

And by the way. Was thinking about this in the last couple of days when the Mrs and I did a nice roadie through the White Mountains. How any times have we heard. "Are we there yet?". And when we arrive we say, "We're finally here. Why are't we there? Wasn't "there" the destination? How did "There" turn into "Here"? Well we all know what we are talking about, but how does the 2 ½ year old figure out that "There" and "Here" are the same thing when on an interminably long trip? I guess we have a bunch of these things. We say to the 2 ½ year old, "I love you". OK, got it, my name is You and your name is I. You is hungry. But then no food shows up. I get some food. And it still doesn't show up. How do they ever figure this stuff out?

We will do it tomorrow, but of course, tomorrow is always a day away so tomorrow when it's currently Tuesday automatically shifts to Wednesday at midnight.

Thank God English was my native tongue.

Duncan

[jimf909]

[khughes]

[jimf909]

The first step to wellness is distinguishing between acronyms and initialisms.

Onward.
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- Jim

[Abscate]

I once a wrote a memo that banned AWODs.

It turned out to be a great IQ test of the employees.
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[DuncanS]

Acronyms v. initialisms I know the difference, but wonder about shady areas. Just because we can pronounce CICPAC, does that turn it into an acronym? NASA, I get.

Now, when I start "verbifying" nouns, feel free to shoot me. That's OK. They are called reverse gerunds, or not. To "climb", v. that was quite a "climb". Why in hell is there a "B" at the end? "Klimb" Isn't that the clamp we add to the flux generator?

Duncan

[khughes]

[BrownEye02]

In the Victor Reinz Gasket Kit, the two unmarked white tubes. Are they gasket/o-ring lube or something else?

Looks like this isn't the first time this has been asked but the question about the unmarked tubes was overlooked. - https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=459308&start=0

[crazyvwvanman]

Those small tubes have the special yellow sealer for under the head nut flanges.

Mark

[djkeev]

Those white tubes along with the orange crank seal both go quickly into the trash bin.

I have found “The Right Stuff” to be vastly superior to the unlabeled yellow goo.

Dave
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[BrownEye02]

[patrickgreen]

This question may or may not belong here.
Having problems with my alternator not charging. Bought a new one and still have the problem. Will it show charge at the battery with a bad ground? I have looked and it seems ok? Just trying to figure this seemingly simple problem out.
82 diesel Westy with a brand new 65 amp Bosch alternator.

Thanks in advance.

[DuncanS]

Alt to starter motor wire. Probably failed terminal at the alt. Replace the whole shebang with Alcor marine #8 wire. Clean everything and use an electrical conducting grease.

This is very common as the motor wiggles on its mounts. Secure the wire to the motor somehow before it runs off to the starter.

Duncan