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Stuartzickefoose
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What year? and where are you? oh wait...you are right behind it, polishing the back left wheel arent you? 
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JennyB2930
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| What year? and where are you? oh wait...you are right behind it, polishing the back left wheel arent you? |
"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
I'm usually the camera man. Not many pix with me in'em. Most my road trips are solo. : (
Ill work on that.  |
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Desertbusman
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydrolic Valves, Electronic Points |
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"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
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Take note Stu, You've been outspelled 
Jenny the valves arn't hydraulic, the lifters are. And it's not electronic points, it's an electronic replacement for points. Nice looking buses
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secretsubmariner
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| JennyB2930 wrote: |
| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| What year? and where are you? oh wait...you are right behind it, polishing the back left wheel arent you? |
"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
I'm usually the camera man. Not many pix with me in'em. Most my road trips are solo. : (
Ill work on that. |
Great to see all the ladies steppin up and saying hey 
However, you should still adjust those valves. instead of the lash for solid lifters, back the adjust screw out, then turn it 1.5 turns past contact. (same say 2 turns, some say .5, go with what sounds and feels best I guess) This isn't about that though...I'll shutup 
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Desertbusman wrote: |
| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydrolic Valves, Electronic Points |
| JennyB2930 wrote: |
"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
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Take note Stu, You've been outspelled
Jenny the valves arn't hydraulic, the lifters are. And it's not electronic points, it's an electronic replacement for points. Nice looking buses |
knew it didnt look right...  
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Ed_Bug
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I'll have to work on getting my wife to pose with my bus.  |
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JennyB2930
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| JennyB2930 wrote: |
| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| What year? and where are you? oh wait...you are right behind it, polishing the back left wheel arent you? |
"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
I'm usually the camera man. Not many pix with me in'em. Most my road trips are solo. : (
Ill work on that. |
Great to see all the ladies steppin up and saying hey
However, you should still adjust those valves. instead of the lash for solid lifters, back the adjust screw out, then turn it 1.5 turns past contact. (same say 2 turns, some say .5, go with what sounds and feels best I guess) This isn't about that though...I'll shutup |
Well I do appreciate your opinion and the correction of my references to the mechanical workings of my engine but the deed is done and so far I am thoroughly enjoying my new hydraulic flipper flappers and the lack of points. Also enjoying not needing to pull over and adjust my valves every time I decide to driver more then 500 miles. I also enjoy passing a Honda on a long incline, thanks to the new larger crank, crank shaft, cranker, crank-alank-a-make em go fasterer, whatever thingy. In case youre wondering, no I didnt install that myself. |
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Ed_Bug
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| JennyB2930 wrote: |
| secretsubmariner wrote: |
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| What year? and where are you? oh wait...you are right behind it, polishing the back left wheel arent you? |
"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
I'm usually the camera man. Not many pix with me in'em. Most my road trips are solo. : (
Ill work on that. |
Great to see all the ladies steppin up and saying hey
However, you should still adjust those valves. instead of the lash for solid lifters, back the adjust screw out, then turn it 1.5 turns past contact. (same say 2 turns, some say .5, go with what sounds and feels best I guess) This isn't about that though...I'll shutup |
Well I do appreciate your opinion and the correction of my references to the mechanical workings of my engine but the deed is done and so far I am thoroughly enjoying my new hydraulic flipper flappers and the lack of points. Also enjoying not needing to pull over and adjust my valves every time I decide to driver more then 500 miles. I also enjoy passing a Honda on a long incline, thanks to the new larger crank, crank shaft, cranker, crank-alank-a-make em go fasterer, whatever thingy. In case youre wondering, no I didnt install that myself. |
Jenny, that is a SWEET 21-window! |
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JennyB2930
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Teek
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:38 pm Post subject: Another lady with a bus... |
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My recent 30th birthday present to myself!
This is Mable. She's a '73 Safare and needs just a bit of TLC. And, yup, I'm doing the majority of it myself...and don't mind the getting dirty part. Grease comes off with soap and calluses scrub off with a pumice stone. I'd rather be able to get myself running again while stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere than have a perfect french manicure. And hey, I'll take a girl who knows her way around an engine over a girl who's afraid of smudging her mascara any day. Gasoline is a way sexier scent than Paris Hitlon's latest perfume.
Got 'er running great! And right now I've got her insides completely stripped out and am redoing the panels and the flooring from scratch. Home sewn curtains next and paint job soon after. Can't wait to take her on her post-makeover debut camping trip!
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JennyB2930
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My recent 30th birthday present to myself!
This is Mable. She's a '73 Safare and needs just a bit of TLC. And, yup, I'm doing the majority of it myself...and don't mind the getting dirty part. Grease comes off with soap and calluses scrub off with a pumice stone. I'd rather be able to get myself running again while stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere than have a perfect french manicure. And hey, I'll take a girl who knows her way around an engine over a girl who's afraid of smudging her mascara any day. Gasoline is a way sexier scent than Paris Hitlon's latest perfume.
Got 'er running great! And right now I've got her insides completely stripped out and am redoing the panels and the flooring from scratch. Home sewn curtains next and paint job soon after. Can't wait to take her on her post-makeover debut camping trip!
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Another lady with a bus... |
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My recent 30th birthday present to myself!
I'll take a girl who knows her way around an engine over a girl who's afraid of smudging her mascara any day. Gasoline is a way sexier scent than Paris Hitlon's latest perfume.
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AMEN!
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Teek
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Looks awesome!  |
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RocketSurgeon
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That's a sweet bus! Both of them!
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Stuartzickefoose
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That's a sweet bus! Both of them! |
agreed! that is awesome! love the orange.
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| What year? and where are you? oh wait...you are right behind it, polishing the back left wheel arent you? |
"Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments.
I'm usually the camera man. Not many pix with me in'em. Most my road trips are solo. : (
Ill work on that. |
i can help ya with that....carabus. ill meet ya at redwood forest someday....
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Tram
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Nice Bus Kim, glad to have you with us. I love the curtains in your Bus, did you tie dye them yourself? A fresh coat of white paint on your bumpers would be the next thing I would do....you know...if it were me.
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| Well, I am the women with the 70 bus |
It's a little alarming that I have to point this out, but you are a woman. If there are more than one of you in a group, then you're women. |
But wait- maybe she's got a split personality- so many of them do!
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Bruskyvw
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So much Taiga Green going on!
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Westfabulous
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Surprised Brook MP hasn't jumped in here.....good gal with a great bus.
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jtauxe 
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| "Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points" Me too! Yahoo, no more valve adjustments. |
Just so ya know, Jenny, having hydraulic lifters does not mean "no more valve adjustments", it just means "different valve adjustments". The idea that hydraulic lifters do not require valve adjustment is a bad old wives tale. Carry on!
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