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alschnier Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2004 Posts: 65 Location: 13413
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Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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My wife & I are on a long weekend / work trip through the northeast:
Utica, NY>
Scranton, PA>
Swanzey, NH>
Lake Winnepesaukee, NH>
Utica, NY
We have a red ‘71 Westy, that’s more or less stock.
Ran into an issue en route to NH (in a biblical storm on Fri night) where we smelled a little burning rubber & then the engine got much louder & unhappy sounding. Pulled over, check oil, looked for obvious signs (ie. Anything from a fire to oil splattered all over the engine bay), but nothing really turned up. Assumed exhaust issue & treaded lightly for remainder of that leg.
In AM light, I could see that the right side of the exhaust had come loose (& was missing one of the studs) & in shaking loose, also separated from the heater book at the sleeve.
Fortunately, I was about 15mi away from John’s Car Corner in Westminster, VT. I drove over & met w/ John & 2 of his buddies. They diagnosed the problem quickly, got me a few parts, explained all I needed to know & do & sent me on my way. (All fixed in hotel parking lot 😂).
I know this is long (TLDR) - but wanted to give a little shout out to John’s Car Corner for his help & knowledge. Wish I had more time to sit & chat (& drool over all the VW stuff in his ‘corner’)
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Emily's Owner Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2004 Posts: 973 Location: Canby, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I gave him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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Thank you for sharing your husband's journeys - I finally took a quiet moment and watched - great! _________________ Xargaret
ITMC - OG Den Mother
What (and I cannot stress this enough) The Actual Fuck?!
1974 Transporter
2023 Subaru Outback |
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4ofusinabus Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2022 Posts: 1 Location: Central Florida
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voetj Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2013 Posts: 2 Location: Holland
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Hello we have An very active travel thread. For our Dutch Friends who like to travel in a VW campervan. OR like to Read the adventures from.our costumers.
Hallo, we hebben een erg actieve pagina met orginele reisverhalen welke je kunt lezen. We hebben er meer dan 80 van onze huurders.https://campervoet.nl/reisverhalen/ |
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tjrm63 Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2007 Posts: 112 Location: Jersey Shore
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Hello all,
My buddy and I are spending a week driving our buses from New Jersey to West Virginia to do some camping. We want to drive half way and find a camp spot off of Highway 220 bordering Pennsyvania and Maryland, has anyone camped in this area or know of any spots, the more desolate the better
Thank you
Tom _________________ I don’t care how much it’s worth now.
I care how much this bus makes me happy |
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