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Old September 13th 12, 01:51 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
ChrisKlinger
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Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob Hoover's
passing.

Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment - Sorry
if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.

Happy to be back

Chris
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Old September 13th 12, 02:51 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Jan Andersson[_4_]
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On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob Hoover's
> passing.
>
> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment - Sorry
> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>
> Happy to be back
>
> Chris



Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to you!
Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else snatched her
up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your car to go
date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2 years ago, after
having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my son 5.

I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house in Finland.
Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently undergoing
surgery. :P

Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back alive, OK?
It's dead quiet here.

Jan
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Old September 13th 12, 04:03 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
P.J.Berg[_9_]
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:51:59 +0200, Jan Andersson
> wrote:

> On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob Hoover's
>> passing.
>>
>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment - Sorry
>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>
>> Happy to be back
>>
>> Chris

>
>
> Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to you!
> Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else snatched her
> up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your car to go
> date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2 years ago, after
> having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my son 5.
>
> I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house in Finland.
> Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently undergoing
> surgery. :P
>
> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back alive, OK?
> It's dead quiet here.
>
> Jan


Does anyone know if SpeedyJim is alive and well? He posted a pic of
himself and a VW some years back ans he did not look healthy.

J.
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Old September 14th 12, 02:54 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
ChrisKlinger
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Jan! Great to hear you're well. Sorry for confusing the
Goddess with VWGirl - my bad.

I'm all for bringing the group back to life. Count me in.

I'm currently driving what Bob would have baptized "something
for the kiddies": a red, lowered '65 ghia w/ dual Weber 44s
and the inability to make a turn tighter than a 30m radius,
because the front tires will scrape the fenders

Also still have the '60, all stock, but after so many years
outside, needing another restauration.

Best to all!

Chris


Jan Andersson wrote:

> On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob

Hoover's
>> passing.
>>
>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment -

Sorry
>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>
>> Happy to be back
>>
>> Chris

>
>
> Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to

you!
> Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else

snatched her
> up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your

car to go
> date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2

years ago, after
> having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my

son 5.
>
> I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house

in Finland.
> Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently

undergoing
> surgery. :P
>
> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back

alive, OK?
> It's dead quiet here.
>
> Jan


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Old September 15th 12, 11:28 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
KWW[_2_]
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It is funny how as one ages one has less time to spend on one's bug.
About 6 years ago when my '65 beetle was my daily driver it would not be
out of the question for me to have flashlights out in the driveway at 4
AM fixing something so I could drive to work, replacing a set of broken
points on the side of the expressway at 5:15 AM in 35 degree F weather
while trucks and cars sped by, or almost burning out the 6V starter
(running 12 V) trying to get gas pumped back through the system after
running out of gas in rush hour on a hot August afternoon.

I am all for getting some life back in the group.
KWW
'65 Beetle (The inside out cow)
'64 Beetle (Blue wave)

On 9/13/2012 8:54 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>
> Jan! Great to hear you're well. Sorry for confusing the
> Goddess with VWGirl - my bad.
>
> I'm all for bringing the group back to life. Count me in.
>
> I'm currently driving what Bob would have baptized "something
> for the kiddies": a red, lowered '65 ghia w/ dual Weber 44s
> and the inability to make a turn tighter than a 30m radius,
> because the front tires will scrape the fenders
>
> Also still have the '60, all stock, but after so many years
> outside, needing another restauration.
>
> Best to all!
>
> Chris
>
>
> Jan Andersson wrote:
>
>> On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob

> Hoover's
>>> passing.
>>>
>>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment -

> Sorry
>>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>>
>>> Happy to be back
>>>
>>> Chris

>>
>>
>> Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to

> you!
>> Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else

> snatched her
>> up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your

> car to go
>> date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2

> years ago, after
>> having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my

> son 5.
>>
>> I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house

> in Finland.
>> Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently

> undergoing
>> surgery. :P
>>
>> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back

> alive, OK?
>> It's dead quiet here.
>>
>> Jan

>



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Old September 16th 12, 12:29 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
P.J.Berg[_9_]
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Default Back in Miami

On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:28:28 +0200, KWW >
wrote:

> It is funny how as one ages one has less time to spend on one's bug.
> About 6 years ago when my '65 beetle was my daily driver it would not be
> out of the question for me to have flashlights out in the driveway at 4
> AM fixing something so I could drive to work, replacing a set of broken
> points on the side of the expressway at 5:15 AM in 35 degree F weather
> while trucks and cars sped by, or almost burning out the 6V starter
> (running 12 V) trying to get gas pumped back through the system after
> running out of gas in rush hour on a hot August afternoon.
>
> I am all for getting some life back in the group.
> KWW
> '65 Beetle (The inside out cow)
> '64 Beetle (Blue wave)


I no longer have a Vw and haven't driven one in a long time, but I still
do read every single message posted here even if they are far and in
between.
I used to post as BergRace but setting a different 'From' for the
different newsgroups on the same server has proven difficult(did that make
sense?).

I use Opera as a client, it is an all in one program, browser, mail
client, RSS feed reader and news group client. It comes with a side panel
which you can toggle open/shut. Using a large wide-screen I leave mine
open all the time, in the panel it lists incoming mail, newsgroup postings
and RSS feeds vertically so I can see any updates instantly, very handy if
I may say so.
Opera is free so give it a try if it sounds interesting.
SeaMonkey is the only other program with all these features I know of. I
have it installed, but only have tested the browser part so far.
Thunderbird is similar and better known but lacks the browser part.

J.



>
> On 9/13/2012 8:54 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>>
>> Jan! Great to hear you're well. Sorry for confusing the
>> Goddess with VWGirl - my bad.
>>
>> I'm all for bringing the group back to life. Count me in.
>>
>> I'm currently driving what Bob would have baptized "something
>> for the kiddies": a red, lowered '65 ghia w/ dual Weber 44s
>> and the inability to make a turn tighter than a 30m radius,
>> because the front tires will scrape the fenders
>>
>> Also still have the '60, all stock, but after so many years
>> outside, needing another restauration.
>>
>> Best to all!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Jan Andersson wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/12/2012 8:51 PM, ChrisKlinger wrote:
>>>> Hello Group. Back after 13 years. Sad to have noted Bob

>> Hoover's
>>>> passing.
>>>>
>>>> Beside Veeduber, missing SpeedyJim, VWgirl (became Jan's
>>>> wife), and a few dozen that I can't recall at the moment -

>> Sorry
>>>> if you belong on my list and were not mentioned by name.
>>>>
>>>> Happy to be back
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Chris and welcome back! I often wondered what happened to

>> you!
>>> Minor correction though: VWGirl is Lauren and someone else

>> snatched her
>>> up, I married LittleVWGoddess (the one you let me use your

>> car to go
>>> date in 1999-2000, thanks again!) and we got divorced 2

>> years ago, after
>>> having 2 kids. We all moved to Virginia. My girl is 3 and my

>> son 5.
>>>
>>> I still have my black convertible bug, at my parents house

>> in Finland.
>>> Here in the Us I have a 2001 Jeep and a 1970 Nova, currently

>> undergoing
>>> surgery. :P
>>>
>>> Now let's knock down some more cobwebs and bring Ramva back

>> alive, OK?
>>> It's dead quiet here.
>>>
>>> Jan

>>

>
>
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Old September 16th 12, 02:18 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Jan Andersson[_4_]
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On 9/15/2012 7:29 PM, P.J.Berg wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:28:28 +0200, KWW >
> wrote:
>
>> It is funny how as one ages one has less time to spend on one's bug.
>> About 6 years ago when my '65 beetle was my daily driver it would not
>> be out of the question for me to have flashlights out in the driveway
>> at 4 AM fixing something so I could drive to work, replacing a set of
>> broken points on the side of the expressway at 5:15 AM in 35 degree F
>> weather while trucks and cars sped by, or almost burning out the 6V
>> starter (running 12 V) trying to get gas pumped back through the
>> system after running out of gas in rush hour on a hot August afternoon.
>>
>> I am all for getting some life back in the group.
>> KWW
>> '65 Beetle (The inside out cow)
>> '64 Beetle (Blue wave)

>
> I no longer have a Vw and haven't driven one in a long time, but I still
> do read every single message posted here even if they are far and in
> between.
> I used to post as BergRace but setting a different 'From' for the
> different newsgroups on the same server has proven difficult(did that
> make sense?).
>
> I use Opera as a client, it is an all in one program, browser, mail
> client, RSS feed reader and news group client. It comes with a side
> panel which you can toggle open/shut. Using a large wide-screen I leave
> mine open all the time, in the panel it lists incoming mail, newsgroup
> postings and RSS feeds vertically so I can see any updates instantly,
> very handy if I may say so.
> Opera is free so give it a try if it sounds interesting.
> SeaMonkey is the only other program with all these features I know of. I
> have it installed, but only have tested the browser part so far.
> Thunderbird is similar and better known but lacks the browser part.
>
> J.


I haven't done any aircooled VW work since I moved to the US in 06, but
I did work for a Porsche shop for a few years in Orlando, lots of "the
other" aircooled work there. We rarely messed with the watercooled ones.

I now work at Pep Boys, and I have one older customer who first brought
me his 66 Chevelle to work on a little, then we got to talking about
VW'a and he ended up bringing his 67 beetle to me as well. Nothing
special yet, basic maintenance but I may get more later.

As for news reader... I still use Thunderbird as I always have (It used
to be Netscape?) and I'm using a German university server for $15 a
year, www.individual.net and it seems to work well.

Jan
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Old September 22nd 12, 12:14 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
KWW[_2_]
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On 9/15/2012 8:18 PM, Jan Andersson wrote:
> On 9/15/2012 7:29 PM, P.J.Berg wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:28:28 +0200, KWW >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It is funny how as one ages one has less time to spend on one's bug.
>>> About 6 years ago when my '65 beetle was my daily driver it would not
>>> be out of the question for me to have flashlights out in the driveway
>>> at 4 AM fixing something so I could drive to work, replacing a set of
>>> broken points on the side of the expressway at 5:15 AM in 35 degree F
>>> weather while trucks and cars sped by, or almost burning out the 6V
>>> starter (running 12 V) trying to get gas pumped back through the
>>> system after running out of gas in rush hour on a hot August afternoon.
>>>
>>> I am all for getting some life back in the group.
>>> KWW
>>> '65 Beetle (The inside out cow)
>>> '64 Beetle (Blue wave)

>>
>> I no longer have a Vw and haven't driven one in a long time, but I still
>> do read every single message posted here even if they are far and in
>> between.
>> I used to post as BergRace but setting a different 'From' for the
>> different newsgroups on the same server has proven difficult(did that
>> make sense?).
>>
>> I use Opera as a client, it is an all in one program, browser, mail
>> client, RSS feed reader and news group client. It comes with a side
>> panel which you can toggle open/shut. Using a large wide-screen I leave
>> mine open all the time, in the panel it lists incoming mail, newsgroup
>> postings and RSS feeds vertically so I can see any updates instantly,
>> very handy if I may say so.
>> Opera is free so give it a try if it sounds interesting.
>> SeaMonkey is the only other program with all these features I know of. I
>> have it installed, but only have tested the browser part so far.
>> Thunderbird is similar and better known but lacks the browser part.
>>
>> J.

>
> I haven't done any aircooled VW work since I moved to the US in 06, but
> I did work for a Porsche shop for a few years in Orlando, lots of "the
> other" aircooled work there. We rarely messed with the watercooled ones.
>
> I now work at Pep Boys, and I have one older customer who first brought
> me his 66 Chevelle to work on a little, then we got to talking about
> VW'a and he ended up bringing his 67 beetle to me as well. Nothing
> special yet, basic maintenance but I may get more later.
>
> As for news reader... I still use Thunderbird as I always have (It used
> to be Netscape?) and I'm using a German university server for $15 a
> year, www.individual.net and it seems to work well.
>
> Jan

Wow Jan, Pep Boys. They are VERY lucky to have you! I have some personal
horror stories with them and so do my friends, but it all boils down to
what kind of quality mechanics they are willing to hire/pay and what
training they provide.
KWW

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Old September 22nd 12, 01:35 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Welcome Back Chris, I'm sure you enjoying being back in Miami.
I retired form VW restorations about 2yrs and started traveling. Found myself enjoying the winters in Miami. I have seen a very small number of aircooled VW's in the miami-dade area and wunder if theres a club.


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Old September 22nd 12, 02:09 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
Jan Andersson[_4_]
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On 9/22/2012 7:14 AM, KWW wrote:
> On 9/15/2012 8:18 PM, Jan Andersson wrote:
>> On 9/15/2012 7:29 PM, P.J.Berg wrote:
>>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:28:28 +0200, KWW >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is funny how as one ages one has less time to spend on one's bug.
>>>> About 6 years ago when my '65 beetle was my daily driver it would not
>>>> be out of the question for me to have flashlights out in the driveway
>>>> at 4 AM fixing something so I could drive to work, replacing a set of
>>>> broken points on the side of the expressway at 5:15 AM in 35 degree F
>>>> weather while trucks and cars sped by, or almost burning out the 6V
>>>> starter (running 12 V) trying to get gas pumped back through the
>>>> system after running out of gas in rush hour on a hot August afternoon.
>>>>
>>>> I am all for getting some life back in the group.
>>>> KWW
>>>> '65 Beetle (The inside out cow)
>>>> '64 Beetle (Blue wave)
>>>
>>> I no longer have a Vw and haven't driven one in a long time, but I still
>>> do read every single message posted here even if they are far and in
>>> between.
>>> I used to post as BergRace but setting a different 'From' for the
>>> different newsgroups on the same server has proven difficult(did that
>>> make sense?).
>>>
>>> I use Opera as a client, it is an all in one program, browser, mail
>>> client, RSS feed reader and news group client. It comes with a side
>>> panel which you can toggle open/shut. Using a large wide-screen I leave
>>> mine open all the time, in the panel it lists incoming mail, newsgroup
>>> postings and RSS feeds vertically so I can see any updates instantly,
>>> very handy if I may say so.
>>> Opera is free so give it a try if it sounds interesting.
>>> SeaMonkey is the only other program with all these features I know of. I
>>> have it installed, but only have tested the browser part so far.
>>> Thunderbird is similar and better known but lacks the browser part.
>>>
>>> J.

>>
>> I haven't done any aircooled VW work since I moved to the US in 06, but
>> I did work for a Porsche shop for a few years in Orlando, lots of "the
>> other" aircooled work there. We rarely messed with the watercooled ones.
>>
>> I now work at Pep Boys, and I have one older customer who first brought
>> me his 66 Chevelle to work on a little, then we got to talking about
>> VW'a and he ended up bringing his 67 beetle to me as well. Nothing
>> special yet, basic maintenance but I may get more later.
>>
>> As for news reader... I still use Thunderbird as I always have (It used
>> to be Netscape?) and I'm using a German university server for $15 a
>> year, www.individual.net and it seems to work well.
>>
>> Jan

> Wow Jan, Pep Boys. They are VERY lucky to have you! I have some personal
> horror stories with them and so do my friends, but it all boils down to
> what kind of quality mechanics they are willing to hire/pay and what
> training they provide.
> KWW
>
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I know, it's horrible. Training? Experience? none of that is
required/provided. If you can poke your head through the door and have a
couple of wrenches, you're hired. And you will be trained by the
previous clueless idiot.

It does boil down to the individual mechanic. Most of ours are somewhat
ok for the basic stuff, but some are downright dangerous. Same thing
with the service writers. 90% of ours have no prior automotive
experience, they don't know a damn thing. Not even how to be a service
writer.

I can't stand the place, but on the other hand it makes it easy for me
to outshine everyone else

Still looking for my own line of work, but it's not looking good at all.
Been away from it for too long.

Jan
 




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