And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Want a scary ride? Try a Westphalia camper bus with a remote oil temperature sensor in the dipstick. Holy crap! Talk about running hot, and it wasn't loaded, just me and some wetsuits for a scuba class weekend. Borrowed the BIL's '71 Bus for a class at Monastery Beach on Hiway#1, south of Monterey. Running down Skyline Blvd, I look at the temp and it's running 260-280*F, and I wasn't flogging it, and it wasn't hot out. No wonder the bus and her '68 Bug went through engines as often as they did. I suggested he add the external oil cooler and filter setup which held 5 qts, but no, he had to keep everything factory. He didn't understand that oil in Europe was very expensive when those were designed, so they carried as little oil as possible, ISTR less than 3 quarts. Plus, the cooler inside the fan box blocked air flow to the #3 cylinder, which was always the one to drop a valve and lunch the engine.
I had a 71 with a dip stick oil temp gauge in the dip stick, I could see why I had to rebuild so often too! I put a Reveco (?) external oil cooler on and things looked a lot better. That was a long time ago...
The last one looks peaceful and has me wrote all over it. I spent a couple of years customizing a couple of Porsches. That guy is should not be in all that sand. Buy a VW buggy. Close without all the radiators and turbo with intercoolers. Asking for trouble.
My favorite is the one with the dog.
ReplyDeleteIt's the wistful girl in the truck for me, though the pup in the truck is nice too.
ReplyDeletewish the locations were provided would love to add them to the bucket list
ReplyDeleteStrumpets come and go, mutts stay til it's over.
ReplyDeleteAntarctica has highways? Another good set CW
ReplyDeleteAgreed, a lot of good photos in this batch. Much appreciated sir.
DeleteAlways good to see a VW bus on the open road.
ReplyDeleteWant a scary ride? Try a Westphalia camper bus with a remote oil temperature sensor in the dipstick. Holy crap! Talk about running hot, and it wasn't loaded, just me and some wetsuits for a scuba class weekend. Borrowed the BIL's '71 Bus for a class at Monastery Beach on Hiway#1, south of Monterey. Running down Skyline Blvd, I look at the temp and it's running 260-280*F, and I wasn't flogging it, and it wasn't hot out. No wonder the bus and her '68 Bug went through engines as often as they did.
DeleteI suggested he add the external oil cooler and filter setup which held 5 qts, but no, he had to keep everything factory. He didn't understand that oil in Europe was very expensive when those were designed, so they carried as little oil as possible, ISTR less than 3 quarts. Plus, the cooler inside the fan box blocked air flow to the #3 cylinder, which was always the one to drop a valve and lunch the engine.
I had a 71 with a dip stick oil temp gauge in the dip stick, I could see why I had to rebuild so often too! I put a Reveco (?) external oil cooler on and things looked a lot better.
DeleteThat was a long time ago...
Any idea where the 1st picture may be from?
ReplyDeleteGoogle images mentioned Finland
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ReplyDeleteThe last one looks peaceful and has me wrote all over it. I spent a couple of years customizing a couple of Porsches. That guy is should not be in all that sand. Buy a VW buggy. Close without all the radiators and turbo with intercoolers. Asking for trouble.
ReplyDeleteYou outdid yourself CW!
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