[T2] Hwy 50

[David Parsons]

I live on the Md./De. Line on the good old eastern shore. If you make it this far shoot me a line. Maybe we could do dinner /beer. Depending I. When your around I'm putting on a Campout Nov.1-3 in Laurel De. 15 miles off rt.  50!
Dave
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>   1. Heater Boxes on '72 Riviera (Iain McLennon)
>   2. Rear brakes on 71 (Jim Muir)
>   3. Re: Rear brakes on 71 (accessys at smart.net)
>   4. Re: Rear brakes on 71 (Old Volks Home)
>   5. Re: Heater Boxes on '72 Riviera (John Kolak)
>   6. Re: US Highway 50, going East (John Anderson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:07:18 -0700
> From: "Iain McLennon" <capt.12string at comcast.net>
> To: <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: [T2] Heater Boxes on '72 Riviera
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> I have replaced heater boxes on a '69 Beetle and '72 Super Beetle, but I'm
> currently faced with doing the same on a '72 Riviera Bay (totally different
> scenario).  Does anyone have any tips for things I should be aware of or
> things I should do while I'm doing this particular project?
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> Thanks!
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> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:45:49 -0400
> From: "Jim Muir" <JimM at polarisinvest.com>
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> Subject: [T2] Rear brakes on 71
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> I have a 71 Camper that I am redoing the brakes on.  On the rear, between the shoes is a "connector" which separates the shoes.  Underneath that is the spring.  In the middle is a "clip" which would appear to clip the spring to the connector.  My old clips will not snap together.  BusDepot cannot find new clips.  Any ideas?
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> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:54:55 -0400 (EDT)
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> Subject: Re: [T2] Rear brakes on 71
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> I have not used the clip in about 20 yrs and have not detected anything 
> amiss.  however YMMV and for legal reason am not actually reccomending you 
> do this.
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> Bob
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>> On Mon, 21 Oct 2013, Jim Muir wrote:
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>> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:45:49 -0400
>> From: Jim Muir <JimM at polarisinvest.com>
>> To: type2 at type2.com
>> Subject: [T2] Rear brakes on 71
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>> This is my first time on this list.
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>> I have a 71 Camper that I am redoing the brakes on.  On the rear, between the shoes is a "connector" which separates the shoes.  Underneath that is the spring.  In the middle is a "clip" which would appear to clip the spring to the connector.  My old clips will not snap together.  BusDepot cannot find new clips.  Any ideas?
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>> Many thanks.
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>> Jim
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>> James I. Muir, III
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>> Vice President, Client Relations
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>> jimm at polarisinvest.com
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>> Polaris Investment Partners Inc
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> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:57:34 -0700
> From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome at gmail.com>
> To: Jim Muir <JimM at polarisinvest.com>
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> Subject: Re: [T2] Rear brakes on 71
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> VW Part Number 211 609 625
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> Fits Buses 64-71, VW discontinued it in July 1991.  Guess it's time to hit
> the boneyard.
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>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Jim Muir <JimM at polarisinvest.com> wrote:
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>> This is my first time on this list.
>> I have a 71 Camper that I am redoing the brakes on.  On the rear, between
>> the shoes is a "connector" which separates the shoes.  Underneath that is
>> the spring.  In the middle is a "clip" which would appear to clip the
>> spring to the connector.  My old clips will not snap together.  BusDepot
>> cannot find new clips.  Any ideas?
>> Many thanks.
>> Jim
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> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:06:00 +0700
> From: John Kolak <jkolak at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [T2] Heater Boxes on '72 Riviera
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> Disconnect the heater boxes from the fan shroud, remove the fan and work
> the shroud back a little so the heater boxes can clear the fan shroud when
> coming down. Of course, first disconnect the heater ducting and alternator
> bracket from the heater boxes. Originally there were also support brackets
> that helped take the weight of the heater boxes off the exhaust studs, but
> these are often long gone. Install them while you are at it.
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> John
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> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:14:43 -0700 (PDT)
> From: John Anderson <wvukidsdoc at yahoo.com>
> To: Bob Perring <perring at roadrunner.com>
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> Subject: Re: [T2] US Highway 50, going East
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> Bob I've driven US50 coast to coast twice, and the WV to DC section probably 50+ times, so I'll make a couple suggestions depending how/when/where you find yourself, I'd of course recc staying in WV (over OH, MD or VA ugg).  Both North Bend and Tygart Lake state parks are nice to camp, but both are a bit off the highway (Tygart Lake closer to the higway.)  For that matter if you got time, I'd probably initially take US 40 or whatever hits Dayton OH and hit the Wright Patterson aviation museum if you never had then come down to US 50.  In WV, Parkersburg to Clarksburg pretty boring 4 lane (be careful it is all non interstate style at grade intersections, and people do stupid things.)  Between Grafton and the MD border about halfway is Cool Springs Park, a real neat place where some guy in the 60's drug a bunch of old tractors, early trucks, etc, built a giftshop, unfortunately it gets a little more into disrepair every year, still neat just the rust takes
> over more every year.  After that Cathedral State Park in WV nice as well to see, some of the remaining first growth trees on the east coast, but not so much to camp, Mt Storm Lake nice to sail, don't think there is camping there either.  That area BTW can have unexpected bad weather passing over the eastern front.  Mount Storm (aptly named) area in MD can have snow/wind like you wouldn't believe.  The whole section east of Grafton in WV until you get well into VA is some of the worst/best road on US 50 in the whole country depending on perspective.  A good illustration is when I lived in Keryser WV (on the WV/MD border) and had a then new VW Corrado, if I drove balls to the wall on 50, vs doing the same drive via US48 (now I68) and I79 which was twice the miles, the time to get back to my parents in Clarksburg was the same.  In a bus, that 150 miles or so is a crawl, and will take nearly twice the time you think.  Get in snow or behind 1 coal truck and
> you are creeping not even crawling, I've even seen the road shut down totally several times.  Once you get into VA past Winchester it is pretty, becomes rolling hills, farmland with stone fences, and is actually as good a way into DC as I66 or anything else.  If you go all the way, of course you eventually go to Annapolis and then the eastern shore with a lot of nice stuff over there, Assateague at the very end.
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> John
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> On Sun, 10/20/13, Bob Perring <perring at roadrunner.com> wrote:
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> Subject: [T2] US Highway 50, going East
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> Date: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 7:42 PM
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> Thank you all for the information I
> am getting !!
> Keep it coming as you think of more.
> We are looking forward to our trip with great excitement.
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