Oldies and Goodies

Offroad VW based vehicles have problems/insights all their own. Not to mention the knowledge gained in VW durability.
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CentralWAbaja
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Re: Oldies and Goodies

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We need to do that again!
It is not Mickey Moused.....It's Desert Engineered!
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Leatherneck
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I have ridden with a few of you, looking forward to meeting even more of you. Have had some great times. I do enjoy my Off Road family..

Still have a bottle that needs finished.
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Leatherneck wrote:So Stripped and rust are better then loctite.
Cross threaded and rusted I believe is the strongest combo.
I think thats like someones .sig.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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As I was taught long ago by an FAA Certified Airline mechanic...
The properly cross-threaded bolt will never come loose."

So I see cross-threaded and rusted as "belt & suspenders".
Richard
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