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This, I’m afraid, is one of those times when a professional VW Aircooled mechanic is required. They’ll have it sorted in minutes.

Just kidding, of course. I am certain that their hearts are in the right place, even if their turn signal lenses are not. And I concur: keeping the numbers up for annual events is not easy. When VW folk move on from VW buses to something else, they are not banished (as long as they remember to...

When you finally get your reverse lights sorted, replace the incandescent bulbs with retina-searing LEDs. You can thank me later.

The term for that is “slumming”.

You obviously haven’t met my Wife.

Before you spend so much £££ for modern seats, consider just having yours rebuilt with new foam. It’s a lot more budget-friendly.

Nice bus! If it is a 1970 year model (and the hubcaps would indicate that) then it was undoubtedly manufactured in 1969 so that makes it 53 years old. Neither the bus (or it’s owner) are getting any younger, so get that Westy back on the road and go out camping!

Carl Sagan would like to have a word with you.

I bought one of his sets. My local VW boutique balked at taking on the installation job, but it’s summer and they’re swamped with work. Without a thermostat or flaps, the engine takes a long time to come up to temperature and that means that your heater is less effective than a mouse’s breath.

I replaced vital, important parts today! The engine lid support? It has that metal rod which rides on two, little, metal wheels? I replaced my little, metal wheels today, and I’m chuffed. Here are some FAQs: “Were the old ones broken?” No, they worked fine, even 50 years later. “Then why did...

Odd question: Is the vent plate (behind the walkthrough area mat) the same size on all Baywindow models (T2a and T2b)? The reason that I ask is that the stainless steel ones that are available in the UK add shipping charges of £30 over here to the Colonies. There is a source over here, but it...

It’s not as clean as it appears. Now you know why I never post any close-up photos.

This morning’s pic is of my bus posing near Mount Shasta. 14,179 feet in elevation.

Just on my way home from Maupin, where there is an annual VW Bus campout over Father’s Day weekend.

A few miles at most.

Near Painted Hills National Monument, Mitchell, Oregon, today. Free camping!

Topsy Campground, Keno, Oregon. Only 10 sites. Daily fee is £5.80, but half of that for us old farts.

Plumas National Forest, pre body & paint, with my old license plate.