I bought a white elephant 20 years ago. It was a 1983 diesel Westy that had
not run in years. So don't feel bad about your purchase, Alastair. I am
still its mahout, and I love it from its trunk to the tip of its tail.

Jim

On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 7:49 PM Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear 1980's
>
> I have one too bought at a garage sale on a day when money had little to no
> meaning - i took it ocer to my mentor s house as we both usually have a
> host of vehicles dating back to the 'steam age ' -- and there it sits - i
> wonder if those machines weren't simply a fancy club with which to hit
> incoming customers with as the shop extracted funds ample enough to get
> dial readings centred on some immaginary data set the dials and lights
> indicated
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 12:10 PM Dick W. <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
> > That would be great man cave decoration furniture.Throw some flashing
> LEDs
> > on it.-Dick W.-Sent via my phone.
> > -------- Original message --------From: Eric Caron <
> > ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> Date: 9/8/22  07:54  (GMT-08:00) To:
> > vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant
> > acquired What fun!        Time for some mad science experiments.  And the
> > perfect tool for 80 vans.Not to mention the ultimate paper weight.Eric >
> On
> > Sep 8, 2022, at 10:28 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:> > Sorry
> > I should have explained more…> > It’s one of those machines on wheels
> used
> > in repair shops back in the days of distributors and points and coils etc
> > etc> > Has 4 large gauges , things like vacuum/pressure, volts, ohms ,
> > dwell, timing etc. plus a screen that is more or less an oscilloscope.
> Plus
> > button switches and wood grain face!> > Wires and leads … attach to the
> > engine and battery … > > > Alistair > >> On Sep 8, 2022, at 4:46 AM, Eric
> > Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:>> >> That’s it, I’m on my way
> > west even if on a flat bed. >> >> Now, can someone tell me what the heck
> > this monster machine is, and why I need to meet it?>> >> Eric Caron >> >>
> > >>> On Sep 7, 2022, at 11:42 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:>>> >>> Hooray!  Now Eric has a reason to drive out to the West
> > Coast!  We all have>>> our idiot syncro cies.>>> >>> Interested to see
> your
> > experiments reported in your blog.>>> >>> BT>>> >>>> On Wednesday,
> > September 7, 2022, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:>>>> >>>>
> Hi,>>>>
> > >>>> I know I have lots to catch up on, but had to tell you of my
> > stupidity>>>> today.>>>> >>>> Picked up, free, an Allen-tronic
> diagnostics
> > system II test>>>> machine/instrument.>>>> >>>> I don’t know what I was
> > thinking. Had to use the truck to get it. It’s>>>> huge and weighs a
> > ton.>>>> >>>> Haven’t tested it yet, turns on, lights go on, crt works,
> > vacuum gauge>>>> works.>>>> >>>> It’s like a trip back to a 1980’s
> > garage.>>>> >>>> I have no room for it, I thought it might have been
> > smaller. I’m an idiot!>>>> >>>> :-)>>>> >>>> Alistair
>
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