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Camping in the driveway

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Origins As per usual in my life, it seems that I’m only grasping towards the mountaineering rope only when I’m teetering off the cliff. This time is no different as I proverbially grasp for dear life when facing the rocks below. Yes, this is a most obvious exaggeration although it doesn’t seem that way sometimes when you’re in the moment. Perhaps I’m just oblivious to the comparative state I’m actually in. I don’t know. Truth be told, I’m quite an anxious person given to breaking down when the world socks me in the jaw as I race towards its fist. I am also very sensitive to high-pitched noises as well as interruptions when I’m trying to concentrate. I think that these idiosyncratic parts are leading me to my devolvement as a person. Nobody seems to be taking any of this seriously. They must think that I’m joking or being manipulative. I don’t want people to know these things, but it’s probably obvious to everyone while I’m simultaneously being oblivious to their observations abou

Climate Control Hell

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Following Churchill's advice Well, I finally made it all the way through Climate Control Hell after realizing that I was halfway through. In case you're wondering, the vent selector was not working properly. They are controlled/powered through the vacuum of the engine's intake manifold. It was a hard problem to source due to a number of factors.  Being that I've never experienced this problem before, the sourcing of a vacuum leak can be difficult, and it was hard to find a proper diagram of the engine's vacuum hoses, I'd say that I'm doing okay with it. I tried a number of things to help in this regard, including the purchasing of: Purchasing a new vacuum reservoir ball. a 3-way check valve that was missing. a new vacuum selector that was part of the climate control selector. various vacuum hoses a Chilton's book for the van a Chevy service manual for the van (online). I initially had tried the new vacuum hoses, reservoir, check valve,

Introduction

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Why? You may have been here. You may be on your second trip. For me, I don't learn so easily and completely as I should. I haven't worked out all of the details, but I'm essentially exchanging my unemployed, separated life in a huge home as well as an investment property, to a nomad living in a van. I'm currently in the process of obtaining employment, selling my home, my investment property, as well as selling much of my stuff. I don't know what's going to happen to my pets. I have two dogs and two cats. I am hoping to take one cat, but the other big dog loves the van. She always wants to spend time in it. I don't think that I could keep her in it without it being destroyed or spending a fortune on climate control so she'd survive. The cat would do better in these conditions, but some accommodations would have to be made to ensure his comfort. Given my inability to pay my mortgage consistently, I bought a very cheap van in order to have a place t