The First breakdown.

So with the brake line grommet fixed, and the brakes bled Lynn and I decided to take our first drive in the bus.  A short 45 minute ride down a farm road, that winds through the country up and down left to right at a speed limit of 50mph.  Needles to say I was nervous!  I found that we had about 3 to 4 inches of play in the steering wheel, and quite a bit of suspension sway.  Like a boat on a rough day...  We cruised along smiling wide because we had in fact done it.  Took this bus from troubled to driving in only a few months.  We pulled into a good friend and fellow Vw owners drive way.  Both Lynn and I were excited to finally show them Ruby.  We checked her out and then hung out for a while.  However with the tail lights being the way they are.  One turns off when the brake is applied.  We decided that we should drive home before dark.  So back into Ruby.  I turned the key....... Um.  Not a thing.  Lights on dash, no start, no crank, no sputter, no click. Nothing.  Not cool.  It is getting dark, and we have to go back down the road to grandmothers that winds through the woods and over the stream.. Yeah ....  Good friend Patrick with his years of Vw experience grabs a hammer.  At which I immediately say Hey WAIT!  He did not.  One good whack on the starter and bam she fired up.  Thank you Patrick!  Out of the driveway we rolled and down to the stop sign.  With the sun setting we were off homeward with our fingers crossed that we did in fact make it back.  Perhaps we should have stayed closer to home, but if we had we never would have had that glorious first ride.  The engine purring and the bus rolling along.  Lynn and I were the happiest people in the world.  The months of work had finally paid off.  We pulled into the driveway and opened the garage, to put Ruby away for a good nights rest.  As I pulled her into the garage she stalled out.  I turned the key to fire her up and she just cranked and cranked and cranked.  Ruby Did Not Make it home from her first ride.  She had to spend the night in the driveway, instead of in her nice new room.  But Hey At least we made it home before she called it quits.  I was so happy after our drive I did not even bother myself with what could be going on.  Just smiles and visions of that road to grandmothers.  What an amazing drive it was.  I do not have pictures but imagine the most beautiful tree lined road you have driven over hills and around corners.  That was this road.  Our First Ride.....This ride took place in May of 2013 probably about the 12th...