Call Nick (owner) at M&M Automotive in Aloha.  It's a 3 bay shop off of Hwy
8.  I have used them for VW repairs since '84.  They are a bit of a family
business, ex VW technicians and do lots of vanagon work  They installed the
rebuild on my 87 Westy Synchro last year.  Also rebuilt my '76 bug motor.
When a couple of in-warranty parts problems have popped up Nick jumped
through hoops to make things right, getting parts in overnight at his own
expense.

Even with a trusted mechanic though, it still pays to study the list and use
the free experts for a second opinion.  M&M is at (503) 642-1622.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Spaeth" <spaeth@GORGE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 4:34 PM
Subject: Portland Diagnostic Shops

> My sister is wanting to get a preventative maintenance check up done on
her 86 Syncro. Portland is the closest place we could hope to find a good
shop. What we are looking for
> is a very honest and good shop that is excellent at diagnostic checking as
opposed to point and replace type of troubleshooting. Price is definitely
not the major concern as
> long as the other qualities apply.
> thanks in advance for all replies,
> Craig
> the Gorge VW club
> gorgevwclub.com
>