Sorry to hear about your troubles.  This rod throwing seems to be so
inevitable, and I'm getting so paranoid about it, that I've recently
ordered an oil pressure guage + tube kit that will hopefully give me
advanced warning me of impending doom.  I absolutely don't want a
disaster this summer while 2,000 miles from home.

Laurence Smith
Hamilton, ON
90 Westy (fanumbos)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Brian T.
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 2:51 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod)
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am rather dejected and need some moral support &
> direction.  Number 3 rod turned into a snack for the
> crank and was burped out the top of the case last
> night on my way home.  With this lovely new "see
> through" feature things don't seem to run so well
> (minimizing, I'm in denial).
>
> I have one shop close enough to tow to and they only
> deal in VOA motors... I don't have the
> time/tools/experience to do anything else but this
> option.  Is all lost, am I going to lose all my sanity
> and then some?
>
> Any words of wisdom or consolation in my now WAY
> overpriced Westy would be great.
>
> Running with scissors,
> Brian
>
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