...........The moral of the story?
-there are good people in the world, and if you are lucky you can find
the
best of them when you need them the most.
-don't buy a Tiico engine -- get a used engine and do it yourself
-even when bad things happen, lots of good things can follow.  We lost
the
van, but we were so lucky otherwise it was weird.

Bill Marshall
'85 GL Tiico "Pandora"
Aurora, IL

bill,
please register on the air cooled rescue site (also for wbx's now).  i
frequently go to aurora il in my westy. in fact, my first overnighter
was in aurora. our friends moved into a new, quiet subdivision on a dead
end(about 3 years ago).  but now  i find out at about 3 am it's not so
quiet; or a dead-end anymore.  i'm parked on a now busy "short cut".
our friends thought we were nuts to sleep out on the street. now i
understand why.

good luck on your vanagon recovery.
(i'll be registered on the air cooled rescue site a.s.a.p.)
chris christensen
sheboygan(over night parking on streets is o.k.) wi