Awesome! Thanks to all who offered help to Ben. Maybe this will generate a bit of good karma for our Vanagon travels...

Mark Garcia
Alhambra, CA
1987 Vanagon Westfalia (for going slow)
2000 Passat 1.8T 5SPD(for going fast)
1981 Vespa P200E (for just going!)

 --- On Thu 02/13, mark drillock < drillock@earthlink.net > wrote:
From: mark drillock [mailto: drillock@earthlink.net]
To: machfive@excite.com, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:21:00 -0800
Subject: Ben Huot unstuck in Oceanside

 Early this morning I cruised down the coast until I spotted their van
at South Carlsbad State Beach. We talked for a while and then he limped
it behind me to a laundromat in Oceanside so they could do some wash. I
drove him to a nearby VW store/shop that fortunately had the shifter
parts and was open at 8 am.  We returned and replaced the shifter parts
in an empty lot across from the laundromat. We fiddled some with the
stock dual carbs but to little effect and I had to leave. I think he is
back on the road but wanting to deal further with the carbs and muffler
before entering Baja.

Mark

machfive@excite.com wrote:
>
> ..... He said he is about 40 miles north of SD, so he may not be as far north as Oceanside, but I'm not sure. Thanks.
>
>
> Mark Garcia

>
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 03:50:19 -0800
> Subject: Re: Ben Huot-stuck in Oceanside
>
> I live in Oceanside and may be able to help. Please send me his cell
> phone number. I saw his first post but AFAIK there is no "small state
> beach park on the ocean" in Oceanside so he may be somewhere else. Do
> you know the name of the park?
>
> Mark Drillock
>

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