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<P>Hi Kriss and all</P>
<P>I am on vacation here right now near Squaw Peak, mostly hiking and such, but for the past 2 weeks I have not spotted a single vanagon or westy in the Valley. Some old rustbuckets, yes, but other than that nothing&nbsp;, nada, nichts. That's worse than Kansas City where you can&nbsp;see at least one Westy a week.&nbsp;</P>
<P>Good luck finding a garage in a town where everybody seems to be driving brand spanking new SUVs.</P>
<P>Cheers,<BR><BR>Hermann de Boer </P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Kansas City,Missouri
<DIV></DIV>87 Westy "Eurospec"
<DIV></DIV>89 Syncro GL
<DIV></DIV>"...even if you win the rat race, you are still a rat..."
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Kriss De Jong <BANSHEE@KILLERBANSHEE.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: banshee@KILLERBANSHEE.COM
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Vanagon repair in Phoenix AZ area?
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:35:27 -0800
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;I looked at the recommended repair list. I searched the archives. Nothing
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I could find.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Does anyone have a recommendation for a vanagon repair shop in Phoenix?
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;We�ve been on the road a lot and she�s been doing well, but right before
<DIV></DIV>&gt;we hit Phoenix tonight I looked in my rearview window and thot, gee that�s
<DIV></DIV>&gt;weird to have condensation on the back window and not the front. Well,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;when we stopped at my spouses parent�s house (only 15 miles or so later)
<DIV></DIV>&gt;and got out I went around back to look at the condensation thing. It is
<DIV></DIV>&gt;oil. There is oil leaking from the box near the back axel (square box that
<DIV></DIV>&gt;has �fins�...drips coming from 4-5 points). (sorry, I�m not super well
<DIV></DIV>&gt;trained on the engine stuff...I don�t know if this is oil, transmission
<DIV></DIV>&gt;fluid or what)...thoughts on what it is, and suggestions on where to bring
<DIV></DIV>&gt;it appreciated. We�re supposed to be heading back to Oakland on the 3rd of
<DIV></DIV>&gt;January.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;The only thing I knew to check is fluid levels. Everything is at fine
<DIV></DIV>&gt;levels...
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Thanks,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Kriss
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