Hello all,

I received a call this afternoon from list member Bob Stevens, who is
stuck in Cottonwood, AZ (about a hundred miles north of me in Phoenix).
Seems that he tried to push start his van in reverse, and managed to
crack the tranny case.  Guess he's stuck there for over the weekend, at
least.

A shop in Prescott (relatively near to him) quoted him $4200 plus
shipping and installation for a rebuilt tranny, to be shipped from New
Jersey on Tuesday.  Doesn't sound too acceptable to me, but . . .

I offered to drive one from Phx to Cottonwood if that would help.  Does
anyone have one available from a wrecked van?  Any rebuilders have one?
Any suggestions?  I've located a 4 spd 2WD tranny for him here in
Phoenix for $500 (no core), which sounds a bit high but acceptable.  It
would only be available on Tuesday, too.  Not ideal, but it would get
him on the road and home.

You may respond to me (or, obviously, the list) by e-mail or you may
call Bob directly on his cell phone at 801-232-9409.  If you like, you
may call me on my cell at 602-616-1802.  Gerald Masar lives fairly close
to his location, too, but I've taken the lead position on this.

Thanks,

Karl Wolz