When I was doing a lot of salvage stuff here at the house I was leaving a
lot of stuff out front for the trash day.  I realized that when I left heavy
metal items like engine cases or cranks out front they usually disappeared
within a day of being place out there.  So now I usually put those items out
several days before the trash pick up day.  Only once did they remain for
the trash guy.  A neighbor across the street saw the pick up one day.  He
was laughing hard.  Evidently the ones doing the pick up were a guy and a
girl smaller than me.  The item I left out that day was a 4L jeep head that
was beyond repair.  Anybody familiar with that engine will understand his
laughing.

BTW with metal prices way up right now expect more of it.
jimt
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeffrey Schwaia
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Thieves - Again
> 
> Looks like I had another visit from the Vanagon thieves this weekend.  They
> stole a 2.1 liter short block that I had left out behind the shop (fenced,
> but not too difficult to climb).  There is some good new though... that
> short block was completely seized up and had a hole in top where what was
> left of the rod had stuck through.  Obviously, I wouldn't have left this
> block outside if I cared about it, but thieves still suck.  I sincerely hope
> they hurt themselves whilst lifting that block over the fence.
> 
> Perhaps it's time for a video surveillance system...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com
> 
> 

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