You know how it is. Some mornings you wake up feeling sh*tty. I've had
more than my fair share lately and thought I would share the load! :-D

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Evan Mac Donald wrote:

>Hey John-
>  Are you trying for the (in)famous "Golden Paddle Award"? It is awarded to the somebody who stirs the most fecal material...
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>John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>  BenT,
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>"Good & used" could well mean oats already passed through the horse.....!
>The good had already been used up out of them.
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>Would not the term "Used Servicable" better apply?
>It is an old Aviation term but I think it would be more applicable. With
>airplanes you never install used parts willy-nilly. Eich part had to
>have a certification of some sort as to it's integrity. Used parts would
>be inspected, and if found within specs, it wouldbe "yellow-tagged" and
>the tag woul dsay "Used Servicable Part"
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>Couldn't sleep this morning so I thought I would get up and stir the pot!!
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>Regards,
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>John Rodgers
>88 GL Driver
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>BenT Syncro wrote:
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>>On 2/4/06, Ron Mueller wrote:
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>>><< It was cheaper to buy a good used tranny and have them install it
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>>>I am really sorry for cutting in on this conversation.
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>>>For some reason the last thought in this message doesn't work.
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>>>"Good" & "Used" just doesn't fit together.
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>>>I believe that as long as you were going to the trouble of having the seal
>>>done, why not have the whole transmission gone through and be assured that
>>>the trans woe's would be a thing of the past.
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>>>This is how I would think that the job should be done.
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>>Ron,
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>>I am just suggesting alternatives. I have owned nearly 20 Vanagons in the
>>past 6 years. I ave always installed or have had installed good, used
>>transmissions with 30 day warranties from a vendor I have been doing
>>business with for over 11 years. One of those vans has had 50K miles on the
>>"good used" transmission that I had installed. It is still going strong.
>>Relatively speaking, "good & used" is not a bad thing in my vocabulary.
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>>The place I deal with dismantles good running Vanagons often w/o even any
>>body damage. Sometimes they carry recently rebuilt components such as
>>transaxles and engines. The vehicles are often available for me to test
>>drive prior to any parts being removed. The same goes for "good & used"
>>engines, "good & used interiors", "good & used body parts", etc. We are not
>>talking about "good & used" kidneys here. Even then, I am ok with it given
>>there are no new kidneys available.=) Do you see my point? Good & used may
>>not translate to you or others as a viable alternative. However, it is a
>>viable alternative to many people.
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>>>From a financial standpoint, there are many folks who can have a good
>>working Vanagon with a good used transmission because they are able to
>>afford putting a "good & used" transmission in it. On the otherhand, they
>>may not be able to afford to get their transmission "...gone through..."
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>>Everything is relative. YMMV.
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>>BenT
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