In a message dated 26/06/2006 10:44:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I pity  Benny Boy in Canada...

Whadda 'bout poor 'ol me over here in Almonte  ?  Think I have no rusty
Vanagons showing up - Ha !  I'll match my  customers rust buckets against Benny
Boys any day !  Just because I don't  spend half my day taking pics and posting
them to a website does not mean things  are any better over here.  You shoulda
see the '86 that came in here on a  tow truck yesterday.  Yowza !  Needed an
alternator and much  more.  Put on the alternator to get him home but it's
coming back next week  for major surgery !  Needs an exhaust system and the bold
nut heads on the  header ports are about non existent.  All the joints have
been welded  together.  It's a real work of art !  Plus leaking oil & coolant
from ???????  your guess is as good as mine.  And the wiring looks  like - well
it looks BAD !  Getting my rusty Vanagon working tools &  clothes ready !
This whole thread started due to Mr. Gronski wanting to  know the average time to
pull a syncro tranny ~ engine whatever.  These are  average 20 year old
vehicles we are speaking of.  There is no fixed time to  do any of the once normal
jobs.  Some of the vans are in such horrible  condition I just refuse to work
on them before the bill gets to the point of  giving the owner a heart attack
in my driveway that I have to deal with !   Getting to be the time to retire
to a nice quiet Mexican beach !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa  Valley
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