Tell me about the engine sounding like a typewriter syndrome.  My engine
sounded normal since I got the van on April 14, 2007, but for about 2 days
my engine suddenly started sounding like a typewriter, so I just shut it off
and didn't drive it, thinking I would get it checked when I had time.   (I
checked the oil and it was fine.)  The next time I cranked it, about a day
or 2 later, it was perfectly normal and has been normal ever since.
Patti
90 Westy Automatic
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On 6/3/07, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Yup,
> Done it too ! :o)
> Flew from SLC to PNX to Terra Houte IN.
> Take a good but small tool set.
> And since I was sleeping in rest stop,
> I took a pistole'
> might have been a mistake...
> Airlines dont like you bringing them along much these days ? ;o)
> I was strip searched at every chance
> and from every angle
> Price of freedom in Am ? don' know...
>
> Got to the auto dealer selling the Westy.
> A 91. Started it up & the darn thing
> Sounded like a Typewriter !!!
> They were asking $7900 for it.
> Talked them down to $4842
> in the end.
> I didnt know if I'd make it home with the thing or not.
> But there I was. No ticket home.
> Didnt they realize the barrel they had me over?
> Started the three day (I hoped !!! ) trip home.
> And the farther I drove, the better the Engine sounded !!!
> I didnt know about the hydraulic lifter
> emptying over time.
> & I guess Neither did the car dealer !!!
> Terra Houte is a college town
> But I think mostly a Ford & Chevy Truck Town.
> They Did Not Want to End Up With the Vanagon!!
>
> Any who... Would Not do it Again !!!!
> Woke up in Nebraska at a rest stop, it was dark....
> Saw a truck stop at the next exit, & so I pulled in & got a cup.
> Asked the nice lady at the counter what time it was.
> She said 7:48.
> I sez... Morning or Night.
> She looked at me, wondering what my drug of choise might have been !!! ???
> !!! ;o)
> Delerium for sure.
> Rather be working over time at my job
> And pay for the shipping !!!!
> Any day !!!!
> Opps !!! my 2 cents worth is up !!! :o)
> & Mamma wants me to take her to the Oasis for breakfast !!!!
> What ever ya do dudes...keep mamma happy!!!! ;o)
> have a beautiful Day !!!!
> JC....
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
>
> > Another option is to have a shop do an inspection on the vehicle prior
> to
> > finalizing the purchase. Living in Alaska any vehicle that is not local
> is a
> > long way away. Seattle alone is 2500 miles by road or over $1,000.00 to
> ship a
> > vehicle, add to that the cost from where the vehicle is to Seattle and
> we could
> > easily spend $2,000.00 in transportation. Because of this what I and
> others up
> > here have done in the past and will do again is have buyers inspections
> done
> > prior to closing a deal on an automobile. Prior to purchasing our `87
> Westy
> > Syncro in California 4yrs ago we looked at half a dozen vans across the
> country
> > and I paid for inspections on several of them, the others either sold
> first or
> > after discussing them with their owners and/or seeing photo's I passed
> on them.
> > Inspections do add to the price of the purchase but can save you a lot
> of money
> > later. They will not keep you from having problems on the road, they
> should
> > however cover all the basics, engine, drive-tra
> > in, brakes, suspension, etc, and you can decide from there whether to
> ship,
> > drive, or have repairs done then drive home. We look at the drive home
> as an
> > adventure and as long as you are resourceful, adventurous, allow extra
> time, and
> > have a good inspection done prior to departing, then go for it and
> drive.
> >
> > Mark in AK
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kenneth Wilford
> > Date: Saturday, June 2, 2007 1:14 pm
> > Subject: Dangers of Ebay Adventures
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Moral of the story, if you are buying a van on ebay from far away,
> > > weigh the
> > > cost of having it trailered to you against the cost of all of the
> > > fuel you
> > > are going to use getting it home, your one way air fare, all of the
> > > expensesyou can incur with repairs/breakdowns on the way, and just
> > > pay the money and
> > > have the thing trailered to your house. It works out to be cheaper
> > > almostevery single time. I have had my share of "adventures" like
> > > the one these
> > > kids are having and I say they are overrated. :-)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ken Wilford
> > > John 3:16
> > > http://www.vanagain.com
> > > http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com
> > > http://www.eurovan.org
> > > http://www.vwcabrio.org
> > > Phone: (856)-327-4936
> > > Fax: (856)-327-2242
> > >
>