Dennis,
  The good thing is your smart enough to know that going home instead of trying to make it
  is the only thing to do. I just drove the entire Jersey Tpk two weeks ago getting a 87 Westy
  from Maryland. Seems like the Jersey Pike takes forever to get from one end to the other.
  I also had to argue with one of the toll attendants along the way that you don't count the axles of the vehicle on the trailer. Only on the tires touching the ground..

  Bill
  Mystic,CT

Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
  Fun Bus back home already. About 120 miles into the trip I got stuck in
that famous New Jersey Turnpike traffic. As I slowed down it didn�t want
to come out of 4th gear. When it did it let me know something was wrong.
Feels like cracked 3-4 slider hub. I drove to next exit and decided I
didn't need it leave me stranded in Florida so I milked it home. All gears
still there but definitely something wrong going from 3rd to 4th. Gonna
rest a few hours and then head down in the Benz.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Rodgers
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Unreliable Vanagon engines!

Dennis,

Keep the rubber band wound tight.

Have a good trip.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Chelsea, AL

Dennis Haynes wrote:
> The Fun Bus will soon be departing for another NY to Florida run.
254,455
> miles on the odometer. Will that engine make one more trip?
>
> Wave if you see me.
>
> Dennis
>
>
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