Or... learn to do it yourself with the list's help?

That's kind of what I've been doing here since 2000.

2008/10/10 Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>:
> At a WetWesties gathering last weekend there were two vehicles that were
> having some problems.  One was expecting to replace a throttle cable, maybe
> even on the trip home.  The other Vanagon would start and run for a couple
> of minutes but was having great problems keeping running after that.  The
> owners had an appointment to have the AFM replaced to try to cure the
> problem.  But we had in out group the Wizzard of Walla Walla, a top VW
> (actually any European vehicle) mechanic.  And he took a look at both.  The
> throttle cable problem was cured by repositioning a spring to the right
> anchor point.  And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase breather
> tower, temp fix with duct tape.
> Both problems had been looked at by good, experienced mechanics, one by the
> owner and one by mechanics at a shop with a very good reputation.  But the
> experience and understanding and familiararity with the vehicle found, in
> very short order, the true problem.
> So, if you are like me and depend on someone else to troubleshoot and
> maintain your engine compartment AND you have a REALLY good mechanic treat
> him (or her) very, very well.
> BTW you have noticed that I didn't give the name of the Wizzard of Walla
> Walla.  That's because I don't know whether he wants to be deluged with
> requests for work or not.
>

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Chris S.
Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"