Amen to Vanagon mechanics, learning to wrench on them and DUCT TAPE! --- ;^)

Neil.

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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"
>

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