I think he means 'North East'.

On 10/12/08, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> "NE"?  Does that stand for Near Engine?
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Neil2
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:18 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
>
> SaVannah may have had the same prob.  What is the 'crankcase breather tower'
> made of?  Is that the item on the NE corner of the engine compartment, near
> the air filter?
>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westfalia (USS Tinosa)
> '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah)
> Nunquam Pendite Divendium
>

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