Not to defend Wally World (or the tow guy), but it would be pretty difficult to break your coolant distributor during a tow or tire change.  Not impossible, especially if you had a right rear flat, but quite difficult.

Also, I sincerely doubt you would have made it 120 miles with a cracked coolant distributor.

Prolly just coincidence.

Cheers, 

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of a butler
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 1:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)

Adam from Austin here.
I left my mothers house, after college, last year to travel west with my new
found partner, she rolls in a 25 footer. I found myself out west texas for
some off roading near the rio grande or something bridge. soon after pulling
back onto the road I acquired a flat & called my usaa roadside. Next morning
after beautiful stars and a 5th of vodka the tow arrived and pulled me to
the nearest walmart for a tire change. Rear wheels lifted and stearing wheel
tied off like you speak of. Either walmart or the tow guy cracked my coolant
distribution block causing (Inside rear passengar wheel well) a loss of all
coolant 3 days later and 120 miles down the road. The van died b/c the
distributor smaller gauge to something wire melted to the block shortining
it out, no spark. I spent a whole day rerunning coolant hoses and I still
have no front plumbing or heat. Just rear, & i've always had a flashing
coolant light

i'll never let anyone touch my vanagon again. f'ing walmart, im sure it was
them.

just a sense, with a story

Adam
88 Westy-Dizzy

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:

> What is wrong with towing it with the rear wheels on the dolly and the
> steering wheel tied off? I can remember the tow truck driver using the
> seat belt on my old bus.
> Ken Lewis
>

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