Craig,
If you only knew the problems I was dealing with right now with my motor
(Bos. Engine rebuild) when I was all ready to buy a Zetek instead of this
motor you don't know how
smart you are to chose the conversion you have. Plus it would have given me
a reason to hang out with the Bostig guys. Brady has helped me out of a
tight spot already and that was with a water leaker!! That and when Brady
camps he has not one good lookin girl keepin him warm but TWO!!!!!...Lucky
bastard.

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:34 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> But, Amtrak won't take their vanagon with them back to the east coast....
> I looked into it and it seems they had only one or two "car hauling"
> lines, One was from some place in florida to washington DC, and
> another was somewhere on the west coast to somewhere on the west
> coast.
> I was hoping to pack my bus in a train, and enjoy the ride. Instead, I
> slapped a more powerful engine in and drove 3000 miles : )
>
> I do wish them the best of luck. I know the way shops can screw over
> young vangon nuts....
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the trunk
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Edward
> Maglott<emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote:
> > That sounds like a dubious diagnosis. Better to get it to a shop with
> > in-depth specific vanagon/aircooled VW knowledge.  If it really is
> > something really bad, Amtrak serves Las Vegas and can give the six
> > guys a scenic tour of the backyards of America all the way back to
> > the East Coast.
> >
> > Edward
> >
> >
> > At 06:57 PM 6/20/2009, you wrote:
> >>
> >> Well they are in a repair shop at the Sinclair station on
> >> 1175 east flamingo rd.
> >> in las vegas
> >> The shop reccomended by a few members was Meyers service, but they
> >> closed the garage at noon today, so no luck there.
> >>  the initial diagnosis is plugged fuel injectors. The mechanic is still
> >> looking at it and I don't know what he proposes to do to repair or
> >> further diagnose the problem.
> >> The boys seem to be waiting around alot.
> >>
> >> The car (81 air cooled vanagon) ran fine from San Diego to Las Vegas
> >> yesterday, they got in to vegas around 11pm and spent the night
> >> exploring the strip on foot.
> >> when they returned to the car, and started it, it started fine and idled
> >> ok, but died after a minute. they could keep it running and drive it to
> >> a hotel nearby, by slipping the clutch alot and maintaining high rpms.
> >> Continued to stall at idle and no power at low rpms.
> >>
> >> any further thoughts, or suggestion?
> >>
> >> These fellows are on their first long road trip and have only limited
> >> mechanical abilities and money.
> >>
> >> Have had some nice contact so far with members, thanks
> >
>