Speaking of being stranded, just yesterday I received word that two friends were reporting possible wheel bearing problems on their Syncro.   This report came from them at 11:00AM and they were in Deadhorse, AK.  Deadhorse is not quite a "Basic Featureless Environment" but is as close to one as you can get.  It lies at the northern end of the Dalton Highway on the shore of the Arctic Ocean.  I have yet to hear whether they plan to deal with the issue there, in Fairbanks, Anchorage, or on the side of the road somewhere.  I heard through a third party whom has bearings and seals set aside awaiting instructions.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:21 am
Subject: Re: vanagon difficulty-now in BFE?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Tom Buese<tombuese@comcast.net>
> wrote:>
> > As of yet (knocks on wood) I haven't been broken down in the
> middle of  .........    ...........   ..............
>
> If not suitable for this list, maybe it could mean
>
> Basic Featureless Environment?
>
>
> Neil.
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-
> gas-engines
>