a good shop will write...
adjusted this,
inspected this,
tightened this,
re-set this,
lubricated that,
replaced X Y and  Z ..,
in other words..
detail description of what they actually did.
And it should-could  be clear enough that no one has to explain it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David M" <covrambles@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: good news, I think

A good repair shop would read thru the bill with you, explain what each item
was, and give you a chance to ask questions.... but maybe you were in a
hurry?

-David (1987 Wolfsburg)

--- On Thu, 12/22/11, Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:

From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: good news, I think
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, December 22, 2011, 1:21 PM

new distributor cap, cleaned the spark plugs, and I'm not sure what else.
The bill is all full of cryptic abbreviations! It says:

Remove & Replace Distributor Cap
REPAIR DIST. PLUG/INSTALL PLUGS/DIST.
CAP AND ROTOR BUTTON
CHAMPION, LICENSE PTK1022 DIST C&R KIT
PTK1022 DIST C&R KIT
4922 BR6ES NGK PLG 4922 NGK PLG

I assume this telling me what kind of cap & rotor kit was used? Who
knows...

J

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> After more than a year of intermittent problems, and six months of pretty
>> much being non-functional, I *think* Matilda has finally gotten her
>> health
>> back!
>>
>
> Joy, it would be interesting if you could tell us what the mechanic did
> this time. Maybe what was written on the bill?
>