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Subject:Re: Stranded World Travelers
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Thu, 10 May 2012 07:29:28 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Hope that engine doesn't come from the VW authorized Canadian division.&nbsp; Wasn't Cummins or someone making bad remanufactored VW engines?</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 05/09/12, <SPAN>Karl Mullendore&lt;tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On Wed, 9 May 2012 06:32:33 -0600, Richard A Jones &lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:Jones@COLORADO.EDU" target=_blank>Jones@COLORADO.EDU</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR>&gt;Hey Richard. The shop to avoid is "Foreign Aid", the place I would<BR>&gt;recommend is "Mac Daddy Motorworx", they have done a few Subaru<BR>&gt;conversions and are familiar with Vanagons (as familiar as a Grand<BR>&gt;Junction shop can be). Phone 970 243 9644, 476 28 1/2 road.<BR><BR>I just received an email from the travelers - they are at Mac Daddys and the<BR>engine is definitely Kaput. I gave them a few options of used, but the shop<BR>engined up offering $100 over cost on a VW reman engine. I think they are<BR>now in good hands! Thanks for all the help.<BR>Karl<BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.westyventures.com/" target=_blank>www.westyventures.com</A><BR></DIV></div>