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Subject:Re: Van assistance in odd locations
From:Harold Teer
Date:Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:29:32 -0400

Not exactly where you are, but when my wife and I took our '91 Westy from
Virginia through BC, Yukon, and all over Alaska, one morning while checking
the van, I thought I had a tiny, tiny, coolant leak and couldn't find it.
Just being paranoid before really getting off the beaten path, I stopped in
Whitehorse since I heard there was a good place there.  One mechanic looked
at it and could find nothing and he said "wait till the owner gets here
since he really knows Vanagons".  We did and he carefully looked over
everything and he said "nothing to worry about and have a great trip." No
charge!  I tried to pay him and he said "stop and get an oil change on your
way back" if you need one.   I quit worrying and we drove all over Alaska
for weeks and weeks and returned home to Virginia with no problems.

If you make it that far for repairs, call ahead of time and make certain
the address is correct from
http://www.roadhaus.com/shops_search_map.php?state_id=62

*John's Auto Repair*
Arctic Drive
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 7A1
Phone: 867-668-4550
Fax: 867-668-4551
http://johnsautoyukon.com/

Owner: Travis

Type Of Shop: Repair
Will Work On: VW / Volvo / Subaru

New location on the Alaska Highway. Driving south from Whitehorse take the
first left onto Arctic Drive past the Carcross Corner (aka the South
Klondike, Highway #2) can't miss it.

Google Maps:
To: Arctic Dr @60.599808,-134.874417
\
Harold

Harold Teer
1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
Harrisonburg, VA

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:31 PM, Geneva Saint-Amour <
genevasaintamour@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello-Is anyone in Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg or Prince Rupert?(I checked
> the Vanagon Rescue Squad but it seems outdated)Thanks,
> Geneva