Good one!

Jim

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 5:24 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I drove a Bounder mo-ho the final 20 miles to the tip of Baja with vice
> grips instead of the steering wheel, which came off in my hands while
> driving.
>   There was a factory recall waiting in the US when we went home, 3 months
> later.
>
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 3:06 PM Greg Childs <Greg@gregorychilds.com> wrote:
>
> > My accelerator cable broke in the engine compartment. Vice grips saved
> the
> > day by clamping the two broken end together.
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
> > From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
> > Date: Sun, August 19, 2018 9:41 pm
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > On 19 Aug , 2018, at 7:58 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
> >
> > > Most of my Vanagon problems have been my own fault... At first, I'd
> just
> > > blow it, like not properly bleeding the coolant. Then I would often
> > ignore
> > > things I knew were due, cause I use my van for fun, and staying home
> > > working on it isn't that fun for me.
> > > Today on the way home from biking it quit coming in to the town of
> Wasco,
> > > Oregon...downshfted from ,5th then got back on the gas and.....buhhhh!
> > > Nothing! I nursed it into the shade on mainstreet and thought...no gas!
> > > The bartender lady from the tavern was on her usual bench outside of
> the
> > > bar, no customers... I asked if the gas place(at the feed co-op) and
> she
> > > said no, but she'd call the Mayor, who'd come down with her card and
> get
> > me
> > > some gas... I thanked her and said I had an idea
> > > ..Dug into my spares, swapped out the fuel pump and the filter and all
> > was
> > > good again...the fuel pump was almost new, changed from the OEM one,
> > ,"just
> > > in case"
> > > ..the OEM one is back in service. The bartender gave me a thumbs up as
> I
> > > waved my thanks...
> >
> > Seriously ~ Are We talking 2018 here ~ What a great story ~
> >
> > ORR ~ DeanB
> >
> >
>