

| Subject: | Re: '91 Vanagon engine fire |
| From: | Charles Michaux. |
| Date: | Mon, 27 Jan 1997 13:47:42 -0500 |
How do you find out if you westy has had the recall procedure done? This fire thing is really starting to get to me!!. Charles Michaux '91 Westy (37K) ---------- > From: KENYON FAIREY <kfairey@oit.umass.edu> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: '91 Vanagon engine fire > Date: Monday, January 27, 1997 1:17 PM > > Unfortunately I did not receive the recall notice. I purchased my Westy on Mar > 30, 1995 and immediately sent in the 'change of ownership' card to VWoA. After > the fire loss I called to check on recalls and found: > > They do not bother to change the ownership records until a new owner calls in > with a problem. In my case it was TOO LATE! > > They denied that there had EVER been a recall of ANY KIND on my Westy. But data > I now have show that this in not the case - there appear to have been 2 recalls > > If you have either the recall notice and/or the paperwork on the > repair and would be willing to send me a xerox/FAX of these I would greatly > appreciate it. > > Thankx - > Kenyon > > > > Hello Kenyon. I have a '90 Syncro Westy and I had my vehicle in for > > a recall in spring of 1995 to get the fuel injectors and components > > replaced. This recall (campaign RV) was to do with an engine miss > > and cold start problems, not fire. > > > > VW changed the following: fuel injectors, connecting fuel > > distribution rails, fuel lines, hoses and clamps. > > > > Did your vehicle have this recall done prior to the fire? > > > > Sorry to hear about your loss. > > > > Harry. > > > > > PLEASE - if you have experienced any problem with the clamp/O ring assembly or > > > fuel injectors on your '91 Vanagon - contact me with your information. > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Harry Yates, Langley, BC, Canada > > '90 Syncro Westfalia www: http://www.bcit.bc.ca/~hyates > > '87 Golf Diesel email: hyates@bcit.bc.ca > > '91 Miata (Millie) > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Kenyon Fairey, Re.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor > Head, Help Desk Services & Human Dimensions of Resource Management > Software Support Department of Forestry & > Office of Information Technologies Wildlife Management > - - - - - - - - - - - - - > A 117, Lederle Graduate Research Center Internet -- KFairey@OIT.UMass.EDU > University of Massachusetts Phone -- (413)-545-4366 > Amherst, MA 01003 FAX -- (413)-545-3203
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