I just drove cross country in my `87 Westy. I stopped in Alamogordo (sp?) NM
to play with the van. There's a VW place there. Something like "Continental
motors", dunno, Continental something. It's on the right side of the main
road into town from the south, maybe 2 miles outside of town. It's a little
town, call anyone there and they should be able to check the phone book to
get the number for the place. MAYBE they have something.

Mikey
`84 SVO
`87 Westy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Hill [SMTP:Jwilli941@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 4:07 AM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Chris W stranded in Sante Fe
>
> Hello!
> Anyone out in the Southwest that can help??
>
> I'm very sorry to say that I cannot help Chris out
> in the immediate future.  I have prior comitments
> and now a 5 day trip to Cape Cod over the first
> weekend in Oct. has balloned into a 20 day
> expedition to Phoenix, Cincinnati, Kansas City,
> and then the Cape.  My timeframe has been moved
> up by a week and with the work that I have already
> promised there simply isn't anyway I can do anything
> until I get back later in October.
>
> I've been to Sante Fe (and Taos) many times and
> I'm sure that Chris would have an enjoyable stay
> but we need to offer whatever help we can to get
> him back on the road to San Diego.   It would be
> almost 6 weeks before a 'rescue' trans from me
> would arrive.
>
> I will do some checking and see if there are any
> 'favors' I can pull over the next few days, however,
> when I start calling in those it can get rather pricey.
> This Syncro trans will be big bucks to begin with
> and with another builder dropping what he is doing
> to ship a Syncro trans out ASAP well.... you get
> the idea.  I'll do my best but if someone closer can
> come up with something cheaper and faster then
> let's get the ball rolling.
>
> Sorry Bud!  Like they say timing is everything!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Todd Hill
> VolksWerks Transaxles
> Olympia, WA