On Thursday, November 12, 1998 8:01 PM, Robert A. Alexander
[SMTP:satcong@vol.com] wrote:
> I would LOVE to have been a "fly on the wall", though, when you were
> telling the reputable mechanic at Motor Technology Inc., Racine, WI
> about how you were going to order the parts he was going to use to
> repair your Vanagon!  Might I suggest that you probably should have left
> that mechanic alone to use his own judgement in repairing your van?

Not a problem. He had tried to get one from his usual suppliers without
success. Even a new crank from VW was not available in the US (at over
$1000). He actually placed the order with Bus Depot.

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> Do you have access to a fax machine?
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> I am curious, though!  What was the difference in the price for the
> crankshaft from The Bus Depot and from Custom Crankshaft Repair?

The CCR crank was about $400. The BD crank was supposed to be $56, but as my
mechanic said, what kind of quality can you expect for that price when a good
machinist charges $50/hour?

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> BOB - WA4RRN
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