Now. Go to a garage and have them write an estimate for all these
repairs. The bill will exceed the value of the vehicle. This is why
many of us, work on our own vehicles. This is why this list and all
Vanagon people much be technically inclinded. In other words, anyone
who does not want to talk tech stuff, is wasting there money, and
will soon be extinct.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Brad Spear wrote:

> Well, after having fourth gear on the Syncro give it up over in Eagan and the
> parking brake over at the Burnsville Center I thought that most of the things
> that could go wrong did.  But when I came out of the Standard station at Buck
> Hill Road and Southcross last night and saw something dripping from toward
> the center of the engine compartment I started thinking that I could be
> wrong.  I put my hand in the stream falling to the asphalt with the idea that
> if it was cold it could be just water from puddles that had collected in the
> skid plate and was now leaving it.  Hey, I could hope!  But no, it was very
> warm.  But at least it wasn't oil!  I've had enough of that (oil leaks) to
> last me for another five vehicles!
>
> So now I'm stuck with no fourth gear, no parking brake, a head gasket leak, a
> leaking power steering rack, a front heater blower that only works on high,
> and a central power lock system that ignores commands from the drivers side
> door.  Other than that everything is hunky doory!  At least I won't be bored.
>  I was wondering what I was going to do since our Boy Scout Christmas Tree
> Lot was over.
>
> Sorry, just had to vent.  It gets very frustrating at times.  But at least I
> don't have to worry about going to Fort Drum.  That was canceled the day
> before yesterday.
>
> Brad Spear
> Burnsville, Minnesota
> '72 Westy (Warm enough for this one now!)
> '87 Syncro GL (See above)
>