There's a descriptive I can go for:  Van owners are a good deal like
dinosaurs, big clumsy bodies soon to be extinct.

Mike
'85 Westy [rear heater leak, not nearly as bad as a head leak]

----- Original Message -----
From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: It's alway something.......

> 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)
> >