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Date:         Mon, 8 May 2000 20:01:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Answer, was: Just back from the mechanic, HELP!!
Comments: To: David <david@RENAISSANCE-DESIGN.COM>

Whoa!!!!!!!! Am I the only one who reads the mail?????? Chris Jordan of PA just advertised a FREE FREE FREE fuel tank (which will cost you nothing) on a 1985? He is ready to send to the crusher. Go get it or Pay a few $$$ to have it removed/sent.

Fuel Pump. List vendors. $120 or less, delivered.

Brakes and bearings Don't wait on the brake cylinders. List vendors again. Chump change.

If the $$$ isn't in your wallet for shocks, hold of for a month or two and bear it. Spend $250 and get the real deal (Boge, Koni, etc) the KYB's are chumpy. Take it from a former chump. They are harsh and don't last like the Boge's

Tune up. Learn to Do it Yourself. (this coming from the NON DIY king). If you drive a vehicle, you should AT LEAST know how to tune it up. Cost for parts for a TOTAL tune up, with a valve adjustment and wires is less than $100. Grin, bear it, and next time pay some grease monkey to spin the wrenches. This time, YOU LEARN HOW.

Cold start valve. (Guessing here) $30 from a list vendor. 10 minute install. If you don't have the $$ after all of the above, you *could* bypass it during these warm summer months with a small nippled fuel line tube. My lawyer suggests I let you figure out the rest. Your best bet is to replace the valve, and skip taking your honey to see U-571, (which by the way, is really cool)/

Left axle click. Live with it, or replace the entire left axle. Swapping one or two CV's is just asking to get greasy again. Do the whole job. It is cheaper and easier.

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Mount Olive, NC USA 877.658.1278 tollfree

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-----Original Message----- From: David [SMTP:david@RENAISSANCE-DESIGN.COM] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 6:27 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Just back from the mechanic, HELP!!

Well the mechanic asked me to sit down and take out a pad of paper....

The news wasn't good. The 82 I just bought, seems to have quite a few problems. So here is the list.

1. Fuel tank is crushed on top(someone put a jack under it??) the fuel lines and filter are filthy. Mechanic reccomends replacing the tank. Tank from the dealer is $500 plus 3 hours labour. I know places like BusDepot have tanks but they can't tell me that anyone there personally has known anyone to install one and that they were identical to the factory tank... any expierence out there??

2. Fuel pump, seems straight forward, mechanic only wants to use a Bosch, However.

3. Wheel bering, rear breaks and cylinders.

4. Shocks all round

5. Tune-up with all new goodies.(2.5 hours labour, seems reallll long??)

6. Left axle clicks when making right turns. Previous mechanic disassembled, cleaned and repacked (instead of using the new joints I gave him). This seems to be quite labour intensive at 2hrs a joint, but I do have the parts.

7. Cold start valve leaks??

All told its $1000 for labour and between $500-$1000 for parts. I am VERY tempted to use a $170 tank from the far east, but I would like to here from someone who has had good success.

Any thoughts on what I should do??

David


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