Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 20:01:40 -0400
Reply-To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject: Answer, was: Just back from the mechanic, HELP!!
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
