Date:         Mon, 23 Apr 2001 11:40:11 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
Subject:      Re: I think I'm at the Crossroads
Comments: To: yetilvft@earthlink.net

Suzanne;
        I would dump this Vanagon-ignorant mechanic and find one who at
least cares about cars and not just your money(in my case I had to learn
how to do it my self). Either that or find another kind Vanagon owner who
can mentor you.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
 neksiwel.20m.com

On Sun, 22 Apr 2001 09:41:19 -0700 Suzanne Hackett
<yetilvft@earthlink.net> writes:
>Hi List:
>
>Haven't posted in a long while, but I'm having a perplexing problem
>with
>Geordi, my 1990 Vanagom Carat.  Up until this winter, after resolving
>many
>of Geordi's other issues (he's got just about new everything except an
>engine) and now approaching 189,000 miles, I think I'm at the point
>where I
>either need to replace/rebuild the engine, or give up.
>
>Geordi's mechanic just gave him a tune-up (he did the last one too)
>and
>reported that one of the spark plugs was jammed in there too tight for
>him
>to get out and replace.  he said he was afraid of damaging the engine.
>
>Geordi's current symptoms are poor idling, excessive backfiring at
>startup
>and while driving, and spotty accelaration.  The engine is also
>smelling
>hot.  Coolant's okay, oil seems to be okay (it was just changed).  But
>the
>performance is unacceptable, and not at all how's its been.
>
>Issue #1 is deciding whether I'm going to jump on this mechanic to fix
>the
>problem he may have reated...but I wanted to see if I could get some
>thoughts from the list on what might be going on first.  Thanks.
>
>Suzanne
>*****************************************
>Suzanne Hackett
>Goldwell Open Air Museum
>Rhyolite, Nevada
>http://www.fundraiserx.com/goldwell.html
>goldwell@fundraiserx.com
>****************************************

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