Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 20:24:38 -0700
Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
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From: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Leaking Gas Tank
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You do have some legal recourse for the fix if you get the repair documented
especially by a VW dealer. No one likes to take legal action but in your
case it was negligent and could have killed you. Don't let them get away
without paying for the fix. You might contact them (in writing) to invite
their choice for your local fix before you go legal on them but assure them
you are aware of your legal rights.
William
> Stan,
>
> That would be an excellent idea except for one thing: I live in
> Hamilton, Ontario and the shop was in Vancouver, British Columbia.
> That's about 4500km away. As Homer would say, "D'Oh!"
>
> \/\/i!!y
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Wilder [mailto:wilden1@juno.com]
> Sent: May 27, 2002 19:47
> To: william.russell@UW-INC.COM
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Leaking Gas Tank
>
> local shop to get some work done
> ------------------
> I'd take it back to those nice guys at the local shop and let them work
> through the Bentley to get it right.
> With me it would be a matter of revenge for all the trouble they put me
> through.
> Turn about fair play and so forth.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Mon, 27 May 2002 19:23:25 -0400 "Russell, William"
> <william.russell@UW-INC.COM> writes:
> > So, while my baby (van) sat waiting for me to come and pick it up in
> > Vancouver, I decided to have my brother drop it off at a local shop
> > to
> > get some work done. I don't have the name with me right now but I
> > will
> > send it to everyone later as I would NOT recommend that anyone use
> > this
> > shop. I needed a new gas tank so I asked them to replace it.
> > Unfortunately, I was not aware of the genuine vs. knock-off argument
> > for
> > tanks and the shop decided I didn't need to make that decision and
> > installed a knock-off. That's fine. I can deal with that. They
> > replaced it and put $10 of gas in it. Thanks. Unfortunately, the
> > next
> > time I filled it up (and tried squeezing every drop that I could
> > into
> > the tank) I gave the gas attendants a heart attack. My baby was
> > peeing
> > gasoline out as quickly as I was putting it in. Upon inspection I
> > realized that there were hoses missing that connect the tank to the
> > overflow reservoir on the driver's side. (nice job) I immediately
> > returned to the shop quite pissed off and they quickly threw on a
> > couple
> > pieces of hose.
> >
> >
> >
> > I thought it was fixed and headed off across the country.
> > Unfortunately, at the next fill up I realized that now instead of
> > peeing
> > gas in a nice even stream, it was just gushing from the bottom front
> > of
> > the tank. The tank itself does not seem to be leaking, it's got to
> > be
> > somewhere in the lines.
> >
> >
> >
> > I looked at Bently and I notice that there is a line that connected
> > the
> > overflow escape on the top/front/right hand side of the tank to the
> > overflow on the top/front/left hand side of the tank. I suspect
> > that
> > piece is missing. Does anyone have any other ideas? If not, do I
> > need
> > to remove the tank in order to replace that piece? :(
> >
> >
> >
> > \/\/i!!y
> >
> > 1980 Westy "Jazzy"
> >
>
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