----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben S" <phlogiston@ISPWEST.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wed 17 March 2004 23:40 Subject: is my engine done?
>SNIP tale of woe< > what are some good vw shops up there? i remember from some previous > posts a reccomendation for ted's german auto... anyone have anythign > else to say on that? how likely is it that if i have rod knock my > engine will blow up on a short, slow drive to a garage? > > thanks for any advice and watch out for trees!! > > Ben. For Sacramento shop recommendations, try this link (thanks, Larry!): http://www.roadhaus.com/shops.html#california As to driving the van, if you possibly can, get it towed. Assuming it is a rod knock (and it sounds like it is), that means that the rod is knocking to ask to be let out - and if it does come out to play that would be "a very bad thing". And a very expensive thing, too. Right now, if the engine needs a rebuild, you MIGHT have a reasonably good core. If you drive it, well, it's like a bomb with a timer you can't see - you might make it, and you might not. In my opinion, (for what it's worth) if it were my van I would call the tow company (or AAA). Just my $2 (inflation, you know). HTH, Don in Phoenix, AZ |
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