Date:         Wed, 8 Sep 2004 23:55:26 -0400
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject:      Anyone traveling from/through Fresno to Jerome?
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Please respond to Jim, not me!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Ellis [SMTP:ellisjames@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 9:37 PM
> To:   vanagon-request@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Gerry, pls fwd this to the list:
> ---
> > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:59:11 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Jim Ellis <ellisjames@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Anyone traveling from/through Fresno to Jerome?
> > To:VW_VANAGON_list <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> The short story is that I bought a '72 Sundial from a well-know high
> profile
> seller who advertised the bus with the "best part of the bus is a fully
> 2.0L and a tall tranny". I bought the bus pretty much based on the
> mechanicals.
> A 1972 model year does nothing for me in particular but I needed
> dependable-
> halfway economical transportation.
>
> I bought the bus, paid extra dollars (to the point at which I want to
> puke)
> to get it through Arizona State emissions.
>
> And then the motor took a dump. When torn down the motor was a 1700 case
> with
> 1800 jugs and 1700 heads machined to accept the P&C's. The bearing were
> almost
> into the copper and it was obvious that it was not "fully rebuilt". The
> seller
> will not stand up to his word or reputation, nor is willing to assist. I
> am not
> quite at the point of calling professional help. I need amatueur help if I
> can
> get it in the following manner:
>
> A friend who lives in Fresno has a core motor that is mine for the price
> of
> shipping. He is unable to/not scheduled to travel to Jerome this year.
>
> Is anyone traveling from or through Fresno and attending Jerome? I could
> *REALLY* use the help this time around. Long gone are the days in which my
> (perceived) abilities to purchase endless VW stuff. Trust me, a different
> job,
> an employed wife and no kids definitely made a difference!
>
> Please contact me via pmail at ellisjames at yahoo dot com
>
> if you might be able to haul a core long block from Fresno, Ca to Jerome,
> Arizona this coming weekend (Sept 11-12/2004) or Fresno to Phoenix anytime
> thereafter.
> Thanks,
> Jim Ellis