Donšt know if you know painters grinding but if mountain states is near you , your probably not far from painters. Give him a call. jimt
On 6/4/05 11:27 AM, "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Just called Mountain States VW (dealer) to see if, by chance, they had some > exhaust gaskets in stock for my 1.9...The P.O. basically bolted up the > exhaust with no gaskets, which is causing leaks and several other issues, > i.e. running rich, fouling the OXS sensor, etc. > > The guy in their parts department could not for the life of him figure out > what I was talking about. He tried explaining to me that the Vanagon had a > very "uncoventional flat motor" and that different terms and parts applied > to it. Huh? > > After a couple of frustrating minutes of trying to explain which gaskets I > needed, the guy says, "you know, the Vanagon is not a big seller anymore, so > we don't generally carry a lot of parts for it. I'd probably have to > special order anything you'd need." > > I replied, with as much restraint as I could muster, "Not a big seller? > That is because they haven't BUILT them in fourteen years. Can I talk to > somebody else?" > > "Uh, nope, I'm the only one here." > > Frustrating. I should have gone to the list vendors first, but this > dealership is less than a mile from my house and I'd hope to get a bit of > work done. Lesson learned. > > Joe T. > Denver, CO > '85 Wolfsburg Westy |
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