Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:21:35 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject: Re: Rust repair? and starter replacement
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Ed,
Hello from a local listee in Shawnigan Lake. I sold off my near new Bosch rebuilt
starter recently to a listee, or you could have had it for a song. You were lucky to find
Very Wise though, he is a good guy. Price sounds about right, and most shops would
have charged that much in labour just to find the starter! I got my Bosch starter at
CDN Tire for about $150 2 years ago, so they do have them. Feel free to drop me a
line (743-9911) if you ever get stuck again - I may be able to help out. I've still got
lots of parts from my '88 engine that I pulled out.
Regarding your rust repairs - where did you get the paint job done? It looks like the
filler neck was not removed - it really should be. This is a nasty place for rust. The
seam rust that appears below the neck is due to cracking of the undercoating behind
the filler neck, and can only be cleaned up by pulling it all apart. I've found this on
both my vans. If you did the paint job, and not the PO, you may be able to do the rust
repairs yourself, then ask them to respray the area while the filler is removed.
On 17 Aug 2005 at 21:39, Ed Wiebe <wiebeis@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> I've been a Westy owner now for two and a half years. We, Alice and I really
> enjoy it, and have learned a lot on this list. My question is, what should be
> done to stop rust from invading the van again after a Por15 job and paint job.
> If you go to the following site the pictures show the area that had the most
> rust. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ewiebe/4182626/in/set-774644/ Is it best to
> work on it now, or wait? On another note, the van left me stranded today in
> Duncan - no starter, battery was good. I got a towtruck to get me to Canadian
> Tire - they asked what year the van was (1990) and refused to even look at it.
> The tow then took me to a small place across town called "Very Wise Repairs" The
> fellow specializes in VWs. He took me in right away - tried a number of things,
> solenoid, brushes to no avail. He had a new Bosch starter available which he put
> in in half an hour. Starter $176.00, Half hour labour $35.98. With taxes,
> total$241.68. I would recommend this shop to anyone in the area.
>
> Ed Wiebe
>
Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
(see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy
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