> > > The installer had routed the cooling tubes backwards to the radiator.... > All the while SmallCar had claimed the radiator was at fault. Never > bothering to actually analyze the problem or admit to any fault in the > matter. > > Stephan White helped analyze the cooling issue and also noticed an air > leak > in the tubing. Repairs were made but in the process it was noticed that a > considerable amount of sand was found inside the tubing. Sabotage? > perhaps. Not likely but then who knows. Most likely poor preparation in > the original installation. > Argh, what a nightmare. Stories like that further convince me that no mechanic but me will ever touch my precioussssss... and I could certainly never pay $20K for an SVX Syncro. Unless I was there personally to see the mechanic NOT smoking crack, I don't think I could ever believe he wasn't... Ugh. I'm so crazy. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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