What a bummer! If I were you I'd call Shane and Eddie at The Bug Shop and ask them about your situation. They are the top shop in BC for VW boxer motors and have more experience than all the rest combined. Many shops drop the motor and send it to the Bug Shop. They are usually in on Saturdays, although if they're super busy they may not answer the phone on Saturday. I almost took our Golf to Auto Folks for a clutch, quite a few years ago, but ended up getting the work done elsewhere for reasons I can no longer remember. :-) Call me if you need moral support or ....... Jake 604-812-7271 On 8/26/06, George Thorburn <thorgk@accesscomm.ca> wrote: > > My van died the other day. ('85 Westfalia with 1.9 WBX) > Every thing was running fine (we just drove 2000 km. without a problem) > when the van died. > When I tried to retart the motor it sounded as if the timing was > wrong. On investigation I found I was able to turn the rotor without > turning the motor. > I was near a Vanagon freindly shop so I had the van towed there. > The distributor is fine and the gear that drives the distributor looks > good (the drive gear was hard to pull out of the block). > The mechanic tried to reinstall the drive gear but it does not seat > properly, it will turn when the motor is cranked but it pushes up and bangs > on the bottom of the distributor. > Is it safe to assume that the brass gear on the end of the crank is > damaged? > Has anyone one on the list had any dealings with Auto Folks in Langley > BC. ( I will check Larry's list) > George > '85 Westfalia >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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