Date:         Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:37:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Leslie Schwartz <lhs_emf@PACBELL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Leslie Schwartz <lhs_emf@PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Burnt Van Photos
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This is the truth. I told my regular mechanic to change everything and they refused, they said we changed everything that needed to
be replaced and just charged me as if they had changed everything.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of BA
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 9:36 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Burnt Van Photos

Hi,

It needs to be even more stringent than that.  Our former mechanic
changed "all the lines that needed to be changed".  After we even had
specifically said, "Please change the fuel lines."

A few years later, we had our leaking fuel line event.  By deities'
grace, we didnt' wind up as the burnt Westy of the month.

So the question needs to be, "Have you, yourself, visually ensured
that your fuel lines have been changed".

(BTW, we rescinded our Roadhaus review of this particular mechanic for
this and several other sins ... )


B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal



On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:21:44 -0700, you wrote:

>Okay, so we need to make changing the fuel lines a condition of
>membership here.
>
>"Hi, I just got a Vanagon and I have a few questions!"
>
>"Have you changed your fuel lines?"
>
>"No, but what is that silver socket on the dash?"
>
>"First change your fuel lines."
>
>"Yeah but . . . "
>
>"The fuel lines. Change them."
>
>"..."
>
>Later that same month:
>
>"Hi, I'm back. I changed the fuel lines."
>
>"You'll thank us. What was your question?"