Date:         Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:22:18 -0400
Reply-To:     BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject:      Re: SUBIE VAN ENGINE FIRE...LISTER NEEDS HELP in PA
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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I don't think my mechanic would touch it but you may try Paul Dukehart
443-277-3999 in York, PA. Yeah, it's a far tow but this guy installs Subaru
engines in Vanagons.  He may eve be at the Deutche Classic this Sat.

If that's too far, my previous mechanic, Strada in Phoenixville, may take
it. As for Jules.

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:08 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: SUBIE VAN ENGINE FIRE...LISTER NEEDS HELP in PA

folks, longtime listmember Doug Ford from conneticut (vanagons@cox.net)
called me last nite and he is in dire straights..   he bought a subie
powered
westy in california, then was driving it back east, when the engine caught
on fire
somewhere in southeast pa..  i dont know the extent of the damage, but doug
said the body is still good, just the wiring and the top of the subaru motor
was "crispy critters" as he put it..    he is looking for someone who works
on
vanagons w/ subaru engines..     he had it towed to a shop in Bechtelsville
PA
(Lehmann's - ron salmon uses them for work on his vans)  but he is afraid
they
wont want to touch it because its not vw powered anymore..      the obvious
came to mind, vanaru/east coast vanagon in stroudsburg PA, but doug already
called them and they said they dont work on vanagons anymore(?!?) so doug is
basically up the creek without a paddle..
if anyone knows someone who would work on a subaru engined vanagon in
southeast pa, or can give doug some advice,  email me and i will fwd you his
cell
number..
apparently the engine fire happened yesterday evening, doug still has to
make
it home to conneticut..

i really dont know anyone else who does the subiue engine conversion work in
this area, so any ideas are welcome...

chris


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