Date:         Wed, 14 May 2008 23:25:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Noisy fuel pump?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
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I've taken mine to mechanics. You know, the old style folk that
actually understand how cars work, not the type the just plugs it into
the diagnostic machine.

Haven't have a problem finding them either. Broke down in Chicago on a
Thursday evening, and there was one just a couple of miles away in
Cicero. He worked on it all weekend and had me out the door on Monday
by noon.

Around here in DC, I go to a shop in the Virginia suburbs. As long as
I can supply them with the proper info, they have no problem at all
working on them.

They've had my Westy Syncro for a long block on its SVX for the last
few months (most of the delay has been in getting all the proper
gaskets, vacuum lines, o-rings, etc...as those were mostly petrified
on the JDM engine I got to replace my toasted engine.)

Supposed to get it back tomorrow. Which will make me a very happy
camper. :)


On May 14, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Don Hanson wrote:

> Imagine, if you would, you are a dummy with money who's had the
> conversion
> done by a pro.  You are on a long trip, far from your shop and this
> speed
> sensor fails.  Where do you take the van?  Who will you get to work
> on it
> with any degree of success?  You go to the local VW guy, he laughs.
> You go
> to a Subaru guy, he laughs.