Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:14:28 -0400
Reply-To: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
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NE is a transmission term, referring to full operation.
Like in "NE Gear" :)
Jack
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Jeff
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 12:11 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
"NE"? Does that stand for Near Engine?
Jeff
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Neil2
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:18 AM
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Subject: Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
SaVannah may have had the same prob. What is the 'crankcase breather tower'
made of? Is that the item on the NE corner of the engine compartment, near
the air filter?
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> At a WetWesties gathering last weekend there were two vehicles that were
> having some problems. One was expecting to replace a throttle cable,
maybe
> even on the trip home. The other Vanagon would start and run for a couple
> of minutes but was having great problems keeping running after that. The
> owners had an appointment to have the AFM replaced to try to cure the
> problem. But we had in out group the Wizzard of Walla Walla, a top VW
> (actually any European vehicle) mechanic. And he took a look at both.
The
> throttle cable problem was cured by repositioning a spring to the right
> anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase
> breather
> tower, temp fix with duct tape.
> Both problems had been looked at by good, experienced mechanics, one by
the
> owner and one by mechanics at a shop with a very good reputation. But the
> experience and understanding and familiararity with the vehicle found, in
> very short order, the true problem.
> So, if you are like me and depend on someone else to troubleshoot and
> maintain your engine compartment AND you have a REALLY good mechanic treat
> him (or her) very, very well.
> BTW you have noticed that I didn't give the name of the Wizzard of Walla
> Walla. That's because I don't know whether he wants to be deluged with
> requests for work or not.
>
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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westfalia (USS Tinosa)
'86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah)
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