Date:         Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:58:57 -0800
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      $48 for a plug wire
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Since I'm not yet fully settled into our new house here in Bend, OR, I
don't have access to all my spare Vanagon bits and pieces. So when the
engine started missing on one cylinder all of a sudden two days ago I
knew that trying to sort it out myself might take too long, esp. since
I've picked up a couple side gigs to keep the cash flowing. The CO
monitor on the dash was vibrating rapidly and leaning toward rich, so my
guess was a fouled plug or bad plug wire. Or maybe a problem in the
dizzie. Anyway, I took Mellow Yellow to Steve's Place, on the other side
of town, this morning and dropped it off. He called me a couple hours
later. Bad plug wire. Same brand he sells, he's had no trouble with
them. I rode my bike over to pick up the van -- a beautiful sunny day in
the upper 30's (F), a lovely day for a bicycle ride. $48 dollars later
and the mighty roar of Mellow Yellow's 1.9 l engine has returned.

Yeah, I could-a fixed it myself, but sometimes a fellow just doesn't
have the time, tools, or parts within easy reach. Besides, $48 goes into
the local economy.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR