Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:57:14 -0700
Reply-To: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
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If you have a mechanic that refuses to warranty parts not purchased through
him, I can fully understand his postion, however to refuse to install
anything that he didn't sell you is an indicator that you need to consider a
new wrench. As times get tighter and the willing spenders become fewer in
number some attitudes along these lines will change.
My Vanagon Shop will install whatever proper part you bring, but only
warranty the labor and installation, not the part. So if it falls off,
he'll fix it, if it breaks you pay to fix it. Pretty fair I'd say. (Kudos
to StephansAutohaus, Sacramento, an oasis of service and professionalism in
a desert of mediocrity)
Pensionerd
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> Labor 1.5 hrs, at whatever hourly rate your mechanic charges. Around
> here, $85.00 per hour is common. If you have a mechanic who will
> install parts you bought elsewhere, that is great. Many will not.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:24 PM , B Feddish wrote:
>
> Sooo. I'm going to assume that "grindy", "bearing sounding" noise I've
>> been
>> hearing all summer is my water pump. I've suspected it all along but
>> wishful
>> thinking kept me thinking my newly rebuilt engine was just around the
>> corner. I picked up a new water pump at BD today when I was exhchaging
>> my EV
>> muffler. I still have some short distance camping trips this fall so
>> should
>> I'm deciding whether to just keep camping or replace the pump in the
>> current
>> engine even though the engine comes out in 2 months. It appears to be
>> a
>> rediculously hard job to do myself and I'm not sure what a mechanic
>> would
>> charge and if it's worth it.
>>
>> Murphy's law will kick in now. Since I know about the pump and I'm
>> ignoring
>> it I know what could happen.
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Mark Dearing
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:39 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
>>
>> In a message dated 9/16/2009 4:29:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> mbucchino@CHARTER.NET writes:
>>
>> I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure,
>> replace
>> the water pump. No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand, is
>> going to
>> reverse or stop the water pump damage that is causing the leak there.
>> Internal parts are worn, and they will continue to wear until
>> suddenly the
>> pump seizes. When it does, all hell will break loose. If you remove
>> the
>> worn pump, and try to turn it by hand, you'll find that it turns with
>> difficulty compared to a new pump, likely with a grinding feel when
>> it
>> turns. Bearings, shaft, something is damaged.
>> The leak is only a sign of internal wear.
>>
>
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