Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:41:37 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
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My water pump is for a 1.9, not sure if it is different than a 2.1 pump?
same thing w/ a new thermostat I also have.
I can break into Bob's place & steal his parts if needed?
Pax,
Tom-parts in hand in SLC
On Aug 30, 2010, at 10:58 AM, miguel pacheco wrote:
> First let me say, thanks to all of you. I've received all kinds of
> email, even one offering to send money from California! Money,
> however, is not the problem.....now we need parts. The shop is hunting
> for them, but no reason I shouldn't be doing the same. Here is what we
> need for a 90 GL Automatic, all stock :
>
> Water Pump
> Thermostat Housing and Cap
> 2 Water Manifold parts that come off of cyl #2, pt #025121171 and
> 025121160D (from ETKA)
>
> Tom Beuse, thanks for water pump offer. We may or may not need it. I
> will let you know.
>
> Miguel
>
> I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
> - Thomas A. Edison
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>> I have come in late on this thread, but I am in Salt lake City if the
>> kids need any support. 801-521-3335
>>
>> I have not even heard of this shop they are at-hope all works out
>> well- I do have a brand new BD water pump in my parts stash if they
>> need it.
>>
>> Burning Man address 9:30 & G streets is my old neighborhood (9:35 & E
>> Streets)- She is out on the edge of the suburbs in a fairly tame area
>> if it remains the same year after year? LOL!
>>
>> BM is about a 9-10 hour drive across NV from SLC, so hopefully
>> Miguel's daughter will be there by tonite in time for the 1st
>> evening's activities, which will go till next Sunday morning +-!
>>
>> YMMV,
>>
>> Mr. BZ- aka Showerman
>>
>>
>> On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Werner Schink wrote:
>>
>>> Miguel,
>>>
>>> My daughter Sonia is at burning man - sector 9:30 G - in a silver
>>> westy.
>>> It's her fourth or fifth time and she says "it's the best week of
>>> the year".
>>> Sent me a text saying they were in line to get in at 7:30 this
>>> morning.
>>>
>>> I hope your daughter makes it - i'm sure she'll love it.
>>>
>>> Werner
>>>
>>> On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:49:32 -0600, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM
>>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, I should have listened to that little voice in my head,
>>>> telling
>>>> me not to lend her the van, but she's been asking me for eight
>>>> years
>>>> now and she asked so nicely and I love her.....sniff, sniff. They
>>>> are
>>>> fine and it looks like their biggest loss might be a day's worth of
>>>> Burning Man. For now their spirits are super high and she tells me
>>>> that they've had lots of laughs.....what? Anyone from this
>>>> community
>>>> who wants to pipe in with parts, advice or inspiration, I can be
>>>> reached at 970-903-8087. I have already emailed all the local
>>>> Rescue
>>>> Squad guys and I feel pretty damned good about it. It's a bit hard
>>>> when it's your daughter, as you might know or imagine. I did
>>>> welcome
>>>> her to the Vanagon way of life. Funny thing......I've lost count of
>>>> how many Vanagons I've owned, 2wd and otherwise, and you might have
>>>> guessed how many times I took these kids out on Vanagon road trips
>>>> (since 1987) and broken down. Zero times. Yup, zero, and the first
>>>> time I send her out there with one of the fleet, poof! Of course,
>>>> some
>>>> kind of unforeseen failure may well be the cause, but that doesn't
>>>> change the fact that it's Dad 0, Bonni 1! Thanks for any help.
>>>> Miguel
>>
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