Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:58:53 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
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1.9 and 2.1 waterpump and t-stat housing are quite different from each other
and not interchangeable.
t-stat is the same, w. pump belt the same though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
> 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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