Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:02:02 -0700
Reply-To: Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: broke down in Seattle
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My first thought is that you may have a bad hose at the bottom of the radiator, or may just be a clamp problem.
With light in the morning you may better be able to see the problem. It may help to go ahead and heat up the
engine, as long as you have access to enough coolant/water to keep things safe, so that you can get the
leak to happen while you can see it.
Here are some shops in the Seattle area that are posted on the roadhaus.com site Doug:
Fine Tuning
14101 Aurora Ave Bldg B
Seattle, Washington 98103
Phone: 206.522.5503
2062553094
customersupport@finetuningperformance.com
http://www.finetuningperformance.com
Owner: Chris DeLong
Type Of Shop: Repair
Will Work On: Anything, German Repair
It's on the N Side of 141st between Aurora, & Linden.
This next one has quite a few GOOD recommends:
Louis Foreign Car Repair
7301 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115
Phone: 206-524-3366
775-475-0993
louisvwaudi@hotmail.com
Owner: Dan Richardson
Type Of Shop: Repairs
Will Work On: Aircooled, Watercooled, Eurovan
Northwest Connecting Rod
1705 S. 93rd St. Unit F-7
Seattle, Washington 98108
Phone: 206.763.2487
Type Of Shop: motor rebuild,install
Will Work On: VW engines of all kinds (machine shop)
Specialty Motors
12510 15th Ave NE
Seattle, Washington 98125
Phone: 206.367.4403
dustin@specmotors.com
http://www.specmotors.com
Owner: Dean Auve
Type Of Shop: Repair, rebuild
Will Work On: Any VW
Head Mechanic is Chris (owns a Syncro himself)
Wolfsburg Motorwerks
5010 14th Avenue NW
Seattle, Washington 98107
Phone: 206.789.0182
jack@wolfsburgmotorwerksinc.com
http://www.vintagemotorwerks.com
Owner: Jack Morris
Type Of Shop: VW Porsche Restoration and service
Will Work On: Any VW or Porsche. Specialize in old porsches, vw,
Ballard neighborhood of Seattle
This next one has ALL GOOD reviews:
Wagenschmitt
University District
Seattle, Washington 98107
Phone: 206.545.3500
Owner: Mike Schmitt
Type Of Shop: Repair, rebuild
Will Work On: Air-cooled/Watercooled Volkswagen/Porsche
Bob
Salt Lake, best of luck.
On Nov 29, 2010, at 10:24 PM, Doug Elledge wrote:
> Seeking a little help or at least some moral support.
> Drove over Stevens Pass to Seattle for a Drs. appointment and my '84 was running like a champ. Between Monroe and Bothel my heater started blowing cold. I got into Bothel and bought antifreeze and water from a grocery. Added them and drove a little further but still no heat. Bought 3 more gallons of water and started adding them as the engine ran. Finally I saw fluid running out of the front. Passenger side under the radiator. It's too dark and I'm too tired to look at it tonight but I need to get it resolved early tomorrow to get to my appointment by 11:30. I'm using WIFI at Denny's around the corner from where I'm going to stealth camp in the QFC parking lot on hiway 527 and the 405. Can anyone guess what I'm going to find and how hard it will be to fix. I've never explored that part of my van much before. Anyone nearby that I could hire to help?
> Thanks.
> I'll hang out here for a while and then check again in the AM.
> Doug Elledge
> '84 Vango not so much