"I was a lowly mechanic at a VW shop in Leucadia, CA." There was a VW shop in Leucadia? All I remember is Hugos (which did good work by me) or that German car repair place (which didn't want to touch my '72 baywindow because they were a Cali emissions test shop and the engine had been modified with dual carbs), both of whom were in Encinitas. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 06/27/2012 03:13 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote: > Nothing dumb, other than using a highly flammable liquid/vapor to > check for vacuum leaks. All it takes is one ignition source and > vwooom! > > Saw it for myself back when I was a lowly mechanic at a VW shop in > Leucadia, CA. Spray... Spray... Vwooom... Look Ma, no eyebrows. > > Laughed till I cried... Especially since it was the service writer! > |
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