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Date:         Fri, 7 Sep 2012 17:00:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: transmission problem - resolved
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <504A3C93.4060601@turbovans.com>
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I wouldn't say that, judging from the whopper the member who posted the
item about getting gouged $350 or whatever for a $40 cable... and that's
getting it from the dealer! I would never have looked at a bill for $350
and said "Oh, that must have been for an accelerator cable."


: )


Jim


On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:


> perhaps how much the bill was could offer a clue , slightly.
>
>
>
> On 9/6/2012 8:15 PM, Pat wrote:
>
>> For those of us who like to learn, fixes with no details are frustrating
>> indeed.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>]
>> On Behalf Of
>> Dake Collins
>> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 7:12 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: transmission problem - resolved
>>
>> Thanks to those that offered moral support and suggestions when Wu-Wei
>> went
>> on strike last week. I reported that she suddenly & quietly lost the
>> benefit
>> of forward movement due to the transmission not working or the clutch not
>> engaging  or whatever (can you tell I'm not a mechanic?}.
>> Anyway I got her analyzed and fixed at the Beetle Shop in Belfast, Maine.
>> The reason for the sudden & quiet loss of 1st & 2nd gears without any
>> forewarning remains a mystery.  Any ideas?
>> Wu-Wei is now back on the road,
>>   running smooth & we're gearing up for an extended trip to southwest
>> Florida.
>>
>> Dake
>>
>>
>>
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