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Date:         Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:01:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Dake Collins <wuwe423@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dake Collins <wuwe423@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Another VW Vanagon  Christmas Story - sort of
Comments: To: JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <52B792BC.6010305@gmail.com>
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Westy Christmas magic at its best. Beautiful story. Dake 'Ian'

On Dec 22, 2013, at 20:32, JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Friday afternoon last - I was working on my van with the distributor > problem - which is parked at the curb where it died in front of my house > ( my other van is in the driveway). A black car with very black windows > rolled slowly by, as if checking things out. A bit further down the > street, it stopped, backed up to my spot and stopped. Some fellow in his > mid-late 40's got out, said "I see I'm not the only one to be crazy > enough to own one of the vans - but to have TWO?" He laughed and > introduced himself. > > Turned out his Father lives down the same street near the opposite end - > and I had never met the man (his father was driving the black car) - AND > the gentleman I was talking to had an '85 Westy in the garage and the > spring was broken(so to speak). We chatted and it turned out he was to > drive to Knoxville for Christmas - and the van was spewing gas, and they > just happened to see me and stopped to ask if I knew maybe what might be > wrong. Because of his schedule (motivational speaker - very busy) - he > already ordered a rental car to drive to Knoxville, and a tow truck to > take the van to a garage. I asked if he would care for me to take a look > at it. > > While I had the hatch open the tow truck arrived. The man asked the > driver to wait a few minutes - and I poked around on the engine. I had > him turn on the ignition - and fuel spewed from the left injector > assembly. Switch off - grabbed a screw driver - tightened the hose > clamps all around - boy were they loose. Checked the rest - had him test > it - all was fine. He fired it up and let it idle - all the while giving > the tow truck driver a very nice tip for the effort. > > He thanked me - and I wished him a merry Christmas and he was on his > way -with a wallet much fatter for Christmas than it would have been! > > Some days you just gotta do what ya gotta do!! > > John


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