Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:45:35 -0500
Reply-To: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
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Art, welcome to the List! I have several youtube videos about Vanagon
repairs if you want to do some preliminary learning. Just search my
username on Youtube which is kenwilfy and it should bring up all of my
videos. There are a bunch of other helpful ones on there as well. We are
going to keep adding them as we have time.
I am currently doing another waterboxer rebuild and I am very tempted to do
a video documentary on the whole process. Just want to share the wealth.
Hope you enjoy your van. I actually own two of that exact Vanagon model at
the moment.
Sincerely,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Art Jury <kf7gd7@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi I have just joined the Vanagon religion with a 1990 vanagon Carat.
> Steep learing curve if I should not post this here please let me know.
>
> In getting my Vanagon registered I had to pass smog (for the last time next
> year over 25). I ended up getting a waver as it did not pass.
>
> The mechanic that did the work charged an hour labor and replaced the
> Throttle body (claimed it read open when he checked it). Another mechanic
> friend of mine thinks this smells a bit (inflating bill and possibly not
> even changing the part as it usually just needs a cleaning).
>
> Actually the second test at the smog place was worse than the first
> (hydrocarbons allowable 400, first time 434 second time 535).
> Instrestingly the total bill was exactly what I would need to get a
> waiver......
>
> So what do you folks think?
>
> While I hope to reach the smartness of the rest of you folks and do most of
> my work on my own I know I will need some help as I get up to speed, I dont
> mind paying for quality work but not much for getting ripped off.
>
> As the last honest mechanic told me (he actually let me work next to him, I
> learned a lot!) "there are already enough broke cars why make stuff up?
> bad karma"
>
> Thank you for your time sure looks like an active group.
>
> Art
> Seattle
> 1990 vanagon carat burgundy weekender.
>
> --
> The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not
> expect to sit. ~Nelson Henderson
>
> "You don't pay back, you pay forward." Robert A. Heinlein
>
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
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