Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:45:33 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of
bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
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So this person spent $1,450 before being told that she may need engine work.
This is so sad and I see it all the time.
A few weeks ago I had someone come in with all sorts of issues including no
power. While out west they had someone install a used engine for them and
supposedly it never ran right. Exhaust is a mess, no cat, muffler held up
with wire etc. The real kicker was that the spark plug wires for cylinders 1
and 3 were swapped. And this poor couple drove it almost 4,000 miles this
way. What really sucks is that this new catalyst is probably being destroyed
from the original problem not being corrected. The real shame is this person
is now being driven to give up something that she wants and enjoys.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Arnott
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:29 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fwd: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
Vee's A'wagen is a good one..
Huntington Beach, CA.
Jim
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Veronica Fraga veronicafraga@yahoo.com
> Subject: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : (
> Date: May 31, 2014 at 10:23:29 AM PDT
> To: "adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com" <adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: Adventurewagen@yahoogroups.com
>
> Hey everybody. Very sad to say that I need to sell my van. This is the
one I bought in 2009, low original miles, with the black interior panels.
Rebuilt the engine and cooling system shortly after that. Rebuilt
transmission about a year and a half ago. Took it across country twice and
lived in it those summers. It's a good van. Ran really well, but doesn't
look worth stealing.
>
> Something has gone wrong with the new engine recently, that I don't have
money to finish fixing. It didn't pass CA smog, so I put about $600 in
adjustments, then it failed again for different emissions readings after
adjusting. This week, I spent $850 on a new catalytic converter and more
adjustments, but only 3 out of 4 readings are right. Mechanic says there's
one "unseated valve," and to fix it right means digging in and rebuilding
both at the same time. About $2,000 for the shop to do it.
>
> I went from starving grad student for the past few years, to starving
military social worker now that I'm finally working again. Tapped out
financially. Can't give my "Shayna" what she needs to get strong again.
>
> Hoping one of you here, who lives outside CA and can do this work
yourself, may be interesting in buying her. If so, please give me a call.
Best offer. As is, where is.
>
> Thanks,
> Vee
> cell: 714-926-8845
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