Thanks Stuart. I'll be sure to take care of the fuel lines...and carry a fire extinguisher! This is more than just a simple inheritance for me. So I will be sure to take care of this baby. Welcome to the Facebook Vanagon Owners page! I might have beat you there by a few hours. Cheers, Brook
On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I hope you take better care of it than the fellow who inherited the > Westy my son bought. He was well into destroying it because he didn't > know, > or care about, what he had, it was just a junk "hippie" van to him. He > would have been far better off selling it immediately, but it took a blown > automatic transmission for him to do that. His father paid for the new one > ($3000 for a German Transaxle rebuild installed), and he had to sell it to > pay him back. His loss was our gain. > > I know you will do better, so enjoy the ride! > > But, replace those fuel lines before you drive it across the country. This > happens all too often: http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/260842111.html > Often it's a fuel line popping off, or a leaking injector hose. I've had > both happen, but got lucky. Twice. > > Stuart; recently approved to join the Vanagon Owners Face Book page! > > |
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