Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 17:35:58 +0000
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: What can go wrong.....
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I still can use a set up for a Syncro.
Dennis,
From my phone.
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From: kenneth wilford (Van-Again)<mailto:kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Sent: ý5/ý15/ý2017 11:35 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: What can go wrong.....
Good used dipstick tube and bracket. New hose clamp to secure it. That
should be all that is needed. We usually can supply those for $45 for a
good used one.
Ken
On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Well, it happened, the patient is a 91 Westfalia. I had left a rag in the
> engine compartment
> after topping of the power steering reservoir with the Castrol Dextron ATF.
> So, in the short
> term, it knocked out the bracket holding the dipstick. At the time that
> was the only damage
> done. So I fixed this by tie-wrapping the bracket out of the way of the
> moving belts.
>
> Fast-forward to yesterday, I took a road trip from Durham, NC up to Laurel,
> MD without issue.
> But on the way back my battery/alt. light came on steady and shortly after
> the coolant light
> began to blink and the gauge went up toward critical red. I took my foot
> off the accelerator
> and was able to coast off on a exit and right into a gas station. By the
> time I got out
> and took a look behind I could see coolant spurting out. Looks like I lost
> maybe a quart
> or so. I could not tell where it had sprayed from at all. The
> alternator/waterpump belt
> was completely shredded and the power steering pump belt was off but looks
> okay as
> is the AC belt.
>
> I thought about getting the spare belts out but I had a long way to go and
> by the time I got it
> done I don't think I could have driven back without some sleep time. So,
> I opted for
> a AAA flatbed home. (Especially since I had to go to work Monday. I was
> covered for the
> first 100 miles but the second I had to fork out $4.00 per mile. I ate
> the deal and was dropped
> off at 1:00AM this morning. All because I left a rag in my engine
> compartment and neglected
> to fix the bracket like I should have.
>
> Any suggestions on how to better secure the bracket?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
>
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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