Date:         Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:19:23 -0400
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
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Still stand by my pronouncement.   You own a Vanagon and you proceed at
your own
risk.   Old bits and pieces as well as alleged new ones are subject to
failure.
It's are lot in life.   You're not alone.   It's a sacrifice/reality we
have to face.
Besides, what other vehicle do you want to get greasy with?

Cheers!

Steven
91 Westy

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 6:18 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dude, I'd recently premtively put in a brand new fuel pump
> ..That was what failed...the new one...The old one ( original?) Works
> fine, it was simply a little loud, I thought, but I should probably know by
> now, "If it ain't broken, don't fix it"
>    Still, a 34 yr old daily driver..
> Not surprising...
> ...
>
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 10:52 AM Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Uhhh.....dude,  that was your fault too.   You knew it was old.....
>>
>>
>> Steven
>> 91 Westy
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 9:58 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Most of my Vanagon problems have been my own fault... At first, I'd just
>> > blow it, like not properly bleeding the coolant. Then I would often
>> ignore
>> > things I knew were due, cause I use my van for fun, and staying home
>> > working on it isn't that fun for me.
>> >   Today on the way home from biking it quit coming in to the town of
>> Wasco,
>> > Oregon...downshfted from ,5th then got back on the gas and.....buhhhh!
>> > Nothing!  I nursed it into the shade on mainstreet and thought...no gas!
>> > The bartender lady from the tavern was on her usual bench outside of the
>> > bar, no customers... I asked if the gas place(at the feed co-op) and she
>> > said no, but she'd call the Mayor, who'd come down with her card and
>> get me
>> > some gas... I thanked her and said I had an idea
>> > ..Dug into my spares, swapped out the fuel pump and the filter and all
>> was
>> > good again...the fuel pump was almost new, changed from the OEM one,
>> ,"just
>> > in case"
>> > ..the OEM one is back in service.  The bartender gave me a thumbs up as
>> I
>> > waved my thanks...
>> >
>>
>