Date:         Thu, 4 Aug 94 8:54:28 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: Sob!! $ob!!

Patrick Tower writes:
> 
> 
> I want my mommie!  (Or at least a nice story from Unca Joel!)  :)
> After twice getting my bus back from the garage that sold it to me
> with less-than satisfactory tuning, I took it to another shop
> and was told that the reason it won't stay in tune and gets 13 mpg (!)
> is that the carbs (Now I really hate the fact that it's a dual carb!)
> need to be rebuilt, at a cost of $1000.  Is there an alternative?
> Or have I spent $3000 dollars on a 20-year old vehicle just to spend
> another $1000 three months later?

I just rebuilt mine for $35.  Yes, rebuild kits are available for the
dual solexes here for about $17 each.  It took only a few hours to do
and they work great now!  DON'T PAY THE $1,OOO!  (I didn't really think
you would, but just in case).  Hey, I'll drive up there and rebuild them
for you for *half* that!  Maybe even 1/3 that!  :)

-David

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?  Soon...)
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