Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 20:21:00 -0400
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From: "Charles Michaux." <mcflake@infi.net>
Subject: Re: Mystery Machine's mysteries
Hi Mike,
After my dealer installed $1,656.00 worth of parts and labor without
fixing the problem I had them to remove the new parts (air flow meter,
several temperature sensors, TP switch, complete ignition setup, etc. )
issue a credit to my account and gave them a copy of Derek Drew's (our
hero) document and I drove away a happy Westy owner again.
http://alicudi.usc.edu/~jan/vw/Engine/VANAGON_Stall
Charles Michaux
mcflake@infi.net
'86 Westy 285,000 miles
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> From: Mike <mike@arnold.ca>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Mystery Machine's mysteries
> Date: Friday, June 14, 1996 6:23 PM
>
> Greetings once more. The van went back into the shop yesterday,
as
> it puttered (for lack of a better word) out on me on Wednesday night 1km
> from home. An older German gentleman in a well maintained Audi was the
only
> person out of 50 or so vehicles that was kind enough to even stop and
ask
> me if I needed a hand.
> The van seemed as if it was out of gas, or was not getting a
> consistent fuel flow at all, but it was dark and I was tired, so
> investigation was held off till thurs. It started fine the next day but
was
> idling very rough so I called the shop that had done the work on it
earlier
> in the week and they towed it in for free and spent all of yesterday and
> most of today trying to figure it out.
> They suspected that a)it was eletrical or b) that there may have
> been dirt/crud/water or something in the fuel that did not jive with the
> engine at all. It seems fine now so I nor they know exactly what had
> happened but Im crossing my fingers it never happens again.
> Anyhow We'll see how she runs this weekend and take it from
there I
> guess. Its been a very trying week though with having to take her into
the
> mechanic twice and all.
>
> have a good weeknd all,
>
>
> ________
> /________\
> / = \ Mike Wynn (mike@arnold.ca)
> [ I_________ I ] Arnold Publishing and Multimedia in
Edmonton
> I V I Alberta, Canada
> I (0) W (0) I
> =========== Forever on that mental bus trip.
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> '83 Westfalia
> "The Mystery Machine"
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