Date:         Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:28:13 -0500
Reply-To:     "Michael D. Landis" <mlandis@WATERVALLEY.NET>
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From:         "Michael D. Landis" <mlandis@WATERVALLEY.NET>
Subject:      81 Westy- gas tank full o'schmutz
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I'm currently on the fifth fuel filter in 4000 miles on my 81 Westy. The
guy who sold it to me had rebuilt the engine after it had been sitting up
for over a year and apparently the gas tank collected a lot of mess in the
interval; when I change the filters they're chock full of rust particles
and junk. Anyway, the PO gave me a 6/6 warranty on drive train only, but
after this gas tank problem became apparent we had a sort-of verbal
agreement that if it didn't clear itself out he would drop the tank and
boil it out at no charge.

Well, I just talked to him about it and he's clearly unhappy with the
prospect, not that I blame him. However, I'm not asking you-all for advice
on contract law. :) He told me that I shouldn't expect my filters to last
much longer than they are, and that the tank has probably flushed most of
the gunk out by now anyway. I think the first statement is clearly bull,
but I dunno about the second. Is there any way he could know that besides
just a wild-@ss guess? The intervals of replacing the filters had been
steadily lengthening, except this last time the mileage was much less than
the preceding, like 300 when the previous had been closer to 700.

Is there any chance at all he's giving me his best and possibly correct
judgment, and not just trying to avoid having to do a tedious job for
nothing?

   _===========      Michael D. Landis         mlandis@watervalley.net
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