I agree as well about having problems getting somebody else to work on a converted vehicle. In fact, this sentence/warning is on my website: ***************begin paste************** A word of warning to potential "swappers": Once you convert the engine, be prepared to do all the future repair and maintenance work yourself. Many professional mechanics will not work on a converted vehicle unless they were the one who did the conversion. ************** end paste*******************
TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 65 Notchback > It isn't easy to get garages/shops to look into a > problem when you have a converted bus. |
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