[Vwdiesel] Auto shop from H*ll part IV

[jon]

The next chapter in the story:

The shop was finally "done" with the 1.9NA motor install. I told them not
to fix the clutch slave and starter. Doing that myself.

So, it was running great (and those 1.9s are much quieter than the
1.6s)..for awhile. The drive home was 15 or 16 miles. After about 5 miles,
the van started losing power. Yes, boys and girls, the fuel filter was
clogging. Fortunately, the only smart thing the shop did was install a
little round filter near the tank. The bus had been sitting over a year,
so the tank was nasty. I didn't really think about that.

I whip into a supermarket parking lot, and park before it dies. I didn't
have my tools with me, so I called the shop for h*ll, asking them if they
could do me a favor, and come out with some tool and fuel hose (I was
going to use a fuel can as a tank just to get home). They never showed.

So, I got pissed off, called a tow truck, and got home. Now, I have the
additional job of somehow rinsing out the tank....mmm, fun.

--
Jon Kenneke, General Manager
Kenneke Communications - http://www.kenneke.com
PO Box 3126 - Albany, OR 97321-0702
Radio Takena KTK - http://www.radiotakena.org