[Vwdiesel] stranded

[Stephen Kraus]

I had the same thing happen....with no warning. CV Join blew up and took
out the ball joint as well on the steering.

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Chris Geiser <cfgeiser at gmail.com> wrote:

> With all the talk about what to carry on a trip - got me to thinking that
> despite logging upwards of a million miles in vw diesels thus far, I've
> been stranded very rarely - how about everyone contribute what has left
> them dead stranded on the road and maybe what they learned to deal or
> prevent in the future?  That can help people calculate the cost / benefit
> ratio of carrying extra stuff:  Here's what I've got:
>
> 05 Jetta - last weeks catastrophic turbo failure (nothing to learn that I
> know of)
> 92 Ecodiesel: CV joint failure (now I no longer ignore clicking CV's for
> very long!)
>     Heater core failure (no way that I know of to spot or prevent; maybe
> carry a precut by-pass pipe to stick between, cut and connect heater hoses
> to get you home?)
> 82 diesel vanagon: water pump belt (now carry a spare belt and can change
> it in less than 15 minutes!!)
>
> I guess that seems like a pretty short list given my life in a vw!  I know
> I've driven home (carefully) with broken brake lines and a parking brake,
> duct tape over a leaky hose, or limped home on battery with alternator out
> or without power steering, but very rarely stranded where I sit!
>
> Interested in what other smarter better looking people have experienced!
>
> Chris
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