[tcb] Apologies to Brian
- From: "Denis" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:34:53 -0600
Brian, I did not mean to insult you or hurt your feelings. I don't think that
you are stupid, or anything like that. I guess what I was trying to say was
illustrated by your statement that you "Drive the bus until it breaks and then
fix it".( I am sorry if that is not exactly what you said, I lost the original
e-mail ) I would rather go through my bus, stem to stern before I would put it
on the road, brakes, suspension, electrical, etc. The bus is going to break, no
matter what any of us do, but a complete work up on a new bus, front to back,
would give you a safer, more reliable vehicle. and certainly reduce surprises.
I repeat; the bus is going to break, no matter what. Last night I completed
replacing the gaskets on my tranny leak and when I was all done... the other
side started leaking just as badly. Why? Who the #%!*^ knows! It's a VW!
About your oil leak, When my first engine, for which I had paid $2,200 (the
last major repair I have ever, or will ever paid for) threw a rod, it made a
tiny crack at the top of my case, right at the rear edge of the fan shroud. It
caused a fine oil mist to completely fill the entire engine compartment. It
drove me nuts before I found it and fixed it. Anyway, some people had the same
theory that the leak was at the crank pulley and so I installed a sand seal. It
did not work in my instance, but it might in yours, if that is where your oil
leak is. It is an easy install.
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