Update re Urgent help needed in Eureka, CA

[primitive]

[SGKent]

[BUSBOSS]

Call Skinner Classics in Vacaville. (707) 449-4200

See who they recommend since you are still heading south.

Also, tell your son to have a cold beer at Anderson Valley Brewing Company before heading out of the valley.
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1976 Westfalia
1970 Karmann Ghia Convertible (sold - but not forgotten)

[SGKent]

well, we are all waiting for an update.
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[creative native]

[SGKent]

[creative native]

[BUSBOSS]

I love when the OP never completes the circle and wraps up what happened.
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1976 Westfalia
1970 Karmann Ghia Convertible (sold - but not forgotten)

[SGKent]

[dodger tom]

Neither he, nor his son, seemed to listen to the feedback anyway. Plus, he probably doesn't want to divulge the real cost of all his missteps.
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Would never find the time to keep up another classic air-cooled.

[VWFIXER]

It’s funny it’s a small world, they think their problem is like a Toyota timing belt or something.

Here’s a nice postcard
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[OB Bus]

From the very first post on this thread:

"HI My son broke down in Eureka California with his 1975 VW Westy
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Thanks

Thanks for all the help as a newbie to this forum we appreciate all the suggestions and comments we got.
He made it to San Fransisco without any further problems and is now looking into the best option on where get it fixed

Last edited by primitive on Thu May 12, 2022 5:45 am; edited 1 time in total."

I somehow doubt they listened to any of the suggestions made here.....
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[SGKent]

probably true. But he has a long way to go yet to get home.
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[Abscate]

If one seeks validation from social media you are bound to suffer some angst as there is a wide range of expectations of etiquette. People aren’t obligated to participate or follow up unlike if you came to a club and asked for help. Some feel that way, others don’t.

I would be embarrassed to get help, split , and come back for more but that’s just one wanker.

Sending someone 3000 miles in a 50 year old car without basic knowledge is either insane or a teaching moment. You are certainly going to find you can’t Google your way out of trouble
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[andrewtf]

[Wildthings]

[Wildthings]

[SGKent]

[sodbuster]

Well since there has been no update lately. (and maybe never.) Let me kill this thread by telling you all about the time I used a rat tail file and a cresent wrench to affect a running repair to my fuel pump.

I had to work the weekend of my sister and her husbands Labor day bash. The plan was for me to meet my wife there after I got off work. She would drive out with one of her daughters. I would drive the camper bus to work and drive out to my sisters after. that way we could party till we colapse and have a ready place to sleep off the good times.

The drive out to my sisters place was about 40 miles from work. one segment of the highway went through a series of rolling hills. after going over the fist hill while climbing the second my motor started falling on it's face bad! fine on the down hill, total crap on the up hill. I pull over for a look.

First look in the engine compartment reveals nothing obvious. I keep driving. still the same problem going up hill. I pull over again for another look. This time I see it. (71 bus T-1 motor.) The piviot pin has worked itself out of the fuel pump. The pump was providing enough pressure to supply the carb while cruising flat and level or down hill. But once a severe load or heavy demend was put on the fuel system the wounded fuel pump could not keep up with the motors demands.

I had no regualr tool hit with me except the small VW tool pouch in the glove box It had nothing more than the stock fan belt tool some fuses a cresent wrench and a small rat tail file. everything except the cresent wrench came with the bus when I bought it.

I found the pin the pump spit out on top of the engine case. (lucky me!) The plan was to drive the pin back into place and drive on. I could not accomplish this with the tools at hand. only for lack of pliers. So I took the rat tail file stuck the pointed end into the piviot pin hole of the pump and drove it home with a couple of blows with the flat side of the cresent wrench.

It worked! the fuel pump was back to providing full pressure and no more craping out. I got to my sisters place and enjoyed a great party. The next day I swapped out the bad pump with another one my brother in law had to get us home.

Sometimes what you think will be a short trip ends up being longer than you thought.

[SGKent]

neat story.
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