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Subject:85 Westy - needs mech help
From:Al Gearhart
Date:Fri, 29 Nov 2002 08:45:26 -0600

I have had coolant leak in one or both heads for past 9 months...  She blows
white smoke bad and temp gauge pegs within moments...  Have kept Westy on
life support by keeping the battery charged, starting her and driving her
around the block once a month..  I am in need of advice on rebuilding vs
rebuilt engine (engine excess 150K miles)...  Also, I am located in Memphis
TN and am looking for recommendation of good, knowledgeable, reliable shop
to do the work...  If it means towing her 500 miles, I may just do that...
I am open to all opinions...  FWIW, an air cooled owner stopped by one day
and recommended his mechanic, but when I called them and it was a wbxr, they
had no interest in working on it...  Thanks for any input...

Al Gearhart
Bartlett, TN

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