IAC wannabe, or, DON'T JUNK THAT BUS!
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:05 pm
I got a text message from an old high school friend last week, she saw my bus pictures on Facebook and got me in touch with her boss, who says this:
"Hi Robbie, [blah blah blah] my mechanic says my bus is unfixable, and we're about to scrap it. It was willed to us by our late uncle, but we can't afford to restore it. Do you know any cheaper mechanics in the LA area?"
To which I reply "Send me a description of the problem, a picture of the engine compartment, and everything your mechanic told you."
"When you get to a stop light it wants to stall, and it won't idle without giving it gass. The mechanic says it's unfixable because the Fuel Injection system is super hard to work with. He won't work on it even if we pay him extra. It's a 76 Transponder [sic] and I've attatched the picture."
So fellow enthusiats, how would YOU respond when you're sent this picture from a bus that was about to be junked?
Frankly I can't wait to work on the thing. People are always asking me for help with their bugs, bringing them in to my driveway a few puffs away from completely burning up. Open the lid to find no tin, seals, air filter, and an empi carb. This is going to be like a warm bath after being stranded at sea for days.
Oh, and does anyone want to take a bet where the vacuum leak is?
I WILL NOT let this bus fall out of their life this easily. I wouldn't mind it falling into mine though
"Hi Robbie, [blah blah blah] my mechanic says my bus is unfixable, and we're about to scrap it. It was willed to us by our late uncle, but we can't afford to restore it. Do you know any cheaper mechanics in the LA area?"
To which I reply "Send me a description of the problem, a picture of the engine compartment, and everything your mechanic told you."
"When you get to a stop light it wants to stall, and it won't idle without giving it gass. The mechanic says it's unfixable because the Fuel Injection system is super hard to work with. He won't work on it even if we pay him extra. It's a 76 Transponder [sic] and I've attatched the picture."
So fellow enthusiats, how would YOU respond when you're sent this picture from a bus that was about to be junked?
Frankly I can't wait to work on the thing. People are always asking me for help with their bugs, bringing them in to my driveway a few puffs away from completely burning up. Open the lid to find no tin, seals, air filter, and an empi carb. This is going to be like a warm bath after being stranded at sea for days.
Oh, and does anyone want to take a bet where the vacuum leak is?
I WILL NOT let this bus fall out of their life this easily. I wouldn't mind it falling into mine though