Update on 78 w/ bad 3208

[Gardner Yeaw]

Joshua,
I think you should name it 'EngineEater'

Gardner
78FC33 (150k on original engine)

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
wrote:
>
> Joshua,
> Sorry to hear about your poor shop experiences. Sounds like the
kind of place I'd want to
> drive on by if I needed some work. When the job is done, please
post the name of this
> place and your experience with them in the Forum Database so
others can benefit from
> what you've learned. Sorry you couldn't make the LSB Rally.
Maybe next time.
> Regards, Eric in San Antonio
> 84FC35SBWL2
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Wolf"
wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> >
> > Don't know if anyone recalls, but I posted a while back about
> > needing to replace a 3208 in my 78 Wanderlodge. I've been
staying at
> > a friends for the past three plus weeks while it's being worked
on,
> > so my connectivity is spotty right now. Sadly, there's a lot of
> > personal problems with the people at the shop it's at. The
mechanic
> > is fighting with the owner of the shop, who has since brought in
> > another mechanic to work on it, and said owner constantly pulls
the
> > mechanic off my rig to work on others he deems more 'important'.
The
> > swap is taking a lot longer then expected. My irritation is also
> > going a lot higher then expected. The owner finally brought in
the
> > different mechanic when I told him I was just going to come in
and
> > do it myself and not pay him a damned thing.
> >
> > Now, apart from that, I'm actually surprised at how easy it's
> > gone...when work was actually being performed. In about six
hours,
> > two of which were spent unwedging the engine because the
mechanic
> > tried to skip steps, the engine was completely out. Another few
> > hours to swap off all the different items between the two
engines
> > and I would think it could be back in within a day. Most of the
time
> > I have been present and somewhat helpful during the process
thanks
> > to a layoff right after the repairs began. If I had known it was
> > going to take them four weeks to get around to working on it and
it
> > would have been so simple I would have attempted it myself.
> >
> >
> > Joshua Long
> > 1978 Wanderlodge, unnamed yet...
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
>