<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">
I am in San Francisco. We never dropped the engine out. Lloyd said he needed a place to work, and he couldn't do it at his house anymore. So I rented another garage, so he could work on the engine in my garage, and we would store the body in the rented garage. Cost me $200. When I told him I had the garage, he just flaked on me and said he was "Out of VWs." Ever since he bought that Ford truck, he's been acting weird. He hasn't even fixed The Bucket (his Bus)! I have no idea why. He's kept The Baroness running for 15 years, and now he just leaves me at the alter. I feel like the totally unsuspecting wife who wakes up one day to find out her husband has left her...for another man.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">So I still don't know for sure what's even wrong with The B..</div></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><br>Does anyone know anything about The BusLab in Berkeley or Lavere's?<br>
<br>And how much would it cost to take it to a shop and have the engine dropped and opened?</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I have had such bad experiences with shops that I am very reluctant to use one.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Yes, I can do some of the simple things, like valves and oil changes, adjusting carbs, etc., but dropping the engine and splitting the case is way beyond my capabilities. I'm on disability, and my back is really bad---I've already had one spinal surgery. </div>
<div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Lori & The Baroness, 1971 AT SB</div><div class="gmail_default">I</div></div>-- <br>"I wrestled with reality for 36 years, and I'm happy to say I've finally won out over it."<br>
---Elwood P. Dowd<br><br><br><br>
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