Much of the stuff you can do yourself. You can confirm the gas leaks by
putting soapy water on the valves in question. I think I would get a quote
from them before turning them loose on the brakes, then call around and
compare. Have you looked at the brake shoes yourself, do these guys have a
good reputation? They may be replacing things that don't need to be replaced
to save themselves hassle. I know that even experienced AS technicians will
say they are a stinker to work on, requiring patience, so I would guess that
someone with little experience would view them as a time consuming bear. I'd
ask them to quote the brake work.
David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asbestos [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 5:44 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [VAC] it's all bad
>
> Well the trailer went to the shop today
> (T.R. A. I.L. E.R.) (Temporary Reduction in Annual Income Loss of Extreme
> Revenue)
> They said the hot water heater controller is bad and it leaks, the stove
> burners valves leak, the oven thermostat leaks. The brakes shoes and
> magnets
> are bad and the hubs are bad.
> Well in keeping with the acronym thing
> I think they are F.O.S. and that they are into new trailers and think mine
> is a P.O.S. My guess is that they don't really want to fix anything,
> especially if it takes some skill and time, they just figure it is
> F.U.B.A.R
> and say get a new one. I can see the brakes being bad and don't feel like
> taking a few days to bring it to another place to look at it and possibly
> have them say the same thing. So I said do the brakes now and we will see
> about the other stuff.
> I don't want to replace the HWH the new ones all have those ugly covers
> that
> are TTFW.
> Has anyone repaired a HWH? The tank my be bad but the rest of the trailer
> is
> in such good shape I think it is probably OK. (we still have a tank from
> 1949 in our house)
>
> But the stove, I can not believe that the valves are bad and cannot be
> fixed. I love the stove and it is very cool and again, new stoves are very
> tacky. (I am going to check Arizona salvage but they seem to charge about
> 70% of new for a used) Anyone ever fixed a stove?
> How do I know if these people are giving me a B.O.S ?
> ugh
> Ron
>
