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Date:         Sun, 19 Mar 2000 07:55:05 PST
Reply-To:     amanda powell <amandajp1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         amanda powell <amandajp1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What Kind of Vanagons Are We Driving? & Head Question.
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----Original Message Follows---- From: "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@enter.net> Reply-To: bloss@enter.net To: amanda powell <amandajp1@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: What Kind of Vanagons Are We Driving? Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 10:23:12 -0500

There seems to be a commonality among VW drivers. We have an '85 Saab 900 Turbo along with our '87 Westy Weekender. I know several other VW people who have or have had Saabs. Maybe it's just the need to be different.

BTW, have you thought of doing any of the work yourself. What all does it need? Whereabouts are you? Maybe some local listmembers can help.

-Karl

I must emit my "need to be different, because both the Saab & Vanagon were GIVEN to me! Fell right into my lap! I have thought about doing some of the work myself & intend to get listmembers help after I get my first estimate of everything wrong. It definitely needs, I've been told, A head rebuild, 4 new tires, exhaust system work, & whatever else has deteriorated in the nearly two years it has sat undriven (although I DO visit it regularly) I'm pretty mechanically inclined, but am starting graduate school soon...I live in Columbus Ohio, and see LOTS of Vanagons up & running around this city!

P.S. I was told (two years ago) that the head problems that develop are caused by a mismatch of electricity being used i.e. 13 volts in the front & 12 in the back (or something like that) & the extra volt being carried in the coolant, which pits the heads...has anyone else heard this, or how to remedy it?? Amanda

> I'm not driving, but "sitting on" my grandfather's '85 GL... Drove it for > a year (some before, some after) he died & have never loved a vehicle more > (not even my '83 Saab 900 TURBO!!!!) I'm "sitting on" it because of the > apparently inevitable coolant problem... I'm trying to save the $2000 or > more I've been told it needs to be fixed (& set up a trust fund for future > repairs!) Though I read somewhere a VW Vanagon is on of those "top twenty > cars of all time no one should ever own" (let alone drive!) my memories of > driving it with my grand father, and after him will inspire me to keep it > and (keep fixing it) forever!! > > Amanda Powell > New Listee > '85 GL > '98 Saturn SL2 > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 194K miles http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/ PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/

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