Follow up report... It will cost WAY too much to rebuild and that appears the only option if we are to keep the minivan, so I just informed "she who must be obeyed" that we were going car shopping tonight. She replied, "Can we look at the new VW Beetle?" She is well trained. (^_^) Thanks for everyone's responses -- both on- and off-list -- you've made my decision easier. I knew I came to the right place for help. My next post might be a request for financial assistance. Stay tuned... <g> John '85 Westy '00 Something P.S. I wrote this yesterday and sent it to myself -- not the list. Duhh! Wife found the vehicle of her dreams, a '99 Toyota PreRunner pickup truck. Surprised the heck outa me! Not my idea -- really. Of course, I'm not complaining... John Fried wrote: > > Let me start with an apology... this post is not about a Vanagon > problem. But in the few weeks I have been on this list, I've grown to > value and trust the judgement and advice I've seen here, so here goes. > > My wife's '89 Plymouth Voyager (hey, it starts with "V" and is a similar > shape<g>) has 104K miles on it. Recently, the in-dash oil pressure gage > drops rapidly to zero when she stops in traffic. |
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