I've had my 84 westy for 2 years, and it has always run a bit hot in traffic jams. I also generally avoid idling for more than a couple of minutes. The temperature gauge doesn't jump into the red, and the fan doesn't run constantly, so I don't view it as a problem, but I baby my van. It is 21, after all. Watch the temp when you test drive it. How many miles does this rig have? The price sounds pretty good to me, but I paid about twice that from a guy who bought it new, took great care of it, kept all his records, and whose family lined up to say goodbye to their beloved camper. I feel lucky. Good luck to you too. Houston 84 Westfaila, Morrison PDX --- Juli Tallino <jtallino@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm going to look at an '84 westy and after talking > to > the seller it seems like a good deal. My only worry > is a comment he made about the van running a bit hot > in city driving. Is this a problem or just a result > of stop and go driving? he's asking $3,800, says > the > engine is a factory rebuild, the brakes were redone > 2 > years ago and new tires where put on last summer. > Any > tips or opinions? I've had three VW's, 2 busses > ('70 > & '71 air-cooled) and a 65 squareback, this would be > my first water cooled VW. > Thanks, > Juli > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from > anywhere! > http://mail.yahoo.com/
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