A two ton floor jack is real nice for working on the van at home, but doesn't help much with a flat tire on the road! I've seen a few jacks in wrecking yard vans, and that is probably a good place to start looking. You might find an owner's manual there, too. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul M. Hillbish" <Sersote@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 7:18 AM
> In a message dated 11/2/00 6:10:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, > dominic.robertson@MAIL.COM writes: > > << I have just bought an 87 Synchro Westy in Germany and are looking for the > following: > > 1. A jack; > 2. English instruction manuals; > > Any ideas? >> > > As far as a Jack, you could get a 2 ton hydraulic floor jack from any Walmart > or Pep Boys. But for the instruction manual, I doubt you'll be able to find > the owners manual anywhere, unless someone is willing to get rid of theirs, > but you could easily get a Bentley or a Haynes manual. ( I would strongly > urge the Bentley over the Haynes personally). If you are looking for a stock > jack, a dealer might have one for sale, but I don't think you would want > that. It is a very silly looking thing that I wouldn't trust without stands. > Your best bet would be a good quality jack, that has some stability. > > In response to you question about converting it over to diesel, I have no > idea. > > --Paul-- |
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