'Morning Volks, Many have asked how I spent $5,000 in the 18 months I've owned my 1985 Wolfsburg Westy. ***Bought van from single PO with 194,000 original miles, 19,000 miles on the rebuilt engine. (Without consultig my paperwork, here's the rundown) Immediately swapped faulty rack & pinon steering for a good used one. Replaced bad master clutch cylinder. Installed new starter. New Air Flow Meter & several small related parts "Cleaned up" some iffy-looking wiring. Complete tune up (At this point, Dec of '99, I drove van to Mexico & back-- for a total of 15,000 miles without mechanical trouble.) Last summer, I had the van gone over thoroughly. Based on findings, I had the following work done. Now, bear in mind, many of these parts/systems might have worked fine for months, even longer--but I planned driving the van again to Mexico. New alternator All fuel lines replaced Coolant flushed & bled New coolant overflow tank installed Many coolant hoses replaced New throttle switch installed CV joints replaced Ball joints replaced Front arm bushings & camber adjustment Spare ECU mounted in engine compartment Complete tune up Front & rear brakes & rotors Front end realigned All electrical grounds cleaned & polished Replace spade connectors in fues panel etc... Note***with few exceptions, the van was clean & running well. But with lots of miles on her, many parts/systems were bound to go bad. Were I not adventuring in a third world country, I would have dealt with these parts one by one |
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