Date:         Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:34:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Patrick & Stephanie Harris <harrisvanagon@hotmail.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick & Stephanie Harris <harrisvanagon@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
Comments: To: jwalker17@earthlink.net
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Greetings!!

>uh, nope. the outer/bigger ones are the low beams. the inner/smaller
>ones are the high beams. try it and see. on high beams, both the inner
>and outers are on. but on low beams, only the outer/bigger ones are
>on.

Yeah, it's just be being a retard.  Come to find out that the high beams
were both burnt out.  Silly thing, eh?  :)

>the light kinda sucks from these rectuangular headlights, though. :( i
>disliked it so much (compared to my old 80 bus) that i swapped out the
>headlights for the 80-85 round ones. and put some halogen headlights
>in. :)

That's the truth for sure!  You know, you'd figure that out of a composite
headlight, you'd get better lighting because of a better reflector.  I guess
too much crack was smoked at VW when they designed it because it seems that
it just doesn't make the grade very well.  My 81 sprays more light in all
directions better than our 87, hands down.

> > 3.)  Is there a way to purchase a new outside sliding door handle
>without
> > having to have an extra key?  Is there a way to salvage the lock
>tumbler
> > from the old one?
>
>yes, you can fit a new handle over the old tumbler. check with
>800-876-5199. that's camelback vw in phoenix, az. good folks for
>parts.
>

I'll give them a hollar tomorrow and see what they can come up with.

>however ... there is a known problem with the 86-91 4-speed
>transmissions. :( the 3rd-to-4th gear syncronizer (a sort of
>intermediate gear) cracks and makes it hard to get into 4th gear. it
>should also make it hard to downshift into 3rd gear. and since you did
>NOT mention that, i'm hoping you don't have that problem yet.

Yeah, it is easy to go into and out of both gears.  However, it does make
that noise.  I'm hoping, praying, that it isn't the start of that "3-4
slider" problem.

>hopefully, your problem is in the adjustment of the bottom plate or
>possibly an adjustment of the long linkage from the lever back to the
>transmission.

I'm going to try that this weekend and see if that improves it.

Thanks again!!

Patrick Harris
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