Date:         Thu, 4 Apr 2002 15:56:10 GMT
Reply-To:     dmc@CYBURBAN.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Am I crazy?

> Date:    Wed, 3 Apr 2002 19:49:48 -0800
> From:    Bob Whitby <rpwhitby@MINDSPRING.COM>
> Subject: Am I crazy?
>
> Delurking here to get a bit of advice. I am considering the purchase of =
> a 1987 Westy, A/C auto. The body is in very nice shape, interior is =
> squeaky clean. Original engine. 155,000 miles. Some head work done, I'm =
> not exactly sure what. And now the question:
> Am I crazy to be buying this thing with the expectation that it will =
> take me, the wife, and two kids on a 8,000-mile plus tour of the east =
> coast and Canada?
>
Not crazy.
I drove my '87 Wolfsburg from New York to Arizona 2600 miles and the only thing I did
before I
left was to check my tire pressures. I had previously had the engine and auto trans
rebullt
and the fuel hoses replaced.
Shortly after I arrived in AZ, a coolant hose burst (it has been rubbing against
something). If my journey had been 3000 miles, it would have happened on the trip.
So definitely, check all the coolant hoses.
Go on a 100 mile 'trial' journey and see if any problems become apparent.
Take a few vital spare parts, the list will advise what.
A Ford could break down just as easily as a Vanagon.

- David ('87 Wolfsburg)


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