Date:         Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:09:54 -0700
Reply-To:     James Ballen <james_ballen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         James Ballen <james_ballen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      '83 Vanagon
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Hey Volks,

first i'd like to thank everyone that responded to my original post about
the '83 i am looking at.  Well, i took it for a drive this morning.  It has
some really nice qualities to it. Drives very nice and true. has a new
clutch, and master cylinder a few years old. Exterior is California
weathered, but not rusty, the undercoating is still there underneath, and
the interior is in excellent condition.

My biggest concern is the motor. It has 140K original, and it is running
really well, but my fear is that soon i may need to do a rebuild due to its
age sometime in the near future.  what do you all think?
It is air-cooled, and a 1.8L i think.  The door post said it was produced
1/1983.
If i buy it, it will most likely make a cross-country journey, and then back
in a few months. (CA->Mass->CA)

It's not a westy, and doesn't say country homes camper on it. The pop-up
goes straight up, and is set up for sleeping. It has long screen windows
along either side, and a front open window for accessing the luggage rack.
Also has the dual-burner, sink, fridge setup.
What exactly is this bus? it says it is a  Vanagon L.

and finally, does anyone know a trustworthy, reasonably-priced VW mechanic
in the SF bay area? preferably east bay...

Sorry for all the questions, but i figured this is the best place in the
world to find this info!  Thanks to all who give their piece of advice

~James


I've never undertaken a project of that size,

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