Date:         Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:26:51 -0700
Reply-To:     "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Got a few questions about the newest member of my VW "family",
              an air-cooled '82.
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I got another bus. This one's a federal '82 air sucker w/sunroof! My granddad in Ohio gave it to me and my dad and I trailered it (along with a lot of other stuff from my granddad's basement/workshop).

This bus is a sticky shifter with only 77k miles on it! The good news is my gramps put the bus away each winter. The bad news is that the bus, quite literally, became a rodent's nest. I do think that someone upgraded the interior at some point (though I might be wrong) because it has the front Captains chairs with armrests. It has the brown plush "herringbone" (sp?) upholstery in near perfect condition!

(The 2 person center and 3 person rear bench are for sale BTW... pics available on request. I'm going to go with a custom interior with a total of 6 captain's chairs)

With this being my first air-cooled bus, I've got a few questions... First off, I need the list of what fuses are for what. My fuses are simply number 1 - 12 (I think). Next, I did a compression test and cyl's 1, 2, and 4 are at 140-145psi, while cyl 3 is at 120. The Bentley says that nominal compression is 87 - 131psi, with a minimum compression of 73psi, and a max difference between cyl's of 44psi. Based on those numbers I should be fine, so am I just being paranoid for thinking that something might be wrong?

Sean B.
'90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy
'82 V'gon, "Rat's Nest" (Newest Addition)
'86 VW Scirocco 16v
'93 Suzuki GS500e
'79 Yamaha 750 Special (Project Bike)
Torrance, CA
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Sean B.
1990 V'gon pseudowolfy, Happy Bus
1979 Yamaha XS750 Triple (not quite running)
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