Date:         Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:44:11 -0700
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reached 100k on the 84 Westy-What now?
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Mellow Yellow is about to turn 70K.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR



On 8/14/2006 1:27 PM bueses wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I sadly turned the odometer over the 100K mark on my 84 Westy this past
> weekend. It was sold in 10/83 & manufactured in 8/83.
>
> It took the original owner almost 19 years to go 38,500 miles & moi only 4
> years to go 61K, mostly on trips around the west & 1 recently to the east
> coast & back from Salt Lake City.
>
> It was serviced by the dealer until at 75K, I decided they knew less about
> the vanagon than I which was a scary thought.
>
> The engine is the original 1.9 w/ the only serious repair work being the
> heads on original warranty?, new water pump, new starter, new plug wires,
> muffler & collector pipe, new fuel lines, vanagon syndrome patch, etc.
>
> In addition I have gone to Bilstein shocks, & the usual brakes, tires, etc.
> work over the life of the vanagon.
>
> My old vw mechanic keeps joking that at 100K the vanagon will start falling
> apart! Even so, he says it is in good shape, & doesn't recommend any major
> or minor repair work to it.
>
> Suggestions as to any uber pre-emptive maintenance on it so that it can
> remain carefree & happy?
>
> TIA,
>
> Tom B.
>
>