Maybe yes, maybe no. If it is westfalia / camper version I'd get her running. Westies, even rusty ones, usually get decent money. Plus it would be a shame to see another one leave the road. If it is a passenger van, sell it as a parts car (or if you have the room keep it yourself) don't put a penny into it. Chris On 9/18/06, Dave Vickery <davevickery@hotmail.com> wrote: > The more you put into it to sell, the less you will get out of it in the > end. A rusty syncro isn't going to be high on anyone's list, unless they > plan to part it out. Better off finding a buyer that wants it the way it > is, and sell anything else separately. > > > >From: Budd Premack <bpremack@MN.RR.COM> > >Reply-To: Budd Premack <bpremack@MN.RR.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: 86 Syncro - What Should I Do? > >Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:42:57 -0500 > > > >I have an 86 Syncro (200K on the body) that must make room for my latest > >addition, a 91 GL. After swapping engines (so that my 91 will get the > >freshly rebuilt 2.1), the Syncro will be available for a new owner. It > >originally had a locking rear diff but has had a non-locker installed for > >the last 80K. The Syncro was my daily driver for 7 years, and so has > >significant rust issues, but no body damage. > > > >The issue is that the there is a rumbling from the Syncro transmission > >whenever it is under load. (It quiets down when coasting or when the > >clutch is depressed.) Since this happened over a year ago, the Syncro has > >been driven very sparingly. I obtained a used Syncro transmission > >(non-locker) from a reputable shop via eBay awhile back, but never > >installed it. > > > >Querry: Should the replacement transmission be installed when the engine > >is switched or should I leave that up to the new owner? Should I sell the > >replacement transmission separately? Should I even bother to install the > >replacement engine? (It needs head gaskets; should they be done or left > >for the new owner?) All work will be done by a reputable mechanic. He is > >inexpensive, but not free. > > > >If there were no rust, it would be obvious to just repair the Syncro with > >the parts I have obtained, but that is not the case. > > > >Opinions and ideas are solicited. > > > >Budd Premack > >91 GL, 90 Carat, 86 Syncro, 86 Weekender > >Land of Sky-Blue Waters > |
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