Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:56:46 -0400
Reply-To: cotsford@AOL.COM
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From: Steve Cotsford <cotsford@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the
pros........yes you
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Hmmm it might be time to check the water level ;-) lol
-----Original Message-----
From: holly worden <morgenswifeholly@yahoo.com>
To: cotsford@aol.com
Sent: Thu, 8 May 2008 2:49 pm
Subject: Re: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
my bad i just found out she is Watercooled 4 Cylinder Gasoline??...lol im a newbie can ya tell
cotsford@aol.com wrote:
Snow is the reason I do not presently have a Vanagon...still only looking.????? I had trouble with snow traction. Backing down hills because I could not get up them got old (NC mountains). I sold it and bought a Rodeo.? Its gone too as?I have a diesel Volvo wagon now.
I looked for a Syncro and gave up.?? The best suggestion I heard was to put about 4 bags of cement over the engine lid as well as use Nokian Hakkapelitta winter tyres.?? I dont think you need bigger testicals, just more grip.??
How come you have an '85 air cooled ??? A retrofit? ???
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: holly worden <morgenswifeholly@YAHOO.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thu, 8 May 2008 1:28 pm
Subject: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
i have a 85 vanagon air cooled.....love her to death,but she is my every day driver.one day her hatch will not open and it used to....not sure how to get her open? also i had a VERY hard time with her this winter....if we had 2 inc of snow i could not get her out much less through it.only one tire would spin that was at 2- 3 gear.is this normal if so how can i give her bigger testicals.if not how can i fix her?I know she is not a syncro but man she should be able to go through 2 inc of snow. i also had issues
finding the roller for the slidding door....i posted on here and this nice guy ended up sending me a roller....to bad it is for a 84 i think so i would like to sell it at buses by the beach for like 7 $ cuz that is what it took to ship it to me...the guy did it out of the kindness of his heart i would like to pay him back. also do u know any one near grandrapids that can pull a motor and give it a good cleaning and tune up.....she is running kinda rough.any one know a good fix for the frount floor panals....the black rubber fell off and i have nice rusted out holes....fun with mud puddles i tell ya. i also have a chance to get a 85 vanagon just like mine but it is an auto matic so is any one intersted in the trany................................ hope to meet some of u guys at buses by the beach........love reading ur wisdom holly
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