Date:         Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:22:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What years power steering?
Comments: To: Cotsford@aol.com
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Steve, there is a very nice exposition of the various models and features at
www.vanagon.com

On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Steve Cotsford <Cotsford@aol.com> wrote:

> Well, thanks for the insight Guys.
> The camper I used to have was indeed a wolfy as it had the badges on the
> side and I'm pretty sure it did have power steering. It was right at the
> change
> over to waterboxers and had Digijet injection. I may be remembering the
> year
> wrongly, perhaps it was 83 1/2. I had the thing for 4 years and I know all
> about  the phosphate free VW coolant so I can assure you it was water
> cooled.
> Besides,  I replaced the water pump on it. It was a dark brown with a light
> brown
>  upper half and the poptop was the same light brown colour. Brown dash,
> mirrors  etc, Nice cloth upholstery too, sort of brown and white and the
> front
> seats  rotated.
> I wish I still had it after seeing what it would be worth today.
> It had a/c in the back and I ducted it up to the front and installed a
> ducting in the front ceiling from a passenger van.
> Anyhow, I think I will be looking round for something definitely with PS as
> I think the effort required when parking would give my wife trouble.
> What years did they have the rear bench that folded down to make a  bed?
> The one I saw yesterday had a folding rear bench but it  folded forward. It
> was
> actually an 83 I believe.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Steve
>
>
> In a message dated 6/7/2008 1:44:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> syncro@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> On  6/6/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
> >
> >
> > I'm sure some models, like Woofy Westies only  game with PS. - an 84 is
> > like that I believe.
>
>
> I have an  late production 84 NON-Wolfy with powersteering. I was
> pleasantly
> surprised  to find that out
> two years after buying the van. Apparently not all Wolfies  got them
> either. My buddy just acquired
> an 84 Wolfy which does not have  PS. We could find no trace that it ever
> had
> PS.
>
> PS was on all 2.1  wbxr engineded- Vanagons  and Syncro's from 86 and up.
> >  scott
>
>
> This would be on US spec Vanagon only. My 89 Syncro has no  PS. My 88
> Canadian 2.1 had no PS.
> Have an 85 German Syncro -- no PS  there. In Japan they called some T4's
> Vanagons so you can't
> argue on the  basis of the name "Vanagon". I don't think they were ever
> called that in  Europe or  RSA.
>
>
>
> BenT
>
>
>
>
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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