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Date:         Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:47:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Latest Purchase... Sometimes a DPO is a good thing.
Comments: To: VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTik29nFRTvCdV_UjTt2UqJkP2-efT3vcHPfs72h8@mail.gmail.com>
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That looks like mine but 60K less miles and no scratch on the cladding from a bad park job(my fault, I admit). How much? Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 10:49 PM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> I finally got around to checking out my latest purchase... a 1990 > Vanagon GL with 121k original miles. Here's a pic: > > > http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af130/schwaia/?action=view&current=dpo.jpg > > > Seller listed it as needing head gaskets. He based this diagnoses on > the fact it ran on 3 cylinders, smoked and overheated. > > > Poor running... plug wire for #2 cylinder was bad. Replaced the wire > with a good used one and she purred like a kitten. > > Smoking... went away after about 20 minutes of running. Lots of > unburned fuel in the exhaust from the bad plug wire. Probably needs a > new cat now. > > Overheating... expansion tank cap was shot. Put a good used cap on > and she runs nice and cool now. > > > I've put about 150 miles on her since I've sorted it out. Runs great, > lots of power, doesn't use any water and runs cool, even on a 90 > degree day. > > > What can I say, sometimes a DPO is a good thing! > > > Cheers, > > Jeff >


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