Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:14:15 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
In-Reply-To: <FFE887F6-28E2-49CF-8035-8AAA5BEA8FA2@shaw.ca>
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There are three RHD campers on Vancouver Craig's List right now - search for
'Westy'! ;)
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> You've seen the JDM imports driving around Vancouver haven't you?
>
> There are definite pros and cons with delicas etc, but its an option.
> one importer here:
>
> http://www.rs-import.ca/
>
> one example:
>
> http://www.rs-import.ca/shop/step1.php?number=713
>
>
>
> alistair
>
>
>
>
> On 19-Oct-10, at 12:19 PM, Pat Sloan wrote:
>
> Thanks to all who have contributed all that excellent knowledge. I am
> resolved to sell the van and determined to have no regrets even
> though I'm
> sorry that van ownership didn't work out for me. I so wish that some
> kind of
> Vanagon equivalent was still being made so that I could own a newer
> one that
> wouldn't take so much special care to maintain. There is just nothing
> else
> out there compares to waking up in the bush while enclosed in your tiny,
> perfect Vanagon. In any case, I really don't want to see another
> fixable van
> go to the wreckers.
>
> SOOOO . . .
>
> I will take some photos today and then list it on Samba and on the
> Seattle
> and the Vancouver, BC Craigslist. I'll be asking $2500, which is a
> little
> less than Scott suggested, but I do want it gone and will settle for
> whatever comes along, if it's a good home.
>
> If anyone on the list is interested, you can contact me directly at
> pmsloan@shaw.ca .
>
> Thanks a lot people. I have learned a lot and laughed even more in
> the year
> I've been a list member.
>
> Cheers, Pat
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: VWBrain@aol.com [mailto:VWBrain@aol.com]
> Sent: October 19, 2010 6:42 AM
> To: pmsloan@SHAW.CA; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/17/2010 12:18:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> pmsloan@SHAW.CA writes:
>
> guess I don't have Vanagon Syndrome if that only occurs on '86 or older.
> What it is doing is having great difficulty starting and when driven
> in the
> city (stop and go traffic) it begins to surge and then cough after
> about 20
> minutes driving. Eventually it coughs and won't restart. Sometimes it
> will
> start again after resting for about 1/2 hour. Other times, it gets
> towed to
> a garage for whatever. Right now it is parked on the street in front
> of my
> apt building. It only starts after great difficulty and when/if it
> does, it
> now makes a screeching noise that sound like a bad fan belt to me.
> All this in spite of a new battery and ignition switch, as well as
> considerable rewiring. I'm told that more rewiring is needed. There
> is also
> a complete new fuel delivery system from new gas tank, lines, pump,
> filter
> and injectors.
>
> hello Pat with the CIS system it wont have the vannie problem.
> the CIS
> wasn't a really great system, when it was right it worked good, I
> noticed
> no mention of the warm up regulator. Has a fuel pressure gage been
> set up
> on it and left over nite?? this system should hold pressure at about
> 35 psi
> over nite. runs at about 65 psi , the CSI system is a PITA to trouble
> shoot and some parts are NLA . I much rather have digi systems . later
> mark d
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
Crescent Beach, BC
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