Sadly, the Vanagon now lives in Vermont, and I do not remember the buyers name (I sold it on Ebay). I told him about this list when he picked it up, not sure if he ever joined. So, if there is anyone here who lives in Vermont, bought an '84 Westy from a guy in Virginia w/2.1 engine, alloy wheels, AND the gas heater option, contact David-and me, I'd love to buy it back! I NEVER should have sold it!
Jeff Stewart
----- "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
At 12:18 PM 1/6/2011, J Stewart wrote: >I wouldn't doubt that it was. FWIW, my previous Vanagon, an '84 >Westy, never did have a properly working temp gauge. I bought it >with a seized engine, so I don't know if it worked before. I stuck a >used 2.1 in it and at first it worked. Then the temp gauge and the >fuel gauge would drop to zero in unison. When one started working, >so would the other one. I checked every connection, replaced the >resistor on the instrument gauge, the gauge itself, the sending >unit-nothing ever fixed it. Both gauges worked maybe 20% of the >time. And yes, it is scary driving a waterboxer without a working >temp gauge! Jeff Tell the new owner to get in touch with me. Yours, David |
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