> ALL water-cooled buses have had to have the water pump replaced. no big deal. > but if no records, how do you know? sales-droid say-so? what is the color > of the coolant in the little white tanks? it had better be blue!!! if it is > yellow or green, that means they are using a coolant that contains phosphate > which is NOT recommended by vw. (if you want, i'll send you my notes on the > coolant). Blue? I just bought mine (84 gl) from a dealer and it has regular old green in it. Is this serious?! > check the rear hatch struts. they go bad and cost a lot ... $50 each. use > that to knock down the price. Does anyone know of a less expensive source for these? > does it have the 'weekender' pkg? rear seat folds down into a bed. I need to hit the junkyards and find one of these or someone who wants to swap for perfect condition brown. :)
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