Hi, I've been off the list for quite a while, and still am. But I could use some advice from my fellow Vanagon owners. I've been putting off certain repairs since I purchased my '84 last year. The tranny is noisey, someone recently asked if I had bad wheel bearings (I don't know, my hearing is bad and I know nothing about repairs beyond gas/oil/coolant/wiper fluid - an oversimplification but you get the idea). Also, the auxiliary heater for the passengers leaks, and this summer my AC locked up and died. I bought the Bentley manual, and will look into the wheel bearings to see if I'm up for doing it myself. I kinda think I should have someone check out my van first, and make a list of necessary repairs and priorities. Since our first baby arrived this summer, it looks like I'll be driving the van for a while (as long is it lasts). So now I gotta make it last. Any advice (for a mechanical novice) on general trouble-shooting/looking for necessary repairs? Gerry, Scoob, who would you trust in this area? VW man, West Side... Know anything about the Old Volks Home? Please respond directly, THANKS in advance. Waving in MPLS, Tim C.
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