Dave; If it was me I would try to run up the temperature as much as possible. Drive it at interstate speeds for about forty minutes, pull off somewhere safe and let it continue to idle. Open engine access and watch for bubbles in the expansion chamber. Look under neath for leaks. Try front and rear seat heater if it has one. Do you smell anti-freeze? Check for white smoke. Check the oil dip stick for precence of a white film. Good Luck Ken Lewis kdlewis@juno.com 86 VW crewcab 85 VW Vanagon GL 60 356 coupe On Mon, 23 Dec 1996 09:52:58 -0600 Dave Ingland <daveingland@mindspring.com> writes: >I am contemplating the purchase of an 88 Vanagon. It has 173K miles >with >70k miles on a rebuilt engine. The vehicle seems to run well and >appears to >have been well-cared for. The selling price is $2,850.00. Seems like a >great deal. Anything I should look out for or inspect closely before >my >purchase? > >The idle hunts up and down a bit, but I think that is normal for the >German >cars with the oxygen sensors. I had an Audi and a VW Jetta that both >did >the same thing. Other than that, it seems fine. > >Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. >-- >Dave Ingland >daveingland@mindspring.com >daveingland@juno.com >http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4275/ >
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