Date:         Sun, 18 May 97 09:12:54 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mancuso <Mancuso@etown.k12.pa.us>
Subject:      Re: Syncro FS in York PA

On 5/14/97 5:03 PM EST, Gary Norris said:

>I'm going to PA this Saturday after I help my Dad rig his new yacht
>(yaught) ...whatever.  I'll take the Syncro (if it's still for sale) for
>a test drive and inspect it.  I'll post all the findings Monday night
>when I get back.
>
>It's an '87, 103,000 miles, cream with tan and grey "4WD" graphics and a
>cloth tan interior, alloy wheels, new rubber, diff. lock,  $6000 asking
>price.
I stopped by and saw it on Friday, although no one was there.

Looks nice, interior nice (brown/tan interior--not the real light 
tan/beige, a more medium color) no visible damage inside or outside, 
exterior nice with "Synchro" pinstriping. Nice alloy wheels!

BUT:
1) oil sludge/film (not thick) on the bottom (back bottom, where the 
muffler is) of the engine(may not be a problem, oil level was fine, this 
is probably from crankcase vent)
and
2) coolant tank was empty :-(  (this is the license plate tank--I 
couldn't see the other one). I didn't see any coolant stains on the 
heads, though. maybe it's just a leak in a hose or the radiator, or just 
time to fill it, but the tank was dry--I looked inside.

Sorry, no one was there so I couldn't start it up or look further at the 
engine. But I live only a mile form this place, and I pass it every day 
on the way home, so I should be able to catch someone there. They don't 
keep very regular hours...

--Dave 

--Dave

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Dave Mancuso
Mancuso@etown.k12.pa.us

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