Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 07:18:12 -0500
Reply-To: Alan Pickersgill <pick@ISTAR.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Alan Pickersgill <pick@ISTAR.CA>
Subject: For Sale 85 Transporter/Camper
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<bold>Selling '85 Vanagon/Transporter. Bad engine - $900
<color><param>0000,7777,0000</param>INTERIOR
</color></bold>Camperized inside. Full width rear seat,(four seat
belts) makes into full width double bed. Home made cabinetry behind
drivers seat includes three drawer, 4 roll top cubes with sliding
shelves for food and equipment. Two foot square counter top, and a
sliding table two feet square at about 16 inches serves as a table for
eating etc. As is, it is equipped with storage nets on the ceiling and
walls in the rear section which provides all kinds of storage. No water
storage,other than a large insulated jug with tap (bungies), no sink,
no fridge (cooler), use three burner coleman stove (propane bottle
type) will work fine inside when roof installed. Good curtains all
round, fire extinguisher. Has a roof vent over the rear section.
<bold><color><param>0000,7777,0000</param>WESTFALIA TOP READY TO
INSTALL
</color></bold>At the time the engine failed I was on my way home from
buying all the necessary stuff to put a Westfalia roof on the van. This
kit includes the fibreglass parts, with canvas attached, hold down
strips to attach the canvas, hold down hardware (latch), hinges, and
the bed parts, both plywood and mattress, as well as the trim sections
that run along walls, with ventilation openings in them. Bought all
this from the Bus Depot, and it was just as Ron Salmon said it was.
Very minor hole in the canvas at the foot 25 cent sized, and very
minor damage to the front of the fibreglass luggage carrier, and the
passenger side main roof. Both of these easily repaired from the inside
before installation. Fibreglass is very dirty but there is much
advice on the list how to both clean and if you like paint. Also have
seat turntable to make passenger seat a swivel.
<bold><color><param>0000,7777,0000</param>MECHANICAL
</color></bold>Engine has 183,000 km on bearings, 70,000 on rings,
head gaskets, new pushrod tubes, but valve seat failed on #3 cylinder,
and piston is burnt. So needs new engine or extensive rebuild.
Transmission is original, no noises no problems. Competent person
could rebuild, or replace with long block, $2,200 Canadian(with
12month/20,000km warranty) or used engines, a couple on the list at the
moment.
New stuff includes: Starter, radiator, rear heater core, front heater
core and blower, has rubber hoses to front,not pipes (by P0), tie rod
ends, steering column Ujoints, CV joints all within last two years,
exhaust pipes and muffler +bracket all within last two years, battery
fall 97, slave cylinder 1994, wheel cylinders 94, water pump 94.
<bold><color><param>0000,7777,0000</param>OTHER STUFF
</color></bold>Has Bosch halogen replacement headlights and one 7"
driving light 100w mounted in the centre of the grill.
If interested please contact by e-mail at home and at work (see
below).
Alan Pickersgill
Otttawa, Ontario Canada
home - pick@istar.ca
work - alan.pickersgill@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
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