Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:43:06 PDT
Reply-To: Sean Bartnik <bartnik@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Sean Bartnik <bartnik@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: '81 Westy FS
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Hello all,
The time has come to sell my beloved '81 Vanagon Westfalia. Here are
the details:
'81 Vanagon L Westfalia camper. 2.0L air-cooled engine, Bosch
L-Jetronic fuel injection. Deluxe camper package with three-way
refrigerator, propane stove, and sink. Approximately 126,000 miles.
NEW OR RECENT PARTS/FIXES:
2 rebuilt AVP cylinder heads
2 Lobro CV joints & Bilstein CV boots
clutch master cylinder
clutch slave cylinder
rear brake shoes
2 heat exchangers
oil cooler seals
pushrod tubes and seals
crankshaft main seal (fan end)
pilot bearing
throwout bearing
crankshaft main seal (flywheel end)
vacuum hoses
intake manifold boots
intake manifold to cylinder head gaskets
fuel injector seals
voltage regulator
OTHER GOOD STUFF:
The van is in very good condition. It passed, in June, Virginia safety
and emissions inspections. It was repainted the original color (medium
blue) shortly before I bought it from a vanagon listmember, Rick Koller
(inquiries about the van's history before I got it should be sent to him
@ rkoller@helix.nih.gov). The body is in good shape with the exception
of a couple rust spots which I will detail below. The interior is in
great shape. The seats still have the original funky upholstery, which,
in the front, is covered by comfy seat covers (easily removable if you
so desire). The cabinetry is all in excellent condition, the pop-top
canvas is perfect (no rips/tears), the upper bunk fabric is perfect, the
lower bunk/seat fabric shows signs of wear but has no rips/tears. The
fridge works on all three power sources, the stove works, and the sink
water pump works. The van comes with both an oil temperature gauge and
oil pressure gauge installed, as well as a Sony in-dash detachable face
CD player. The van also comes with Bosch front fog lights and a red
rear fog light, both wired to a stock VW fog light switch in the
instrument cluster. The van has all the curtains and all are in good
shape, including the windshield curtain, the sliding door curtain, and
the rear hatch bug screen (in excellent condition!). The pop-top has
the skylight (which is apparently rare on the earlier models) with bug
screen and curtain (and it doesn't leak). The van also has both tables
and table supports. The van is riding on 4 Michelin XZX 185R14
reinforced tires, which still have a reasonable amount of tread left.
The front brakes have PLENTY of pad left. The van also comes with a
couple boxes of spare parts, including lots of FI spares, gaskets, wheel
bearings, etc.
THE NOT SO GOOD STUFF:
Rust: There is not a lot of rust in total, but there are a couple
spots. There is of course the typical seam rust, which is just now
starting to bust out in a few places. It's not bad yet, you have to
look closely to see it. The driver's side rocker panel has rust
bubbling through the paint. No rust is visible yet, but you can see the
bubbling. Same thing with the driver's side rear fender lip. The bottom
of the sliding door has a small spot of rust, and the bottom sliding
door track has some rust (as is typical). There is some rust under the
seal of the driver's side middle side window that needs to be dealt
with. And there is some rust under the windshield seal. That rust is
surface rust at this point, but it has made the sealing surface uneven
and as a result the windshield leaks rainwater at each lower corner.
The interior has the typical Westy Wallpaper Disease in some parts.
It's not severe, but it is showing signs. Some of the paper is peeling.
The vinyl covering over the driver's door panel is shrinking and sagging
a bit.
I'm keeping the nifty Hella 500 driving lights (but the fog lights are
staying) and the CB radio.
This is all I can think of at the moment. I am asking $3300, but of
course this is negotiable. My e-mail address is bartnik@hotmail.com or
you can call me at (703) 426-5427. The van is located in Fairfax,
Virginia. Also, you can see the van at
http://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm.
I will be putting the van in the Washington Post classifieds this
weekend (weekend of 10/24). It would be nice if a listmember got it,
though. About the only times I will be available to show the van will
be weekends and weekday evenings.
Thanks,
Sean Bartnik
Fairfax, Virginia
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