Date:         Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:43:27 -0700
Reply-To:     "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Buying a vanagon??? What do I look for?  (Or,
              for you English professors, For what do I look?)
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OK guys.  I'm taking the plunge again on Saturday.
Maybe.  Found a neat Wolfsburg for the right price,
but.....

The owner is now hedging concerning overheating.
First he said it did not overheat, and that he had
head work done not that long ago.  (The guy is 72 and
occasionally loses his stream of thought.  Talked
amost 45 minutes about a business trip to Iowa which
had nothing to do with the van.)  He now says the
thing always ran hot when the A/C was on.

What should I look for in this vanagon?  I understand
that 1/2 to 3/4 is normal for the water temp.  Ron's
page said to let it idle for approx 30 min and my
mechanic says take on the interstate and run it at 65
for a while also.  I plan on doing a compression test
also.  Anything else I should look for?  (Rear heater
core was replaced some time ago)


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