This was my vehicle of choice - prior to entry into Vanagon Land. Try standard: rotor, distributor cap, points, fan belt, fuel pump & filter - total maybe $30. Spare fuses, valve cover gaskets, feeler gauges, teflon tape, electrical tape, cheap continuity tester - maybe spare spark plug wire ( used OK), 4 way screw driver, 10" adj. wrench + $15 - 10,000 piece Tiawan tool kit. A couple of quarts of oil ( Castrol 20-50 was my choice) & you're good to go! Check your oil when filling up & keep the valves adjusted. Remember to keep it in the 55 - 58 mph range & you'll go FOREVER. I traveled coast to coast , several times + Fl - Chicago (non stop - multiple drivers). Don't know the actual mileage, but sure 200K +. I'm sure your brother will savor his memories of an adventure in the slow lane. Best wishes - MAX 83.5 Westy (Sunshine) Penberthy, Thomas wrote: > Hi Volks, > > My little brother, age 18, recently went out and bought a 1971 Westfalia > bus, nicely painted with all manner of Grateful Dead iconography. > > He and his girlfriend recently repainted it with the '90s equivalent: Phish > iconography, and now they're headed east and south to Florida to see Phish > for a 3 day New Year's party. > > My mom asked me the other day what she should get him for Xmas. I said, of > course, TOOLS! > > I am the happy owner of an '89 Westy and I've never had a bus. > > I'm looking for ideas for constructing the perfect 'handyman's kit' for this > trip. > > Please help! > > Thanks - > > Tom > 89 Westy (Marlin) |
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