Yahoooo! I did it! I took = unplugged everything, and took out the old M/C and bolted in the new. The = most difficult part was getting the brake line on the right side threaded = back in. With that cross member there, it was very difficult to hold = the pipe and thread in the bolt. My brother helped me bleed the brakes, and now I can stop reliably! I washed out the brake fluid = container with rubbing alcohol, and swished it with new brake fluid to release all = the gunk that had settled to the bottom of the tank. Everything either = plugged in or was bolted on. It was much easier than I thought it would = be. I must say that I feel very empowered! (Last week I changed out my = friends Toyota starter) I saved myself $167.00 by doing it myself! I even changed out the burnt out light bulb behind the clock. It has been out for most of the time that I have owned the Rastafalia. If I had known how easy it was, I would have done it = long ago.

I must say a great big thanks to all = those who helped me figure out what was wrong. And thank you most = of all to Joel B. Cort, who posted the instructions I found in the Vanagon Archive. They were invaluable!