Steve,

I'm up on Whidbey Island. I'll take your advice about getting the engine
number for further identification...truth is I've been so busy lately I
haven't had any opportunity to investigate. I took the Vanagon off the
island today for the first time [as being the owner] and was pleasantly
surprised by the "get up and go" it had. Going up a moderate hill in 3rd
gear and jumping up to 45 miles per hour in about 10 seconds [I watch the
clock on the dash]...I was impressed. Purrrrrd like a kitten all the way to
Mt. Vernon and back. I'm going to take it in to a mechanic friend of mine to
confirm that it's ok. I'm anxious to do that.

Perhaps we'll be able to meet sometime...thanks.

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Arbaugh [mailto:sneakers@oz.net]
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 5:04 PM
To: Bill Nienhuis
Subject: Re: Enter new list member

Hi Bill:

Where in WA are you? I'm in the Seattle area (just south in Kent) and have
been quietly curious about your Vanagon/Porsche combination. If you want
more information on the Porsche motor, you could get the engine number off
the motor, the perhaps a Porsche dealer could tell you more about the motor
(year, displacement, etc). If you are in the area, we can try to arrange a
meeting sometime if you like, perhaps dig up a little more info on your
gem....

steve
'85 westy
kent, wa

At 12:26 PM 02/27/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>HK:
>
>I'm trying to learn more about what I received. I do know it's rebuilt.
It's
>a 1998 Porsche, but that's all I've got at the moment. I'm going to do some
>more research [ask the woman I got it from, although see admitted she
didn't
>have a lot of experience with this. Her late husband did most of the work
on
>it]. I'll take some pictures of it and send them along to you and others on
>the list and perhaps you all can tell me if what I have is a gem or not.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bill
>from Washington
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Horace K. Sawyer [mailto:firestream@mindspring.com]
>Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 12:04 PM
>To: Bill Nienhuis
>Subject: Re: Enter new list member
>
>
>Bill, what about the 98 Porsche motor?  Is that for real, or is that
>wishful thinking?
>
>Please details!
>
>HK
>Georgia
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>At 11:01 AM 2/27/00 -0800, you wrote:
>>I'm in Washington State.
>>
>>Regarding the "Free" part - I should mention that I received the van as a
>>gift from someone who recently had a husband who passed away. They took
>>great care of it...and it was hard for her to get rid of it, but she knew
>>that my family needed a van [we have 4 kids] and she thought we would give
>>it as much love as she and her husband.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ThomasD. Hanlon [mailto:hanran@earthlink.net]
>>Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 7:22 AM
>>To: Bill Nienhuis
>>Subject: Re: Enter new list member
>>
>>
>>Bill,
>>
>>Where are you?
>>
>>Tom Hanlon
>>Palm Springs, CA
>>84 Westfalia
>>
>>> Bill Nienhuis wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi everyone:
>>>
>>> Just want to introduce myself as a brand new Vanagon owner [as of last
>>> week]. I was GIVEN FOR FREE a 1982 Diesel Vanagon with a rebuilt 1998
>>> Porsche engine. I've never owned one of these before...in fact...my
>>> only experience with VW's was way back when my father owned both a bug
>>> and a rabbit. The body on this bus is in great shape...the interior
>>> was well taken care of. I'm quite happy...
>>>
>>> I'll submit some pictures in the near future. So far I've enjoyed the
>>> discussions on the list. I hope to contribute soon.
>>>
>>> Later,
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> Bill Nienhuis