I think my 87 has the counter balance setup. There are steel cables runing
inside the tubes of the pop tob, but the whole thing does not work.
I see no extra weights or shocks.

Does anyone know of an adjustment to make?

----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Adams <keith_adams@transcanada.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Pop Top Counter Weights?

> > I keep thinking about installing a couple (or four) gas pressurized
> > hatch struts like the Eurovan conversion has, but I haven't gotten
> > around to it.  Imagine, pop the latch and it almost goes up by itself!
> > Maybe you'd like to fiddle with this, it wouldn't be too hard to do and
> > you could make millions selling a conversion kit to all us aging baby
> > boomers!
>
> My in-laws have an EV Westy.  My mother in law, all 4'10" of her, 90 lbs,
has to
> hang on to the latch, swing up and push against the ceiling with her feet
to get
> the top to latch.  Maybe a heavy top has it's advantages ;-)
>
> Cheers!
> Keith Adams
> Calgary, Alberta, Canada
> 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia