For those folks that were interested and offered helpful advice, Joel,
     Chris, Zoran, Greg & Kenneth, and for all others:

     The '84 GL is still sitting in the woods. I evicted the mice &
     squirrels, blew out what was left of their 4 yr food supply & left
     overs (three paper sacks of pignut hickory shells) from the engine
     compartment, and proceeded to inspect & replace various tune-up parts
     in preparation for starting this fine machine. Replaced the hose from
     the coolant tank valve to the overflow tank, and a coolant
     jump-over/bleed hose on top of the engine. Both were German braid and
     were replaced with the same. It seems that the braid is preffered by
     picky mice & squirrels alike, as those were the ones gnawed upon. They
     didn't touch the braided vaccuum lines, however.

     The show-stopper for starting the van came when I found that the eight
     band clamps & end-cap clamps on the fuel injection manifolds
     disintegrated while running my hands around them to see if they had
     any integrity left...they didn't.

     Other than that, the wiring harnesses are in tact with no signs of
     rodent activity.

     One question...When one opens the doors; front side or rear, are there
     any interior lights that are supposed to come on? The two in the rear
     come on when I move the switches on them, but don't seem to be
     connected to the doors in any way. On my Beetle, there was a three
     position switch on the dome light. The Vanagon lights appear the same,
     but don't seem to operate the same.

     Thanks all

     Michael

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