$4500 from the original owner - a coworker.  1990
Carat- with the rear facing seats and fold down bed,
flawless interior, minor dings, Leaking heads, bad 4
speed.

Since then:
Way too much $ :) but a great reliable vehicle with
tons of character and utility:

Rebuilt 2.1 Fast German w/ Big Valve Heads and
balanced cam (low end so-so, but above 3000 rpm-
wow!), Z sticks, head studs. Rebuilt 4 speed lubed
with mobil 1 synthetic.  27X8.5-14 Dunlop Radial
Rovers.

Also, new O2 sensor, Temp 2 sensor, Air Flow Meter,
"hot climate" radiator fan switch and theromstat, new
idle control valve & unit, throttle position switch,
catlytic converter (passed *very* strict test only
smog with *very* low emissions)

Had bucking and loss of power weirdness which I think
i licked (knock on wood) with the general help of the
list: new fuel pump (thanks Stuart MacMillan), cleaned
grounds (thanks Darrell Boehler and Ed DeBolt), and
redundant grounds to fix one to crankcase breather
housing (thanks Jon Hess).

Needs- New door rubber, new left power window motor,
new power steering rack (slow leak), fix crack in
front bumper fiberglass, new fuel filler neck gaskets,
some paint here and there.

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Darrell Johnson
Mission Viejo, CA
1990 Vanagon Carat
(w/LT27X8.5-14 Dunlops)

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