The van's for sale b/c I need tuition $ for graduate
school this Fall. It's a project b/c of the following.

Since deciding to sell "Rufus" I planned one last road
trip, Seattle, WA to Taos, NM. I left Mon. and got as
far as Baker City, OR...well, not even quite there.
When my alternator light came on, I did like I should
and pulled over at the nearest safe place to
investigate. Hmmm, both the alternator and water belts
are MIA...hmmm, my H20 expansion tank is full. Hmmm,
bad signs. I called the tow truck, spent the night in
the parking lot of Mel's Auto and got to see the
inside of my '98 2.0 L engine the next day. It's
toasted. It resembles crumpled, singed tinfoil.
  One large U-Haul with tow trailer, a couple hundred
dollars in expenses ($ I don't have) and three days
later I'm back in Seattle with a slight dilema on my
hands. The van was to be FS for $10K upon return from
said roadtrip. Now, van (w/blown up engine still
attached, head detached but included) is FS for $6.5K
without delivery. This really hurts. Mostly because
I'm losing my dearest friend, but also b/c w/out a
buyer I'll have to borrow money (probably $3K) to fix
it, just to sell it. If you're capable of the labor
(remember the conversion is already done) that $3K
could be reduced to the cost of a new-used power plant
($600-$900 from D. Marshall, Campbel Nelson, Etc.) +
your time.

Here's the facts for anyone interested:
+ 1988 Westy w/rear facing 5th seat
+ Blown 1998 2.0L ABA Jetta motor
+ <2yr old rebuilt tranny with custom 4th gear (thanks
to Daryl at AA Transaxle)
+ New battery
Body = Fair, some scrapes and dents, no rust.
Interrior= Good, everything works and is clean,
nothing missing, some additions (Towel rack, 5th seat,
cd player, speakers, etc.)
Engine= Very bad.
Trans= Very good.

I'm working on making pics available. I've been off-
list for some time, and I apologize for the "dump and
run" MO.

Thanks, and have a better week than I : )
Mark Drovdahl
mdrovdahl@yahoo.co.uk

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