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Subject:new syncro owner, general maintenance questions.
From:jax harvell
Date:Sun, 7 Jul 2002 14:39:21 -0400

hello all.

just had my '87 syncro delivered. Woo Hoo! I love it! I live in new york
city, when I parked it out front of my apt, before I had a chance to scrape
the "for sale..." off the windows, 3 people asked me if they could buy it.
(cool!)

forgive me for asking some perhaps obvious questions, but....

1. oil changes: is it cool for me to take it over to jiffylube and have them
do their thing on it? I saw in the archives about people swearing by the
official VW service change. what is the wisdom of the list?

2. fuel injector cleaning fuel additives: is this stuff okay to use? I
notice a little hesitation at low rpm (2.5-3.5k) and was hoping perhaps this
stuff will smooth out the acceleration. for $3 I can't resist trying it, but
I don�t want to mess stuff up.

3. I saw in the auto parts store oil "for older engines" which says it
conditions seals & cleans stuff up. whaddaya think?

4. anybody know these guys: jeffrey clark, ross boundine if so, tell them I
just bought their old syncro, and I kiss them!!

regards to the vanagods!

jax 
(proud new owner of the urban vanagon)

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