Yes Yes Yes

No .... I don't mean that you're crazy, sick, and stupid.  I mean grab
it!

I resurrected an '84 that had been sitting for 6 years with a blown
engine and, other than the engine, it really didn't need all that much.

Just go through everything to be sure .... not so unlike the way you
should when you buy any Vanagon that you don't know the entire history
of.

No doubt grounds and electrical connectors will have gathered a little
corrosion, but really, 1 year isn't all that much.

Mike
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy

> What I've found is a 84or5 westy which was brought to a local shop for
repair. Seems the prev owner lost oil and siezed the engine. Shop owner
was planning on putting in a new engine, but now wouldn't mind if it
found a new home. It's been sitting for close to a year.
>
> So here's the question: has anyone had experience with ressurecting a
van which has been sitting? This may get a new 1.9 or perhaps a swap of
some sort. I'm mostly concerned about what else might need attending to.
The van has sat in his lot and has been kept shut. Interior is in really
good shape. Exterior is dirty from sitting and appears to have two major
rust spots in places where I've never seen them -- above the rain gutter
on both sides of the front luggage rack. No seam rust, however :) Should
the coolant lines be suspect? Radiator? Brakes? I've ressurected a
couple air-cooleds and usually they needed new brakes (but they sat much
longer).
>
> He's only asking about $600 for it, and might come down if I tried.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> john
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