well, I was travelling this weekend, so I went to look
at the Gold Vanagon Westy in Cleveland yesterday-

Here's what I found..

the owner is a nice older gentleman, who bought it
new. HE drove it until it failed etesting, and then
when investigated, said it may need a new injector, or
have a dead cylinder... it has a dead cylinder- #1 has
no more than 40psi.
It did start, but it will need a complete exhaust
system, and ran very poorly. (probably due to the low
compression)
the tags on the van exprired in 00.. probably was
parked since late 99 or early 00.
all 4 tires are dead. the interior will need a
THOROUGH cleaning, and the poptop canvas is rotted
pretty bad.
the brakes will need a complete going through. it was
hard to tell if it leaked coolant, but the bottle was
full.
106k, automatic.
no stove or sink.
Sliding door doesn't work very well.
Rsut in the usual areas, esp in the pass ft footwell,
and seams in the rear. Drivers seat worn, but
serviceable.
all and all, a pretty hefty project. saveable, for
sure, but I'd plan on spending at least 2k to get it
completely roadworthy, (if you did the work yourself)

So, my search for a Vanagon continues...

  Percy- Buffalo

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