Mark -
Congratulations not only to you with your new  Van but to all those whose
generosity has made a tragic experience turn into a positive one - a
heartening sign that humanity can still be humane -
All the best -
Peter Lackner

> From: mark seifert <ubervanagon1@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Reply-To: mark seifert <ubervanagon1@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 01:02:58 +0000
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: My 82 Diesel
>
> I would like to say thanks to Doug for setting me up with an amazing deal on
> an 82 Diesel Vanagon, which I picked up for free over the weekend. The guy
> wanted to get rid of it for various reasons, mainly because he couldn't get
> it started after sitting for a few months. I hauled it home with my dad's
> trailer, and after about an hour I had it started. All I had to do was prime
> the injection pump and bleed the fuel lines. It runs great.
>
> Driving a diesel Vanagon is a new experience. The engine is really loud and
> you have to shift gears more often. There's no A/C, and no possibility of
> ever intalling A/c. There's no power steering, so it has a huge steering
> wheel. I'm sure the fire risk will be significantly lower now, and fuel
> economy will be much better. And I probably won't have to spend as much time
> working on it as I did the last one. Another thing that's really cool about
> diesel Vanagons, if the engine ever craps out I can go to the junkyard and
> grab a good one from a Rabbit and drop it in. It also has the bellhousing
> and other parts to accomodate other VW in-line engines. But I actually like
> the idea of a diesel, so I dont plan on doing an engine conversion anytime
> soon.
>
> It's great how things just work out sometimes. One day your van burns down
> and your left with nothing, and only a week later, someone offers you a
> replacement for FREE!!
>
> Thanks Doug, that was really cool of you to set me up with a great deal like
> that!
>
> Mark
>
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