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Subject:Re: What should be replaced?
From:Robin Oomkes
Date:Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:05:31 +0200

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:53 PM
Subject: What should be replaced?

>I know this has been addressed before and I searched the Archives but
>didn't
> find what I wanted. So my apologies for the re-hash.
>
> That 86' I mentioned before is "new" to me. I hadn't even seen it run or
> driven it until this past Sunday. I cannot with any certanty attest to the
> condition of anything in it except the fuel pump, fuel filter, and come
> Friday the Brake pads, shoes, and wheel cylinders. So my question is
> this -
> for someone with very limited mechanical ability what exactly should I be
> looking at replacing?
>

Eventually, everything.

For now, just check that the fuel lines have been replaced recently - just
to avoid being part of a barbecue.

Replace the rest as it malfunctions, leaks or just fails.

Good luck,
Robin