Welcome to the list!

Being a Westy, there's obviously more to it than a car.

What year is the Westy? That makes a difference in what people can
help with. Also, what aspect of the van are you concerned about? The
camping stuff, or the vehicles mechanical stuff?

There's a lot of info in the Vanagon archives here:

http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon

It can be slow so limit your search to a year or so.

Here is a faster way to check:

http://www.google.com/custom?sitesearch=gerry.vanagon.com

That should give you a good start. That and a Bentley manual or a
Haynes manual. Both are useful.

Cheers,

Neil.

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Slloth <slloth@comcast.net> wrote:
> Just bought my first Volkswagon.  I have been wanting a "bus" for years
>  now and finally decided to get a Westfalia.  It's not in great condition
>  but I look forward to giving it some love and making some good
>  memories.  As far as I know it's all stock and the engine is original
>  with 257k miles.
>
>  Anyone have any suggestions on things I should check first and maybe
>  replace?
>
>  Any experience installing and using the clear front turn signals I need
>  one and am considering the clear "Euro" style?
>
>  Also I am going to smog it (CA) any suggestions on pre-smog maintenance
>  to help pass smog?
>
>  Russ in Fairfield CA
>

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