Find out what year it is exactly. There are not many differences
between the 84 and the 85 but there are some. More important is that
if it is an 83 1/2, there are a lot of different things going on in
the cooling system.

tim in san jose

On 5/8/08, Steve Cotsford <cotsford@aol.com> wrote:
> Hmmm it might be time to check the water level ;-) lol
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: holly worden <morgenswifeholly@yahoo.com>
>  To: cotsford@aol.com
>  Sent: Thu, 8 May 2008 2:49 pm
>  Subject: Re: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
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>  my bad i just found out she is Watercooled 4 Cylinder Gasoline??...lol im a newbie can ya tell
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>  cotsford@aol.com wrote:
>  Snow is the reason I do not presently have a Vanagon...still only looking.????? I had trouble with snow traction. Backing down hills because I could not get up them got old (NC mountains). I sold it and bought a Rodeo.? Its gone too as?I have a diesel Volvo wagon now.
>  I looked for a Syncro and gave up.?? The best suggestion I heard was to put about 4 bags of cement over the engine lid as well as use Nokian Hakkapelitta winter tyres.?? I dont think you need bigger testicals, just more grip.??
>
>  How come you have an '85 air cooled ??? A retrofit? ???
>
>  Steve
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>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: holly worden <morgenswifeholly@YAHOO.COM>
>  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>  Sent: Thu, 8 May 2008 1:28 pm
>  Subject: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
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>  i have a 85 vanagon air cooled.....love her to death,but she is my every day   driver.one day her hatch will not open and it used to....not sure how to get her   open?        also i had a VERY hard time with her this winter....if we had 2 inc of snow i   could not get her out  much less through it.only one tire would spin that was at   2- 3 gear.is this normal if so how can i give her bigger testicals.if not how   can i fix her?I know she is not a syncro but man she should be able to go   through 2 inc of snow.      i also had issues
>   finding the roller for the slidding door....i posted on here   and this nice guy ended up sending me a roller....to bad it is for a 84 i think   so i would like to sell it at buses by the beach for like 7 $ cuz that is what   it took to ship it to me...the guy did it out of the kindness of his heart i   would like to pay him back.      also do u know any one near grandrapids that can pull a motor and give it a   good cleaning and tune up.....she is running kinda rough.any one know a good fix   for the frount floor panals....the black rubber fell off and i have nice rusted   out holes....fun with mud puddles i tell ya.      i also have a chance to get a 85 vanagon just like mine but it is an auto   matic so is any one intersted in the trany................................                         hope to meet some of u guys at buses by the beach........love   reading ur wisdom                                                                             holly
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