

| Subject: | Re: What years power steering? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:22:49 -0700 |
Steve, there is a very nice exposition of the various models and features at www.vanagon.com On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Steve Cotsford <Cotsford@aol.com> wrote: > Well, thanks for the insight Guys. > The camper I used to have was indeed a wolfy as it had the badges on the > side and I'm pretty sure it did have power steering. It was right at the > change > over to waterboxers and had Digijet injection. I may be remembering the > year > wrongly, perhaps it was 83 1/2. I had the thing for 4 years and I know all > about the phosphate free VW coolant so I can assure you it was water > cooled. > Besides, I replaced the water pump on it. It was a dark brown with a light > brown > upper half and the poptop was the same light brown colour. Brown dash, > mirrors etc, Nice cloth upholstery too, sort of brown and white and the > front > seats rotated. > I wish I still had it after seeing what it would be worth today. > It had a/c in the back and I ducted it up to the front and installed a > ducting in the front ceiling from a passenger van. > Anyhow, I think I will be looking round for something definitely with PS as > I think the effort required when parking would give my wife trouble. > What years did they have the rear bench that folded down to make a bed? > The one I saw yesterday had a folding rear bench but it folded forward. It > was > actually an 83 I believe. > > Thanks for your help, > Steve > > > In a message dated 6/7/2008 1:44:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > syncro@GMAIL.COM writes: > > On 6/6/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm sure some models, like Woofy Westies only game with PS. - an 84 is > > like that I believe. > > > I have an late production 84 NON-Wolfy with powersteering. I was > pleasantly > surprised to find that out > two years after buying the van. Apparently not all Wolfies got them > either. My buddy just acquired > an 84 Wolfy which does not have PS. We could find no trace that it ever > had > PS. > > PS was on all 2.1 wbxr engineded- Vanagons and Syncro's from 86 and up. > > scott > > > This would be on US spec Vanagon only. My 89 Syncro has no PS. My 88 > Canadian 2.1 had no PS. > Have an 85 German Syncro -- no PS there. In Japan they called some T4's > Vanagons so you can't > argue on the basis of the name "Vanagon". I don't think they were ever > called that in Europe or RSA. > > > > BenT > > > > > > **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with > Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002) > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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