I've been driving my '84 to work and back for ~145,000 miles now.

I've replaced the clutch, brakes, shocks, tires, starter, alternator and the
ignition switch.  It stranded us once with a hole in the coolant pipe (you
know where) and that was easily fixed with a Sawzall, a length of hose and 4
clamps.  It did some coolant seeping just to get my attention but 2 cans of
Ceramaseal stopped that.

Still reads 0 CO at the annual emissions test....

Pretty Honda-like, if you ask me.

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Volks,
>
> OK, I have been on this list for about 4 years now; and although I have
> had vanagons in my family for almost a decade, it's only been since
> April that I have owned and operated one as a daily driver.
>
> In the past 7,00 miles I have managed to experience *most* of the major
> issues...
>
> 2 weeks in, I blew two tires, and had to source a set of 185R14s.
> While replacing the tires, I wound up doing the rear brakes.
> Not long after that, it started popping out of 4th gear. Sigh.
> Then about a month ago I blew the headlight switch.
> Yesterday the odometer/trip meter seized up. I think I have a spare
> available from a 1988 vanagon I parted out a couple years ago.
>
> Other than dripping cylinder heads, is there anything I've missed?
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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