Congrats!� I was on the list for four years before I found my van.� Enjoy it.

Stephen

--- On Fri, 1/9/09, Evan Martin <7martinn@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: Evan Martin <7martinn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 7:58 PM

Well, what do you you know.

After somthing like 6 years on the list, looks like there's an actual
Vanagon in my future. I joined the list when I was working at a independent
VW shop and often got to take a shop van home at night but never got around
to buying one. Mostly I've stuck with the list to gleen camper van
technology for my (much bigger) cube van project.

Paperwork's not done yet but a friend has agreed to sell me his '83 (?)
5
speed.  Body's in better than average shape, maybe even pretty good. Some
recent engine work (head gasket, I think.

Mechanic who did the headgasket said that the motor is out of a TD and could
be safely turbocharged.
I'll definitly be doing my homework before I try anything like that but
it's
a possibility.

Veggie oil might also be a possibility; everybody like to talk about it but
usually turns out to be a little more complicated than they'd like.
Being up here in Minnesota makes any kind of WVO instalation pretty
demanding for even three season use.