I bought an '86 GL auto with an 'overheated', disassembled motor a couple of
weeks ago for $300.  That's the same amount I paid for my '87 GL with the
same problem- maybe I should take that as an omen. I swapped the tranny into
the '87 and I plan to have that back on the road and legal early next week.

I was thinking about servicing the injectors from the 'new' van or sending
them out for service so I found the intakes to take a look at them.

http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/Intake#
<http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/Intake>

I've heard of coked up intakes, but I've never personally seen anything like
that. Is this a result of the overheating or something else? I plan on
rebuilding the drivetrain for this van after I get the other one squared
away and of course I was planning on re-using whatever seemed reasonable to
use. This sort of thing makes me wonder what other surprises I have in store
aside from the more obvious overheating damage.

What say you?

Cya,

Robert