

| Subject: | Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:14:15 -0700 |
There are three RHD campers on Vancouver Craig's List right now - search for 'Westy'! ;) On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > You've seen the JDM imports driving around Vancouver haven't you? > > There are definite pros and cons with delicas etc, but its an option. > one importer here: > > http://www.rs-import.ca/ > > one example: > > http://www.rs-import.ca/shop/step1.php?number=713 > > > > alistair > > > > > On 19-Oct-10, at 12:19 PM, Pat Sloan wrote: > > Thanks to all who have contributed all that excellent knowledge. I am > resolved to sell the van and determined to have no regrets even > though I'm > sorry that van ownership didn't work out for me. I so wish that some > kind of > Vanagon equivalent was still being made so that I could own a newer > one that > wouldn't take so much special care to maintain. There is just nothing > else > out there compares to waking up in the bush while enclosed in your tiny, > perfect Vanagon. In any case, I really don't want to see another > fixable van > go to the wreckers. > > SOOOO . . . > > I will take some photos today and then list it on Samba and on the > Seattle > and the Vancouver, BC Craigslist. I'll be asking $2500, which is a > little > less than Scott suggested, but I do want it gone and will settle for > whatever comes along, if it's a good home. > > If anyone on the list is interested, you can contact me directly at > pmsloan@shaw.ca . > > Thanks a lot people. I have learned a lot and laughed even more in > the year > I've been a list member. > > Cheers, Pat > > > > > > _____ > > From: VWBrain@aol.com [mailto:VWBrain@aol.com] > Sent: October 19, 2010 6:42 AM > To: pmsloan@SHAW.CA; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated > > > > In a message dated 10/17/2010 12:18:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > pmsloan@SHAW.CA writes: > > guess I don't have Vanagon Syndrome if that only occurs on '86 or older. > What it is doing is having great difficulty starting and when driven > in the > city (stop and go traffic) it begins to surge and then cough after > about 20 > minutes driving. Eventually it coughs and won't restart. Sometimes it > will > start again after resting for about 1/2 hour. Other times, it gets > towed to > a garage for whatever. Right now it is parked on the street in front > of my > apt building. It only starts after great difficulty and when/if it > does, it > now makes a screeching noise that sound like a bad fan belt to me. > All this in spite of a new battery and ignition switch, as well as > considerable rewiring. I'm told that more rewiring is needed. There > is also > a complete new fuel delivery system from new gas tank, lines, pump, > filter > and injectors. > > hello Pat with the CIS system it wont have the vannie problem. > the CIS > wasn't a really great system, when it was right it worked good, I > noticed > no mention of the warm up regulator. Has a fuel pressure gage been > set up > on it and left over nite?? this system should hold pressure at about > 35 psi > over nite. runs at about 65 psi , the CSI system is a PITA to trouble > shoot and some parts are NLA . I much rather have digi systems . later > mark d > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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