On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote:

> Does the rear windshield wiper act in union with the front or is there
> some mysterious switch I'm missing?

IIRC, you push the wiper stalk forward to activate the rear. It works independent of the fronts.

> Is there engine tin and foam seal with vanagons, like there is with
> transporters? If so, anyone got some spare engine tin they wanna
> sell? ;-)

You did not specify the year and engine type. Since you mentioned 'antifreeze', I'm going to assume you do not have an air-cooled Vanagon. There is no engine tin in the traditional sense. There should be one under each set of pushrods tubes, IIRC. 

> Is there power that comes from the antenna port in the radio? If not do
> I need to find a power source to make the retractable antenna work, or is that only for certain models of vanagon?

Of the 30+ Vanagons I've owned and hundreds that I've seen, none has ever come from the factory with power antennas. They have retractable antennas but you just pull them up by hand. VW did install windshields with built-in antennas but that you have one  of those. If you want to add a power antenna, I suspect you will need to run power to the fuse box under the dash on the driver's side.

> What does one do with their flushed antifreeze?

Check with your county for recycling centers. Google is your friend.

BenT
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