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Subject:Re: Some potentially stupid questions
From:Harry Hoffman
Date:Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:36:40 -0400

Hi Mark,

Yeah, my bad... as soon as the first response came in I realized.

1989 Vanagon GL.

And thanks, everyone, for the pointers!

Cheers,
Harry

On Thu, 2010-11-04 at 09:29 -0700, Mark L. Hineline wrote:
> Harry,
>
> Always include the year and model in questions like this.
>
> If there was antifreeze in your engine, then no, there's no tin or
> foam seal. The tin and seal are part of a cooling system that was
> replaced by a water jacket and radiator.
>
> Mark
> '82 AC Westy
>
> On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > So, I'm continuing on with the new vanagon, fixing this and that and
> > waiting for my bently book to arrive.
> >
> > I've got a few questions...
> >
> > Does the rear windshield wiper act in union with the front or is there
> > some mysterious switch I'm missing? It doesn't operate at the moment
> > so
> > I figured I'd ask before tearing it all apart.
> >
> > 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? ;-)
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > What does one do with their flushed antifreeze?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Harry
>
>