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Subject:Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle
From:Pete O
Date:Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:31:36 -0400

Take a look at The Samba for a general idea.  Kind of varies by
geography:  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/cat.php?id=55

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.org

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:07 PM, Andree <andreehurley@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In my mind my van is for sale but I haven't done much to promote it!
>
> It is a tan, 1985 pop-top Vanagon. The engine is very strong, and if you have been following it has had several things replaced such as the water pump, clutch master cylinder and more. I have all the receipts.
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> It needs some body work and shocks.
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> I'm not sure what I can get for it...?
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> Thanks!
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> Andree
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> Andree Hurley
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> Broker
> Coldwell Banker Bain Lake Union
> http://andreehurley.com/
> http://andreehurley.cbbain.com
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> ________________________________
> �From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
>
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Cecil Eastman
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:02 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Engine out, now in: won't start
>>
>> Of all the things I did while the engine was out, I didn't touch the
>> starter
>> since I replaced it only a few years ago.� But after re-installing the
>> engine, I get nothing:� no sound, no click, nothing.� I tried
>> jumping the
>> battery and that made no difference at all.
>>
>> Is there some basic wire I may have missed in the reinstallation?� I
>> took
>> the starter out and the gear turns easily enough by hand, so it's not
>> jammed.
>
> I'll guess that the little wire from the keyswitch to the solenoid is
> on the wrong terminal..... If it's on anything.
>
> Jim