Hi,
I am in Oakville, Ontario and new to the list, new to my 86 Westy and have
two small children that want to go on a road trip starting next week:

Challenges:
-REPLACE FOUR PASSENGER TIRES;
-POWER STEERING -- RIP as of last night -- PS fluid all fell out -- front
and back after I put in some Lucas.
-AIR CONDITIONING -- RIP as of Y2k;
-JUMP SEAT;
-ALTERNATOR
-REFERENCE MANUAL -- where can I get one?

Other vehicle details:
-Vanagon GL (what does the GL mean?)
-odometer: 235000km'ish (odometer axel that holds the digit wheels in place
keeps sliding out of place so that the odometer gear (in the dasboard) does
not engage the driving worm-gear, so I question the odometer!)
-"gold" colour with gold colour (light brown) interior)

I am so far behind the eight-ball that I would appreciate ANY advice!  This
is a general call for any comments or recommendations that are jumping up
to to anyone.

Thanks in advance (I am digging through the List Archives -- lots of neat
stuff to read; but there is so much to read and it a bit slow to
peruse...so I am falling behind a bit).

Gabby
that guy with too many questions.