Jon-Seriously after your dismay in the Bostig situation you are going to invest in paint?  This van needs your time, TLC, code reading, basic adjustments and other care before it needs a spit-shine! We must have adjusted the cams 3 to 5 times before it ran smoothly after arrival- not to mention the coolant levels, brake fluids, gauges and much more.  It is a process of fine tuning and testing.  I hope you (or a good local Ford mechanic) can work through all this before you plunge more money (read: risk of frustration) into this awesome vehicle!

> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:35:33 -0600
> From: jon_durham@KNOLOGY.NET
> Subject: Need Painter
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> I'm looking for a painter in the Huntsville AL area for my 85 Vanagon.
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