Congrats on your luck!  If I could have gotten my '84 back (with the tall 4th gear, side step, sunroof, waste water tank, captain's chairs, 2.1 WBX rebuilt conversion, gauges, extra table bracket on B-pillar, etc., etc., I've have jumped on it!  New owners shipped to Hawaii and it has probably rusted away by now. . . 

Regarding that weep you've had for ten years.  That channel is slowly growing due to corrosion, and will eventually blow out, so be advised!

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of J Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 3:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: More On Me Geting My Westy Back...

Well, the deal is supposed to happen tonight. It's only been 6 months since I sold it, and the buyer is selling it back because they (he, wife, and newborn) just don't have time to use it. Given that, I don't think too much could have happened to it, I mean even if he hasn't changed the oil, so what? He told me last night all he has done has put on new tires and scraped off some stickers on the windows. But as I pointed out before, I know this van bumper to bumper, I know what it needs: power steering lines will have to done sometime in the future, the right cylinder head weeps a bit of coolant on really cold nights (has done this for 10 years!) and a few other minor details. I'd much rather have it back than start over new with another one that could have unknown issues!   

Jeff Stewart