Had an Astro for years. Check the Front door rear window guide as they break at the welds and the exterior door handles are  PITA to replace. 
      I am Vanagon strong, but those Astros are Bullet Proof and have great A/C.
      Vanagon - Syncro - Tristar - Multivan - DJ112. There Vanagon Content.

                              Stacy

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> On Jun 11, 2019, at 8:15 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I'm still lurking, even though I sold my 84..The young man who bought it
> began with a great adventure.  Down the West coast and across to
> Maryland..He loves it and his father has another one with the same motor.
>   I'll be baack...when the next one catches my eye...but for now I can
> only afford a GM Safari, in many ways less fun, but cheap and easy with
> AWD..
>  So keep on truckin.. vanagon list.. Don Hanson
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2019, 7:24 PM Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Cunegonde is back to her life as mobile office/work truck/work sleeper.
>> Last major systems upgrade will be suspension and steering. Now that she’s
>> running and has a clutch, I don’t have as much to say (or kvetch about).