Hi Dennis and all,

Glad Dennis is including the original email in his replies as I’m not getting the messages from Jerry any other way. 

Great tips as usual.

Also, I checked and Santa is just leaving St. Martin and on the way to Greenland.

This according to Norad via Alexa.

I suspect Dennis will see him later this evening. 

Merry Christmas, and Go Santa Go.

P. S. One of my many VW bus Christmas decorations is a door window decal with Santa driving a red bus.  Got to love it! 

Dennis, I hope your bus is not red!  People might suspect it is the special Christmas Eve bus.

Come to think of it aren’t we due our yearly bus story soon?

Eric 

> On Dec 24, 2019, at 7:08 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> 87 Wolfsburg camper is not a lowered suspension. The difference in the one radiator hose is the shape to make a bit more clearance for the wider tire. The clamshell and hold downs are also different. If you have 205/70-14 tires you do want to make sure they are the extra load-reinforced sidewall type. The original load index was 97 and the few available replacements now are 98. Sitting for 6  years they are likely done. The 205/70-14 is just slightly smaller than the 185R14 so the lowering is not done there. 
> 
> Dennis
> In the 91 traveling from Long Island to Florida! Looking for Santa. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of David M
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2019 3:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 1987 Wolfsbug Vanagon
> 
> My Vanagon is a 1987 Wolfsburg. I understand this was a 'limited edition' and one of the things it says in the publicity brochure I recently saw is that it is 'lowered'.Was this Vanagon lower than normal and does this mean it has some unique suspension parts or is that just due to the wheels/tires?My van has the 14" alloy wheels and 205/70-14 tires.I've seen in some coolant hose listings that some special coolant hoses apply to the van with the alloy wheels and 205 tires and I wondered why?
> -David (1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon, Tempe, AZ)