> ALL water-cooled buses have had to have the water pump replaced. no big deal.
> but if no records, how do you know? sales-droid say-so?  what is the color
> of the coolant in the little white tanks? it had better be blue!!! if it is
> yellow or green, that means they are using a coolant that contains phosphate
> which is NOT recommended by vw. (if you want, i'll send you my notes on the
> coolant).

Blue?  I just bought mine (84 gl) from a dealer and it has regular old
green in it.  Is this serious?!

> check the rear hatch struts. they go bad and cost a lot ... $50 each. use
> that to knock down the price.

Does anyone know of a less expensive source for these?

> does it have the 'weekender' pkg? rear seat folds down into a bed.

I need to hit the junkyards and find one of these or someone who wants to
swap for perfect condition brown.  :)

Thanks,

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