

| Subject: | (Fwd) '85 Westy Weekender for sale... |
| From: | Dan Houg |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Jun 1995 16:42:45 CST6CDT |
Since everyone is selling their van on the net, here's my shot: I'd posted this earlier so those of you that remember this aren't having deja vu, just a good memory. Well, I'm selling my van. As y'all may recall, I bought an '87 Westy to replace it. Here's the details: '85 Weekender, AT, AC, PS, AM/FM/CASS Wolfsburg edition ~117,000 miles 1.9L the Bad-- -heads drip but not bad to live with -small ATF fluid leak, drips but little fluid loss -several body dings, slight surface rust on some seams -in the past, has needed a crank seal about every 14,000 miles. I just replaced this and everything is dry. the dealer feels this is due to the open-to-the-air design of the AT bellhousing allowing dust (I live on about 1.66 mi of gravel road). i don't know what is causing this honestly. one reader suggested bad main bearing but the engine is quiet and really runs smooth. -rear brake shoes have NOT been replaced but brakes seem fine -interior (tan corduroy) is worn on drivers seat and on top of the armrests, otherwise excellent -oil light flickered at hot idle with Fram filter, flickers completely gone with VW filter and Castrol Synthetic 5-50 the Good: -NEW exhaust except for converter -FRt disks and pads replaced -Interstate battery in '90 -Bosch rebuilt starter in 93(?) -additional battery cable added on + side -many new maintenance items ie plug wires, cap, rotor, filters and i forget what else -water pump replaced -cv joints done once - really runs quite well, I think i've kept up with the niggling little stuff that's always happening I'm asking $4,500 . I will negotiate on the price. General Comments and Guffaws Welcome! dan
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