Richard
    I had an '84 until just recently.  Nothing unusual if your familiar with the
common problems to all of these beasts.  If your used to an air-cooled, you may
not be bothered with the lack of power in a 1.9L but I was greatly impressed with
the up-grade to the 2.1L.  My lust for just a few more horses has been quelled
when I went to a Vanagon with just a bit more.  Interestingly, my gas mileage is
actually better with my two 2.1 Syncros with 2.1's than it was with the 1.9 2wd.
God luck
Mark Rokus

Richard Golen wrote:

> Tuesday nite, my son's 78 bus blew a fuel line...caught fire and was
> toasted to a shell. Tomorrow I'm going to look at an 84 GL as a
> replacement. The current owner says it has 154k miles on it and he has
> recently replaced the heads and gaskets. How many miles do you folks think
> a vanagon can go before we have to replace the engine? He's going to be
> driving it for at least 3 to 4 round trips to Rochester NY, a distance of
> 420 miles each way....
>
> We have 4 almost new Michelin 185 Reinforced x 14s from the 78....will they
> fit the 84?
>
> Any tips on what to look for when I go and see this van tomorrow?
>
> Was an 84 a good year? Any quirks or problems with 84s?
>
> This will be the first T3 we've owned.....we still have the EuroVan...we
> just toasted a bay window...and I've had tons of splitties back in the 70s....
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ric