Thanks.  Sounds like good solid advice.  After crawling around under the
Syncro this weekend trying to adjust the shift linkage (frustrating!) I have
lost some confidence in my ability to work on this beasty.  Ordinarily I
consider myself to be a pretty competent mechanic.

That being said, I am bringing "Klaus" to a local Wasserboxer guru (Mike
Corry of Corry Motors in Santa Barbara, CA) for a complete physical and
budgetary assessment. (Figure out what repairs I will need to budget for the
next year)

Hopefully, the budget will still allow for the occasional nice cabernet with
dinner, and the occasional evening out...  :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
'91 Taurus SHO (For Sale)
'95 Cherokee Sport

----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com>
To: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: braided SST brake lines

> Brent Christensen wrote:
> >
> > I spent part of the weekend searching the archives (the search engine
worked
> > and didn't time-out!) and I never found an answer...
> >
> > The brakes in my '89 Syncro Westy are VERY mushy/spongy.  If I pump once
it
> > seems to help *slightly*. Kicking the e-brake up one notch while braking
> > also helps *a bit*.  This indicates bleeding and adjustment may help a
> > little.
>
> Brent,
> From your description, a good bleeding and adjustment should help a LOT.
> May as well change brake fluid while you're at it. SS lines will not be
> nearly the improvement. Save the bucks for new brake system parts you
> may find are in need of replacement.
> Larry
> Larry