Greetings to Finland,

I actually had the reverse problem here in the US.  Our dealers are so afraid
of Vanagons that if you have almost any problem at all they say, "needs a
rebuilt engine".  I went to look at a van parked at the dealership one day
when going to get parts.  The van was very nice and I asked the dealer about
it.
He said that it had a headgasket leak and that the owner wanted to sell it.
I came back a few days later, told him that I would give him about half of
what he wanted for it because of the head gasket leak.  He called the owner
and they said OK.  When I went in to sign the papers the dealer says, "Oh, by
the way, it not only has a head gasket leak but it also has a low oil
pressure problem.  I must've forgotten to mention this the other day :)"
Well I decided to take a chance on buying the van anyway.

That was over 20k miles ago and it is still running great.  Dealer said leaky
heads and low oil pressure.  I have found that the heads don't leak at all
(haven't added more than a couple quarts in 20k miles) and that the low oil
pressure problem was really a bad sender.  Just shows what some Vanagon
knowledge and a good prayer life can do for you :)

Sometimes you're the windshield and sometimes your the bug :)

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
http://www.vanagain.com
John 3:16
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