The ECU has been replaced.
The muffler has been replaced.
The water pump failed and was replaced.
The distributor went out.
Water cooled vanagons have the most complicated cooling design I have ever seen. The radiator is in the front, the engine is in the back, and there is a spider web of lines in between.
Also, parts are not cheap and these vans are slightly underpowered.
The standard 14" wheels are unstable at best on the highway at 70 mph and I feel like someone's literally kicking the van off the road.
However, I cannot bring myself to sell this thing because when it runs, it really is the most fun, versatile vehicle I have ever owned. It carries both our big dogs and bikes and a pile of gear plus the roof pops up into a bed.
There really is no other vehicle out there quite like this.
This is an 18 year old vehicle. How many 18 year old Ford's/Chevy's/Honda's/Toyota's do you see on the road around you? But yours still looks great and runs! It probably also has over 100,000 miles on the odometer! The odometers usually break at 130K miles too. Vanagons - You gotta love 'em!
TE Miller
89 Westfalia that my brother calls my 'Gonnafalia"
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