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mtcamper
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| If that piece is falling apart on so many CA. buses then every westy cabinet handle and plastic piece in them is for sure garbage too, as the filler tube is mostly protected from any uv light.... wierd |
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Desertbusman
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For a couple bucks you can get almost the same thing in the plumbing department at Home Depot. Sink drain.
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The best thing that anyone can do for their Bay is get the Volkswagen of America Official Service Manual published by Robert Bentley. Without it the bus is pretty much doomed.
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seventyfo
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I restored a '70 Montana Red Westy last year and took it to Bug Jam. Everything in the interior was 100% correct and new or like new. The ONLY thing not correct was the water fill cap. I spent literally three months trying to find one and finally found something that fit but wasn't original VW. I went to the swap area and after a few minutes spied a half dozen in a pile, but quickly realized a woman had them in her plie of stuff she was buying. Then I recognized her and her husband, a British couple who had been to my house to look at a '69 Westy about a year earlier. I asked if she was buying all the caps and she replied that she was. I said that I needed one for my camper. She said" Oh, you have the red camper right? Yes we saw that you needed one." I said can I buy one of those from you, to which she simply said "No" , then picked up her stuff and walked away. Now I know why, if they're worth $70 over there. Holy s#*t. I got one somewhere else for $10.
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:21 am Post subject: |
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 nice.
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Stuartzickefoose
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http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2974662663.html
2500 and needs a motor. what planet are you from?
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DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.
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Collie
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: | http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2974662663.html
2500 and needs a motor. what planet are you from? |
Apparently it just wont start, could be super simple to fix....but it looks in good shape....might be worth it...
If motor is junk then maybe not....
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RocketSurgeon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:30 am Post subject: |
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| Desertbusman wrote: | | For a couple bucks you can get almost the same thing in the plumbing department at Home Depot. Sink drain. |
That's what I did.
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Collie wrote: | | Stuartzickefoose wrote: | http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2974662663.html
2500 and needs a motor. what planet are you from? |
Apparently it just wont start, could be super simple to fix....but it looks in good shape....might be worth it...
If motor is junk then maybe not.... |
i thought the same thing. if hes willing to let you look it over before you purchase, and you can figure out whats wrong, then it would be fair depending on whats broken...
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MINE - 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points, 2.0 (NEED A SET OF HEADS, PM ME IF YOU HAVE A SET)
DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
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Stuartzickefoose
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ah hell no. i paid 15 (and even that was to much) at a swap meet last year....screw that!
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MINE - 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points, 2.0 (NEED A SET OF HEADS, PM ME IF YOU HAVE A SET)
DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
“Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” |
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secretsubmariner
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: | http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2974662663.html
2500 and needs a motor. what planet are you from? |
SWEET decals though. IRON MAIDEN 
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| germansupplyscott wrote: | | i like auto transmissions in buses. it's a lot easier to roll a joint while driving with an automatic. |
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secretsubmariner
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Okay I'm whining.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1256078
10,000?!?!
With all that damage, hell no. Ad says you'll be interested in the bus because of it's history in the film 'circle the wagen'...
NO.
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1978 Champagne- "Lord Puber"- first love.
1978 Champagne- "Scuttlebutt"
1978 Deluxe Auto Westfalia- "Samsquantch"
| Amskeptic wrote: | | Anybody dissing any year air-cooled Volkswagen is not on board. |
| germansupplyscott wrote: | | i like auto transmissions in buses. it's a lot easier to roll a joint while driving with an automatic. |
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:13 am Post subject: |
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from a few pages back i think. 
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MINE - 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points, 2.0 (NEED A SET OF HEADS, PM ME IF YOU HAVE A SET)
DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.
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secretsubmariner
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:19 am Post subject: |
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It was an old ad, didn't see it in the whine...shoulda known
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1978 Champagne- "Lord Puber"- first love.
1978 Champagne- "Scuttlebutt"
1978 Deluxe Auto Westfalia- "Samsquantch"
| Amskeptic wrote: | | Anybody dissing any year air-cooled Volkswagen is not on board. |
| germansupplyscott wrote: | | i like auto transmissions in buses. it's a lot easier to roll a joint while driving with an automatic. |
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Stuartzickefoose
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no big, we all have "stuart" moments, remember?
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MINE - 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points, 2.0 (NEED A SET OF HEADS, PM ME IF YOU HAVE A SET)
DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
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secretsubmariner
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:30 am Post subject: |
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every day.
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1978 Champagne- "Lord Puber"- first love.
1978 Champagne- "Scuttlebutt"
1978 Deluxe Auto Westfalia- "Samsquantch"
| Amskeptic wrote: | | Anybody dissing any year air-cooled Volkswagen is not on board. |
| germansupplyscott wrote: | | i like auto transmissions in buses. it's a lot easier to roll a joint while driving with an automatic. |
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Desertbusman
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: | http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2974662663.html
2500 and needs a motor. what planet are you from? |
Yea, why would anyone want to throw away $2,500 for a real nice looking bus when you could spend $7,000 to patch up a total rust bucket turd and then a few more thousand to get it looking decent? Just doesn't make any sense at all.
Doesn't start? So what. I'd never have any confidence in someone elses engine whether it runs or not. Only way to know if an engine is any good or not is tear it down and build it up from scratch.
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The best thing that anyone can do for their Bay is get the Volkswagen of America Official Service Manual published by Robert Bentley. Without it the bus is pretty much doomed.
| 73kombi wrote: | | when that red light goes on, you have to make a choice. |
| Amskeptic wrote: | I am not answering that.
Respectfully,
GoBuyABentley |
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Desertbusman wrote: | | Stuartzickefoose wrote: | http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2974662663.html
2500 and needs a motor. what planet are you from? |
Yea, why would anyone want to throw away $2,500 for a real nice looking bus when you could spend $7,000 to patch up a total rust bucket turd and then a few more thousand to get it looking decent? Just doesn't make any sense at all.
Doesn't start? So what. I'd never have any confidence in someone elses engine whether it runs or not. Only way to know if an engine is any good or not is tear it down and build it up from scratch. |
thats true. i just see the 1k or 1500 dollar busses without engines or with a blown engine as a more promising deal. 
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DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
“Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” |
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