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MyJamey
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| I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help finding an owner's manual. My dad had such a huge love for all VWs so I want to take care of his Westie. |
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ZsZ
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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search through:
http://westfaliat3.info/
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MyJamey
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Location: Bristol
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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| Thanks.... I will now! |
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danfromsyr
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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also here on Thesamba in the Technical link at the top
Vanagon are lumped into the Type2 category
scroll down to the bottom..
while there isn't an 1988 OM, there is a 1990 and other supplemental manuals
Link for the Technical link above.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/type2.php
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dobryan
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the joker
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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Bristol? US? UK? RI?
change your fuel lines if it's been sitting
tires & brakes next |
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Bman
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Tobias Duncan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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| Pictures or it didn't happen. |
I do advise taking a few pics for this thread so we can put a van to the user ID.
Hang out here once in a while and take part in a thread or two, basically assimilate into the community a bit , and these folks will take good care of you. |
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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easy guys don't scare the fresh fish right away
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buspor63
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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Congratulations!
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MyJamey
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Location: Bristol
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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I'm in Bristol,TN, USA. It's been driven so that it wouldn't just sit and ruin, thank goodness. I have an original owner's manual, except it's all in French!  So I'm trying to find something in English. |
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MyJamey
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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Paulbeard
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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Looks like it came down from the Great White North, which explains the manual…
Nicely kept, you got quite a gift there.
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MyJamey
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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| Thanks.... My dad loved it! And so do I. He used to be on this site a lot. He spent a lot of time working on the Westfalia and his other VWs. The battery gave out, so I'm getting a new one tomorrow. Then heading it over to a mechanic to make sure everything is ok on it. Today I learned how to flatten the back seat into a flat bed!! I'm also learning to drive it since it's a straight. |
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dobryan
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Bman
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Merian
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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Look for any post from Merian. He has a link in his signature line that outlines maintenance. Welcome and enjoy.  |
I welcome everyone to stick that link in their sig.
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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Looks like it has been repainted.
Wolfram is it gray, with a blue tint?
Yours looks to have clear over it. My 87 is that color and in pretty bad shape.
Yours looks quite nice.
Al
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To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
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MyJamey
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:58 am Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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| I guess you could say gray with blue tint. I dnt think Dad painted it. Somebody could have though. It's really in great shape. |
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: I inherited a 1988 Westfalia and need help |
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I took a community college auto body class. I mixed up a quart of it once, but it never ended up on my Vanagon. It is a rather complex color, like 7 or 8 ingredients. So, that would be 4 or 5 component colors.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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