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1984 caravelle questions for any guru
surfvan - July 25th, 2004 at 10:37 AM

hi, I have a new-old VW caravelle 1984 and am wondering if anyone out there can help me find or recommend a good manual for the care and maintenence of this beast. Also what problems or things should I look out for with this model? I'm a little concerned about this thing eating up tons of cash on me if things go wrong with it...so what is the concensus on this models' specific do-dads and known things to look out for..
thanks


Bizarre - July 25th, 2004 at 06:47 PM

I think the main thing is the coolant.

They are known to have a few problems but the leaking head gasket is the worse. That said i know several people that have them and have never had this problem. The main thing seem to be to keep the coolant clean, the right mixture and change regularly.

Go here

http://www.vanagon.com/ 

and click on problems

TTFN


surfvan - July 26th, 2004 at 07:30 AM

Thanks alot blue741!!