I'm looking at a syncro westy and feel that the $12,500 price is too high, so I'm looking for more opinions... Here are the details... NOT ORIGIONAL!!! I'm...
Considering the tired engine and the high miles, the asking price is merely the down payment. If the engine is tired, so is all the support equipment. The...
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Mar 1, 2005 2:30 pm
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... I agree with Dennis, think hard if you want to own one, they're not cheap to maintain, especially if you are already looking at some major, expensive work...
I have a DIY homebrew (test base) rear disc brake set up on my baja bug that is running vanagon rear bearing carriers. it's all buried out in my garage under...
To answer the do I need question from a very basic standpoint, no, but I would like a syncro westy because I enjoy nature and wildlife phototography and would...
To answer the do I need question from a very basic standpoint, no, but I would like a syncro westy because I enjoy nature and wildlife phototography and would...
Need Hope? A 2wd Vanagon - Westy or not - with All-terrain tires will go almost anywhere a Syncro will go without the freaking headaches (98% of the time)....
Don't be scared off. You seem like a perfect owner for a Synro westy. Everyone just points out that they cost money to keep going, but as long as you go in to...
greetings to all my cyncrow cousins!! a while back i posted a search for a set of 4 or 5 alloy 15" wheels for my cyncrow camperwanabe. i got some responses,...
In a message dated 3/1/2005 12:32:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, karlfsj@... writes: I'm looking at a syncro westy and feel that the $12,500 price is too ...
Thanks Jim, That needed a reply. We have only had only had ours for 10 years and we have never paid $500 for anything but elective items. I wish the last...
I've had bad plug wires give me the same symptoms. Only bosch from now on. My coil also did the same thing as what you're describing Eric. Try to find a used...
I'd like to put audi 5000 quatro turbo six spoke heels on my 87 syncro. Is it better to machine out the rim or put in spacers? What tires are recommended?...
Hi all, I thought so highly of this concept from Mark that I've tried it out a bit. I bought a "Tree Protection Sling" (Pro-Comp brand, 3" wide x 6' long)...
To Erik and fellow Syncronauts: With symptoms like these, I cannot over-emphasize good ground connections. I have seen (yours truly) check everything you...
Very fun! did you try putting one loop through the other [only lifting on one loop] - for the 'choker' effect? -Mark ... out a bit. ... long) and ... on the...
... I respectfully disagree. I think a syncro vanagon is a LOT more capable 'off-road' than the 2wd version. More maintenance? Sure, but not out of line for...
HOPE Springs eternal! Their selling PUCH's 4 x 2 in Durango Colorado for 10 K ............... he wants to go bird watching. I took a 1984 VW Westy on the 4X4...
In a message dated 3/2/2005 11:46:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, mschoening@... writes: Very fun! did you try putting one loop through the other [only ...
My driveway here in Idaho freezes over in the winter. My 84 Westy will get "stuck" on the snow even with the new All-Terrain TA's I have on it. The Syncro club...
In messages dated 3/2/2005, ericsaddress@... (who's currently not on the Syncro list) writes: I'm temporarily off the syncro list, but I think I have a...
While I have taken my syncro off-roading including a couple deep stream crossings that I was effectively tuck in until I locked the dif... I didn't buy it for...
I have a set of four 14" stock vanagon steel wheels with Yoko Y356 tires. They have about 0.1" of tread left. The wheels are in good shape, not bent or...
The one thing that many seem to overlook is the fact that the Syncro handles better on pavement than the 2wd. It corners better, is more stable in windy...
This amount of load is minimal in duration and severity, especially if you consider the magnitude compared to say a brisk drive in the mountains. Ian...
Volks, Found the problem with my AVP 2.1L Rebuilt Engine. One Cracked Head, leaking paste intake valves and one cylinder o-ring damaged. In the interest of...
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