I need help quick please.......

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[July 26, 2010, 01:36:19 PM] Jon74panel: I'm burning 2 quarts of oil every time I fill up, I dread going up hills because its just a cloud of smoke behind me, help!

[July 26, 2010, 01:37:35 PM] Jon74panel: does this say drive no futher? I am 1900km away from home, do I limp it home?

[July 26, 2010, 01:38:18 PM] Jon74panel: Location:tofino,BC Destination:Calgary,AB

[July 26, 2010, 01:44:07 PM] Jon74panel: there is a small pool oil on the fan. *scared

[July 27, 2010, 02:49:48 AM] Beetle: http://www.type2.com/ & click on 'AIRS' icon.

[July 27, 2010, 07:45:05 AM] Orange_crush: help! acceleration problem.  bus can only go 5mph on hills..picks up fine on flats and dwon hill.  single carb. 2000cc  motor

[July 27, 2010, 09:04:10 AM] addicted: hey any one on?

[July 27, 2010, 09:04:44 AM] addicted: got a question abdout my piont set heating up

[July 27, 2010, 09:29:38 AM] addicted: poof of smoke from the pionts and gf claims from the dash aswell

[July 27, 2010, 09:38:17 AM] Beetle: Addicted: Post in the forum for better results.

[July 27, 2010, 10:56:36 AM] blue bus: does anyone know how to take the handle off the slider door ao a 74 transporter

[Today at 09:29:31 AM] scoobz: need help adjusting electric choke on 72 type 2

[Merven]

Alright so i noticed this small ad in the paper the other day,
1970 VW camper, runs and comes with parts bus - 1300$
now Ive set up a time to go c him tommorrow, I'm brining my camera and will take loads of pictures
what i need help with is what should i look for and what should i get pictures of, ill shrink them all down and put them on here.... i know the basics like rust, frame, condition of interior...... but for this low is it worth the risk? and what else should i take pics of and check out?
thanks everyone in advance I'm going at 5pm tommorrow to check it out....

[Recycle]

here is an article @ ratwell- http://www.ratwell.com/technical/BuyingGuide.html

[GostaBerling]

One thing to always look for is if the bus has a good engine to body seal. If not and the person has been running the vehicle then it's a good bet that it has not been well taken care of. Not that it's a complete deal breaker but it's something to keep in mind.

Remember if it doesn't feel right or work out in a smooth way than it wasn't meant to be. 

[Merven]

how would i go about to check that?

[GostaBerling]

you just look at the engine, if you can see a gap between the engine tin and the body then they it's missing the engine seal.

[Merven]

im going to sound like a complete noob, but where would that be .. i hope i get a reply ill be leaving in like 10 min 

[GostaBerling]

look at the engine, if you see the ground then it's not there!! hope this gets to you in time.

[Merven]

ok well it was about 30 min to late but thats alright, i figured it out when i got there , well i have pics but its not good so far the bus i dont really like runs and the bus i LOVE is in peices... do i have to make a photo album and then put the link on here... i dont really know how to do it besides hyperlink....

[Merven]

ok i figured it out, they are all in my photo gallery on here... 65 photos the first once , is the white 1970 vw,
the second a reciet said 74 yellow vw, but the registration says 71 green vw,so im not into the white one bt if its salvagable and the green one isnt ill maybe think about it... i want to hear a yes for the green on but its pretty beet up, i couldnt open the pop top on that one... way to damaged... then again its also missing the engine, its also an automatic.. so what do you guys/girls think... is it worth 1300 for both of them? if not but it is still a good deal how much should i offer?

edit.... all of my pictures are black... y is this???

[Merven]

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/TW_Merven/

ok well i had to upload it on here because no matter what i did it wouldnt work on the lmb album

[GostaBerling]

Well the bodies don't seem in all that bad of shape, but you don't seem to have a complete car out of the two of them. There are some missing engine pieces on the white one, looks like they used ducktape or tin to cover the driverside part of the engine. You would have to find another nearly complete, running engine, or rebuild that one. You could expect another $200-$5000 depending on what you wanted out of the engine. Since they both seem to have been sitting a while expect a complete brake job~ $1000 or so. So with that said you're looking at spending between 2500-$4000 plus to get one of these vehicles back on the road. Not saying that you might get lucky and do it for cheaper but it would seem to me a more reasonable course of action would be to save up the $4000 or so and get a nice bus. Just my thoughts. 

[Merven]

i almost cryed when i saw the 71 was an auto camper.. tahts the exact bus im lookign for but its missing like everything...
thanks for the input i would have never imagined that much on the white one...
you guys should start a school

[Dj:Eep]

The white one isn't missing anything, it's been converted to a Type4 engine (shoddily).  Probably the one out of that 74 automatic.  I'd possibly buy it, just for sh!ts and giggles, but I wouldn't recommend it to you.

[Merven]

i foudn a few better ones since then... also i may get one for free: P or should i say 1$

[GostaBerling]

The white one isn't missing anything, it's been converted to a Type4 engine (shoddily).  Probably the one out of that 74 automatic.  I'd possibly buy it, just for sh!ts and giggles, but I wouldn't recommend it to you.

Well the proper tin is missing off the whole engine, not to mention the negative batter cable, the air cleaners, and the set-up for the carb linkage is strange, who knows if it works properly. There at least two bolts missing out of the fan shroud thing and the fan fence is missing.

Now most of those are easy to replace, but if you can see all of that from a few pictures then it's a little scary to think about all the stuff you can't see. Let alone the botched conversion would be a major pain to set right.