1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Blown Head Gasket

Description for Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon 1986

Up for sale is a very solid 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro. unfortunately I’m forced to sell it. I purchased this a little over a year ago and had many things repaired and fixed but with 2 kids and an old house I have too many projects to keep going on this one. Recently blew a head gasket which will need to be repaired. With all of the previous owners upgrades they missed a coolant distribution part called a billet that went bad and caused the engine to overheat. since the temp gauge in the instrument cluster was also bad. The billet and temp gauge have been repaired. but the gasket is bad. This was the original listing and here's an article I found about this exact van a year ago: germancarsforsaleblogDOTcom/1987-volkswagen-vanagon-syncro/"We recently put in a brand new 2. 1 engine and it runs great. It has about 50 miles on in; all for the break in procedure. I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it before I'm forced to sell it. Many other parts were replaced at the same time. Mechanical:Brand new fully rebuilt 2. 1 engine (New AMC Heads)All fuel lines replacedBrand new alternatorNew Temp II SensorNew muffler. catalytic converter. nbsp;exhaust gaskets and oxygen sensorExhaust system in good condition. not rusted out. New cap. rotor. /p>Battery replaced within the last year. Throttle body. icv. afm. nbsp;and fuel injectors all replaced with low mileage units. (the van has a really nice idle now)New water pump. Coolant system flushed and bled. Previous owner claims transmission was rebuilt at 170. 00. (I was never given the documentation. so I can't prove that it was)Transmission and clutch are in good working order. All tires replaced since I purchased the van a year and a half ago. All of them have good tread. Drives straight; no weird hums or vibrations. Body:Body is in overall good condition. but does have some damage from over the years (all damage will be pictured below. If you have any specific questions please feel free to ask). Body is generally clean with minimal rust (all rust is surface rust; I haven't found anywhere where the body is rusted through). I haven't found any seam rust. which is a good thing. All the rust I have found is in small patches. either under peaking out from under the rubber window seals and on the lowest part of the body under the. Again. all of this appears very minimal to me and probably could be fixed very easily. but I'm no auto body technician. The previous owner had the van repainted 4 years ago in the original silver. The paint has a nice shiny luster and appears to be in good condition. There are minor dents and dings on the vehicle. nothing out of the ordinary. Just normal wear and tear of a 27 year old vehicle. Interior:Interior is overall nice and clean. Front seats have some wear. but overall good condition. Dash and door panels are in good shape. Radio and speakers have been upgraded. Bench seat and rear seat are in clean condition. Rear seat is a Z-bed and does fold down to a full size bed. The rear carpet was replaced with hardwood by the previous owner. The gauges have been having intermittent problems for the last couple months (I haven't had a chance to get it looked at). Sometimes they work. sometimes they don't. The speedometer and tachometer always seem to work though. The ash tray in the middle of the dash is broken. it can be easily replaced. as it is not fixated to the dash. If your looking for a nice. solid. dependable van; that is not outrageously priced. this is the van for you. I will update the listing with any more info or pictures I have throughout the duration of the listing. If you have any questions or concerns. please feel free to ask. Thank you"I've removed the hardwood floors to get the middle seat back in. so it needs some sort of floor solution. Replaced the coolant expansion reservoir and billet. Replaced the tires with brand new ones graded for this vehicle. Had wheel drums replaced from a donor van. Replaced drive shaft also from donor. and will include the old one as well. Fixed the instrument cluster. now the gas and temp gauges work great. many hours of trouble shooting that can never be truly compensated for. Bentley s manual included. Many other things done. I've spent about $2. 00 in maintenance on top of what he previous owner had done. with 2 very reputable VW Vanagon mechanics in Colorado.