1991 Volkswagon Vanagon Syncro Minivanfor sale $4,500.00 or best offer before March 20.
VIN # WV2YB0253MG010039
223,426 miles, white colour, 7 passenger
view photo gallery here of details & many other photos of my vanagon
Has current state (Pennsylvania) inspection, title is clear, I have all repair records, I am original owner (and the legendary "little ol lady", having babied it and rarely took it over 61 mph!) I never had reason to take it "off-roading" -- except for the dirt roads that can be seen in some of the photos. Often went on state forest dirt roads for TrailCares (hiking trail maintenance).
4 + L speed Manual transmission, Baulk-synchronised with additional compound Low-speed traction gear, water-cooled gasoline engine, 2.1 L fuel-injected engine, digifant engine management system, Syncro 4-wheel-drive, ("all wheel drive"), manually-operated locking rear differential (what is this?)
4 almost new tires, (9,000miles on them) radial "Guardsman III brand, all-season TE P205/70 R14 -- 935 -- M+S, 14-inch steel wheels, high ground clearance, skidplates underneath. There are also 2 extra tires that are worn but useable as interims (spare spares).
Folding rear bench seat/bed combination *, 2 rear-facing removable seats **, grey cloth interior, rear compartment heater, 18.5 gallon fuel tank.
* The bed is so comfy and roomy we've spent hundreds of nights outdoors in the van just parked in the driveway!
** Seats and bed are easy to fold up & down and/or take in or out-- see photos...
Power rack & pinion steering, power front disc/rear drum brakes, independent front suspension, coil springs & telescopic shock absorbers, front & rear, double-jointed drive shafts
Electric rear window defroster, analog clock, 4 speaker sound system, after-market radio needs re-wiring, never had an air-conditioner (my request), no cruise control
You can have my Robert Bentley Official Repair Manual:Volkswagen U.S.’s Volkswagen Vanagon, Official Factory Repair Manual for 1980 through 1991 models, Including Diesel, Syncro and Camper, Cambridge, MA: published by Robert Bentley, 1991.
maintenance and repair history I have all the maintenance and repair records. 99 % of the work was done at Volkswagon dealerships in Ohio and PA.
Replaced water pump (2 -1994)
Replaced starter (6 – 1994)
Replaced belts (12-1994)
Replaced front brake pads (10 – 1995)
Replaced steering rack boots (9 – 1996)
Replaced tailpipe (1 – 1997)
Replacedcylinder heads (1-1997)(130,000 miles) [$1550.00]
Replace rear brake shoes (linings) (10 – 1997)
Replace exhaust pipe (10 – 1997)
Replace water pipe from pump to thermostat (1 – 1998)
Replaced distributor cap and rotor (8 – 1998)
Repaired wiring at ignition that shorted out headlamps ( 9 -1999)
Replaced front brake pads and rotors (12- 1999) (185,586 miles)
Replaced inner axel boots on CV joints (12- 1999)
Replaced both steering boots (12- 1999)
Replaced battery (1 – 2000)
Replaced water pump (3 – 2000)
Replaced right axel (1 – 2002)
Replaced rotor and distributor cap & grounds on engine harness (10 – 2002)
Replaced temperature sensor & vacuum lines (11 – 2002)
Replaced fuel filter and hose into fuel tank (12 – 2002)
Cleaned contacts to get horn working again
Replaced 2 exhaust pipes (9 – 2003)
Replaced left front outer CV boot (10 – 2003)
Replaced tailpipe and muffler (1 – 2004)
Replaced sticking throttle cable (1 – 2004)
Replaced valve cover and gasket (4 – 2004) (211,650 miles)
Replaced rear muffle, tailpipe (12 – 2004)
Replaced CV joints (12 – 2004)
Replaced left front axle (7 – 2005)
Replaced rear brake shoes (7 – 2005) (214,370 miles)
Replaced catalytic converter (3 – 2007)
Replaced head gasket, oil pressure sending unit and cooling pipes (3 – 2007)
Replaced exhaust system (3 – 2007)
Replaced fuel injector & spark plug wire, (1 – 2008)
Other comments
19 mpg city/ 22 mpg highway
Email me questions and requests for what details you would like a photo of and I will put both online for you.The van can be seen by appointment in person at McDonald OH 44437 (preferable) and/or Clarington PA 15828
Diana Ludwig 330-530-2659 (please leave message) 814-752-6328 (please leave message)
Volkswagen syncro 1991 -- more info and links to newer photos:
The 91 vanagon has the original engine & transmission with no major/entire rebuilds, except for the covers and seals on the engine and the engine heads & seals being replaced, that I have listed on my webpage, (I am not terribly mechanically astute, I let the dealerships do all the work. One of the seals jobs was for leaking radiator fluid and the other was for leaking oil. It currently runs fine.)
At any rate I have every repair bill that you can decipher for yourself, or I can read on the phone to you (not every one!) I listed every large & medium repair on my webpage, copying from the bills.
I just now (Jan 08) had one clogged fuel injector replaced, & the spark plug wire also. This was when I took it in for its PA State inspection in December. It was kind of unsettling because my other dealer/long-time-mechanic (Kings, New Castle, PA) had just called to cancel my appointment because they were going out of business!! (aww). So I had to take it to the next closest VW place which was 2 counties further away(Mikan’s, Butler, PA). And they had never even seen a syncro (sigh!). (From 91 to 99 it went Boyd’s , Lebanon, PA)(Bought new at Horrigan’s, Shillington, PA)
Many other inquiring souls had requested I test its VC (Viscous coupling) to make sure it still had 4WD --- the couple tests I found online said they were dangerous so I let the garage do it. They said they took it on an icy ramp & all 4 wheels drove so they say the 4WD is fine.
This same inspection station also found 2 rust holes which we put it in the body shop for-- I have photos up online for you to see; 1 was under the drivers's step, under the matt; & the other was on the right back, just in front of the tire. They welded metal & some kind of "metal fiberglass?", and repainted, although they don't make that exact colour of white any more....so it’s just a bright white.
So to make that long story short -- those 4 things were repaired and it has its PA Inspection sticker and is good to go until December 2008, safe and roadworthy.
You can see pictures of over & underneath the engine at 2 different places online [see links below]--- and also the 3 rust spots (and also the little tears in the vinyl covering of the walls --- different people wanted to see photos of different things. I don't want anyone to show up & have a horrible surprise!) [The tears happened in the period where I was hauling wooden crates & metal beams home from the chocolate factory where I worked.]
Maps & directions for NW PA destination: (15828 zipcode PA address)
The Ohio address is 44437 zipcode if that would be more convenient. View map here for NE Ohio destination.
Miscellaneous Answers:
2)Yes, it is drive-able as it just passed its state inspection.
4) I took it in for the scheduled every 15,000 mile maintenance work up until about 200,000 miles, so whatever VW recommended, I assume the dealership service dept did.
5) There are no issues with shifting gears/into gears.
6) Nothing is leaking.
7) There are no squeaking sounds when it is driven, either from suspension or anywhere.
8) It has not been in any accidents excepting when I accidentally–in the dark--ran over the edge of a flower pot made out of a tire in our yard and it got “sucked” into the wheel well and left that dent scrape there below the driver’s door) -- so the frame is straight and all.
9) tires have only 9,000 miles on them (radial "Guardsman III brand, all-season TE P205/70 R14 -- 935 -- M+S)
There are also 2 extra tires that are worn but useable as interims (spare spares).
10) F.Y.I. I can’t find any more money to put into future upkeep/rebuilding of the vanagon so if it doesn’t sell for “something”, we are putting in the backyard up on blocks to sleep and write in.
NEW photos of undercarriage, under motor, suspension, the nicks in the vinyl wall coverings, rust spots, work done January 2008, and the differential knob [click smalls to enlarge (this is a newer page)]
ThinkFree.com (you don't have to sign-in, photos are large)
floor under matt
above engine
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and engine
new exhaust system January 07
the Samba ad