[Vwdiesel] 1980 VW pickup for sale Seattle

Will Taygan william at taygan.com
Fri Apr 23 10:09:59 EDT 2004


Well, I just found out that I'm moving to Anchorage in a month, so the 1980 project must go.  Thought I'd let you all have a shot at it first.

1980 VW pickup LX, repainted two-tone blue.  $850 - located in Concrete, WA - 2 hours north of Seattle.

The Good:

*NICE* body, no major rust (surface rust in places including lower seam below driver's window)
REBUILT cylinder head less than 5000 miles on it
NEW exhaust system with a glasspack muffler
GOOD tires, practically new
NEW battery, 1000CA
TIGHT suspension, no rattles - I know, it's amazing for an a1.
SMOOTH shifting, drives, stops, turns, does all the things you need to drive it home.
ONLY 84,000 miles!

The bad:
PO didn't retorque the cylinder head after 1000 miles, so I replaced the gasket again.  I've been fiddling with it for a few months. I drove it around for a while, parked it one morning and them it wouldn't start.  Had it towed home.  I can get it running but it's spewing black smoke until it warms up.  

Oh yeah, driver's seat is torn, has steel wheels with some rust, etc. etc. etc.

Will Taygan
Concrete, WA



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