Hi new syncro convert needing advice

1
Hi Guys,

I've just joined this list largely because I'm trying to hunt down a T3 syncro, and I'm keen
to lear as much as I can and to participate further if possible (I currently own a T3
caravelle). What sould i be looking at paying for a full camper 89 - 92 in good condition
with either low Kms or a rebuild?

All the best
Murray
2
Gday Murray, welcome aboard the Syncro nutters forum. For starters, take
the time to read through all the posts here for at least the last couple
of months, that should give you a pretty good grounding on Syncro
subject matter.

Seems to me the price of Syncros relates more to their condition than
their build date. So it comes down to the individual Syncro that pops up
for sale, you always need to give it the once over up close and dirty,
preferably with a mechanic.

For instance, I started looking last November and at the time there was
a 1990 Syncro for sale owned by a german who had returned to Germany. It
had a german factory built camper conversion, difflocks, decoupler,
power steering, a/c, cruise control, central locking, 15" wheels, low
k's (155,000), etc. etc., mint condition and you could eat your breaky
off the motor. $25,000 and it sat there for sale for months. Gone now I
see but it was worth every cent.

Then you might see a 1990 Syncro camper conversion done by god knows
who with a whole different set up and inclusions, condition and milage
and it might get down to $10000. But there's no comparison with the one
above.

So there's no easy answer to this question of what price for a syncro.
My Syncro Trakka camper I paid $13000 a couple of months ago and I've
been working on it ever since to rejuvenate it and I still have a long
way to go still and thats not going to get it back into showroom
condition at all.

So Murray, I guess you have to decide what you want the Syncro for, its
condition and inclusions you think are important and then wait patiently
for something like that to pop up. I know I did and I was lucky ... only
took 4 months of looking on the internet every day to find it ....
patience is the key and then jump pretty damn quick when you see it. The
fact you already own a T3 caravelle gives you a head start in that you
are familiar with the vehicle, unlike me who came from a '76 aircooled
Kombi. Now that's a whole different story. Good luck Murray, do your
homework and please be patient.

Cheers.

Ken


--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "muzmarinator" <m.lee@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've just joined this list largely because I'm trying to hunt down a
T3 syncro, and I'm keen
> to lear as much as I can and to participate further if possible (I
currently own a T3
> caravelle). What sould i be looking at paying for a full camper 89 -
92 in good condition
> with either low Kms or a rebuild?
>
> All the best
> Murray
>
3
Thanks Ken,

I've been reading the posts (even followed your buying progress as documented). I have to admit I actually flew to the Sunshine Coast yesterday (tragic I know) and looked at the 89 tracka on Carsales at the moment - I have been, as you say, on the internet waiting for them to come up. I was undecided in the end even though it got the thumbs up from the last VW mechanic who serviced it a couple of weeks ago (I spoke to him by phone), but I still have an interest. The price is OK (I'd get it for $15.000 or under) but the A/C is not working and is an in dash model which I know don't work well anyway. No dif lock bit I'm not sure I'll be a super serious 4x4 person. I suspect it will probably go pretty quickly but who knows. The condition is quite reasonable and there is no serious rust but i was after something just a little more polished. It had an engine rebuild at 130klm but has now done 285,000 - the heads look OK and I can't see and coolant leakage.

By the way it has an oil leak mid way up underneath - I suspect it has to do with the 4x4 drive shaft or something? Any ideas what it might be for the more technically minded.

Cheers Murray


-----Original Message-----
From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Ken
Sent: Sun 5/28/2006 12:22 AM
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Hi new syncro convert needing advice


Gday Murray, welcome aboard the Syncro nutters forum. For starters, take
the time to read through all the posts here for at least the last couple
of months, that should give you a pretty good grounding on Syncro
subject matter.

Seems to me the price of Syncros relates more to their condition than
their build date. So it comes down to the individual Syncro that pops up
for sale, you always need to give it the once over up close and dirty,
preferably with a mechanic.

For instance, I started looking last November and at the time there was
a 1990 Syncro for sale owned by a german who had returned to Germany. It
had a german factory built camper conversion, difflocks, decoupler,
power steering, a/c, cruise control, central locking, 15" wheels, low
k's (155,000), etc. etc., mint condition and you could eat your breaky
off the motor. $25,000 and it sat there for sale for months. Gone now I
see but it was worth every cent.

Then you might see a 1990 Syncro camper conversion done by god knows
who with a whole different set up and inclusions, condition and milage
and it might get down to $10000. But there's no comparison with the one
above.

So there's no easy answer to this question of what price for a syncro.
My Syncro Trakka camper I paid $13000 a couple of months ago and I've
been working on it ever since to rejuvenate it and I still have a long
way to go still and thats not going to get it back into showroom
condition at all.

So Murray, I guess you have to decide what you want the Syncro for, its
condition and inclusions you think are important and then wait patiently
for something like that to pop up. I know I did and I was lucky ... only
took 4 months of looking on the internet every day to find it ....
patience is the key and then jump pretty damn quick when you see it. The
fact you already own a T3 caravelle gives you a head start in that you
are familiar with the vehicle, unlike me who came from a '76 aircooled
Kombi. Now that's a whole different story. Good luck Murray, do your
homework and please be patient.

Cheers.

Ken


--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "muzmarinator" <m.lee@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've just joined this list largely because I'm trying to hunt down a
T3 syncro, and I'm keen
> to lear as much as I can and to participate further if possible (I
currently own a T3
> caravelle). What sould i be looking at paying for a full camper 89 -
92 in good condition
> with either low Kms or a rebuild?
>
> All the best
> Murray
>








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Gday Murray, thanks for replying. Yes i have an a/c in mine too but
seeing it was never used by the previous owner, the seals have dried out
and so it's as useless as a wet paper bag. Just another thing to add to
the list of things to fix at god knows what price yet. I have some seam
rust in mine, the worst of it is in the front bumper seam. Still on the
to do list.

So how come you missed the 91 Syncro Trakka recently in Cairns? It had
difflocks too. It was listed on CarSales.

Oh and I meant to ask you b4 .... where are you located? Syncros are
pretty rare here on the NSW Central Coast (Gosford) so if you were from
here, that would be great so we could compare notes.

I noticed a lot of oily greasy gunk and mess on mine underneath, located
on and around the starter motor and a gizmo underneath that may have
something to do with engaging the 4WD in growler gear. Not sure tho. I'm
thinking ppl like you and I could do with a field day where someone
jacks up their Syncro and we can all scramble around underneath and get
shown by experts what the heck it all is that's going on under there ...
lol . Food for thought perhaps eh. Cheers Murray and keep us posted
please.

Ken




--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Murray Lee" <m.lee@...>
wrote:
>
> Thanks Ken,
>
> I've been reading the posts (even followed your buying progress as
documented). I have to admit I actually flew to the Sunshine Coast
yesterday (tragic I know) and looked at the 89 tracka on Carsales at the
moment - I have been, as you say, on the internet waiting for them to
come up. I was undecided in the end even though it got the thumbs up
from the last VW mechanic who serviced it a couple of weeks ago (I spoke
to him by phone), but I still have an interest. The price is OK (I'd get
it for $15.000 or under) but the A/C is not working and is an in dash
model which I know don't work well anyway. No dif lock bit I'm not sure
I'll be a super serious 4x4 person. I suspect it will probably go pretty
quickly but who knows. The condition is quite reasonable and there is no
serious rust but i was after something just a little more polished. It
had an engine rebuild at 130klm but has now done 285,000 - the heads
look OK and I can't see and coolant leakage.
>
> By the way it has an oil leak mid way up underneath - I suspect it has
to do with the 4x4 drive shaft or something? Any ideas what it might be
for the more technically minded.
>
> Cheers Murray
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Ken
> Sent: Sun 5/28/2006 12:22 AM
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Hi new syncro convert needing
advice
>
>
> Gday Murray, welcome aboard the Syncro nutters forum. For starters,
take
> the time to read through all the posts here for at least the last
couple
> of months, that should give you a pretty good grounding on Syncro
> subject matter.
>
> Seems to me the price of Syncros relates more to their condition than
> their build date. So it comes down to the individual Syncro that pops
up
> for sale, you always need to give it the once over up close and dirty,
> preferably with a mechanic.
>
> For instance, I started looking last November and at the time there
was
> a 1990 Syncro for sale owned by a german who had returned to Germany.
It
> had a german factory built camper conversion, difflocks, decoupler,
> power steering, a/c, cruise control, central locking, 15" wheels, low
> k's (155,000), etc. etc., mint condition and you could eat your breaky
> off the motor. $25,000 and it sat there for sale for months. Gone now
I
> see but it was worth every cent.
>
> Then you might see a 1990 Syncro camper conversion done by god knows
> who with a whole different set up and inclusions, condition and milage
> and it might get down to $10000. But there's no comparison with the
one
> above.
>
> So there's no easy answer to this question of what price for a syncro.
> My Syncro Trakka camper I paid $13000 a couple of months ago and I've
> been working on it ever since to rejuvenate it and I still have a long
> way to go still and thats not going to get it back into showroom
> condition at all.
>
> So Murray, I guess you have to decide what you want the Syncro for,
its
> condition and inclusions you think are important and then wait
patiently
> for something like that to pop up. I know I did and I was lucky ...
only
> took 4 months of looking on the internet every day to find it ....
> patience is the key and then jump pretty damn quick when you see it.
The
> fact you already own a T3 caravelle gives you a head start in that you
> are familiar with the vehicle, unlike me who came from a '76 aircooled
> Kombi. Now that's a whole different story. Good luck Murray, do your
> homework and please be patient.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
>
>
> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "muzmarinator" m.lee@
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> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I've just joined this list largely because I'm trying to hunt down a
> T3 syncro, and I'm keen
> > to lear as much as I can and to participate further if possible (I
> currently own a T3
> > caravelle). What sould i be looking at paying for a full camper 89 -
> 92 in good condition
> > with either low Kms or a rebuild?
> >
> > All the best
> > Murray
> >
>
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Hi Ken,

I only decided to seriously consider the Cairns one too late, it had already sold (it did look good though and I think that is the sort of thing I'm after). There was also one in melbourne a little earlier that looked good.

Anyway, I'm in Sydney and more of the ones that have been for sale here lately are ex telecom and well used and abused. I like your idea of a field day though checking out the 'underneath' mysteries of the T3 syncro. I'm pretty mechanically challenged so I'm sure I'd benefit.

Cheers Murray


-----Original Message-----
From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Ken
Sent: Sun 5/28/2006 9:17 AM
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Hi new syncro convert needing advice


Gday Murray, thanks for replying. Yes i have an a/c in mine too but
seeing it was never used by the previous owner, the seals have dried out
and so it's as useless as a wet paper bag. Just another thing to add to
the list of things to fix at god knows what price yet. I have some seam
rust in mine, the worst of it is in the front bumper seam. Still on the
to do list.

So how come you missed the 91 Syncro Trakka recently in Cairns? It had
difflocks too. It was listed on CarSales.

Oh and I meant to ask you b4 .... where are you located? Syncros are
pretty rare here on the NSW Central Coast (Gosford) so if you were from
here, that would be great so we could compare notes.

I noticed a lot of oily greasy gunk and mess on mine underneath, located
on and around the starter motor and a gizmo underneath that may have
something to do with engaging the 4WD in growler gear. Not sure tho. I'm
thinking ppl like you and I could do with a field day where someone
jacks up their Syncro and we can all scramble around underneath and get
shown by experts what the heck it all is that's going on under there ...
lol . Food for thought perhaps eh. Cheers Murray and keep us posted
please.

Ken




--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Murray Lee" <m.lee@...>
wrote:
>
> Thanks Ken,
>
> I've been reading the posts (even followed your buying progress as
documented). I have to admit I actually flew to the Sunshine Coast
yesterday (tragic I know) and looked at the 89 tracka on Carsales at the
moment - I have been, as you say, on the internet waiting for them to
come up. I was undecided in the end even though it got the thumbs up
from the last VW mechanic who serviced it a couple of weeks ago (I spoke
to him by phone), but I still have an interest. The price is OK (I'd get
it for $15.000 or under) but the A/C is not working and is an in dash
model which I know don't work well anyway. No dif lock bit I'm not sure
I'll be a super serious 4x4 person. I suspect it will probably go pretty
quickly but who knows. The condition is quite reasonable and there is no
serious rust but i was after something just a little more polished. It
had an engine rebuild at 130klm but has now done 285,000 - the heads
look OK and I can't see and coolant leakage.
>
> By the way it has an oil leak mid way up underneath - I suspect it has
to do with the 4x4 drive shaft or something? Any ideas what it might be
for the more technically minded.
>
> Cheers Murray
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Ken
> Sent: Sun 5/28/2006 12:22 AM
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Hi new syncro convert needing
advice
>
>
> Gday Murray, welcome aboard the Syncro nutters forum. For starters,
take
> the time to read through all the posts here for at least the last
couple
> of months, that should give you a pretty good grounding on Syncro
> subject matter.
>
> Seems to me the price of Syncros relates more to their condition than
> their build date. So it comes down to the individual Syncro that pops
up
> for sale, you always need to give it the once over up close and dirty,
> preferably with a mechanic.
>
> For instance, I started looking last November and at the time there
was
> a 1990 Syncro for sale owned by a german who had returned to Germany.
It
> had a german factory built camper conversion, difflocks, decoupler,
> power steering, a/c, cruise control, central locking, 15" wheels, low
> k's (155,000), etc. etc., mint condition and you could eat your breaky
> off the motor. $25,000 and it sat there for sale for months. Gone now
I
> see but it was worth every cent.
>
> Then you might see a 1990 Syncro camper conversion done by god knows
> who with a whole different set up and inclusions, condition and milage
> and it might get down to $10000. But there's no comparison with the
one
> above.
>
> So there's no easy answer to this question of what price for a syncro.
> My Syncro Trakka camper I paid $13000 a couple of months ago and I've
> been working on it ever since to rejuvenate it and I still have a long
> way to go still and thats not going to get it back into showroom
> condition at all.
>
> So Murray, I guess you have to decide what you want the Syncro for,
its
> condition and inclusions you think are important and then wait
patiently
> for something like that to pop up. I know I did and I was lucky ...
only
> took 4 months of looking on the internet every day to find it ....
> patience is the key and then jump pretty damn quick when you see it.
The
> fact you already own a T3 caravelle gives you a head start in that you
> are familiar with the vehicle, unlike me who came from a '76 aircooled
> Kombi. Now that's a whole different story. Good luck Murray, do your
> homework and please be patient.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
>
>
> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "muzmarinator" m.lee@
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I've just joined this list largely because I'm trying to hunt down a
> T3 syncro, and I'm keen
> > to lear as much as I can and to participate further if possible (I
> currently own a T3
> > caravelle). What sould i be looking at paying for a full camper 89 -
> 92 in good condition
> > with either low Kms or a rebuild?
> >
> > All the best
> > Murray
> >
>
>
>
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>
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By the way Ken, good luck with your seam rust. My current T3 Caravelle has some which is apparently 'only surface'. I had it removed and resprayed but it is coming back which is a real pain. If you find out how to really kill it (and who is a good exterminator) let me know.

Cheers Murray

Gday Murray, thanks for replying. Yes i have an a/c in mine too but
seeing it was never used by the previous owner, the seals have dried out
and so it's as useless as a wet paper bag. Just another thing to add to
the list of things to fix at god knows what price yet. I have some seam
rust in mine, the worst of it is in the front bumper seam. Still on the
to do list.
7

Gday Murray

Yes well no doubt one could throw thousands of dollars at the Syncro to get the rust treated and panels repaired by panelbeaters but I'm not sure it can be done 100% guaranteed anyway. After all, fixing it properly means accessing both sides of the seam in many cases. Also, if your van has sustained body damage, that's where rust is more likely to start.

If you just want the rust activity to stop, using fishoil and keeping the Syncro fully garaged when not in use has worked for me on my '76 Kombi. Apparently there is a newer product now available thats better than fishoil .. the name escapes me. But unlike fishoil, this newer product can also be painted over.

The recognised king of rust treatment systems from the old U S of A is POR 15. Check it out best on the US site at http://www.por15direct.com/s.nl/sc.1/.f;jsessionid=ac112b1d1f434cf64398ae144736ab45d15abcc804c4.e3iKaNePch4Re3aSahqObNeTay1ynknvrkLOlQzNp65In0

POR 15 is available in Australia, in fact I bought a starter kit from the supplier here in Gosford recently. You need to buy the special can of thinners also. Properly done, they reckon it's a permanent cure, it's that good.

At the end of the day, its a bit like periodically carrying out a visual check for white ants in your home ... go round and visually check all seams for cracking of the seam filler. If it''s cracked, it needs attention asap to have it resealed again. Either that or have your Syncro painted "rusty brown" ...  lol.  Cheers.

Ken


--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Murray Lee" <m.lee@...> wrote:
>
>
> By the way Ken, good luck with your seam rust. My current T3 Caravelle has some which is apparently 'only surface'. I had it removed and resprayed but it is coming back which is a real pain. If you find out how to really kill it (and who is a good exterminator) let me know.
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> Cheers Murray
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> Gday Murray, thanks for replying. Yes i have an a/c in mine too but
> seeing it was never used by the previous owner, the seals have dried out
> and so it's as useless as a wet paper bag. Just another thing to add to
> the list of things to fix at god knows what price yet. I have some seam
> rust in mine, the worst of it is in the front bumper seam. Still on the
> to do list.
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