As I threw caution to the wind and drove the Ghia to Reno I was able to discover and prioritise what things should be worked on now that my motor issues appear to be behind me.
Number one being heat, it was 32 degrees in Truckee!
Number two being some new rubber around the windows and doors. Whistling wind noise is old after the first hour and it was too cold to have the windows down.
And number three probably some things in case of a road side emergency.
That said, she came missing a spare tire, so if anyone has a four lug basic rim that I could throw under the bonnet I would be interested in making such a purchase...
Thanks and if you haven't tried HWY 20 in an aircooled VW I highly reccomend it!