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reluctantartist · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:06 am Post subject:

Make sure it is a good shop .... it sounds like you have an exhaust leak plus all the other vacuum leaks in the usual locations. This will never run right until all of that is taken care of and potentially trash the engine from running lean. You might also want to make sure the temp 2 sensor is checked. These vehicles are old there is not a single 30 year old vehicle that does not need maintenance on the vacuum system if it has all of the original hoses. The rubber vacuum hoses do not last that long so even a low mileage vehicle will have issues. Don't let your shop get away with doing a hatchet job on the vacuum system by misadjusting the Air fuel mixture to make up for a vacuum leak. Also if you are going to keep this you really need to get the shop manual and start learning to do some work unless you have deep pockets to pay another mechanic. The air cooled is simpler to work on than the wbxr but is less forgiving if something is not correct. After you get it running the next thing would be to make sure your engine compartment is properly air tight. Of course I assume you have replaced the fuel lines.
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Andrew A. Libby · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:20 am Post subject:

reluctantartist · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:38 am Post subject:

a1fa · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:04 pm Post subject:

I'm ordering a manual. Does anyone sell an all inclusive vacuum replacement kit? That would be nice.
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a1fa · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject:

Vagon is back from the shop. Plugged up fuel filter. I guess I was getting low to EMPTY and it sucked all that junk in. That means it may happen again since I don't have a working fuel gauge to keep it at least on half talk always. May have to go by miles. I got approximately 14.2 mpg, city driving, and some hills.. about ~ 200 miles to 14 gallons.

Tonight I made my own EGR block-off plate (but I did not disconnect the EGR valve from the throttle), restarted the EGR counter, and officially rolled over my odometer. Now its back to 0, as if it is brand new (bought it at 99.8k, and put 200 miles in 7 days). Vagon idles slightly better. I ziptied a few more vacuum lines. I can still hear hissing from somewhere around the airbox boot... wtf.

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a1fa · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject:

New video, EGR blocked off, 1 exhaust leak fixed (1 to go), some vacuum hoses addressed.. can anyone tell me what is that "hissing" sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iJRNjMn3RA
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Andrew A. Libby · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject:

Andrew A. Libby · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:39 pm Post subject:

a1fa, that sounds like a vacuum leak. Sometimes you can locate vacuum leaks by squirting starting fluid at connections. When the idle raises, you've found a vacuum leak.

reluctantartist · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:47 am Post subject:

Unfortunately, as far as I know there is not a vacuum hose kit for the air-cooled vanagon. Looking at your picture all of the braided hose needs to be replaced ad well as the rubber pieces that are involved in the connections. A temp fix for the rubber pieces is to take them of squeeze them to find cracks and fill the cracks with shoe goo. That will fix the big intake boot too until you by a new one.

Go to airhead parts or bus depot or bus boys these are the numbers for the rubber parts:

022-133-083 rubber y
071-129-967 intake elbow
022-129-637 aar elbow
022-133-073 throttle body gasket
039-133-241 intake manifold sleeves (4)

You can use silicon heater hose for some of the larger vacuum hose at your FLAPS or the places I listed have the hose available. I do not like the braided hose myself.

And here is a discussion on blocking off the EGR.
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a1fa · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:01 am Post subject:

I am going to order all those parts, and a new exhaust, and maybe a new gas tank with new hoses. There was bunch of junk in my fuel filter, not sure if the tank is peeling. Will not know until I drop 'er down. Embarassed

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a1fa · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:06 am Post subject:

Where can I get the braided vacuum hoses? Someone suggested some braided hose from Lowes/Home Depot... anything else? How about the small vacuum lines? Mad

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Jake de Villiers · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:43 am Post subject:

You can get the braided hose from Van Cafe or Bus Depot - you'll find the smaller vacuum hose at the local car parts store - Schuck's, O'Reilly, NAPA. Stay away from the lumberyard for car parts - the materials aren't designed to deal with the heat levels in an engine compartment.
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a1fa · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:27 am Post subject:

Thank you. I lubricated the shift assembly at lunch hour.. it needed it.. i am wondering if there is an height adjustment inside the assembly. It's a bit easier to add it into reverse now. Sometimes you can accidentally drop into into reverse.. Guess the push-down travel is a bit shorter now. =)
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a1fa · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:31 pm Post subject:

Couple of little loose ends left to wrap:

- Leaky windshield wiper reservoir / JB Weld to the rescue.
- Bouncy speedometer Question

- Incorrect fuel gauge.. It's sporadic. It shows half tank on full Question

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ftp2leta · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject:

a1fa · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:39 pm Post subject:

Yikes.. you been there, and done that... ouch.
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dhaavers · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject:

reluctantartist · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:36 pm Post subject:

Ben knows how to give nightmares.
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a1fa · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject:

Hopefully my engine is just knocking for attention.. Embarassed

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ftp2leta · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject:

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