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scottcollins72 Replies: 12 Views: 1947 |
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scottcollins72 Replies: 5 Views: 805 |
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Listen to the nice man. I went through this with my aircooled van and after spending $550 per head to rebuild them with all new seats, valve stems, etc,etc, I ended up having to put a new head on anyw ... | |
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Yeah until the tranny explodes from misuse ![]() |
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Never tried it because my van's aircooled, but I am a plumber and I can tell you it works awesome for keeping water lines from freezing in underground parking lots. Get the 1" thick stuff of the ... | |
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As for the confusing oil level on the dipstick, Make sure it's going in all the way. I know it sounds stupid, but on our air cooled vans the dipsticks are annoying. If you pull it you'll notice that t ... | |
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He is talking about the ducts that run from the alternator to the heat exchangers I believe. Those aren't what are causing your lack of heat. Underneath the van where the engine attaches to the transm ... | |
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scottcollins72 Replies: 0 Views: 541 |
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I'm open to having a show of Vanagons at my home Oct. 28th only in Coquitlam B.C. PM me if interested. All BC'ers come out! | |
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mamalemon, You bring it to my house in coquitlam and we'll have a go. Mine's in great shape so no need to futz with it but I'm always willing to have a go with anything Vanagon/Westy. Always happy to ... | |
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scottcollins72 Replies: 9 Views: 1611 |
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I have the same antenna. except some little BASTARD STOLE IT on the side of mine. Haven't got a before picture but I will definitely have a after picture when the sun shines tomorrow. | |
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scottcollins72 Replies: 20 Views: 2486 |
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To keep the musty smell that may ensue (depending on how much moisture is in your van) Pop the top and use a couple of 2X4's to prop it open a bit. Any moisture that is trapped in the canvas will caus ... | |
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I'm not sure how the PO did it on ours but when you place the key in the ignition our stereo comes on. Pull the key and it's off. One of these days I'll get around to investigating how and why that wo ... | |
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Talk to your local plastic factory and ask them to make you a sheet of Lexan the exact dimensions of the roof opening. 1/4 or 1/8" should do. And to boot it's bulletproof. Literally. Shouldn't co ... | |
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Recently weighed my 81 aircooled Westy and it came in at 2070kg (4563lb) fully loaded with camping gear and a 1/4 tank. | |
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Are you talking brown table top itself or just the trim that goes around it? Mines kind of a cream color on top and it's got brown trim running the perimeter. I'd be willing to part with mine for some ... | |
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Amsoil is the only full synthetic that is actually approved by VW. | |
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Yeah, I checked with the friend of mine who works at the shop and he says that they shouldn't off gas because they did that already in his shop. No A/C and the sheets were there for over 2 years. They ... | |
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Man does my van look flippin schweet inside now. Finally got around to ripping out the cabinets and replacing all the hardboard and crap paper that was flaking off with the 1/8" ABS plastic my bu ... | |
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Here's mine:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/300374.jpg Handy having a buddy who works at a plastics factory. Only cost me $40 and helping him move a stove to redo all the panels in the van ... |
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Hey folks haven't posted in a while so this may be a long one. Entered the GCVWS this year and we had a blast. Won 50 bucks to CIP so that was really cool. Thinking about posting a bit of a suggestion ... | |
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