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PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:25 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
do.dah wrote:
Ever since you painted your roof white, I have been vacillating doing the same thing....


I like the white roof but it does get DIRTY!

I hate to express the words but this old machine is running sweet! .......

Sun is setting, just looking smart......

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:29 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
Putting the Van to work today!

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:37 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
Today I pulled my accelerator linkage to check for, and repair, worn connections.

I also spent a fair amount of time figuring out how to
Finish off my camper transition inside.
Storage space is at a premium and I saw that Dave (Dobryan) had filled in the spot between the GL seat and the kitchen.
I decided to copy his lead and am designing a house battery/tool storage box.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:16 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
I've been working a lot on my 90 GL lately.
Rebuilt the transmission
Replaced the throttle body

These tasks evolved into trouble at times and I used existing as well as creating new threads trying to solve problems and find the answers to questions.

For my own convenience I've listed them here so I can find them again in the future if need be.

The questions involve several threads but I thought that each problem was unique although they were related and at times over lapped.
Sometimes a topic in a forum morphed into a whole new problem or solution path...... such as "How does the automatic transmission work?"

Be it right or be it wrong..... 🤷‍♂️ What's done is done.

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Auto transmission operation

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=791012&sid=5a613578c64787aea5e4d936c6394cf9

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Automatic transmission kick down adjustment

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=667549

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GoWesty Throttle body, high idle

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790490

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GoWesty throttle body problems

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790119

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Automatic transmission weep hole

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790319

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Automatic transmission RPM vs MPH

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790244

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Automatic transmission rebuild

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=782193
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:29 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
I just ordered a rebuilt VW throttle body from Sparx Werks.

https://www.sparxwerks.com/

I'll either return my GoWesty one if they'll take it or sell it as lightly used.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
Last night was a freakish late cold snap.
No frost but darn close.
I went out early for a cold weather test drive with the rebuilt transmission.

I'm happy to report all went well!
My confidence continues to build that this home done rebuild might just last.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:28 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
Well, some good news…… the temperature got well into the 80’s today so I turned on the A/C and out came wonderful cold air!
Another Winter behind us!
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:29 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
djkeev wrote:
Well, some good news…… the temperature got well into the 80’s today so I turned on the A/C and out came wonderful cold air!
Another Winter behind us!


going to be near 90F today! we should discuss my A/C Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:29 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
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djkeev wrote:
Well, some good news…… the temperature got well into the 80’s today so I turned on the A/C and out came wonderful cold air!
Another Winter behind us!


going to be near 90F today! we should discuss my A/C Smile


Whenever you're ready to drop $1,000 just let me know........ happy to help.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:56 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
After my trip to New Hampshire

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790088

I’m putting together a proper travel kit of tools and parts.
If I had a compression gauge with me I could have avoided so much stress and worry.
Used on eBay $10
Next to The one I’ve had for 40 years.

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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2024 8:01 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
I gotta say after making through just about every page I am most impressed with that "in the yard paint job"

In furniture school we learned "museum quality" is at least 6 feet away behind the ropes!
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PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2024 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
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Dave


Still reading through your thread and came on this post

I have had 2 of the truck versions with the ramp door on the passenger side.

Both were pulled out of a field where they had sat since the late 60's early 70's. the automatic one we fixed up and drove 5000 miles through 6 states one year for a family vacation! its what started our van obsession and here we are years later after a eurovan, 2 sprinters and now a Vanagon. There was even a ford econoline truck in there somewhere though I never got it running.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 10:21 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
Thanks for the reply. This is indeed helpful.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2024 11:55 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
MikeCorbitt wrote:
Thanks for the reply. This is indeed helpful.


For context, he came here looking for bumper repair options .....

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 8:31 am    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
My Van was last used in early June, last time I filled it was June 6th.

Happily it kicked right off with no hesitation what so ever.
I little bit of blue smoke from sitting but that burned off quickly.

I topped it off today with ethanol free gas.

Then we went to work moving some furniture.
I love how this box swallows up stuff with room to spare!

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 12:01 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
djkeev wrote:
My Van was last used in early June, last time I filled it was June 6th.

Happily it kicked right off with no hesitation what so ever.
I little bit of blue smoke from sitting but that burned off quickly.

I topped it off today with ethanol free gas.

Then we went to work moving some furniture.
I love how this box swallows up stuff with room to spare!

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Yes, we spent many weekends moving my oldest Niece from her old apartment to our downstairs apartment. And we moved her Mother before that, all with the Vanagon except for things that wouldn't fit into it, and required a moving Van and a couple of guys to haul things down a winding staircase....
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 2:11 pm    Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! Reply with quote
Well, the Van ran great! .......
Mostly......

When the A/C was on I had poor idling and a flat spot / hesitation getting moving.

Shut the A/C off and all was well.

I then remembered that my idle control system was acting up so I unplugged the control valve.

I think I need to sit down and figure out why my idle control is sometimes acting up and keeping a high idle speed about 2,000 + rpm.
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