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johnnytod
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 Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:37 pm Post subject: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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I am looking for the owner of this van. Does anyone know how to find him? Van was lastly sighted in Florida. I want to ask him a question.
Any hints would be appreciated!
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Ahwahnee
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vanis13
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| Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:44 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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Surprised it sold fur 875
Interesting shot of the engine and tranny, I don't recognize it. Any ideas what it is?
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ALIKA T3
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tdivan82 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:11 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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What happened to that poor westy? Drivers door looks like a dinosaur tried to get inside.
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MsTaboo
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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| tdivan82 wrote: |
| What happened to that poor westy? Drivers door looks like a dinosaur tried to get inside. |
This is another example of the Fire Dept going nuts trying to locate the fire source. The door must have been locked and they went to town prying it open (why they didn't just go though the window is a mystery) Note the damage to the front as they tried to open the front hood. 
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SLOWoody
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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Looks like the fire was concentrated in the front of the van. Much more fire damage up front and the area around the radiator is torn up.
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tdivan82
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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Front left corner looks the worst, the left headlamp looks much worse than the right, and large puncture in the sheet metal next to the antenna hole. Maybe the fire started in the Fusebox area?
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Mile High Puma
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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The transaxle looks heavy duty. Is that a Subagears unit?
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vanis13
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| Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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| Mile High Puma wrote: |
| The transaxle looks heavy duty. Is that a Subagears unit? |
I was wondering about that transaxle. Mine has a diff bellhousing....and man, it's clean!
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ALIKA T3
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vanis13
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:03 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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| ALIKA T3 wrote: |
| I can't access the pics anymore but it was a Vanagon transmission, just clean. |
This should be all of them if not they are in my gallery
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:46 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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Hemp vent block off plates
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82westyrabbit
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 4:38 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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| That’s definitely a FAS engine conversion. The transmission is stock vw. It looks different because it has an adapter plate for the FAS engine conversion. The fire looks like it was in the front so it probably it wasn’t the usual bad fuel lines. Someone had a lot of money it that van. The fire must have been devastating to them. On the bright side someone got a great deal on a FAS engine conversion and what looks like a rebuilt transmission. John |
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vanis13
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 6:01 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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Yeah, and I was thinking of it's FAS it is diesel which would less likely be a fuel fire.
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tdivan82
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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| Yeah, and I was thinking of it's FAS it is diesel which would less likely be a fuel fire. |
How can you tell diesel from the photo? I guess the fact that the engine didn't burn is a pretty good clue.
It's giving off electrical fire vibes. Van seems to be well accessorized, so could be sketchy wiring / unfused circuit at the battery or fuse box.
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| Hemp vent block off plates |
I think those are palm trees...
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vanis13
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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| vanis13 wrote: |
| Yeah, and I was thinking of it's FAS it is diesel which would less likely be a fuel fire. |
How can you tell diesel from the photo? I guess the fact that the engine didn't burn is a pretty good clue.
It's giving off electrical fire vibes. Van seems to be well accessorized, so could be sketchy wiring / unfused circuit at the battery or fuse box.
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I think those are palm trees... |
I thought FAS did only diesel conversations.
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tdivan82
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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I thought FAS did only diesel conversations. |
They also offer the 2.0 ABA engine.
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vanis13
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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I thought FAS did only diesel conversations. |
They also offer the 2.0 ABA engine. |
Well there you go! Thanks for the education.
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:03 am Post subject: Re: Looking for the owner of this van! |
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Definitely looks like a great way to get a rebuilt transmission at the very least. I don't know if the wiring or motor is any good though. Does the FAS kit put the wiring and ecu in the cabin? Certainly the major engine swap bits of the engine swap like the carrier bar, oil pan, and transmission adapter plates look good.
Maybe it was a failed brake switch that caused the fire.
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