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dhaavers
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 Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Continue my pre-eclipse punch list...
Yesterday: rotate tires, adjust rear brakes (hand brake had been loose for a while @ ~6-7 clicks...  ) & checked all shoes/pads
Today: all new Gates belts, new memory foam pad for guests in top bunk, temporary install of reflectix insulation for roof,
top off AC charge (it's gonna be a hot couple days on the road...)  
Tomorrow: drop tranny in preparation for "new" rebuilt arriving Friday; check CV's, new grease, bolts & Rockford boots all around... 
Weekend: install new tranny, new oil, new spare tire, temporary "window cling" sun shade all around, new fuel filter, etc, etc, etc...
I'll keep all y'all posted... 
- Dave
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big swifty
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Joined: August 21, 2007
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Location: Formally in Republic of VT; now in Hollywood, FL
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| crukab wrote: |
Washed 2 years of dirt off the Doka today, fixed a head light that lost a adjuster & was flopping around, replaced the speedo & Gas gage lights in the dash pod, all this after getting the NEW TRANY !!! Put in Wednesday, it runs GREAT !!!!!!!!  |
Who rebuilt your tranny? Local?
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1987 Vanagon Syncro // Westfalia pop-top graft // Factory new ALH. 11mm IP. AFN 110 RC 2,3,4 // S7 turbo// Titan P502's
2013 Golf 4d TDI. No mods. Yet.
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danfromsyr
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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replaced the starter, updated the aged and inadequate alternator to starter power wire.
sandpapered the contacting surfaces, light coat of Dielectric grease
got it all wrapped up as mosquitos were driving me in and callin for reinforcements.
hit the key and Click/crunk.. click, click click..
didn't even get 1 full revolution.
$^$%^&&&%$#%TRT((*^$#
have to remove, clean and replace the GND strap tomorrow..
for which I don't have any time.. as I'm preparing for our local VW show I am president over this weekend.. ^$#@$&^&^*&
lets hope it's that and not the bushing I neglected to replace..
of course it's the bushing.. and the ground..
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bobbyblack 
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Location: United States, Iowa
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:57 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Hot Glued my passenger sliding door screen back to its frame, and re-installed.
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dhaavers
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Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| bobbyblack wrote: |
| Hot Glued my passenger sliding door screen back to its frame, and re-installed. |
Yeah...I've done that...& it works great!
Today dropped old tranny in preparation for "new" rebuild arriving tomorrow. No sense paying
to ship the oil with my core return, so I drained it & checked the plug, just for giggles:
FWIW, this is the result of 35k trouble-free miles since last drain (accounting for slight "fuzz" at the tip
o' the magnet) & a mere 500 miles limping home since the definitive symptoms of classic 3-4 slider
hub failure (certainly the source of the heavier chunky flakes at the bottom of the plug/sump)... 
Glad I knew what the trouble finding 3rd & 4th gear meant...!!!
SAMBA!
- Dave
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danfromsyr
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:33 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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so I get back under to deal & clean the grounds..
well I hadn't tightened the +pos cable on the back of the starter..
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replaced the starter, updated the aged and inadequate alternator to starter power wire.
sandpapered the contacting surfaces, light coat of Dielectric grease
got it all wrapped up as mosquitos were driving me in and callin for reinforcements.
hit the key and Click/crunk.. click, click click..
didn't even get 1 full revolution.
$^$%^&&&%$#%TRT((*^$#
have to remove, clean and replace the GND strap tomorrow..
for which I don't have any time.. as I'm preparing for our local VW show I am president over this weekend.. ^$#@$&^&^*&
lets hope it's that and not the bushing I neglected to replace..
of course it's the bushing.. and the ground.. |
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bobbyblack
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:03 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| danfromsyr wrote: |
so I get back under to deal & clean the grounds..
well I hadn't tightened the +pos cable on the back of the starter..
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 Everybody has one of those days, once in a while. Glad it was as simple as that.
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Michael4104
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:12 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| well I hadn't tightened the +pos cable on the back of the starter.. |
Darm mosquitos, sometimes they have an effect on our ability to finish a task. 😉
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bobbyblack
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:20 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| dhaavers wrote: |
| bobbyblack wrote: |
| Hot Glued my passenger sliding door screen back to its frame, and re-installed. |
Yeah...I've done that...& it works great! |
Indeed, your post confirming it was my inspiration!
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Today dropped old tranny in preparation for "new" rebuild arriving tomorrow. No sense paying
to ship the oil with my core return, so I drained it & checked the plug, just for giggles:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1679026.jpg
- Dave |
What a wild looking construction on that magnet! Way 'out-there' Glad you got home!
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gchristensen
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Location: Sacramento Ca.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:51 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Well after several years of tinkering and doing the required maintenance on my 1982 aaz upgrade. I thought Id give the key a quick check in the ignition figuring Id have to bleed the fuel and fuss with the engine to run. So first crank no fiddling and she is purring like a kitten. Now I can sort out the throttle linkage arm issue going from a 1.6 diesel to the power packed 1.9 AAZ engine. Im probably going to fab one up as the Brickwerks in the UK wont sell to us in the US.
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Urmyboyblue25
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Cleaned up some rust with a wire brush then pinted over wit primer before the snow hits and makes it worse. still have a lot to do to the motor probably going to need a full rebuild. guy I got it from said it was seized and that was 10+ years ago but it turn over just fine. going to pick up a battery soon. cheers!
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figborg
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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working on the Red van, can't ever figure out why they didn't at least offer the option of front swivels, and westy style curtains in non-westys.
installed a front passenger seat swivel
installed snaps and 91 front westy curtain
changed the oil, and shimmed the relief valve. lets see how it is now on 10w40.
replaced the rear brake flex hoses, suspect they may be failing and on occasion dragging a brake here/there.
swapped out the Temp gauge sender.. some OP put 2 blue senders in, so the dash gauge has been reading only on the bottom, will see how that is tomorrow when we fire it back up.
installed a LED voltage readout in the face of the black box in the engine compartment.
still too much to do but we'll have to roll as it is tomorrow..
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pbrown
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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It was a busy day for me.
1) Fixed the battery door. It was hanging on only by a scrap of carpet. I straightened it out and riveted it back in place. I also cut it shorter to clear the swivel seat I installed recently.
2) I added the V-channel over the front doors for the camper style headliner. This was a passenger van not long ago.
3) I started a Dynomat install. I have it installed in the sliding door and under the drivers seat so far.
4) I installed a new Kenwood head unit and JL 4-channel amp. The amp is under the drivers seat.
5) I installed some Jack Bombay poptop struts.
6) I installed some GoWesty window cranks that broke off in my hand on the first use. I took them back off. Real pieces of crap.
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VWagabond
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Drove it!
Tom
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randolph57
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:46 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Fitted Beauty rings and new non-bleeding replacement digital clock!  |
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djkeev
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randolph57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:09 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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'stretch all the rubber cabinet mouldings to negate the large gap that has appeared over the last27 years. a little heat manipulation from my paint strip gun and bingo! Did all the other non cabinet rubbers too |
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jokeraus
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:52 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Began the installation of an in floor storage container beneath the sliding door. My poor van is really stacking up bits of removed sheetmetal floor sections
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szegedin7
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| "Blackout" curtains from Wal-Mart. Best $12 I've spent on the van in a while. They don't call them blackout for nothin'. Huge improvement over previous curtains. |
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