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Tcash
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Joined: July 20, 2011
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Location: San Jose, California, USA
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I've never seen my speedometer needle move that quickly....  |
I have! When I'm spinning the front wheel to test my wheel bearings.  |
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cmonSTART
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Joined: July 15, 2014
Posts: 1915
Location: NH
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
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| I've never seen my speedometer needle move that quickly.... |
neat, huh 
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Yes, actually. My bus is a daily driver - a work vehicle. I think this is a very viable option whenever my rebuilt type 4 grenades.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 16863
Location: sticksville, ct.
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being in NH, you could benefit from the heat too.
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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JeffRobenolt
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Joined: February 25, 2007
Posts: 1513
Location: Wisconsin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:29 am Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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Dumpy Bus wiring harness test video
Link
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skills@eurocarsplus
Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 16863
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:33 am Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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if anyone needs harness work done, jeff is your man. I have had several done by him and never have I been let down.
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| gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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samwise
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Joined: May 04, 2010
Posts: 611
Location: North Salt Lake, Utah
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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Looks great!
It'll be a looooooong time before I could afford that 
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skills@eurocarsplus
Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 16863
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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Looks great!
It'll be a looooooong time before I could afford that |
https://www.lendingclub.com/public/personal-loans.action
dollar down, chase me around.....it's the American way
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| gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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skills@eurocarsplus
Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 16863
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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so, I know photobucket has trashed my threads, and that's fine. I just wanted to share a text that I got from mike+jess about dumpy...
****EDIT****
using google images so if you are not signed into google it may not show up
it's stuff like this that make it all worth it. the relationships/friendships forged working with people. makes all the b/s totally worth it when the owners still keep in touch.
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| gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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HerbieDave
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Joined: June 08, 2007
Posts: 105
Location: Ventura
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:48 am Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| if anyone needs harness work done, jeff is your man. I have had several done by him and never have I been let down. |
Thanks for the reference, Got 3 I need to get done! |
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skills@eurocarsplus
Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 16863
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| if anyone needs harness work done, jeff is your man. I have had several done by him and never have I been let down. |
Thanks for the reference, Got 3 I need to get done! |
can't say enough good about jeff. tell him I sent you and chances are he may include some goodies for ya
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| gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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HerbieDave
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Joined: June 08, 2007
Posts: 105
Location: Ventura
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| HerbieDave wrote: |
| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| if anyone needs harness work done, jeff is your man. I have had several done by him and never have I been let down. |
Thanks for the reference, Got 3 I need to get done! |
can't say enough good about jeff. tell him I sent you and chances are he may include some goodies for ya |
Just sent off 3 harness for him to do. He was very quick to reply.
would love to have you PM me your recommendation for the radiator setup.... Me and a co-worker are doing the swap and that leaves 1 extra for another later down the road. I'm doing a 2.5 in a 73 west automatic. |
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skills@eurocarsplus
Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007
Posts: 16863
Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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no need for a p/m. I tried to help a few swapper out. no one will spend the money for the setup I use, so it isn't worth telling anyone. just use a big radiator and design it however you see fit.
it's more than just a radiator....it's the whole package. lots of tricks in my underbelly setup. this is why I have a texas bus doing 75 with the a/c on.
by the time you get done will all of what makes my setup successful, it's just shy of 900.00. but, it's been proven to cool even a 6 cylinder.
the real problem is I gave away a grocery list of stuff to do it. 1 guy was in a hurry, used some toilet radiator and had overheating issues....then expected me to diagnose...done doing that....if you're (not you, just saying) not going to do what I told you, why bother asking?
sorry, just got fed up. join the FB Subaru powered vw group. lots of bad info to sort thru, but some smart guys on there
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Convoy
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Joined: March 17, 2011
Posts: 312
Location: San Clemente
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:15 am Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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| It's proven successful at ~ $900. If down right seems inexpensive since a Subaru conversion is not as cheap as one might be led to believe. I'd be open to invest in what Skills is suggesting. |
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danfromsyr
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Joined: March 01, 2004
Posts: 15144
Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:30 am Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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Trial and error...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8487777#8487777
but Andrew eventually went with a oe vanagon radiator where the 2 pipe connections are already in the bottom/back right corner of the radiator.
running a passat 190hp 1.8Turbo successfully.
but I add . trial and error.. plus some understanding of fluid dynamics on how air flows from high pressure into low pressure zones..
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HerbieDave
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Posts: 105
Location: Ventura
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:45 am Post subject: Re: dumpy bus going 2.5L |
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| Thanks. I'm a "Cry Once" kind of guy, so I don't mind spending to get the best results, especially if someone else has done all the trail and error and has a winning solution. Same with the wiring conversion. I have the skill and know how to do them myself, but time is $$ and AutoVentures came recommended as one of the best, so I can spend my time on other things. |
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