Show us your emergency, break-down Tow Pics!!

[shagginwagon83]

Coolant hose busted ~120 miles away from home. AAA came through!

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Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
Instagram @joannthevan

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It never seems broke when it looks go good.
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[elizer]

Thats precarious angle.
Brandon i shied away from getting the VA antique plates because I thought you are restricted to a 200 mile radius unless going to car shows.

[shagginwagon83]

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How's about races?

We'll be at one in VA in October.

(VIR)
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[9.5isCanadian]

[shagginwagon83]

[E1]

Will do!

SCCA Runoffs. VIR is a classic road course, 20-something classes racing over a full week, cheap tickets, cheap camping, a blast, have been to 18 since 1972 (first time this event will be at VIR over 56 runnings).

FORMULA VEE is one class!
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[mdege]

Last summer we were going to Cologne with visitors from the States.

There was a traffic jam coming off of the freeway at the first traffic light. I suddenly noticed steam coming from the engine compartment. I pulled over and found the following:

The first thing I did was to call the ADAC (German equivalent to AAA). While they were on their way I called a friend asking for support and I got a phone number of a T3 specialist in Cologne. Luckily I was able to persuade him to help us out although it was Saturday and he was about to close his shop.

We got a piggyback ride on the tow truck to the shop and two hours later we were back on the road.

At the shop:

To bad our visitors didn't get to see too much of Cologne after all.

The real culprit happened to be the blue cap, which opened at 4 Bar instead of 1 Bar.
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- Michael

1965 21F: Restoration of a former '65 firetruck
1963 Typ3 Notchback project
1988 Multivan Magnum 112i
1984 Standard: My son wanted a bug for his first car

[Kirsche Wasserboxer]

[elizer]

Should we just direct people to this thread when they ask if vanagons are reliable?

[ghiaguy_67]

Broke down on HWY 410 near Mt Rainier (bigfoot country) lost all forward gears in my automatic transmission late Oct. Luckily I had a spare which though untested worked out just fine. However, original 2.1l engine with approx 250k on it needs replacement oil pressure at rpm out of spec. Will be converting to Subaru power once I gather all parts needed.

[Team WorldTour]

Glad you fixed the camera, mate. That looked expensive.
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1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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"Where am I going? And what am I doing in this handbasket?" -Nicodemus Jordan
When All Else Fails: Lather, Rinse, Repeat!

[danfromsyr]

I'd say not. as in my last ~4,ooo mile road trip I saw far more modern vehicles on the side of the road and wreckers than vanagons.. that alone means we're superior..

[erste]

Feb 1 2018
This is the only time it's been on a flatbed since I've owned it. Unfortunately it was 3rd gear... Thankfully it happened locally so it was a very low stress breakdown.

[Alaskaberrys]

Our first tow...

Having started it up on a visit last December only to find a pretty major coolant leak at the thermostat housing...

I flew down to get it fixed - arrived in Seattle yesterday (79° Hello summer...beautiful last day of winter!) I had ordered up a new cast aluminum housing from GoWesty, but not inclined to tackle this on the rocks where it sits, so off to Small Car Preformance...

Delivered an hour and 20 mins after calling AAA roadside assistance - thank you AAA and Bethel Towing!
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'91 Westfalia, Bordeaux Red Pearl 2.1L 2wd Auto
'91 T3 Syncro Doka, Escorial Green 1.9L TD AAZ “Gremian” (to provoke, irritate, exasperate, vex...)

[VdubVanner]

I'll be joining in tomorrow with a flatbed ride to my mechanics for the major makeover. The van is currently bleeding both coolant and oil and I won't risk a breakdown in the busy downtown core.

BTW Nice Norseman Apollo awning. I've got one just like it. Oldies but they still work fine.

I looked at the cast aluminum housing but the Temperature Gauge Calibration Kit and the fact that you still needed to buy a thermostat cover -- and a thermostat! -- put me off of it. I bought the nylon bundle instead and will carry another as spare.

[Timwhy]

Tin Can going to get brakes!

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'15 Audi A3 Quattro
'09 VW Tiguan (dead)
'87 VW Westy
'91 Tin Top
'90 Cabby
What the Westy wants the Westy GETS


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=Timwhy&show_results=summary

http://www.youtube.com/user/TIMWHY2?feature=mhee

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You mean it's in neutral on the flatbed?
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[danfromsyr]

brakes make little difference up on a flatbed..
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