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augustwillo
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Location: Albany, Oregon
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 Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:27 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Well, yesterday was a very special day for us. Woke up at 2am to my wife starting labor with our then unborn son. Packed up the van, and drove like hell, while my wife was on the floor in the back. We made it to the parking lot of the birthing center at 2:28am, jumped out and opened the sliding door and the midwife caught our son at 3am. It was a surreal moment, and so thankful we had a van to allow the space for such a birth.
All is well, both baby and mom are healthy. And we are never selling the van. haha. However, I am now having some transmission issues. I think the gear oil is mixing with my tranny atf. On to the next thread.
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Jake de Villiers
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Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| augustwillo wrote: |
Well, yesterday was a very special day for us. Woke up at 2am to my wife starting labor with our then unborn son. Packed up the van, and drove like hell, while my wife was on the floor in the back. We made it to the parking lot of the birthing center at 2:28am, jumped out and opened the sliding door and the midwife caught our son at 3am. It was a surreal moment, and so thankful we had a van to allow the space for such a birth.
All is well, both baby and mom are healthy. And we are never selling the van. haha. However, I am now having some transmission issues. I think the gear oil is mixing with my tranny atf. On to the next thread.
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Congratulations to all three of you (four of you?) on the successful birth!! 
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VicVan
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Joined: July 01, 2015
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Location: Vancouver Island, BC
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| augustwillo wrote: |
Well, yesterday was a very special day for us. Woke up at 2am to my wife starting labor with our then unborn son. Packed up the van, and drove like hell, while my wife was on the floor in the back. We made it to the parking lot of the birthing center at 2:28am, jumped out and opened the sliding door and the midwife caught our son at 3am. It was a surreal moment, and so thankful we had a van to allow the space for such a birth.
All is well, both baby and mom are healthy. And we are never selling the van. haha. However, I am now having some transmission issues. I think the gear oil is mixing with my tranny atf. On to the next thread.
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Wow!! That is quite the story!
Congratulations
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BCE56
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Location: So Cal
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:46 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Last weekend: replaced (both) brake light switches. Had to do it twice- one was defective and leaked.
Yesterday: Expedient repair of melted dual 20 amp fuse holder behind D-pillar for A/C fans.
Topped off refrigerant w/ can from FLAPS. So far, so good!
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bobbyblack 
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Location: United States, Iowa
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| Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Oil breather tower oRing had been indicating a problem, removed, cleaned, new oRing and tube to intake boot. 306k mi and spinning up!!
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jlrftype7
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Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:19 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| bobbyblack wrote: |
Oil breather tower oRing had been indicating a problem, removed, cleaned, new oRing and tube to intake boot. 309k mi and spinning up!!
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Yep, that O-ring looks a bit past its Sell By Date.... 
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shadetreemech
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Location: Claremont, CA
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Pulled the Water Pump Pulley off, extracted the old High Pressure Oil Switch, put anti-sieze on the threads of the new Switch, cleaned up in and around the area behind the Water Pump and installed the Switch. Replaced the wiring to both switches and cleaned up.
Gettin' geared up for a late September Road Trip.
Dan
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BrownEye02
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| shadetreemech wrote: |
| Pulled the Water Pump Pulley off, extracted the old High Pressure Oil Switch, put anti-sieze on the threads of the new Switch, cleaned up in and around the area behind the Water Pump and installed the Switch. Replaced the wiring to both switches and cleaned up. |
Me too!!! I didn't go as far as you did with the clean up part though.
Still chaseing oil pressure issues though. :/ Have a Mann filter and oil pressure releaf spring on the way from Van Cafe. If this doesn't do the trick then I'm probably stairing at low oil pressure after warm up.  |
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gchristensen
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Location: Sacramento Ca.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:56 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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well I blew my aaz engine. connecting rod at the oil pump end through the block. nice big hole. stripped that engine down and building up my other long block
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:37 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| gchristensen wrote: |
| well I blew my aaz engine. connecting rod at the oil pump end through the block. nice big hole. stripped that engine down and building up my other long block |
Sorry to hear that.
Any warning like a days long , or weeks long slight noise before the rod went flying, or was it totally out of the blue.?
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'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
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‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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VicVan
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Location: Vancouver Island, BC
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| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:51 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Lowered the van suspension today. And for dirt cheap!
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After:
Red Konis? GoWesty lowering springs? Low-profile tires on 20" spinners? No sir.
Pro-tip: finetune the Westy Lean adjustment by using a box on the passenger side. Allows you to pour one cup of gravel at a time for a perfectly balanced riding height.
Hauled two loads of asphalt, one of 700 kg and one of 800 kg. I love my van.
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Landojin
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Location: Okanagan, B.C., Canada
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| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Diagnosed a high idle (2,000 - 2,500 rpm) that showed up while the van was warm and in park. Using the Bentley manual, discovered that the Idle Air Control Valve was causing the problem. Rather than replacing it, I tried cleaning it out as recommended by GoWesty and the problem seems to be solved (for now)!
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bobbyblack
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| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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307k mi, oil/filter. Put in 4Q, started, checked dip stick. Showed 1/3 up from lower notch. Added 1/2q, dipstick shows over top mark by a few mm. Confusing.
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gchristensen
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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no indication was seen just a quick fail.
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BrownEye02
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| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Installed the Van Cafe aftermarket oil pressure relief spring.
Besides replacing the oil pump I'm out of options. Gonna get an oil gauge to confirm what everything is pointing to. Anyone able to point me to the nearest oil pressure witch doctor.....  |
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mikemtnbike
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:04 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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| BrownEye02 wrote: |
Installed the Van Cafe aftermarket oil pressure relief spring.
Besides replacing the oil pump I'm out of options. Gonna get an oil gauge to confirm what everything is pointing to. Anyone able to point me to the nearest oil pressure witch doctor..... |
You've probably seen this, but tencentlife's post 6 down in this thread is chapter and verse on oil pressure testing.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=251094
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shadetreemech
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:26 am Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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When I bought my '88 Westy it was missing the tin over the pushrod tubes. Bought a set of tencentlife's pushrod tube shields:
https://intrepidoverland.com/shop/pushrod-tube-shields/
Clips hang on the tubes -
Shields bolt to the clips -
Passenger Side
Driver side
Easy peasy.
Dan
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175grams
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Finally finished my DIY tables. Got a few planks of teak to make the tables. Also had a to fashion my own base poles. I think it turned out pretty nice, eh?
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jimf909
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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^^^Nice!
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erf
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| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: What did YOU do to your van today? |
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Got my new wheels and tires on, from a Touareg, had to have them bored out to fit. Waiting on axel nut wrengh so I can replace the studs in the real, about a quart inch or so short. Have out side of the poptop claned, next the inside.
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