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sanchius Samba Member
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Paulbeard Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2015 Posts: 2604 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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_________________ Currently -> Frida: 87 Tizian Red (mostly) Vanagon GL Westfalia w/ 2.0L ABA conversion
Formerly -> Steward of a 73 Super Beetle (Beater) and 67 Beetle 1300 (Little Max) both names by POs
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7756 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Rock on! Keep us posted... _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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61Scout Samba Member
Joined: November 06, 2011 Posts: 1297 Location: Shoreline/Yakima WA
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AZ Landshaper Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2009 Posts: 1698 Location: The Old Pueblo
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Looks like mine with the multicolor paint jobs. Musta seen some action round the back there. That quarter has the signs of a new and possibly plastic panel. Its not gonna stop ya from having many happy miles pass below your wheels. So many roads to ease your soul. _________________ Support Small Business.
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85 Weekender w/ EJ22
Previously
64, 71, 72, 73, 76, 81, 84, 85 & 87 Campmobiles and Westfalias
and a 67 bug. |
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Chainsaw Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2015 Posts: 249 Location: Issaquah Washington
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Congratulations. And I see you are going for the slow built up shag interior look too. _________________ 89 Westy. 2wd. Manual. |
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IdahoDoug Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2010 Posts: 10250 Location: N. Idaho
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Hey, great news!! Welcome to your new member of the family!! _________________ 1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1988 Toyota Supra 5 speed targa, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16503 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1452 Location: IN
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 7:49 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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We've had our hands full taking two highly valued and respected elderly parents through their final journeys, trying to make sure it was as beautiful and fulfilling as possible, so there hasn't been much time for adventures, upgrades to the new 2WD or posting anything.
With the second hospital/hospice/funeral/burial behind us, the new 2WD was called into service when our whole clan descended for the services and then pitched in to clear their condo.
With the rear cabinets removed and the jump seat out, there was a tremendous amount of space inside, saving us the hassle of renting a moving van.
The sharp eye will see that I'm halfway through converting to the 15" Audi 5000 alloys from the 4WD, with the 15's on the back and stock 14's on the front.
This involved swapping in the long-stud drums from the wreck onto the 2WD.
365 ft-lbs! Good thing we added this tool in the inventory last year, which made it very easy.
I have to do some more wheel boring so that they will fit onto the front.
_________________ The Syncro years (2005-16) - The 2WD years (2017-23) - Westy & WBX rebuild spreadsheet - Sanchius & Tuna: The Video
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BavarianWrench Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2004 Posts: 1045 Location: Oceans Edge
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Hello Sanchius
Glad to see you have another Westy! Life is not the same when you don't have one. I'm not sure where I was back in Sept? I missed the thread about your Syncro. That was a tough wreck. I'm happy you're ok and getting out!
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dobryan Samba Member
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PopTopDreamer Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2016 Posts: 107 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:05 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Congrats!! Your new ride looks great! |
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mtnhome Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2010 Posts: 496 Location: Summit County, CO
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cmayna Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2014 Posts: 1148 Location: SF Bay area, CA
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Looks like another fun project and the pup seems pretty happy to be once again riding in the front seat. Can't be cooler than that. Congrats. _________________ '90 Westy / automatic.
If I'm not working on the camper or my '50 Chebbie truck, I'm either fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Congrats on the new van! _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1452 Location: IN
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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Off to the local library this evening to pick up "The Three Body Problem" by Cixin Liu that my publisher sister recommended, then grab a pizza to have with our movie tonight.
The new 2WD Westy is slowly coming together.
I have the front fogs and 15" wheels from the Syncro fitted now and I like how it sits;
high enough for most trails I would want to go on without being a jacked-up liability.
There's still so much to do: repair the seam rust, clean up the pop-top, even out the blacks on the front grills, bore out all the rims so I can rotate them as needed, and much, much more.
But the bottom line is that I've got a Westy to play with and it's going to be ready for summer.
_________________ The Syncro years (2005-16) - The 2WD years (2017-23) - Westy & WBX rebuild spreadsheet - Sanchius & Tuna: The Video
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Joined: July 30, 2009 Posts: 6355 Location: Honolulu,Hawaii and France
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sanchius Samba Member
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sanchius Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 7:33 am Post subject: Re: Sanchius and Tuna ride again... |
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I've been too busy to do much with the new Vanagon recently.
So, it has been really nice that it has been starting and running extremely well.
It performed flawlessly for my daughter last weekend for an extended camping trip with a friend to celebrate her graduation.
It's also been good for local pizza runs, here parked next to a Smart Car for scale
However, it didn't perform flawlessly for me when I drove it into work the other day after the recent big spring snowstorm here.
I was about halfway in when the engine began stumbling and hesitating as if it had dropped a cylinder.
I crawled it through the busy intersection at 1/4 power and pulled into a lot to see what was going on.
I popped the engine lid and it was barely running with an uneven lopping idle.
Fortunately there were no expensive noises, spewing liquids or any other unpleasant things immediately visible.
The transition from running well to poorly had occurred so abruptly that it pointed to an electrical problem.
Since it was still running, I ruled out the weak-link ignition switch; it felt like some sort of fuel/air mixture issue.
I checked for vacuum leaks and didn't find anything amiss.
I pulled the idle stabilizer connector, the engine immediately died.
When reconnected, the engine restarted and idled poorly as before.
That's probably not it.
I unplugged the O2 sensor and the idle immediately evened out. Ah Ha!
I followed the wire back and saw that the O2 wire insulation had abraded away where it passed through the engine tin and was grounding out.
I repositioned the wire relieving the tension, wrapped it in electrical tape and drove the rest of the way in without incident.
Yes, I got lucky that it was something so obvious, but it's sure nice knowing how to diagnose & fix these things on the fly.
The seam rust and the two-tone rear-quarter paint means there will be some bodywork in my future.
However, the body is basically very sound and I'm focusing on slowly getting it into mechanical shape before taking on the bodywork. _________________ The Syncro years (2005-16) - The 2WD years (2017-23) - Westy & WBX rebuild spreadsheet - Sanchius & Tuna: The Video
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