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Diy2k Samba Member
Joined: October 25, 2020 Posts: 149 Location: Lb,Ca
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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@thegas
Yea , you can jump the pump via the relays. Disconnect your injectors and have a tube running into a disposable gas approved container. BUT first contact your county and check for HAZARDOUS waste disposal , which is usually monthly. _________________ 1987 VW Vanagon Wolfsburg Weekender
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50348
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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My 91 sat with a full tank of ethanol laced fuel for several years and I decided to see what would happen it I just ran it and kept dumping FI cleaner and other additives into the tank as needed. It took about 15,000 miles or ~60 tanks of fuel for the crap in the tank to fully pass through the system to reach the point it was no longer necessary to add FI cleaner with each fill up. I still want to pull the injectors and have them professionally cleaned now that I am pretty sure they will stay clean. |
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LandSailor Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2009 Posts: 315 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Wildthings wrote: |
to reach the point it was no longer necessary to add FI cleaner with each fill up. |
I enjoy using Jectron as much as anyone, but I'm happy to avoid spending that much on it! |
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AndyBees Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2008 Posts: 2331 Location: Southeast Kentucky
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Wildthings wrote: |
My 91 sat with a full tank of ethanol laced fuel for several years and I decided to see what would happen it I just ran it and kept dumping FI cleaner and other additives into the tank as needed. It took about 15,000 miles or ~60 tanks of fuel for the crap in the tank to fully pass through the system to reach the point it was no longer necessary to add FI cleaner with each fill up. I still want to pull the injectors and have them professionally cleaned now that I am pretty sure they will stay clean. |
Seems to me it would been okay continued to the use of the "ethanol laced fuel" for several tanks before beginning the FI Cleaner.
Five years ago, when I got my 89 it had been sitting for more than 18 months at a shop. It had been sitting in the guy's drive-way for almost a year before it was taken to the shop.
Once I got it running (long story in of itself), I ran 15 or 20 tanks of E85 thru it. Then, using FI Cleaner, I weened it off the E85. Of course, I changed the fuel filter several times but did not remove any of the injectors for inspection.
Anyway, seems the cob-webs, etc., all cleared out ... maybe just regular fuel and FI Cleaner would have done the job ... don't know! _________________ '84 Vanagon Tin-top, ALH TDI. 1989 Tin-top
1983 Air-cool, 225k miles, 180k miles mine. Seven trips to Alaska from 1986 thru 2003. |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4351 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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I want to paint one of my Westy tops with a supposedly heat rejection paint so I can do a side by side 'demo' here. I'd like to know what the square inches, feet, or meters of the fiberglass parts up top is so I can order the right quantity.
So, anyone calculated the area of the outside part of the Westy poptop and luggage rack?
-bobby _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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No, but I painted the roof of mine metallic silver.
Let me tell you, summer concerts are more enjoyable now that I'm no longer sheltering inside a Dutch Oven!
_________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50348
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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bobbyblack wrote: |
So, anyone calculated the area of the outside part of the Westy poptop and luggage rack?
-bobby |
Length times the width, so as a guess somewhere around 13.5' x 6.5' |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32625 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Here in Germany, one can buy a 'radiator reflector'. Essentially, it is a thin piece of polystyrene with silver foil on one side, and insanely sticky adhesive on the other, and it mounts to the wall, and reflects the heat back out to the room, instead of letting the {brick} wall absorb it all.
So, in addition to the Metallic Silver paint on the roof, I also have this applied directly to the interior roof. So, whatever heat radiates through the painted roof gets reflected right back out.
*Very* clever, if you ask me..... _________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 4:09 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Tons have done it and it makes a huge difference. Did a trial a couple of weeks ago and when I get through with the welding, I'll use two part Hatteras Off White Interlux. Not as cheap as Dave's farm paint, but extremely tough marine polyurethane paint. High gloss for even more reflection and goes on with sausage rollers for a spray look.
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ProspectiveOwnergon Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2020 Posts: 211 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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I'm not electrical engineer inclined, so following the Bentley wiring guides has me absolutely lost.
1990 westy camper
I'm working to remove the relay under the driver seat and how I can run the sink/pump off LiFePo4 battery. There are 2 red wires going behind cabinets, come back out, through the mini 2 fuse panel and back into the cabinet area. My fridge is already swapped to truckfridge (running off aux battery). What I'm tring to figure out is which on the 6 red wires I can hack into to run off the aux battery (5 fuse block sub panel).
Additionally, I presume that same red line goes to the in tank water pump and water level LEDs on stove front? |
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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 12:05 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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I want to say, circuit #8 in the fuse block is a red wire. Clip that, and run a wire from the House Battery to it. It will make EVERYTHING not motor related run off the house battery. _________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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ProspectiveOwnergon Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2020 Posts: 211 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Team WorldTour wrote: |
I want to say, circuit #8 in the fuse block is a red wire. Clip that, and run a wire from the House Battery to it. It will make EVERYTHING not motor related run off the house battery. |
I know fuse 3 is the radio/interior lights, but thought the camper is fused off this box only as a run from the relay? |
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ohhorob Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2013 Posts: 212 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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I've procrastinated too long and looking for some help selecting a set of tires for my 2WD '85 westy.
It currently has Toyo Eclipse P215/60R16 M+S. They've been on the van around 5 years but sitting outside in the sun and not moved for several months at a time. It has a low speed (~25mph) wobble that someone suggested could be the unevenly aged tires.
I'm going to book it in for a tire change, balance and alignment and I'd like to know what The Samba folks would currently recommend and see if the shop can get those in and fit them. _________________ "Gundy" - '85 Westfalia
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4351 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Nothing wrong with replacing tires that are 5 years old... But, the lumpy feel can go away if you drive it a while. Good pressure, do some tire 'warm-ups' like at the race track, on a hot blacktop road, maybe this will relieve the memory in the rubber and radial belts. _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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X2 on what he said.
Give it a run up Graham Hill Road (after checking the tire pressure!) and back down 17, and then decide if they need replacing. _________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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Zephyr_shreds Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2019 Posts: 185 Location: Bakersfield
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Can I install the new intake and exhaust that goes with the turbo for the 1.9 Diesel engine without taking the engine out in my vanagon. I can’t wait to hear the turbo sounds. Pshshhssss sssss ssss. Weeeeee:) |
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AndyBees Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2008 Posts: 2331 Location: Southeast Kentucky
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Zephyr_shreds wrote: |
Can I install the new intake and exhaust that goes with the turbo for the 1.9 Diesel engine without taking the engine out in my vanagon. I can’t wait to hear the turbo sounds. Pshshhssss sssss ssss. Weeeeee:) |
The 1.9 TDI in my Vanagon lays over on a 50 degree angle (same as in the original diesel Vanagons).
Anyway, it is very easy to access the majority of bolts, etc., from the bottom. I jack-up the Van then let it down on Jack Stands. There is more than ample space to work from underneath. And, it is not too high to address things from the top. But, lots of things can be removed, etc., from the top before putting the Van up on Jack Stands.
Of course, your circumstances may be different! _________________ '84 Vanagon Tin-top, ALH TDI. 1989 Tin-top
1983 Air-cool, 225k miles, 180k miles mine. Seven trips to Alaska from 1986 thru 2003. |
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69tr6r Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2017 Posts: 130 Location: Shelton, CT
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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Long shot here, but I did a stupid thing last night. I pulled my rear bumper brackets off the van because a few months ago I built a receiver hitch that I welded to the bumper brackets, and I wanted to remove the receiver hitch to paint it.
Well after painting it, as it was drying, I took the van for a drive. I forgot that the muffler hanger on the right side frame rail was one of the bolts I removed.
There is a spacer that goes between the muffler hanger and the frame rail, and of course it went missing on my drive. Anyone have an idea where I can get one? Or what the thing even looks like?
I was going to cut a length and thick wall pipe and use that as a spacer temporarily. Here is a picture of the are I'm talking about. You can see the 2 bumper mount holes, and the muffler hanger.
I looked online at the fiche diagrams and it doesn't show on the Rear Bumper diagram, or the Exhaust diagram.
Thanks!
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Vanagon Nut Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2008 Posts: 10379 Location: Sunshine Coast B.C.
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:14 am Post subject: Re: Official lazy person's stupid question thread |
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69tr6r wrote: |
... I pulled my rear bumper brackets off the van.... I took the van for a drive. I forgot that the muffler hanger on the right side frame rail was one of the bolts I removed.
There is a spacer that goes between the muffler hanger and the frame rail, and of course it went missing on my drive. Anyone have an idea where I can get one? Or what the thing even looks like? |
Is this on a non stock engine? e.g. an engine conversion?
AFAIK, the only Vanagon to have the exhaust attached to the body was the South African Vanagon with inline gas engine.
Neil. _________________ 1981 Westy DIY 15º ABA
1988 West DIY 50º ABA
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