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IoWesty Samba Member
Joined: February 17, 2014 Posts: 181 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:49 pm Post subject: Duluth, Minnesota |
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Any vanagon experts in Or near Duluth? Power steering belt came off, now I have a wired rattle in engine compartment. |
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DanHoug Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2016 Posts: 4777 Location: Bemidji, MN
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Duluth, Minnesota |
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PM sent. there' help in Duluth, Two Harbors, and Bemidji. _________________ -dan
60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.
'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd
Past projects can be found at--
www.thefixitworkshop.com |
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7756 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: Duluth, Minnesota |
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Best shop in town, FWIW: www.foreignaffairsofduluth.com / 218-722-2246
- Dave
PS: Very likely the loose belt banged up the exhaust heat shield...possibly harmless...??? <shrug> _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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IoWesty Samba Member
Joined: February 17, 2014 Posts: 181 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 5:12 am Post subject: Re: Duluth, Minnesota |
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Thanks all! Dave, heat shield seems solid.
At the time this all happened, we were using cruise control going 64 mph and began to go uphill. The cruise control bar became disengaged from the throttle body and I think the belt came off at that time also.
Engine stop ll has plenty of power, but there’s a noise coming from around the torque converter. Kind of a rattle mechanical noise. We ll take it to the shop Dave recommended when it opens. |
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jayinduluth Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2012 Posts: 122 Location: Southern California via Duluth, MN
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Duluth, Minnesota |
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IoWesty wrote: |
Thanks all! Dave, heat shield seems solid.
We ll take it to the shop Dave recommended when it opens. |
I'll be interested to hear if Foreign Affairs helped you out.. it was my understanding they quit working on vanagons years ago..but they would be ok with replacing a belt. _________________ 85 Westy with 91 2.1L |
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