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djkeev Samba Moderator
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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dabaron Samba Member
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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djkeev wrote: |
Or....... I’ll put the new ones on MY Van and you can take the lightly used 2019 ones.......
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i was gonna swap them but decided you'd have enough to deal with _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32639 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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DuncanS wrote: |
Dave, could you share his contact info. I need a source for a bunch 'o stuff.
Duncan |
No, I won't be sharing who he is until he makes good on this axle.
He is saying the tight nut is just fine, use a strong air ratchet to get it to spin on!
Then he says that once tight with the air ratchet, use a seven foot pipe to tighten it up!
Even if you're only a 100lb person, that's 700 ft lbs!
If you need a strong air ratchet to thread a nut on..... you've got a buggered axle shaft!
He was telling me how to install the nut! I've been doing VW rear axle nuts since the 1960’s!
If he refuses to make it right, I'll share who the seller is ...... just not in a positive manner.
I paid via PayPal..... I will get my value back if I must go that route.
Dave _________________ Stop Dead Photo Links how to post photos
Ghia
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=392473
Vanagon
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6315537#6315537
Beetle
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=482968&highlight=74+super+vert |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 3054 Location: MD
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Ah, the dreaded highway hiccup. I am chasing it too. I did the GW AFM filter, no change. Resoldered all the points on my ECU and that vastly improved it. I would try baking the whole ECU before I tried resoldering each point in the future. Resoldering was a tedious process but it turned the highway hiccup to once every 15-40 minutes to once every 3-6 hours. _________________ '87 Syncro
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xclemjustinx Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:55 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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djkeev wrote: |
DuncanS wrote: |
Dave, could you share his contact info. I need a source for a bunch 'o stuff.
Duncan |
No, I won't be sharing who he is until he makes good on this axle.
He is saying the tight nut is just fine, use a strong air ratchet to get it to spin on!
Then he says that once tight with the air ratchet, use a seven foot pipe to tighten it up!
Even if you're only a 100lb person, that's 700 ft lbs!
If you need a strong air ratchet to thread a nut on..... you've got a buggered axle shaft!
He was telling me how to install the nut! I've been doing VW rear axle nuts since the 1960’s!
If he refuses to make it right, I'll share who the seller is ...... just not in a positive manner.
I paid via PayPal..... I will get my value back if I must go that route.
Dave |
Dave, have you ever thought of just re-threading the axle shaft? That's what I did with my stub axles. |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32639 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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xclemjustinx wrote: |
djkeev wrote: |
DuncanS wrote: |
Dave, could you share his contact info. I need a source for a bunch 'o stuff.
Duncan |
No, I won't be sharing who he is until he makes good on this axle.
He is saying the tight nut is just fine, use a strong air ratchet to get it to spin on!
Then he says that once tight with the air ratchet, use a seven foot pipe to tighten it up!
Even if you're only a 100lb person, that's 700 ft lbs!
If you need a strong air ratchet to thread a nut on..... you've got a buggered axle shaft!
He was telling me how to install the nut! I've been doing VW rear axle nuts since the 1960’s!
If he refuses to make it right, I'll share who the seller is ...... just not in a positive manner.
I paid via PayPal..... I will get my value back if I must go that route.
Dave |
Dave, have you ever thought of just re-threading the axle shaft? That's what I did with my stub axles. |
When the threads are distorted, the metallurgy has been altered.
Even if I were to run a die over the distorted threads, the strength is gone.
My problem is, you told me you have good used stub axles. Just send me a good used axle!
Don't send me trash and then tell me how to make it work.
I already have two garbage axles, I really don't need a third! And pay you for the privilege!
Dave _________________ Stop Dead Photo Links how to post photos
Ghia
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=392473
Vanagon
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6315537#6315537
Beetle
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=482968&highlight=74+super+vert |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2562 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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djkeev wrote: |
I ended up setting a land speed record for my ownership!
73 mph at 4100 rpm's.
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i find myself watching the tach more than my speed when i'm on the highway. i know i won't be the fastest out there so i'm not on the cop's radar. my concern is the engine guzzling gas instead of simply drinking it. i'd love to get 250 miles from a tank. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:57 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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250 sounds light. How 'bout filling and having a 5 gallon standby and driving until out and see what the range is. I remember the beetles with no gauge and you had to go by mileage. I'm a stick, but get around 300.
I agree on range. It's not about stopping as we do all the time anyway. It's more about just not having to worry about it which I why I'm adding 15 more gallons this fall.
Duncan Pics of Dometic in place? |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:55 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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dabaron wrote: |
djkeev wrote: |
I ended up setting a land speed record for my ownership!
73 mph at 4100 rpm's.
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i find myself watching the tach more than my speed when i'm on the highway. i know i won't be the fastest out there so i'm not on the cop's radar. my concern is the engine guzzling gas instead of simply drinking it. i'd love to get 250 miles from a tank. |
I am consistently turning 16mpg's +/- but generally 16 and a fraction.
16 x 16 = 256 miles per tank.
This is GPS miles, not VW odometer miles (though they are very close to each other)
Still not trusting the gauge fully I carry a 2 gallon can with me.
I'm wishing for 17 or 18 but not yet happening consistently though I have touched upon this range.
My first car was a 1960 Beetle, no gauge, the worst was forgetting to reset the lever upon fill up after using the reserve!
Dave _________________ Stop Dead Photo Links how to post photos
Ghia
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=392473
Vanagon
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6315537#6315537
Beetle
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=482968&highlight=74+super+vert |
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mikemtnbike Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2015 Posts: 2797 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 5:12 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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I've gotten 16.75 pretty consistently for the last 2000-plus miles. I drive with a heavy foot, but live in the mountains so lots of downhill coasting too. Just another 2.1 AT mileage data point. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL 2.1 AT Westfauxlia. "Frankie" Totaled https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=764510&highlight=carnage
1995 Eurovan Camper "Marzivan"
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 10:13 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Haven't checked lately, but got 20.5 on a 200 mile trip a couple of summers ago after the rebuilt was installed. Next fill-up I'll check for around town.
Pretty well stripped out. No rear seats at all and sometimes not even the passenger seat. And now the roof tin is also gone. |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 10:34 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Duncan, you drive a standard.. it's really not an apples to apples comparison.
certainly not a benchmark for the automatics.
to add some context we have 2 swapped vanagon automatics
the 2.5l I5 gets 16 highway and can get 18 on meandering backroads..
the 1.8T with big tires gets 16-17mpg all around.
really it's the event horizon of going over 60mph that slides the MPG figure down.
DuncanS wrote: |
Haven't checked lately, but got 20.5 on a 200 mile trip a couple of summers ago after the rebuilt was installed. Next fill-up I'll check for around town.
Pretty well stripped out. No rear seats at all and sometimes not even the passenger seat. And now the roof tin is also gone. |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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xclemjustinx Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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djkeev wrote: |
xclemjustinx wrote: |
djkeev wrote: |
DuncanS wrote: |
Dave, could you share his contact info. I need a source for a bunch 'o stuff.
Duncan |
No, I won't be sharing who he is until he makes good on this axle.
He is saying the tight nut is just fine, use a strong air ratchet to get it to spin on!
Then he says that once tight with the air ratchet, use a seven foot pipe to tighten it up!
Even if you're only a 100lb person, that's 700 ft lbs!
If you need a strong air ratchet to thread a nut on..... you've got a buggered axle shaft!
He was telling me how to install the nut! I've been doing VW rear axle nuts since the 1960’s!
If he refuses to make it right, I'll share who the seller is ...... just not in a positive manner.
I paid via PayPal..... I will get my value back if I must go that route.
Dave |
Dave, have you ever thought of just re-threading the axle shaft? That's what I did with my stub axles. |
When the threads are distorted, the metallurgy has been altered.
Even if I were to run a die over the distorted threads, the strength is gone.
My problem is, you told me you have good used stub axles. Just send me a good used axle!
Don't send me trash and then tell me how to make it work.
I already have two garbage axles, I really don't need a third! And pay you for the privilege!
Dave |
Dave,
The stub axles I have are for 930 cv joints. What cv joints are you running? |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16886 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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djkeev wrote: |
As requested....... Here are photos of my Dometic CF11 console refrigerator in the Van....
Dave |
we are on the same coast with identical weather. what are your thoughts? _________________
gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
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