This is why I'm taking SaVannah down to Scott next week to have her fuel
lines checked out.  I just found one leaking and he's one of few I trust to
do the job correctly.  (Scott, I also need the linkage maintenance
performed.)  I paid Halsey Automotive in Portland, OR to do just this 6
months ago and KNEW they didn't do a good job.

Mark, next time you're in the area stop in for Scott's checkup!

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Good thought on the fuel hoses.
> Just be sure you use the real and correct type of fuel hose, for fuel
> injection, of the right inside diameter.
>
> on the stiff shifting.........
> I see dozens of vanagons all the time, and it seems to me hardly anyone
> ever
> lubes the shift linkage - all it takes is a few shot of a good spray
> lube........
> WD-40 is a bit thin of course.........I like a nice spray synthetic grease.
> Spray that on ........let's see.........4 spots mainly.  At the rear of the
> shift linkage at the trans .........where the linkage engages with that
> ball
> on the lever back there.. There's a bushing above the gas tank you can
> barely access I believe..........I have to spray those from about 18 inches
> away, those really get dry and sticky.  And then from
> underneath.........spray into the 'shift box' mounted under the shift
> lever,
> and lastly, lift up the rubber boot inside the van, and spray those plastic
> parts there, those white ball-shaped parts.
>  I do this once or twice a year, on all manual shift vanagons.  I rarely
> even find badly worn parts........just sticky ones needing a quick shot of
> a
> good spry lube .
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
>
>
>  Mark,
>>
>> Welcome aboard. Looks like your money was well spent.
>>
>> To secure your investment - change the fuel hoses out NOW - before you
>> drive it again. This is a major issue with Vanagons. You may have read
>> of this already, but I feel obligated to bring it up. Vanagons are
>> notorious for burning up, and the fuel system is at fault virtually
>> every time. Hoses get olf, the crack, split, break, fuel spews out, and
>> a fire results. TAKE NO CHANCES. The only way to KNOW your vehicle is
>> safe is to have new hoses installed, new hoses put on the fuel
>> injectrors and change or bypass that stupid fitting on that simple sheet
>> metal firewall. This is an easy fix for the home mechanic - you just
>> need the new hoses and a few hand tools. You can get kits for this from
>> any number of our list vendor. I use Ken Wilford at Vanagain.com, but
>> Ron Salmon at The Bus Depot and others also carry these parts.
>>
>> Again, welcome aboard  - and fix your van!!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
>> Mark A Kippert wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings list members!
>>>
>>> I've been lurking for a short while and have just recently purchased a
>>> very nice 1986 Vanagon GL. At 52 years old I've been a VW fan for many
>>> years. I had a Bettle in my teens and later had a nice '73 bay window
>>> which was totaled about 25 years ago. I've wanted another VW van ever
>>> since. While it's in very nice condition I'll be posting questions
>>> about a few minor issues that I've noted and see what kind of
>>> improvements I can make in the future.
>>>
>>> I was lucky enough to purchase it from a 73 year old Dutch gentleman
>>> who was a VW mechanic many years past. For the last 35 years he's
>>> owned a little foreign auto repair shop/dealership specializing in
>>> european cars, especially early VWs. He's now semi-retired and even
>>> though the place is a bit run down, he seems to still enjoy working on
>>> the few cars that roll in, at his own pace of course.
>>>
>>> He'd owned the van since 2000 and put about 10k miles on it. The
>>> odometer shows 215k miles but it looks good and runs strong. He
>>> doesn't know (or remember) the history of the engine so I don't know
>>> if it's been rebuilt. It starts right up, even with the 20 something
>>> degree temps were having here in Indy. The tranny is a 4spd and shifts
>>> through all the gears but it is a bit stiff (I'm guessing due to
>>> limited of use). I've missed a shift once or twice because I didn't
>>> get a gear fully engaged. In the time he owned it he has only replaced
>>> the exhaust and water pump. The tires have plenty of tread but they
>>> have cracking in the side-walls so I'm planning to replace those soon.
>>>
>>> I could go on but I thought I would just introduce myself for now and
>>> say hello to the list. I have posted a page with plenty of pictures if
>>> anyone would like to take a peek at the van. Let me know if my $1900
>>> was well spent.
>>>
>>> Pics: <http://www.kippert.com/vanagon/>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
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