Here is a List that I provide to Friends Who are New Vangon Owners

or Vanagon Owners that are New To Me ~

        MustDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone

Oil & Filter	

Fuel Hoses

Brake Fluid

        ShouldDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone

Fuel Filter	

Tranny Fluid

PowerSteering Fluid

SparkPlugs (Champ' 3322)        or NGK or Denso

S'P'Wires	

DizzyCap & Rotor

Thermostat ~ OEM ONLY ~ No FLAPS

Eng'Coolant Temp'Sensors

Rad'Fan Temp'Sensor/Switch

Grease&Adj' Frnt WheelBear's

Brakes?

RadiusRod Bushings?

Front Upper BallJoints?

Wheel Alignment?

WiperBlades

        Upgrades ~ ShudDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone

Oil Pressure & Temperature Gauges

"BlazeCut"  Eng' Fire Suppression

Ignition Relay

HeadLight Relay

https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/-the-switch-saver-relay-master-kit

Horn Relay > Has been discontinued,, Darn It

https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/parts---spares-replacement/discontinued/horn-relay

LEDs ~ where avail'

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23762  ~  Or RollYourOwn ~

GoWesty Alternator Harness Upgrade Kit

https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23762/alternator-wiring-harness-upgrade-kit-?v=

GoWesty Audible Coolant Temp Alarm Kit

https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/24196/gowesty-audible-coolant-temp-alarm-kit?v=

GoWesty Upper Control Arm Bushing (Full Set)

https://www.gowesty.com/product/bundles-and-kits/24312/gowesty-upper-control-arm-bushing-full-set-?v=

Dash Mounted OverRide Switch for Radiator Fan

        Power/Performance Boosters

MarcoMansi Injectors

MarcoMansi Rockers

https://mansispeed.com/products/

        If a BackRoader

Peloquin LimitedSlipDiff ?

        If Anyone has Any Change Suggestions Please Respond ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 28 Jul , 2020, at 10:29 PM, Rob wrote:

> We got a new Vanagon today!  It's been a few years. A 1990 tin top
> with a rebuilt Subaru 2.2 and a rebuilt manual transmission, it came
> with a binder of receipts. It runs nice, I can't tell you how good it
> felt to be driving a Vanagon again & shifting gears!
> 
> What do I do now besides the fuel lines?
> 
> The first thing will be the fuel lines, they look new but the
> firewall plastic piece is still there so I have to do them.
> The next thing is change the oil/filter
> I thought I'd inspect the spark plugs.
> The front blower doesn't work at all so I have to troubleshoot that.
> This is a Subaru conversion and the stock temp gauge does not work, I
> want to fix that but it's a conversion problem. There are after
> market gauges that do work but that's not the same thing.
> I had forgotten how loud it is closing the sliding door. I need to
> research on how to quiet that down, I remember a thread. (In a couple
> of days I'll forget that I think the door is loud, it will be normal <g>)
> I need to fix the back hatch so I can open it from the inside, there
> is a write up on The Samba for that.
> 
> What else do I need to do, what am I forgetting?