Hi rob,

        I’m sharing your excitement! 

As Scott is not here to say it I’ll say, get out your lubricants and treat all moving parts.  Many will have been neglected for years. 
E even the slider may quiet down, and need less force to close.

One tip.  On the slider clean everything and get rid of all old grease and the dirt it has collected then lightly lubricate with a thin light oil like a spray lubricant.  Then clean the lower track often.  This really helps. 

If still loud and grumbling it will need new bearings. 

But, I think our man Scot would say lubricate 250 or more places and inspect and clean. 

Plus, it is fun to crawl all over and under a new van! 

Best,

Eric Caron 

> On Jul 29, 2020, at 12:29 AM, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> 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?