Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:09:27 -0600
Reply-To: "Frederick M. Wasserstein" <vwvan@CORNHUSKER.NET>
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From: "Frederick M. Wasserstein" <vwvan@CORNHUSKER.NET>
Subject: Re: Sammy
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Heres the scoop, yes I am really surprised it fired up so easily. It has set
for 5 years the PO was actually great, he changed the oil and pulled a hose
off the diesel tank so it was drained (fun finding out when I put diesel in
and it ran out). Get this, there was still propane in the tank so I could
actually fire the refrigerator and gas grill. All I did was pressurize the
diesel tank with a Pool blower ( I am in the pool and spa BIZ) and loosen
the fuel lines to the injectors and bleed the air.(don't do this with a gas
motor, I like diesels) I had previously replaced the battery and alternator
(PO said it was bad and it was, bearings were out). Yesterday I replaced the
radiator that had holes in it ( I had them fixed). I bleed the system as per
the manual ( boy it took a long time, is this normal? I watched the temp
gauge carefully and it never overheated, it just took a long time to get to
the point that antifreeze came out the bleeder on the radiator) By the way
ran it for about a hour up to full operating temp., heat from heat vents and
NO LEAKS. I changed oil and oil filter, air filter and ran her again NO
Leaks! So, now I have to make a list of odds and ends to do now that she is
road worthy again. (like repair the burner, one works the other does not,
fix the radio and other such items. (It never ends when you have a Vanagon
Westy, but I so love them.:-)
Finally, it was a local find but before I owned it, had never driven in
Nebraska, it was trailered from CA. and then parked on this guys farm and he
never got around to fixing it up! His loss my gain! But any way we are
looking forward to using Sammy this summer. Until them I will go out to the
driveway and start her up and just sit and dream about warm weather. (as I
work on the little small items to get working). I am still looking for a
parts vanagon so if ya see one nearby let me know!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Ingalls" <ingalls_mark@hotmail.com>
To: "Frederick M. Wasserstein" <vwvan@cornhusker.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: Sammy
> Congratulations!
>
> Are you surprised it fired up so easy? Usually there are a number of dinky
> things wrong that hold a person up.
>
> I was under the impression the Van had sat for a few years. What all did
you
> have to do to it? Also was it a local find or what?
>
> Geez, I ask a lot of questions.
>
> Mark Ingalls
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Frederick M. Wasserstein <vwvan@cornhusker.net>
> To: Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 9:42 PM
> Subject: Sammy
>
>
> > Just to bring you up to date. Sammy is now road ready!
> > Fred
> > 1982 Vagagon Diesel Westy "Sammy"
> > 1984 GMC Suburban Diesel 4 X 4 "The Beast"
> >
> >
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