Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:23:54 -0400
Reply-To: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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From: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Re: Re: 2 questions...
(still looking for a westy)
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Here are my observations as a mechanic in my area ( one of only 3 I know of
that will touch a vanagon) .
If you are doing a conversion, you had better be prepared to pull your own
wrenches. If someone were to call me with a TIICO and had a problem, I
would kind of know what to expect when I got under the decklid, and could
easily interface with it. But, when you get into some of the other
conversions, they are cut and sliced and put together in so many different
ways that a wiring diagram is not available, and the most knowledgeable
person to service it would be the installer, that actually knew what went
where, etc. My knowledge on cars is pretty VW specific, and it keeps me
busy enough with my own fleet and other locals that use my services. I
could troubleshoot the basics on a Subaru, etc., but probably would not take
the chance for I would not want to be liable for any mishaps......
Just my .02
Adam P
81 Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Pollard" <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: Re: 2 questions...(still looking for a westy)
> > On the other paw, getting a conversion and without being a mechanic
means
> > that you'll probably have difficulty getting service at a dealer. The
good
> > news is you probably won't need much service beyond filters, oil and
coolant
> > changes.
>
> first sentence above- some vw dealers WILL look at non-wbx engines in a
> vanagon so i'm told. Anybody that knows and likes vanagon and VW's in
> general should be able to and willing to work on a VW conversion. The VW
> mechanics that have seen my conversion were pretty excited about it.
>
> this last sentences... uhm , no. Until you have all of the bugs worked
> out, and yes, there WILL be bugs, you'll be constantly tweaking, tuning
> and messing with the engine.
>
> matthew
> 86 syncro westy tiico
>
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