Date:         Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:49:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My 1st Vanagon Road trip
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My dear departed father left me only three words of advice...

1.) Don't expect some woman to come clean up your mess. Do it yourself.
2.) If you can read a book, you can do anything.
3.) Always change the pilot bearing when doing a clutch. You are there.

tim in san jose

On 9/21/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I haven't looked online to see what's in the Van Cafe clutch kit, but
> it's worth your time to replace the pilot bearing while you're in
> there doing the clutch. Pretty sure the part is inexpensive. It was
> for my air cooled engines' clutch.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
> Please send fav Vanagon/Westfalia links to me at:
> musomuso1963@hotmail.com
>
> On 9/20/07, Kai Mei <kai@newclear.us> wrote:
> > harrisburg to allentown to nyc: pick up a 87.5 Wolfsburg van. Over
> > 180 miles to acquire van.
> >
> > Thanks to everyone for the prepurchase info...
> >
> > The seller was pretty straight up, even though the ad and pictures
> > were vague enough to feel like youre buying a pig in a poke.
> > Curtains, yay!
> >
> > 1st off the idle started off ok... during the short inspection. It
> > jumped to 2k.. This made getting into 1st a huge pain. Stop the
> > engine. shift. start the engine. Mainly I tried to downshift from
> > 2nd, after I got a rhythm. Not easy to get into 3rd w/o grinding,
> > even shifing slowwly. The throwout bearing is howling.. I told my
> > friend there was a bear back there.
> >
> > I believe the seller had no problem with this before I bought the
> > van, actually.
> >
> > Speedo didn't work. Manual trans, Freeway driving over rolling hill
> > 3.5k was easy to maintain... still left me the slowest thing on the
> > road :(. Actually felt kinda peppy, although not wanting to break it
> > I drove for economy. Semis gave me a little shove passing, but
> > nothing bad. Tires are LT tires with at least the proper weight rating.
> >
> > A/C nice and cold. Central locking, works some of the time, on
> > differing doors with no discernable pattern.
> >
> > Everything else seems to work. Noisy cabin and wind noise from vent
> > windows.
> >
> > 19.0 MPG 95 mi allentown to NYC, 10mi city, 85 hwy.
> >
> > high idle 2k but sometimes drops to 1.5k.
> >
> > so far I'm getting from van cafe free shipping during sept, cool!...
> >
> > Clutch Kit Sachs- Everything you need! Great Price
> >
> > Key Blank
> >
> > Fuel Line Replacement Kit
> >
> > Bentley Owners Manual- Nice addition to collection
> >
> >
> >   Any suggestions on (inexpensive) stuff I could use...
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
> Please send fav Vanagon/Westfalia links to me at:
> musomuso1963@hotmail.com
>



--
Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
case, you ain't got there yet.