Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:41:49 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
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But wait -- these things are excellent, but they should be for a "Top 10
Most Essential Upgrades" list.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 9/2/2009 12:17 AM miguel pacheco wrote:
> Well, it is odd that there's not a lot of responses to this top 10
> request, so I'm going to have a go. Please have mercy, when I say
> number 3, or number 4, etc., I'm just throwing it out there. There
> could easily be something that outranks any of my suggestions. I just
> think this could be significant......:
>
> Number 1 is certainly the fuel line replacement, including, most
> importantly, the replacement/elimination of the plastic firewall
> widget.
> Number 2, replacing the coolant distribution tower/manifold, 1.9 or
> 2.1, with another plastic, or a stainless unit as supplied by our
> loyal aftermarket vendors.
> Number 3, as per Jake, the plastic coolant flange on the passenger
> side should be replaced with a metal one. I've done this on all my
> 2.1s.
> Number 4, Bruce Todd's 2.9 metre brake line?? I don't know where this
> one should fall in, though it is a safety issue, so perhaps it
> deserves a higher priority, although I have not heard of many issues
> with this.
> Number 5, upgrading stock wheels from 14s to 15s or 16s.........
> Number 6, resealing the gas tank. 2wd or Syncro.
>
> Please jump in.......
>
>
> Miguel
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Jake de
> Villiers<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, the stupidly conceived PLASTIC coolant outlet on the passenger side
>> head of a 2.1 is a fragile part but you can get a new steel one at the VW
>> dealer in Bellingham so...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, that Friday thread generated only 9 posts, most of which were a
>>> debate about the availability of the plastic coolant tower thing, and two
>>> nominations by Jim Arnott for the the 1.9 "H" pipe and the 1.9 upper
>>> thermostat housing. That post garnered no comments.
>>>
>>> So . . . would it be fair to say that the 1.9 "H" pipe and upper thermo
>>> housing are the only parts on the Vanagon which are effectively unobtanium
>>> and without them the van would be effectively immobilized?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>>> Bend, OR
>>> KG6RCR
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Beverley Anne de Villiers  April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009
>>
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
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