Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 01:17:51 -0600
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
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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
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