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Date:         Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:15:22 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fun with fixing up stuff...(long post)
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTikxf8pBGabER8aZsD7PQgJfPo7S1utgjSpsGRZd@mail.gmail.com>
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Hey Don, Sounds like you've been having fun ;-)

I'd really like to know how you blew out your washer nozzles. I've been fighting the passenger side nozzle for a couple of years using a thin wire. No joy.

John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Northern Michigan

Vanagon Rescue Squad www.vanagonauts.com

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Fall in the Northwest US brings 'indoor projects' time and I have been > having lots of fun lately. > > First I swapped out my older 1.8liter VW inline four block for a newer 2.0 > liter Jetta inline. That was pretty ambitious, but I seemed to have pulled > it off pretty well. I posted about that in other posts. Been tying up > loose ends and refining that swap. > > New exhaust system, new mounts for that exhaust system and a revision of > my > motor mounts have resulted in a super smooth inline...I thought it was > pretty good before, but after my latest change to my cross-engine brace, > the harmonic vibrations aren't even there anymore. I drove around for > almost 3yrs with my muffler system hanging from the frame of the > van...putting sound into the chassis. Now, after some careful fabrication > and some trial and error, I have eliminated that, and it really makes a > huge > difference. > > Then I installed some gauges...Oil temp and Oil pressure. That's > something I've been wanting since I first got this van about 3yrs ago. I > used some of that trailer wiring "tape"...wire that is flat and contains 4 > wires, color-coded and insulated separately. A 20' roll cost me $20-some > but now I have two more unused wires for future transmission of electrons > from back to front... > > Replaced my old style KC sealed beam Daylighters with the newer style > replaceable bulb ones...since one of mine was burned out. Re-aimed those > and cleaned up all the headlight switches, grounds, relays (I have Hella > H-4 > headlights)..Then I got to the brake and running lights...brighter bulbs > and > cleaned all the connections and made sure everything was properly done > there. > > I took out my can of SA Besto spray lube and went for it, everywhere. My > speedo cable was 'whirring' on cold mornings...no more. My suspension > bushings were sometimes a bit squeaky...no more. My accelerator cable was > getting a bit 'quirky'...hard to go smoothly from foot-off to just a tiny > bit of throttle without a big lurch....no more. Slider is now smooth, etc > etc etc. New wiper blade refills, blew out the washer nozzles for a > better > squirt pattern. New-ish snow tires all around and freshly balanced.. New > hatch struts coming in the mail. > > It is really fun and rewarding to be able to spend some "quality time" > with 'one of the family'...Dunno what it is about a Volkswagen Van...of > almost any type...They always seem to insinuate themselves into my life > like > no other vehicle...When everything is working just right..they are such a > pleasure...And it's fun when you can take the time to make everything just > right.. > > Don Hanson >


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