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Date:         Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:52:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Recommendations, anyone?
Comments: To: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4FFB8505.5090702@flatsurface.com>
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lol, that means you have 'other problems' then.

I might get an air-cooled vanagon in .. a local vanagon mechanic couldn't figure it out, nor could a local mobile air-cooled VW tech .. Symptom is - runs weakly, left side exhaust pipes don't get very hot. Won't go up a hill. The air-cooled tech is stumped and giving up. He didn't even consider clogged cat or muffler.

I was astonished that the mobile air-cooled VW guy doesn't' even have or use an IR temp gun. One can eventually fix a vehicle without one ..but for their low cost and extreme usefulness, it's silly not to have one. I measure waterboxer exhaust pipe temps about 6 inches from the exhaust port on the head .. you find one much lower than the others , for example...........that means something, and it takes a second or two to get that information, non-invasively even.

yeah, no coolant to worry about with an air-cooled.........but ..you know.

scott

On 7/9/2012 6:27 PM, Mike S wrote: > On 7/9/2012 7:20 PM, pickle vanagon wrote > >> I think it should not be considered necessary for every vanagon owner to >> replace all of their coolant hoses before driving everywhere. >> >> It is quite expensive to do so. > > It didn't cost me anything. I don't have any coolant hoses. >


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