Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:34:36 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 89 rebuild
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I end up restoring each part that goes on the new engine.
Forexample...
paint the exhaust pipes and parts with Flame Proofhigh temp exhaust paint..
first their primer, then top coat.
I see you have 'stainless steel exhaust' ..
you probably won't be painting that with high temp exhaustpaint.
Stock exhaust pipes will stay light gray ( there's red and black too )
..for quite a good while.
There's no reason for vanagons to have rusty exhaust pipes and mufflers
really.
The paint can even be touched up in place some once in a while.
I also can't help painting rear drums in high temp flat black stove paint ..
the insides of steel wheels wherethey rust where they sit against the
hub flange....
all kinds of details like that. Rust drives me crazy and it's so easy
to treat and prevetn.
On hoses......I'd use the proper german style hose clamps on all the
hoses too.
I hate the spring type ones..
and for sure don't use sharp edged american style ones..
get the right narrow , smooth against the hose, slightly curled up edge
correct german ones.
you know what I like to say ..
It's in the workmanship, not the parts.
Fancy new expensive parts aren't worth much installed sloppily or in haste.
that'ssure is a lot of repairs in one big go.
I didn't see gear oil for the trans on the list.
I constantly see power steering vanoagons with burnt smelling ATF ifor
their power steering fluid.
I suspect many people don't know about the screen in the PS resevoir ..
Changing out the old yucky fluid sure can't hurt.
Was all new brake fluid on the list ? ...I'd sure do that one.
It can go on and on. I often find battery boxes that have never been
cleaned or painted or serviced once in the poor van's 25 years of life.
I see rust, or bare metal, acid damage etc.
it goes on and on sometimes.
scott
www.turbovans.com
On 3/30/2013 6:56 PM, John Meeks wrote:
> One more thing... if you're going to replace the brake lines, use Cunifer a
> copper nickel ferrous alloy. Easy to bend and will not rust. Available from
> Napa and CarQuest flaps
>
> John Meeks
> '91 Multivan
> Stock 2.1 250k miles
>
> http://www.vanagonauts.com
> Vanagon Rescue Squad
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> On Mar 30, 2013 6:45 PM, "Jeffrey Woodall" <vwwoody@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Stainless steel coolant lines.
>> All new coolant hoses and tubes, thermostat housing..etc..etc..This is
> when I realize how much I love my air cooled buses.30 some odd hoses
> ....good grief.
>> New big brake kit for the front and rebuilding the rears and all new flex
> lines. Completed.
>> All new fuel and vapor lines . Completed.
>> New springs and front end bushings.
>> New clutch,pressure plate, slave cylinder .
>> Replace originals propane tank....I have two tanks, one on each side,
> original drivers side tank is toast.
>> New S.A. Headlight kit and grill.
>> Inspect and replace or repack all wheel bearings.
>> Inspect and replace or repack c.v. joints.
>> New power steering hoses
>> Remove rear heater.
>> New stainless steel exhaust.
>> Check shifter bushings.
>> Reinstall A/C, I removed the compressor years ago. Switching to r134.
>>
>> Any ideas what else I should be
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance !!
>>
>> " keep on pushin'"
>> woody
