Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:20 +0000
Reply-To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
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Really? Thats good to know. It looked just like any radiator cap you'd see on a piece of Detroit iron, which led me to think it was wrong. I hope these guys get it fixed and don't end up trashing it. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> The metal coolant tank cap is stock for 82 and 83 diesels. Very early
> waterboxers too, since they used the 83 diesel tank at first.
> The German guy near Los Angeles is the only reliable place I know of
> to
> get diesel mounting bits. Prices are up though. He brings that stuff
> over from Europe, in containers with engines, trannys, etc. Mostly
> pretty rusty but still useable.
> Mark
> J Stewart wrote:
> > Had me wondering, just where DO you get these diesel carrier
> > bars-other than a wrecked/junked diesel Vanagon of course. I've seen
> > ads on Samba, but always the "less desirable" early ones ('81-'82?)
> > Then just this morning right outside Leesburg, VA. is a white
> > Vanagon Westy sitting on the shoulder, with two guys standing behind
> > it. I, of course, had to pull over to see if I could help (although
> > I was in my Chevy Astro). Turns out it was a diesel, and it was
> > overheating. I'd never really seen a diesel Vanagon engine bay up
> > close before ( seriously) and it was the first time I saw how the
> > engine carrier bars mount-now it all makes sense in my feeble mind!
> > I have no idea what year this Vanagon is. Anyway, the only
> > suspicious thing I noticed was the coolant tank had a regular metal
> > radiator cap on it-I don't know diesels, but I'd bet money that
> > ain't the original cap! Every time the guy would start it, it would
> > force coolant out from around that cap. I told the guy that I didn't
> > think
> that was the proper cap, and he replied "Yeah, but it's been running
> like that for a couple of days" Hmmmm, ok, but it's not now, right?
> When I first pulled up he was adding Marvel Mystery Oil to it, I don't
> know why/how he thought that was going to help. Hate to say it, but
> there could be my diesel donor right there. I had to go, but I drove
> back by 1/2 hour later and the van was sit sitting there, the two guys
> were gone. I drove around Leesburg a bit trying find them to offer
> them a lift to where ever they could get some help/parts, whatever,
> but I didn't see them.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Stewart
> >
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