Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:22 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
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Sounds like they drive to hard, too fast, for too long. Blown head gasket or cracked head if lucky. Could also be cracked block in one of the cylinder bores.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of J Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:03 PM
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Subject: Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
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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