Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:34:32 -0600
Reply-To: ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
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From: David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>Great to have you back, Nathan. Good idea to switch over to the FAS cooler. You might think about installing headlight relays to take some of the load off your headlight switch, and be ready if you want to upgrade the headlights (now or in the future).</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Dave B. </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 02/23/14, <SPAN>Nathan Wood<dart330@GMAIL.COM></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">Hello list,<BR><BR>I have been away from the Vanagon community for some time. I joined back in<BR>2001 when I picked up an 85 Westy. Since then I also had an 87 Syncro and<BR>an 82 Westy all of which I had to sell due to 2 job relocations.<BR><BR>Things have settled down and I recently picked up a 90 Carat Automatic for<BR>a project vehicle. I believe I am the 3rd owner. The last one purchased it<BR>in 1998 and only drove it 7k miles in 14 years. It is pretty much bone<BR>stock with 125k miles, even has the factory radio. My plan is to simply fix<BR>all the little broken stuff and do as much preventative maintenance as<BR>possible so we can take it camping and hit the VW shows. This is my first<BR>automatic, so that in itself is a bit of a new adventure.<BR><BR>So far I have done the tires (proper Hankooks), shocks (Bilstein HD), rear<BR>hatch struts, and am fixing all the various lights that aren't working due<BR>to burnt out bulbs or rusted out housings. I have it at the local shop<BR>right now getting the ATF & diff fluids changed along with the Foreign Auto<BR>Supply transmission cooler being installed.<BR><BR>The next big thing for me to tackle is the dash removal as the front blower<BR>fan is inoperable. This is a first for me, as I never had this problem on<BR>my previous Vanagons. I have read through the step-by-step on Ben's website<BR>and I don't think I will have too much trouble.<BR><BR>My question is what is the exhaustive list of things that need to be<BR>replaced while the dash is out? So far I have:<BR><BR>Blower Fan<BR>Heater Core<BR>Heater Core Valve<BR>Heater Box Clips<BR>Ignition Switch<BR>Brake Master Cylinder (no clutch MC since it is an auto)<BR>Wiper Motor<BR><BR>Is there anything else I should tackle if I plan to drive this for the next<BR>5-10 years? I don't want to have to do this more than once.<BR><BR>Thanks for the help! It is great to be driving a Vanagon once again.<BR><BR>Nathan,<BR>Now in OKC.<BR></DIV></div>
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