Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:49:18 -0800
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
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When it works, it works well. When it doesn't, it's an expensive, time consuming nightmare. My son's van had a confluence of multiple problems, and to the system's credit, it accommodated many of them until it was overwhelmed. Maybe now that I have replaced everything it will be good for another 27 years.
Find that mechanic before you need him! http://roadhaus.com/shops.php. Only one shop is rated in Spokane; two "recommended" and one "not recommended" reviews. Join the www.wetwesties.org group and I'm sure you will get other recommendations from folks in the Inland Empire.
Stuart
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 4:17 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
My 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile has 172K+ miles, 2.1 engine with no modifications. Paperwork I got when I bought it in 2009 showed long term reasonable maintenance. I spent a few bucks on some things such as a new water pump. Since then, Darrell Cook in Norman, Oklahoma has kept it up to desired standards. It has run well throughout my ownership of it. Any problems I have experienced with it have not related to how well the engine runs.
I recently moved to Spokane, WA. I have not located a mechanic here, but it has not needed any work (it does need some bodywork due to a good citizen in a parking lot who chose not identify himself). I did have to have it checked for emissions. It passed with no requirements. If that is a recommendation for digifant, then so be it.
mcneely
---- Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I attended a VW campout recently and was quite heartened to hear a
> *very* nice sounding WBX 2.1 engine. Smooth and "right" sounding. No
> idea how many miles on it etc. but the bus appeared to be quite well
> maintained. However....
>
> A bus can look nice but who knows what work has been done?
>
> As a really rough estimate, anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 the stock (or
> near to) engined buses I hear driving by at these campouts have lumpy
> idles, and-or smell rich, etc. No judgements from me. Just a small
> niche POV.
>
> I've been meaning to check the valve adjustment on my 2.1 It idles
> much better than it did when I got it but it's still not quite right
> and can surge just off idle.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 2/2/15, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ..... Idle on all the
> > WBXs I’ve seen has never been truly smooth.
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical
> <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
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David McNeely
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