Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:25:26 -0600
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Blog post about 85 doka
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Subarus 2015 XV Crosstrek Hybrid comes in a VeryPretty Green Similar to this ~
http://www.subaru.com/vehicles/xv-crosstrek/special-features.html
On 26 Mar , 2015, at 10:13 AM, Miguel Pacheco wrote:
> I like the color. I'm much more comfy camping in a van that blends with the
> surroundings and this color looks like it would work in most places. Do you
> have the paint code?
>
> *Miguel*
>
> *The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it- basically because
> you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them. *
> *- Charles Bukowski, Tales of Ordinary*
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm currently rebuilding the climate box in my neighbor's '86 Syncro, and
>> found that the blower resistor pack had gotten hot enough to blister the
>> plastic housing--pretty scary. Since the resistor checks out as within
>> spec, I traced the wires back to the switch and the ground crowns. Both
>> were found to have melted wires. It looks like the crowns had rusted due
>> to a leaking windshield, which created extra resistance in the circuit.
>> I'm replacing the crowns, but also will be relocating high amperage grounds
>> (e.g. heater blower, radiator fan, etc.) to their own dedicated source
>> below the dash. I may now consider the relays as an additional protection
>> in the circuit, since the owner brought me a replacement blower that looks
>> a lot like the version Alistair is using.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 4:33 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
>> kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>>>
>>> Alustair you might want to put a some relays in the system to unload the
>>> blower fan switch. That fan is more powerful than the stock dash one so
>> it
>>> will pull more amps. Don't want to have a melted fan switch. Everything
>>> else looks good.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>> On Mar 25, 2015 4:14 PM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Posted some bumpf about my neighbour's 85 doka. It's worth looking at
>> just
>>>> to see the nice colour choice he made with his repaint.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/vanagon-85-doka/
>>>>
>>>> Alistair
>>>>
>>
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