Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 14:11:16 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
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That 78 Beetle fuel injection is the same as the Vanagon except you still have points and condenser for the ignition and injector trigger and the O2 sensor system does not exist. Even uses the same fuel pump and operates at the same fuel pressure.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Meyermann
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2016 2:06 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
This group helped me save Velma from being scrap iron, love you all for it!
I've been building Velma for adventures with my daughter because she fell in love with her when she was 4, she's now 10 while having many great adventures with many more planned. Because of Velma and the Omaha VW Club show and shine/camp out a year ago I found my girlfriend after 8 yrs of a full time single dad. She owns a 78 convertible super beetle, and now I have to learn the fuel injection system. So thanks to this group for many adventures, finding a girlfriend, and now having to learn the fuel
injection😉!
On Jul 3, 2016 8:11 AM, "Eric Caron" <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
> I resemble that remark!
>
> The vanagon community is the main reason I’m able to enjoy my
> westfalia as a blind owner care taker.
>
> People are willing to talk me through oil changes, rear wiper
> motor replacement, Changing shocks, changing ignition switch,
> replacing parts on the dash, tracking down hidden blown rear heater
> fuse, water pump replacement, sink repairs and on and on.
>
> And, how about the folks that sent me replacement parts such as hard
> to find brown ashtray just because they noticed I needed them through posts.
>
> I have brighter headlights due to a VW friend driving miles to help me
> install the kit. My CV boot had a hole in it the shop could not find
> but a VW friend answering a unrelated question noticed grease splatter
> and we got that boot replaced early.
>
> However, being a new owner, a owner with a physical disability, or
> being blind adds challenges!
>
> I wanted to remove the driver’s side hinged battery cover
> yesterday. No matter how I tried to get those little screws out they
> would not come out.
>
> I finally realized they were pop rivets! Don’t take your eyes
> for granted, they are helpful!
>
> cover is now off and I’ll use self tapping screws to replace the cover
> once the house battery is installed.
>
> this is one diverse, helpful, and entertaining community!
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 2, 2016, at 11:39 PM, Scott - IMAP
> > <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Eric,
> > thanks for making me chuckle.
> >
> > Hey ! ..if Anyone complains or thinks their at some disadvantage
> > Vanagon tech-wise, we can just say ..
> > we have one member who can't even see and he manages to cope with
> > it all just fine !
> >
> > On 7/2/2016 8:10 PM, Eric Wunrow wrote:
> >> Thatta Boy, Scott!
> >>
> >> Considering we're full-timers..
> >> newish to our '84…
> >> and love it to death…
> >> those other guys were bumming me out, Man! :-)
> >>
> >> Eric
> >> Eric Wunrow Pictures
> >> 303. 988. 8717
> >>
> >> VW@EricWunrow.com (for this list's emails)
> >> EW@EricWunrow.com (for private messages)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 2, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Scott - IMAP
> >> <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I never discourage people from owning Vanagons ..
> >>>
> >>> I just tell them they take SPECIAL CARE AND UNDERSTANDING ..
> >>> that they are not like a old, say, Toyota that will run forever
> >>> with hardly any repairs..
> >>>
> >>> I also ask if they have ever owned a VW of any kind.
> >>> Some VW background helps for sure.
> >>>
> >>> Fortunately older VW's are pretty conducive to owner-repair and
> >>> maintenance.
> >>>
> >>> On 7/2/2016 6:59 AM, Edward Maglott wrote:
> >>>> Dennis says: "One thing you will find as a new Vanagon owner is
> >>>> that
> most
> >>>> regular shops are not equipped or willing to bother with vehicles
> >>>> of
> this
> >>>> vintage, never mind the Vanagon with its idiosyncrasies."
> >>>>
> >>>> worse yet are those shops that don't know what they are doing but
> >>>> try
> to
> >>>> work on the Vanagon anyway, causing much more damage than good.
> >>>>
> >>>> Edward
>
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