Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 18:20:38 -0700
Reply-To: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
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I suppose one could say that about Vanagon Digijet and Digifant Fuel
Injection.
I can say for sure it REALLY helps to have a bunch of known-good fuel
injection units ...
and ..heck ...if one has another same model vanagon, then it's really
easy to test components back and forth.
Plus equipment and manuals to deal with them..
and with the internet ...just amazing how often there is 'an answer' out
their for some of the weirdest stuff !
I could NOT fix or operate my main computer or phone without asking the
internet on another computer sometimes, to get stuff working again.
and I have seen 'a few' .....'nearly' unsolvable EFI problems on Vanagons,
and as always 'it's a blockage or leakage of fluids or electrons.'
diesel and turbo diesel ..BTDT ..
still own an 83 5 speed Sunroof DV ..
and heck ...rebuilding the TD injection pump I want to use ( it's from
an auto trans VW sedan with fore-aft engine, forget model name just
now..that has a manual shut off lever on it besides the fuel solenoid )
it's going to cost me $ 650 plus shipping two ways to get that pump
rebuilt ..
something that never happens with EFI gasoline.
as for needing understanding and attention ..
they are all 30 years old now, Vanagons.
On 7/2/2016 5:45 PM, Ralph Meyermann wrote:
> I purchased a Westy which was a project from the beginning and knowing
> she'll probably be a life long project/ needing plenty of
> repairs/maintenance. Not knowing anything about Vanagons when I got her but
> luckily I got a diesel to save me from the finicky fuel injection from what
> I have heard.
> On Jul 2, 2016 4:25 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
>>>
