Date:         Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:40:41 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Belanger <mbelanger@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: The joy of driving is back! 1991 Vanagon GL with 1995 Subie
              2.2L engine
Comments: To: "John H. Lauterbach" <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <a5fb60c773762ec7204a63b7477f128bed8a4da9.camel@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
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Congrats! Sounds like a fun project.


-MB

On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 8:05 AM John H. Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
wrote:

> Last Spring, based on pictures and conversations with the seller, I
> purchased a
> 1991 Vanagon GL with 1995 Subie 2.2L engine and Kennedy Engineering
> conversion
> kit. A major factor in purchasing this van was that it had the 4-speed
> manual
> transmission and not an automatic. When I got the van, I found that the
> brakes
> were weak, and one of the right rear brake cylinder sprung a leak. The
> only shop
> in town that would take the van was European Auto Clinic. Josef and his
> team had
> the van for most of the summer replacing every part of the braking system
> including the master cylinder. Once I had the van back, the power steering
> rack
> sprung a major leak. So back to Josef for a new power steering rack.
>
> Then, with the help of my Son (works in the parts department of the local
> BMW
> dealer), we got enough of the electrical bugs worked out to get all the
> lights
> working except for the license plate light. I also had to replace the hose
> between the expansion tank and the overflow tank. Since then, I have been
> using
> the van for around-town driving, including trips 20-mile trips on I-75 and
> other
> highways. One advantage of the Subie engine is that the van can move out
> of its
> own way without two-feet on the accelerator pedal. Much work still needs
> to be
> done before I turn it over to a body shop for complete exterior
> restoration.
>
> John in Macon, GA
>


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