Here is a List that I provide to Friends Who are New Vangon Owners

or Vanagon Owners that are New To Me ~

MustDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone

Oil & Filter

Fuel Hoses

Brake Fluid

ShouldDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone

Fuel Filter

Tranny Fluid

PowerSteering Fluid

SparkPlugs (Champ' 3322) or NGK or Denso

S'P'Wires

DizzyCap & Rotor

Thermostat ~ OEM ONLY ~ No FLAPS

Eng'Coolant Temp'Sensors

Rad'Fan Temp'Sensor/Switch

Grease&Adj' Frnt WheelBear's

Brakes?

RadiusRod Bushings?

Front Upper BallJoints?

Wheel Alignment?

WiperBlades

Upgrades ~ ShudDo ~ or Know It's BeenDone

Oil Pressure & Temperature Gauges

"BlazeCut" Eng' Fire Suppression

Ignition Relay

HeadLight Relay

https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/-the-switch-saver-relay-master-kit

Horn Relay > Has been discontinued,, Darn It

https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/parts---spares-replacement/discontinued/horn-relay

LEDs ~ where avail'

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23762 ~ Or RollYourOwn ~

GoWesty Alternator Harness Upgrade Kit

https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23762/alternator-wiring-harness-upgrade-kit-?v=

GoWesty Audible Coolant Temp Alarm Kit

https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/24196/gowesty-audible-coolant-temp-alarm-kit?v=

GoWesty Upper Control Arm Bushing (Full Set)

https://www.gowesty.com/product/bundles-and-kits/24312/gowesty-upper-control-arm-bushing-full-set-?v=

Dash Mounted OverRide Switch for Radiator Fan

Power/Performance Boosters

MarcoMansi Injectors

MarcoMansi Rockers

https://mansispeed.com/products/

If a BackRoader

Peloquin LimitedSlipDiff ?

If Anyone has Any Change Suggestions Please Respond ~

ORR ~ DeanB

On 28 Jul , 2020, at 10:29 PM, Rob wrote:

> We got a new Vanagon today! It's been a few years. A 1990 tin top > with a rebuilt Subaru 2.2 and a rebuilt manual transmission, it came > with a binder of receipts. It runs nice, I can't tell you how good it > felt to be driving a Vanagon again & shifting gears! > > What do I do now besides the fuel lines? > > The first thing will be the fuel lines, they look new but the > firewall plastic piece is still there so I have to do them. > The next thing is change the oil/filter > I thought I'd inspect the spark plugs. > The front blower doesn't work at all so I have to troubleshoot that. > This is a Subaru conversion and the stock temp gauge does not work, I > want to fix that but it's a conversion problem. There are after > market gauges that do work but that's not the same thing. > I had forgotten how loud it is closing the sliding door. I need to > research on how to quiet that down, I remember a thread. (In a couple > of days I'll forget that I think the door is loud, it will be normal <g>) > I need to fix the back hatch so I can open it from the inside, there > is a write up on The Samba for that. > > What else do I need to do, what am I forgetting?