Date:         Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:43:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Comments: To: Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com>
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Congratulations...

about sliding you mention it's loud...
1. you mean loud when you close it?
2. or loud when to roll in and out?

if #1 there's nothing we can do about it... it's "OEM" loud noise,
if #2 then a whole set of rollers will quiet it down significantly.

The front blower is a big job requiring taking out the dash, replacing the
blower, the flap seals and since you're there lube the cables and wiper
mechanism and put sound deadener at the front nose panel.

have fun with your new van...

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 9:31 PM Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> 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?
>