Date: Tue, 30 Aug 94 14:21:54 PDT
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil>
Subject: Re: misc
J. Walker writes:
>
> On Tue, 30 Aug 94 12:56:45 CDT DZIADECKI JOHN said:
> >GAS CAP Every time I filled the tank I'd get gas fumes in the bus for
> >about the next hundred miles, especially when I turned a corner. ...
> >FUME PROBLEM My mechanic replaced a short section of fuel line where it
> >bends in the rear air intake. That seemed to help somewhat but not
> >completely. He says the next thing to check is the filler neck. Anyone
> >have this problem and know a solution?
Same happened to me. Gas started running out of my engine compartment
once when I filled it up on a hot day. I plugged that puppy.
> >HEATER OK, I've had my share of ice-box winter driving here around the
> >foothills of the Rockies. Anyone know of an effective non-smelly,
> >heat-producing solution? ...
>
> the cheapest solution is to clean off the heat exchangers, fix any leaking
> valve cover gaskets, and install an inline blower fan on the hot air tube
> coming from the rear of the bus. that keeps the hot air flowing at idle
> (like at red lights and stop signs) which is when the human needs it the
> most.
Hear hear. I did just that, except for the blower. I took off my heat
exchangers and air pipes, had them hot-tanked, and changed my pushrod tube
seals. Know what? My heater *still* smells. Just not as bad now. :)
> >and now I'm told this is the weak link in the VW muffler and it costs
> >about $100 itself. Is this for real?
You can get whole new muffler assemblies for the bus from J.C Whitney for
about $60. For that price, could they *not* be worth it? Haven't ever
ordered one, though. Come to think of it, they may only be for 72-74
busses. DOH. I'll have to look that one up. The last catalog they were
even on sale, though.
-David
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David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...)
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