Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:23:09 -0400
Reply-To: Barry Armitage <Armitage@ASNT.ORG>
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From: Barry Armitage <Armitage@ASNT.ORG>
Subject: Re: Tune up help pleeassseee!
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On the tune-up stuff for a Wasserboxer, is it worthwhile to splice in
one of those "T" connectors that you can buy to flush out the system
with a garden hose? If so, where in the system should it be installed?
Barry Armitage
Editor, Materials Evaluation
American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
1711 Arlingate Lane
Post Office Box 28518
Columbus, Ohio 43228-0518
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e-mail: armitage@asnt.org
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> From: Andreas Fenner
> Reply To: Andreas Fenner
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 1998 11:02 PM
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Tune up help pleeassseee!
>
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> From: The Buslady <Route87@AOL.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Tune up help pleeassseee!
> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:48:40 EDT
>
> Hey my wonderful VanaFriends !
> It's about tune up time....
> what needs to be done with the average tune up on our late model
> vannies?
> Granpa said all I could do is change the plugs and new air filter.
> Isn't the
> timing set permanently or something?
> I know what to do for an air cooled type 1! Not a fancy FI 2.0
> wasserbox!
>
> Hey there,
> here is some advise from a fancy 2.1 Liter guy:
>
> 1.plugs, if you want to go fancy follow the postings on the 3-prong
> bosch -
> can't hurt anyways
> replace the spark cables and distributor cap
> 2.original air and oilfilter
> 3.change oil to 20-50 synthetic
> 4.bleed and replace (dot4) brakefluid - you need a helper and a no.7
> wrench
> 5.bleed and flush coolant liquid / replace with the new red stuff
> 6. check the wiper blades and replace
> 7.fill up both tanks for wiper fluid
> 8.Listen to your engine and check the idle, should be 750 to 800 rpm
> 9.check transmission fluid
>
> here is the computer (digifant), he resets and compensates for wrong
> settings (e.g. distributor)
>
> two things here to visually inspect (and listen !) fuel injectors and
> distributor,depending on both the age and mileage of the car consider
> replacing (distributors wear out...)
>
> By now you have spent app. $150 and two hours and done a great
> maintenance
> job !
> clean your windshields and windows and polish with Rain-X and take
> your car
> for a ride.
> check whether it heats up and how fast, possibly replace the thermal
> switch
> and/ot thermostat.
> Now you are up to $200 and three hours of fun work and got to know
> your car
> much better while extending the engines live and conserving both fuel
> and
> environment !
>
> check all the lights and functions, e.g. horn and cigarett lighter,
> let the
> car run and check the A/C if it is not running make a decision whether
> it is
> of importance to you and have the A/C serviced.
>
> (Now you need to refill the coolant liquid in the expansion tank as
> the car
> was running enough)
>
> That sound like a fun sunday project, at least to me,
>
> good luck
>
> Andreas
> Vanagon GL Wolfsburg, 88
> Vanagon GL , 88
>
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