Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 1999 13:26:55 -0700
Reply-To:     "Vern D. Moen" <vmoen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Vern D. Moen" <vmoen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon Woes...
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Tales of my lifelong love of Volkswagens...
Bought a new '87 GL Vanagon to replace my beat-up '85
Weekender while transferring good parts over to the
'87. First shifting into second in the '87 was
crunchy, I got several good replies from the list
(thank you) and will be changing to Redline MTL soon I
think. Still have to fix the temp gauge (light works,
needle doesn't) as soon as I get around to pulling the
dash cluster.
Here's the fun part: I was getting instances of no
power so I took it into a local shop and said 'fix-it'
(I just don't have time right now). The diagnosis -
plugged catalytic and fuel leak. I told them to fix
the fuel leak and said to myself, I have a parts car,
I'll just get the catalytic off the '85 (I replaced
the exaust gaskets last year and the cat was good).
Fortunately I had used SS fasteners so the cat and
muffler came right off. Boy, it sure seemed dark in
the catalytic converter, guess I'll hold it up to the
light and look thru it...gee, isn't there supposed to
be something in there? To make a long story short, I
ordered a new cat yesterday.
Now, don't get me started on the 5 minute/half hour
job fixing that missing screw on the rear side marker
light!!!
Volkswagen Vans, a lifelong disease that cannot be
cured.
1966 VW Van (my moms)
1973 VW Van (my moms)
1968 Bug (my moms, then mine)
1985 Jetta
1985 Vangon Weekender
1985 Vanagon GL (w/ AC!!)

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Vern Moen
vmoen@yahoo.com
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