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| 32 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 2WD Alloy Wheels, and Wheel Tire Packages We have our 15x7h 16x7.5h cast alloy wheels made specifically to fit the Type II Bus and Vanagon. We calculated the correct offset, center cap and fasteners, so these wheels simply bolt on. IMG PART NO. FITS DESCRIPTION PRICE A GVW-8540 71-91 15x7h Alloy Wheel (1); includes center cap and hardware 139.95 B GVW-8525 71-91 15x7h Alloy Wheel Set (4); includes center caps and hardware 550.00 A GVW-8541 71-91 16x7.5h Alloy Wheel; includes center caps and hardware ... | |
| 106 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 we have seen have been quality control related. A bad connection, a loose roll pin, something seemingly inconsequential gbrings the whole house downh. Failures are sometimes preceded by the transaxle going into glimp modeh, which means it just stays in 3rd gear all the time just to get you home. But failures can also come without warning, leaving folks stranded. Some of our customers have opted to have their transmission gone through before it fails as an extra measure of insurance, and save money and potential ... | |
| degrees on the road and we had little bits of ice spitting out of the dashboard ... | |
| 108 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 So, instead of the valve being pulled back by the valve springs, it kept going into the engine where it had an unpleasant meeting with the piston that was on itfs way back up. The other typical failure we have seen when AMC heads are used straight out of the box takes place at the other end of the exhaust valve. Since the exhaust valve is smaller and lighter than the intake valve, the stresses at the top between the keepers and keeper grooves is not as high as with the intake valve. So they typically succumb to ... | |
| 112 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY The cost is high, especially given the gearing requirements. A proper AAZ 1.9 turbo diesel engine installation alone into an already dieselpowered Vanagon is about $6500. Then on top of that, the gearing in the transaxle needs to be MUCH taller than for the waterboxer or stock 1.6 diesel in order to fully take advantage of the 1.9 liter torque and fuel economy. The best choice is a 5-speed with a 4.57 final drive, and a .70 5th gear. That puts the engine rpmfs at about 3000 @ 70mph. That is ... | |
| www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 127 risk than the tanks fitted with no auto-stop valve at all. These heinous devices will commonly get stuck during the filling process, and simply leak continuously until all the LP gas is gone. I have heard of more that two occasions where a fourblock radius around the filling station would have to be blocked off by the fire department, and a haz-mat team would be called in to secure the perimeter until all the LP gas dissipated. I donft know what that cost or who paid for it, but itfs probably safe to assume it ... | |
| 128 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 Vanagon Cooling System Explained The following write-up is an article Lucas Valdes (Prez Resident Mechanical Engineer of GoWesty) wrote to provide some info on the Vanagon cooling system operation. Water-cooled Vanagon cooling system explained. All water-cooled Vanagons have an automatically controlled electric fan on the radiator. The way the system is supposed to work is that, after the engine is started, the thermostat on the engine stays closed until the coolant temperature at the ENGINE reaches 87C (189F) ... | |
