www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 107 equipped with power everything and cruise control, and has a much more thoroughly equipped camper section: A larger frig that WORKS GREAT, built-in furnace, gray water tank, more cabinet space, more fresh water and LP gas capacity. So, are you a Vanagon or a Eurovan person? If you have had VW Buses in the past, you will probably think an 86-91 Vanagon is pure heaven. They are just like the Bus, but fixed. Roomier, quieter, more power, more amenities (like a heater that WORKS), more reliable, easier to work on, ...
120 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 BRAND NEW Bosch starters of this design are no longer available. The solution is to replace the starter with a BRAND NEW one of a completely different design: Everyone bow to the Japanese. Hitachi Corporation of Japan makes an excellent starter of a completely different, hi torque, gear-reduction design. The design itself is not new, Chrysler products have been using the design since the 50fs. Those of us who have been gear-heads have always wondered why a 1966 Dodge Dart has such a wheezy sound when it was cranked ...
www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 123 its own way, albeit very, very slowlyc In Germany, and later in South Africa the Vanagon was offered with a real 5-speed. There were quite a few different gear ratios available depending on what engine was fitted, and that engines corresponding peak torque RPM. GoWesty offers rebuilt, 5-speed transaxles for Vanagons. VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES AS OF 10.29.05 Here are some prices and gear ratios: Stock 83-91 4-speed transaxle ($1199 exchange) has:3.78/2.06/1.26/.85 with a 4.86:1 or 4.83:1 final drive, which equates ...
124 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 (or right behind the glove box inside the vehicle on 1982 water cooled diesel models). In either case, this lever controls the TEMPERATURE of the air entering the vehicle. THIRD LEVER: This lever operates a cable that moves flaps in the air distribution box that increases or decreases air flow to your feet. This air flows via an air duct assembly just in front of the gear shift lever. On some diesel models there is a false floor down the isle way which ducts air to the rear passenger area. (On 83-91 water cooled ...
126 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 Vanagon that was installed at the dealer. This was an in-dash system. This system placed the evaporator in the dashboard behind the glove box. The outer dashboard vents, instead of being plumbed to the fresh air distribution box, were plumbed to the A/C evaporator. In addition to these vents, two more vents were added either where the radio usually goes, or right next to the radio. If the radio hole was used, the radio was relocated in a plastic enclosure down on the floor in front of the gearshift lever face-up. ...
www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 129 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY b. Second stage comes on at a radiator temperature of 102C (216F) 3) Electric cooling fan on radiator, 200/300 watt 4) Fuse for fan first stage on fuse panel a. #7 fuse on 83-85 models, 16 amp b. #1 fuse on 86-91 models, 30 amp 5) Second stage relay for radiator fan high speed, a. Under dash, to right of speedo on 83-85 models (round headlights) b. On fuse panel, location #5 on 86-91 models (rectangular headlights) 6) Water pump on engine 7) Thermostat on engine 8) Hoses and pipes throughout ...