Catalog: Camper Products
Company/Brand: Go Westy
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-1979 VW campers were VW Type II Bus: These models were also referred to as the ... about $15,000 to $20,000. 1968-1971: These are VW Buses fitted with a 1600cc VW ... . Year models 1968-1970 were basically the same. The 1971 is special because it ... engine (about a whopping 58 hp instead of about 50 hp), and front power assisted ... brakes. You can spot this year right off the bat because they have the more ... 112mm bolt-pattern road wheel used all the way through 1991. The earlier Buses ( ... 1970 and older) have the old VW wide-pattern 5bolt wheel. Other ... than that, they look pretty much the same as the 68-70. 1972-1979: You can ... spot a 1972 and newer bus easily by the larger, tall narrow tail lights, as ... opposed to the small oval-like tail lights used from ...
Weekender, and Camper versions (but not the in MV). These models all command a much ... higher price tag. These all wheel drive Vanagons are way cool, ... to purchase, but to maintain as well. They cost $5,000 to $10,000 more than the ... to purchase, and EVERYTHING about them is more difficult and expensive to ... repair. My advice is to stay away from the Syncro unless you REALLY want all wheel ... drive, and the word BUDGET is NOT part of your vocabulary. VW EUROVAN CAMPERS ... in 1992 in Europe. It was introduced in the USA as a 1993 model as a passenger van ... and weekender with and without the pop-top. All Eurovan full campers sold ... in the USA are Winnebago conversions, not ... Westfalia. 1993-1994: The only VW pop-top models offered in the ... USA in 1993 and 1994 was the Westfalia Weekender Multi-Van (MV). ...
/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 ... , less exciting demise. A combination of poor valve quality and imprecise ... grinding causes the exhaust valve to allow superheated ... during combustion, which leads to the exhaust valve face gburningh ...
805.528.7888 109 occurred to one of my wheels when my sweet wife (love you ... , honey) turned to quiet one of our kids, drove off the road and hit ... the edge of a 12h concrete drainage ditch. It ... pretzeled the wheel about 30% MORE than the one in the photo. In fact, it bent the ... wheel so much that the inside of the wheel caught the front brake caliper ... suddenly stopping the wheel from rotating, causing the van to ... come to a screeching halt. Again, the wheel did not come loose, nor did it ... in any other way. It simply deformed in the same way a typical, factory original ... other non-brittle wheel) would under the same conditions. I took the tire off ... the rim, sent the wheel to Bolten Classic Wheel in ...
.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 the wheels. The use of 14h wheels on the ... ... I think everyone agrees on that. The first thing I noticed back in 1985 was ... that there was absolutely no 15h wheel option for ... my Bus. So, I made some. I took a set of original 14h VW Bus wheels, cut the ... welds and knocked out the centers, bought some 15x7h Pontiac ... gdrop-centerh rally wheels did the same. I threw away the VW outers, threw ... away the Pontiac centers, and installed the VW ... centers in the Pontiac outers, thus creating a 15x7h ... shopping for a tire I found that the perfect tire in terms of size was the ... 215/65-15, which is still the tire size we use today. That tire size ... my original, spindly 185SR14 tires, and there were 20+ different brands and models ...
.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY The cost is high, ... especially given the gearing requirements. A proper AAZ 1.9 ... dieselpowered Vanagon is about $6500. Then on top of that, the gearing in the ... 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 ... drive, and a .70 5th gear. That puts the engine rpmfs at about 3000 @ 70mph. ... Turbo diesel, three 1982 VW Rabbit pick-up turbo diesels, and a 1984 Jetta turbo ... Wolfsburg Weekender I bought in 1996. The first thing I did was buy a complete ... is still in it), and got ready for the TDI conversion. In the meantime we did ... the six aforementioned diesel installations ...
local/international 805.528.7888 115 The Waterboxer Piston Story When it comes ... to waterboxer pistons, there are a variety of options available to ... the engine rebuilder. This article provides ... some background history on the original Volkswagen piston design, and ... our personal experience with goff the shelfh aftermarket pistons. While the ... pistons we compare below look similar, they are dramatically different in dimension ... All waterboxer engines originally had the same piston diameter, or gboreh (94mm ... ). The 1.9 liter engine (1915cc to be exact) ... has a 69mm crankshaft stroke, and the 2.1 liter engine (2110cc to be exact) ... has a crankshaft stroke of 76mm. The difference between the 1.9 liter piston ... and the 2.1 liter piston is the design of size of the dish at the top, but more ...
local/international 805.528.7888 119 The Starter Story: Rebuilt Bosch or New ... Gear Reduction? Turn the key, and a loud.....NOTHING. I have ... , either when cold or hot. Replacing the starter with a rebuilt Bosch unit would ... remedy the problem for a while, but sure enough ... within a year or two max, the SAME EXACT problem would return. For ... about this problem and wondered why. There was one theory that the problem had to ... do with the fact that the ignition switch was physically too far ... from the starter, and the resulting voltage drop because of the ... long wire, coupled with the high current demand of the starter ... solenoid, was so great that there simply was not enough power at the ... (myself included) tried to remedy the problem by adding a load-reduction ...
international 805.528.7888 121 GoWesty offers completely rebuilt and recalibrated ... speedometers with all zeroes reading on the odometer, GoWesty will custom build you ... a speedometer assembly with the odometer reading set to same or greater ... reading as the current reading on your existing ... a rebuilt unit, you can discuss with the salesperson what your odometer is ... has not been working, and what best to set it to. We send you out a rebuilt ... speedometer set to the agreed upon reading. When you get the new speedo ... , donft forget to remove and keep the cruise speed sensor! Beware: If the ... you send back has MORE miles on it than the one we sent you, you will be getting a ... a visit by your local law enforcement official! Call us toll free 888-469-3789 to order ...
.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 ... 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. This system ... had an overall lower output, but the cold air it did produced was pumped ... , as opposed to having to wait for the rear-only A/C to cool the ENTIRE ... interior. These systems are very rare. We have seen ...
/international 805.528.7888 nothing in the wiring diagram that would indicate that ... the AC system can operate the radiator fan at any speed other that ... the first stage. However, my experience ... AC is that, on a super hot day charging up a long grade at 80 MPH with my 2.4 ... engine and AC blasting, I have heard the third-stage fan speed come on when I ... KNOW FOR SURE the temperature on the gage is nowhere near 7/8fs. I know ... AC is involved because it I can feel the compressor shut-down while the turbo ... . Furthermore, it WILL NOT do this with the AC off. So, maybe someone smarter than ... I can have a look at the AC schematic and figure this one outc ... So, to summarize, the way the system is supposed to work is as ... follows: 1) Engine starts cold, thermostat closed 2) Coolant to radiator is shut ...
local/international 805.528.7888 131 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY resistance DECREASES as ... the temperature INCREASES. If you unplug ... the wire(s) from the sensor, the gauge should read cold. If you touch ... the wire to ground, the gauge should peg and the light should ... flash. During your tests, if the blinking light is ever activated, ... remember that you need to re-set the system by turning the key to the off ... . If it passes this test you know the wiring and gauge are working properly, ... science, and it is almost unheard of that multiple failures occur ... electrical repairs to have one of our GVW-91 repair manuals, and study ... the electrical wiring diagrams. There is a nice section at the beginning of ... the wiring diagram section that explains ...
