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com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 89 MECHANICAL PARTS ... B 0-280-150-206X 83-91 Rebuilt Fuel Injector, sold individually ($25 core per ... injector) 49.95 251-907-393D 86-91 Idle ... 95 Vanagon Leaky Fuel Tank Syndrome. Is there a puddle under your Van every time you ... system for venting fuel vapors. As these parts age they often spring leaks (we ... detailed article covering this subject in the GoWesty Library page 121). To fix ... this problem you need the Vanagon Fuel Tank Re-Seal kit (above ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 1) Camper Model Overview ... 107 4) The Tire Wheel Debate ... Syndrome..........110 6) Diesel Engines in Vanagon ... 113 9) The Waterboxer Piston Story ... 121 15) The Infamous Steering Wheel Grinding Noise ... A/C Explained............123 17) The Vanagon LP Tank Story ... Such a High Price?...133 24) Why Wonft The Auxiliary Battery In My Winne Charge ... ?......135 25) How Do I Get Adequate Insurance For My Camper?............135 26) ... 137 WELCOME TO OUR LIBRARY! This section features a selection of ... informational articles we have written on issues ... , Vanagon Eurovan. Read Enjoy! ARTICLE INDEX THE GOWESTY LIBRARY ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 103 Camper Model Overview ... -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 ... porth engine (about a whopping 58 hp instead of about 50 hp), and front power ... . You can spot this year right off the bat because they have the more common ... 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 ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 and was totally re- ... designed with the introduction of the gasoline water-cooled model in late ... 1983. A good example of one of these Westyfs will run between $5000 and $ ... Diesel powered Vanagon: VW offered the Vanagon with the VW Rabbit water-cooled ... four diesel-powered vehicles, three of them VWfs. However, what the hell was VW ... thinking when they put a 48hp 1600cc non-turbo diesel ... engine into this vehicle? It is simply amazing. We ... have converted six of these vehicles to the larger, stouter 1900cc turbo-diesel ... power plant with great success. They are strong running, and produce about ... gasoline powered Vanagon. However, these vehicles have many of the shortcomings ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 105 passenger van, ... 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 ... models. Eurovan production started 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 ...
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 ... drive, and a .70 5th gear. That puts the engine rpmfs at about 3000 @ 70mph. ... was a 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender I bought in 1996. The first thing I did was buy a ... like I describe above (which is still in it), and got ready for the TDI ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 113 gpancakeh cooling ... system design, while the Bus and Beetle use and up-right fan ... refer to an engine as type 1, 2, or 3, they are referring to the entire engine ... assembly, not just the long block. In 1972 the Bus switched to the gtype 4h ... 4 because it was originally designed in 1968 for and fitted to the VW 411/ 412 ... , the fourth type of vehicle VW made and thus ... referred to as the gtype 4h. This too was a horizontally ... four cylinder engine, just larger inside and out. This basic engine was used not ... only in the 411/412fs and Bus (from 1972-on), but ... also in the Porsche 914/4 and all air-cooled ... Vanagons from 1980-1983. Unlike the type 1 engine, this engine was never ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 by only a few hundred ... units, while the vehicle accelerates from a standstill. ... with a Eurovan who has had to replace their 4-speed electronically controlled ... at, say, 40,000 miles!), so the VW Vanagon was offered in the USA in ... a 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic. There are some performance differences ... between the 4-speed manual and the 3-speed AT. The advantage of the 4- ... speed is that, since it has four speeds instead of only thee, there is more selection ... is higher by about 10 mph (about 95 instead of about 85 for the AT). At 75 mph, for ... example, the 4-speed Vanagon will have an engine ... be closer to 4400 RPM. That is really the only downside of the AT. Other than ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 119 The Starter Story: ... Bosch or New Gear Reduction? Turn the key, and a loud.....NOTHING. I have ... an occasional no-crank problem SOMETIME in its life, 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 ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 121 GoWesty offers ... 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 ... you out a rebuilt speedometer set to the agreed upon reading. When you get the ... deposit. If your Vanagon has factory installed cruise control, 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 ... years is what you could expect from the system between overhauls, until MTBE ...
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 ... was offered with a real 5-speed. There were quite a few different gear ratios ... 4th respectively) 18.37/10.01/6.12/4.13 The five speed GoWesty offers for $4299 ( ... exchange for your old 4-speed), including new factory 5-speed shift linkage has ... the following gearing (1ST-5TH respectively ... standard 4-speed) For $2795 you get the same gearing, accept with a 4.57: final ... 250 more. Flow-Through Ventilation A/C in Vanagons Explained. The following write ... Mechanical Engineer of GoWesty) wrote in an attempt to de-mystify the climate ... AC) system on Vanagons. Hope it helps! The ventilation system in Vanagons has ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 125 why, in 1988, did VW ... , thus blocking all airflow through it? The flow through ventilation scheme ... completely changed and improved in 1988. This change coincided with the ... introduction of the switch from chrome (or black) steel ... bumpers to the fiberglass gbig bumpersh and the ... accompanying front spoiler. In 1988 the rear-most side windows have an added ... vent along the rear edge. It was necessary to shorten ... the glass in order to make room for this vent as the ... opening in the body stayed the same. These vents are air EXIT vents. ... Interestingly, the little grills on the front door panels remained, but if you ...
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. This system ... had an overall lower output, but the cold air it did produced was pumped ... , so it actually cooled your hot body instantly, as opposed to having to wait for the ...
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 ... 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 ... to assume it was considerably more than the $319.95 our new LP tank assemblies cost ... ! Two other items on the LP tank assembly that fail regularly ... are the pressure regulator and the service valve. The service valve is the ... thing with the knob on it that you rotate to turn-on ...
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 ... of GoWesty) wrote to provide some info on the Vanagon cooling system operation ... 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) degrees. The thermostat then begins to open and allow hot ... coolant to flow to the radiator, which is located up front ... between the headlights. The temperature of the coolant continues to ... rise as long as the there is no movement of air past the radiator ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 129 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY b ... headlights) 6) Water pump on engine 7) Thermostat on engine 8) Hoses and pipes throughout ... The 200/300-watt motor system is a two- ... speed design. The first stage activated by either the AC ... being turned on, or automatically by the radiator thermo-switch, second stage by ... the later only. With AC off, all the current for either speed flows through ... one fuse on the fuse panel, fuse #7 up to 1985 (round ... models (rectangular headlights). When in the first stage mode (low speed), ... current flows directly through the fuse, to a medium-gage wire (red with ... ), which conducts current that enters the first stage contact on the thermo- ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/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 ... 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 ... that AC is involved because it I can feel the compressor ... shut-down while the turbo speed fan is on. 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 ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 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, ... a bad temperature sensor. Just keep in mind that this system is SIMPLE. This ... 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 ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 So, you can either replace ... the pipes every 5-8 years or so ($800 job ... ), or figure out a way to keep the metal inserts in place. The GoWesty 121 ... $49.95. p.91 Power Door Locks 101. The following write-up is an introduction ... to the Vanagon Eurovan power door lock system ... . It covers how they work, common failures and a few ... troubleshooting tips. School is in session! The power door locks on ... Eurovans and Vanagons are exactly the same, and in fact use the same ... actuators. The system is purely electric, there is no ... vacuum used at all. The system does not have any kind of ... h. It is a very simple, dumb system. The two front door lock actuators are ...
com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 137 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY ... transaxle. First and foremost: If there is ANY problem with your GoWesty ... transaxle upon installation, GoWesty will work diligently directly ... with the installer to remedy the problem in a fair way, at no cost to ... the owner. Beyond installation, the following warranty will apply: The ... transaxle is warranted to the original owner to be free under normal ... use from defects in materials and workmanship for a period ... miles, whichever comes first, provided the gear oil change is performed every 30, ... transaxles also at 30,000 mile intervals. It is the responsibility of the owner ... void Transaxle failure due to improper installation, overheating, insufficient oil, ...
