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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: September 2010
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Tuesday, September 7, 2010. After a 18 month hiatus, I got back to the project. Over Labor Day weekend, my brother Kevin and his buddy Darryl came for a visit.and we got the Vanagon running by the time they left. We fabricated brackets to support the muffler and Catalytic converter, finished the cooling system design and installation, and solved some of the fuel and electrical problems. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Westyventures.com- Karl Mullendore. View my complete profile.
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: Muffler Work
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Sunday, March 8, 2009. When I got the van home from Reno, the muffler had broken and was hanging by a coat hanger. Part of this is because the muffler support was not doing a good job of supporting it. Since the engine was burning so much oil, I decided that I needed to replace the catalytic converter and oxygen sensor at the same time. Same for the generic Walker 15032 catalytic converter [and the generic oxygen sensor]. It's a standard size and can be replaced as needed.
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: Filthy intake manifold - Making new air filter assembly
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Saturday, January 24, 2009. Filthy intake manifold - Making new air filter assembly. When I removed the intake manifold from the existing engine.I saw that it was FILTHY inside. First, there was a lot of oil, obviously blowby that was sucked into the manifold by the breather tubes. Second, it was covered with dirt, some mixed with the oil to form grit. It's obvious that the shop vac air filter held on by a shoestring. At the self-service wrecking yard, the airflow meter tube...
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: December 2008
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Sunday, December 21, 2008. We got done in with plenty of time for Kevin to take a shower and take him to the airport for his flight to Colorado. This project couldn't have been done without him. The weather was fantastic. Although it was near freezing when we started working and probably never got higher than 50 degrees, the sun and lack of wind made it feel very warm. Perfect weather for such a project. Labels: Engine removal day. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: January 2009
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Saturday, January 24, 2009. Filthy intake manifold - Making new air filter assembly. When I removed the intake manifold from the existing engine.I saw that it was FILTHY inside. First, there was a lot of oil, obviously blowby that was sucked into the manifold by the breather tubes. Second, it was covered with dirt, some mixed with the oil to form grit. It's obvious that the shop vac air filter held on by a shoestring. At the self-service wrecking yard, the airflow meter tube...
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: Engine Installation Day
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Sunday, December 21, 2008. We got done in with plenty of time for Kevin to take a shower and take him to the airport for his flight to Colorado. This project couldn't have been done without him. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Westyventures.com- Karl Mullendore. Subaruvanagon.com - Tom Shiels. Kennedy Engineered Products - Hobert Kennedy. Vanaru.com - Hans Achter. Turbovans.com - Scott Daniel Foss. View my complete profile.
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: February 2009
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Monday, February 16, 2009. Installing the Oil Pan. The oil pan that came with the replacement Subaru engine was a stock oil pan, which if installed in a Vanagon would give only 5.5 inches / 14cm of ground clearance, resulting like this:. Notice the difference between the shortened oil pan at left and stock oil pan at right. The black hole in the shortened oil pan makes it possible to get to the front center oil pan bolt. Since where I live is usually pretty windy, I waited f...
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro: March 2009
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Paul's '86 VW Vanagon Syncro. Sunday, March 8, 2009. When I got the van home from Reno, the muffler had broken and was hanging by a coat hanger. Part of this is because the muffler support was not doing a good job of supporting it. Since the engine was burning so much oil, I decided that I needed to replace the catalytic converter and oxygen sensor at the same time. Same for the generic Walker 15032 catalytic converter [and the generic oxygen sensor]. It's a standard size and can be replaced as needed.
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VW Transaxles, New and Rebuilds
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MD4-2D 4 speed transaxle. MD4E 4 speed transaxle. MD5-2D 5 speed transaxle. S4 Sequential shift 4spd. S4D, Durable Sequential 4spd. S5, Sequential 5spd. S5D, Durable Sequential 4spd. HD4 Heavy Duty 4spd Sequential. MD4-2D Main bearing support. Clutch linkage upgrade, Stage 2/3. VW Bus 091, 002, Type 1. MD 930 CV stubs. MD 935 CV stubs. HD4 Carrier and end gear. HD4 Ring and Pinion. HD4 Differential Case Side. S4 Differential Case Side. 2 seat mid-engine with S4. Help us keep the sand dunes open,.
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Mendeola S5D Sequential Shift Transaxle
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MD4-2D 4 speed transaxle. MD4E 4 speed transaxle. MD5-2D 5 speed transaxle. S4 Sequential shift 4spd. S4D, Durable Sequential 4spd. S5, Sequential 5spd. S5D, Durable Sequential 4spd. HD4 Heavy Duty 4spd Sequential. MD4-2D Main bearing support. Clutch linkage upgrade, Stage 2/3. VW Bus 091, 002, Type 1. MD 930 CV stubs. MD 935 CV stubs. HD4 Carrier and end gear. HD4 Ring and Pinion. HD4 Differential Case Side. S4 Differential Case Side. 2 seat mid-engine with S4. Help us keep the sand dunes open,. Electri...