Volkswagen Vanagon Questions Any type
1983 1.9L - Remove Spark Plugs - Tin In The Way
I want to get the spark plugs out of my 1983 water-cooled 1.9L Vanagon, and have never seen tin around the plug blocking my way. Does the tin need to be removed? If so, how is it removed?
Is There A Way For A Non-mechanic To Tweak The Idle Down?
Brand new GEX enigine, and my '87 vanagon runs great...except...it is now idling at 2,000 rpm. Would like to know if there is a non-mechanic adjustment that will bring it down to 1000 or so?
Show Me Where The Thermo-control Swicth Is On The Radiator
visual details for replaceing the thermo-ctr,sw and bleeding the radiator
1985 Vanagan Won't Start When The Ambient Temperature Is Above 80 Degrees. ...
I can drive a short distance in hot weather, engine is not very hot, stop and try to restart and get nothing. It's as if the battery is totally dead. I wait until evening when the temperature is coo...
Two Fuel Filters?
I am replacing the fuel filter on a 1986 VW Vanagon GL and I notice that there is a white plastic box in the fuel line before the main fuel filter. I have been told that some Vanagons have two fuel ...
1991 Vanagon Oil
What's the best oil brand and viscosity for my 1991 Vanagon camper with 160,000 miles?
Where Do I Find The Battery ?
where is the battery to be found?
I Cannot Put My 1990 VW Vanagon Into Gear When Started.
Hi. When I go to turn on my 1990 VW Vanagon, I push the clutch in like always, but I have to make sure the shifter is in neutral before I do so. If not, it won't start. When I push in the clutch, i...
What Type Of Oil Should I Put In My 82 Westie - I'm Going To Drive It From ...
1982 VW Camper Van, 180,000 miles
Why Do The Rear Brake Cylinders Keep Blowing Out.
I replaced the brake shoes and cylinders and bled the system it looked and worked fine for about a month. then the right rear cylinder blew out. replaced cylinder again. about a month after that both...
Battery Hook Up
There is a long red cable that come out from under the passenger seat does that connect to the negative or positive part of the battery
Winter Heat
1990 Vanagon, 200k miles, runs great. Always had poor winter heat from front and rear heaters. Heat gauge pointer moves around but does not come off bottom mark. Thermostat changed twice in 15 years, ...
For Vw 1990 Carat
what is the container in the far back right behind the last row? don't have the cap on. is this a problem?
1985 Vanagon1.9liter Sluggish Gas Mileage Is Terrible
Won't accelerate no power gas mileage cut in half did tune up. Plugs distributor cap air filter fuel filter blows black smoke
1990 Running Problems. Any Tips?
My 1990 2.1L has had some bad running issues after it first started while driving on the highway. I bought the van last year and there was not a really good history of it so I recently decided to rep...
No Spark Sometimes
new distributor due to broken. replaced dist. starts fine. 2 days later no spark. van sat for 1 week due to no time to look at. after that tried starting, van started did nothing to repair. drove va...
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