The VanAgain Blog
Tips, how-to guides, and stories from the VW van community
The Vanagon Accelerator Cable.
An often overlooked item on your Vanagon is the acclerator cable/linkage. These languish for years without inspection until one day you are driving along and “snap” you have no more “go-go”. I just had this happen
Coolant Hose Chart for 1.9l Vanagon with Metal Coolant pipes (83-85)
Coolant Hose Chart for 1.9l Waterboxer 83-85 with Metal Coolant Pipes Under Van (BetweenVIN 25-D-087511 and VIN 25-F-060000): <img alt="coolant hose chart vanagon" src="/a
How to Troubleshoot the oil light and buzzer on 86-92 Vanagons
A common problem with 86-91 2.1l Vanagons is the flashing oil light with buzzer sounding. This article only effects 86-91 2.1l waterboxer Vanagons. If you have an earlier Vanagon (80-85) please refer to my previous article about the oil
Coolant Hose Chart for Syncro Vanagon (86-91)
<img alt="coolant hose chart for syncro vanagon" src="/admin/public/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Syncrocoolantsystem.gif" style="width: 610px; height: 610px;" title="
1.9l Vanagon water pump replacement
1.9l Vanagon water pump replacement Here is a link to a nice video one of our customer’s made about how to replace a water pump in a 1.9l Vanagon. Let me know if you want to order the parts that he did. I will list them b
How to replace your rear brakes on a Vanagon
Getting ready to replace rear brake shoes: Use our instructions about inspecting Vanagon brakes to learn how to remove your drums. After you do that you should be looking at something like this: rearbrakes1 You can cl
Coolant Hose Chart for Eurovan 97-2000 with 2.8l Engine
1. 7D0121253 &nd
Front Brake Parts Breakdown for 80-85 Vanagon
Vanagon Front Disc Brake Parts Breakdown (80-85 with ATE Calipers) <img align="align center" src="/admin/public/ckfinder/userfiles/images/brake1.jpg" style="width: 57
Spark Plug Wire Order and Timing Order of 93 Eurovan
So you were r
Coolant Hose Chart for 1.9l Vanagon with Plastic Coolant pipes (85)
Coolant Hose Chart for 1.9l Waterboxer 85 with Plastic Coolant Pipes Under Van (VIN 25-F-060001 and Higher): <img src="/admin/public/ckfinder/userfiles/images/1.jpg" style
Coolant Hose Chart for 2.1l Vanagon (86-91 2wd)
Coolant Hose Chart for 2.1l Vanagons (
Vanagon 1.9l Turbo Diesel Conversion
UPDATE: Just spoke to my supplier and as of October 2015 this kit is discontinued. I have removed it from my store and I can no longer sell it. I will leave this information up in case anyone is attempting a similar conversion and
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Get the latest tips, guides, and deals delivered to your inbox.