Engine
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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
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
Spark Plug Wire Order and Timing Order of 93 Eurovan
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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
Installing a Digifant Wiring Harness on a 2.1l Vanagon
How to Install a Digifant Wiring Harness on a 2.1l Vanagon. <b id="doc
Drain Plug Thread Repair on a Waterboxer engine
Drain Plug Thread Repair on a Waterboxer engine: I occasionally get someone calling me asking for a new Vanagon waterboxer oil pan. This is kind of like in the old days when people would tease others by asking them to go to the l
How to Install a "Wet" Oil Pressure Gauge on a Vanagon
I bought a generic oil pressure gauge from FLAPS and then I went to Napa to get 20′ of plastic oil line (I used at least 15 feet!). I set up a “T” using a 2 1/2″ piece of threaded pipe and a “T” fittin
How to Stop your Oil Light from Flickering at idle
How to stop that Flickering oil light. You just bought your Vanagon after test driving it and being pleased with how it drove and everything seems great. Then you take the first trip over 30 mins and come to a stop sign. The red l
How to troubleshoot a Vanagon that won't start
Help my 2.1l Vanagon has fallen on it’s face and it can’t get up! A Vanagon Stalls and Won’t Start. I have had people email me with this problem about a million times so I finally decided to do a web page
The Truth about Vanagon Heads and Head Gasket Replacement
Of course the Head Gasket is the bugger boo of Vanagon ownership. Much has been made of how unreliable the Vanagon is because of the head gaskets have a tendency to leak over time. However with regular maintenance you can extend the life