I like these type of videos. It shows how much effort it takes to maintain a van or camper without spending a lot of money with other people handling repairs or upkeep. Solar panels sound really cool for Clifford!
Thanks for PSA! Yes, every Vanagon owner needs to do this! Another item that is highly recommended is installing Blazecut in the engine bay. It’s an automatic fire suppression system, and cheap insurance.
Two things to get for your T3 kombi , get a blaze cut unit in the engine bay and then change out your rubber fuel lines for teflon lined race braided hoses and "AN" fittings, job done :)
Sure, replacing the fuel lines is so much easier than maintaining fresh marshmallows in the smores kit to take the coolest Instagram photo as Clifford gives his life to toast the marshmallows to perfection! 🤔😬🔥 Thanks for sharing the latest round of updates for your van. Hopefully you will soon get to take it on a new trip. 😁
Hi very cool and practical everyday maintenance and upgrades! I can relate to almost all of them! $0 years of owning my 1980 Vanagon, and still driving it almost daily. It sure doesnt look like yours on the outside, but what you dont see is all new. I have done a lot of panel and rust repair, but currently taking a break from all that. You guys are a awesome team, and congrats on your recent marriage!
Great tips! I just picked up a Titian red 87 myself and I'm going through a lot of the same things. Check out the rubber intake elbow between the air cleaner assembly and the throttle body, looks like it's collapsed which really restricts the intake. Mine was the same and I just replaced it. The new elbow is about $60 at CIP1. Also check your hard metal brake lines, the rear ones after the brake tee are rusty and the rear left blew a hole! There can be a couple thousand psi in there. Good luck and keep it up!
Nadine,I love the pink tennis shoes in this video, a fun colour for a warm and friendly character, hope being a "mom" is still fun and rewarding, much love to you both 👍❤️🇬🇧
Wow! I’m in awe that you two were able to complete the upgrades with such precision, caution, and control all by yourselves! 👏🏽👏🏽 Its cool to see you both go full out engineer on Clifford! Cheers to your next successful (and safe) journey! 🚗💨
Ya it's just the sun shining through the red plastic skylight in the roof. On a sunny day it makes the interior look like the inside of a submarine under attack
My brother's VW fan caught on fire because of that plastic fitting. Good catch. Matt, I don't know if your VW van has it, but many of them have a resettable fuse under the body on the frame near the large side door. You might want to check to see if you have one just in case it goes so you know what is going on. You may not have it though. Oh oh, social media security alert at 9:15.
Wow, sorry to hear that about your brothers van 😕 It definitely makes me feel more comfortable now having done all this work. Thanks for the tip about the fuse, I actually haven't heard of that before! Will look into it 👍
Great vid! You're glowing 😁 and that garage is as big as my house... as for the 19th century moustache...say no more! (have you seen Blackadder goes forth?)
Love the videos where you guys work on the westie! Is Matt an engineer or mechanic by trade? It is so fun to watch him fix so many mechanical and electrical issues with your van!! And he makes it look so easy lol! also Nadine; have you thought of maybe throwing a couple water purifying tablets into your water tank for good measure? Not sure if that’s a good idea or not I just thought of it while watching you clean the water tank lol
I'm both a welder and heavy duty mechanic by trade :) The water tank tablets are something we've talked about before, but I haven't really looked into them yet. I know a lot of people with RVs use them so it's probably an option we should explore 👍
@@mattofstie9298 Thank you for sharing Matt! It’s really cool and interesting to watch you fix things on the van I would love to have those skills just to do my own maintenance on my cars someday lol
In the Navy we call standing by with an extinguisher 'fire watch'. Practice using an extinguisher! Approach the fire while crouching. Sweep the extinguisher across the flames, back and forth. Courage and training and practice will put you in control. Or, join the Navy for free training.
Yes fuel lines break down . Back when the factory built these vehicles ethanol was not in gasoline . E-10 and higher fuels nowadays increases the fire risk because stock lines were never meant to handle ethanol . Replacement hoses should be rated and labeled SAE 30 R9 .
Because of the 30 year old, brittle wiring in the Vanagon, electrical shorts are now becoming as much of a fire starter as the fuel lines. There are several wires in the dash that have power even when the ignition is off, so they ground out & smolder for hours after you park & then eventually ignite. If it's a manual transmission, once the ignition wires melt together, the van can start driving on it's own as the starter cranks & many have rolled up a driveway & set houses on fire. So as critical as replacing fuel lines, add a kill switch with removable key & cut the power anytime you are not driving the van. The kill switch will also help foil thieves, the 3rd most common way to lose a van unexpectedly, which is on the rise.
I lost my Westfalia syncro to a fire that started with a fuel leak in the engine space. Only liability insurance so it was a total loss. Inspect and change out any questionable fuel components
The explosion just happened to me. Took my Westy to VW for full inspection before loaning it to my son for a camping trip. VW said the vehicle was fine. Gas and oil were leaking after one day (few hours) of driving. Took it to another VW dealer who let him leave with it and said he should be good to get home. Then it exploded on fire but they got out alive. The van is totaled. Very scary.
You forgot the fuel tank grommets !! The trouble with the original fuel system is it is not compatible with ethanol fuel that they sell in the United United States. It dissolves all the original rubber from the inside out. Then you have gas leaking everywhere when they finally fail
I can not agree more....had a T3 in my workshop that didn’t want to seal between fillerpipe and reservoir....if you look at it you’ll wonder how it ever will....
If you do not use the water often in your water tank, you should flush it out and fill up with fresh water fairly often. Otherwise nasty little algae will eventually start growing in it.
Why is it that in the movies it's the most fun when the car is flaming and going downhill without brakes but in the real life it'd be the least fun part of a road trip?
I like these type of videos. It shows how much effort it takes to maintain a van or camper without spending a lot of money with other people handling repairs or upkeep. Solar panels sound really cool for Clifford!
Thanks for PSA! Yes, every Vanagon owner needs to do this! Another item that is highly recommended is installing Blazecut in the engine bay. It’s an automatic fire suppression system, and cheap insurance.
Two things to get for your T3 kombi , get a blaze cut unit in the engine bay and then change out your rubber fuel lines for teflon lined race braided hoses and "AN" fittings, job done :)
Sure, replacing the fuel lines is so much easier than maintaining fresh marshmallows in the smores kit to take the coolest Instagram photo as Clifford gives his life to toast the marshmallows to perfection! 🤔😬🔥 Thanks for sharing the latest round of updates for your van. Hopefully you will soon get to take it on a new trip. 😁
The ultimate s'more sacrifice!
Hi very cool and practical everyday maintenance and upgrades! I can relate to almost all of them! $0 years of owning my 1980 Vanagon, and still driving it almost daily. It sure doesnt look like yours on the outside, but what you dont see is all new. I have done a lot of panel and rust repair, but currently taking a break from all that. You guys are a awesome team, and congrats on your recent marriage!
Great tips! I just picked up a Titian red 87 myself and I'm going through a lot of the same things. Check out the rubber intake elbow between the air cleaner assembly and the throttle body, looks like it's collapsed which really restricts the intake. Mine was the same and I just replaced it. The new elbow is about $60 at CIP1. Also check your hard metal brake lines, the rear ones after the brake tee are rusty and the rear left blew a hole! There can be a couple thousand psi in there.
Good luck and keep it up!
Nadine,I love the pink tennis shoes in this video, a fun colour for a warm and friendly character, hope being a "mom" is still fun and rewarding, much love to you both 👍❤️🇬🇧
Where do I buy knobs / sliders and hooks for the curtains?
Nice video. I swapped out the hard plastic fuel rail with GoWesty's billet aluminum ones...
I'm excited for the solar installation that will be so cool!
we are too! :) just waiting on gas lol
The first video I ever watched of yours was of you was about inkjet vs laser printers. So nice to see you have your own channel
Wow! I’m in awe that you two were able to complete the upgrades with such precision, caution, and control all by yourselves! 👏🏽👏🏽 Its cool to see you both go full out engineer on Clifford! Cheers to your next successful (and safe) journey! 🚗💨
thank you!! :)
Great, water tank Clean, but have you ever seen the hose to the tap? , its where the mold spoors grow.
That reflection at the start of the video made me think matt dyed his hair red. 😊 Took me like a minute to realize it was a shadow
Ya it's just the sun shining through the red plastic skylight in the roof. On a sunny day it makes the interior look like the inside of a submarine under attack
My brother's VW fan caught on fire because of that plastic fitting. Good catch. Matt, I don't know if your VW van has it, but many of them have a resettable fuse under the body on the frame near the large side door. You might want to check to see if you have one just in case it goes so you know what is going on. You may not have it though. Oh oh, social media security alert at 9:15.
Wow, sorry to hear that about your brothers van 😕 It definitely makes me feel more comfortable now having done all this work. Thanks for the tip about the fuse, I actually haven't heard of that before! Will look into it 👍
@@mattofstie9298 it was a good 15 years ago and he caught it in time
I like watching yall fix your van as regular folks not highly skilled mechanics
Great vid! You're glowing 😁 and that garage is as big as my house... as for the 19th century moustache...say no more! (have you seen Blackadder goes forth?)
Love the videos where you guys work on the westie! Is Matt an engineer or mechanic by trade? It is so fun to watch him fix so many mechanical and electrical issues with your van!! And he makes it look so easy lol! also Nadine; have you thought of maybe throwing a couple water purifying tablets into your water tank for good measure? Not sure if that’s a good idea or not I just thought of it while watching you clean the water tank lol
I'm both a welder and heavy duty mechanic by trade :) The water tank tablets are something we've talked about before, but I haven't really looked into them yet. I know a lot of people with RVs use them so it's probably an option we should explore 👍
@@mattofstie9298 Thank you for sharing Matt! It’s really cool and interesting to watch you fix things on the van I would love to have those skills just to do my own maintenance on my cars someday lol
Thx for showing us how to do this! I have to do mine too!
Great video... but when you're ready - put in a Subaru engine. Did it in 2003 and have never looked back.
Subaru engine compaired to original VW unit is like TGV to steam engine....
According to vw tuning the water pump off and on many times will prime it
In the Navy we call standing by with an extinguisher 'fire watch'. Practice using an extinguisher! Approach the fire while crouching. Sweep the extinguisher across the flames, back and forth. Courage and training and practice will put you in control. Or, join the Navy for free training.
Nice clip 😀 Thanks from Norway.
Again thank you for the videos
Hey Nadine!
For shipping in Canada, how do you do your GoWesty orders in term of shipping and brokerage?
Thanks for your work!
try a vacation to Labuan Bajo and Komodo Island. very beautiful place
Good Stuff there! Pimpin your Van.
Remove the water tank fill cap before you dump the water tank, it seems to help with air lock in water pump.
Yes fuel lines break down . Back when the factory built these vehicles ethanol was not in gasoline . E-10 and higher fuels nowadays increases the fire risk because stock lines were never meant to handle ethanol . Replacement hoses should be rated and labeled SAE 30 R9 .
Love from Japan 🇯🇵
love back from Canada!
@@heynadine ❤️❤️❤️ Lots of love
Because of the 30 year old, brittle wiring in the Vanagon, electrical shorts are now becoming as much of a fire starter as the fuel lines. There are several wires in the dash that have power even when the ignition is off, so they ground out & smolder for hours after you park & then eventually ignite. If it's a manual transmission, once the ignition wires melt together, the van can start driving on it's own as the starter cranks & many have rolled up a driveway & set houses on fire. So as critical as replacing fuel lines, add a kill switch with removable key & cut the power anytime you are not driving the van. The kill switch will also help foil thieves, the 3rd most common way to lose a van unexpectedly, which is on the rise.
I lost my Westfalia syncro to a fire that started with a fuel leak in the engine space. Only liability insurance so it was a total loss. Inspect and change out any questionable fuel components
The explosion just happened to me. Took my Westy to VW for full inspection before loaning it to my son for a camping trip. VW said the vehicle was fine. Gas and oil were leaking after one day (few hours) of driving. Took it to another VW dealer who let him leave with it and said he should be good to get home. Then it exploded on fire but they got out alive. The van is totaled. Very scary.
You forgot the fuel tank grommets !! The trouble with the original fuel system is it is not compatible with ethanol fuel that they sell in the United United States. It dissolves all the original rubber from the inside out. Then you have gas leaking everywhere when they finally fail
There are fuel tank and vapor recovery hose and grommet kits on various web sites . By they way the one engine hose correct size is 7 mm. Not 8
I can not agree more....had a T3 in my workshop that didn’t want to seal between fillerpipe and reservoir....if you look at it you’ll wonder how it ever will....
to prime the tank you only need to go to the faucet and draw a breath thru the outlet (vale open of coarse.)
How does hubby know so much about cars? Seems like he’s got some skills.
Smart thinking! good job!
:)
Gates green barrier hose. Use real fuel line clamps
Cool stuff! You guys rock 👍🏻
thanks!
Very Beautiful 😍👍
Use the crimp clamps on the fuel rail too. It's fine, they won't break.
Mad skillz
Great video, thank you🙏
Note: The universe hears you when you pronounce Westfalia like "west fail ya". just saying😉
If you do not use the water often in your water tank, you should flush it out and fill up with fresh water fairly often. Otherwise nasty little algae will eventually start growing in it.
Why is it that in the movies it's the most fun when the car is flaming and going downhill without brakes but in the real life it'd be the least fun part of a road trip?
I'll never understand it either, looks so much more fun in the movies 😏
Another solution for your drapes are -Magnets
I don’t have mechanical skills sadly. This is why I’ll probably end up selling mine. They really should be owned my mechanical people.
My mechanic re-pressurized my rear door lifts.
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Looks like mat ofstie has aced it, married and pregnant and a mechanic, does Nadine believe her luck?❤️👍🇬🇧🤭
Funny how you pronounce it west-fail-ya instead of Westfalia.
😍😍👍👍👍
Check the rubber ring that seals the filling pipe going in the reservoir....it is a cheapskate non reliable connection!!
Modernos que no saben que hacer con su dinero ni como vivir
If want travel to srilanka send me a message
check boxes but doesn't check the boxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, thumbs down for mustache envy, but other than that good stuff... didn't actually give you a thumbsdown, but dang, nice mustache
Look how they massacred my boy
too late for me,, we shut a freeway..I wanted to kill our mechanic,, a supposed legend...WEST FAILURE!
You are so cute< marry me already..