Vanagon T3 rtv water jacket recoveryhread... seeking

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Abscate
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Vanagon T3 rtv water jacket recoveryhread... seeking

Post by Abscate » Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:24 am

Asking for a friend. Can someone help me find this story from ca.2012?

Got a bad boy in NM who needs help

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Post by Amskeptic » Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:32 pm

Sorry I'm late!
Are you thinking of Lanval's Vanagon repair in Irvine?

https://itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewto ... 67#p161202

There was also a repair we did on Gary Marrs' Vanagon at DeschutesRiverRendezVW in 2008. It is in no way a guide. It was completely beyond any best practices.

Then a JB Weld corroded head repair on a Vanagon in 2010 (still running good).
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
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