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March 2011 Blog Posts (4)

The Smog Test

So living in California means you need to smog your 74+ vehicle upon purchase and because the Dharma van was a non-op, it was my responsibility. I took it to the nearest smog place in Berkeley directly from picking the van up with the new gas tank (see previous post). It is a gas station and the technician was sleeping in his car when I showed up at 8am on a sat morning, he had a rough night apparently. He got all of his books and special tools and after about 1.5 hours, the van barely…

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Added by Dharma Van on March 31, 2011 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Eurovan VW 1992 refrigerator

Hi, as a new member I d like to know if (probably a lot) some of you went to the Grand Canion and from wich entry, road or trail(if I can drive it). If you know the best camping spots in that area, any details or things and places to avoid. Thank s.

  In another mather, I bought my 1992 eurovan last year and the frig was not working at the time. I can ear the motor running but no cold coming out of it. They made that frig only one year, model 1140 working on 12v and 120v only. No…

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Added by Champagne Luc on March 9, 2011 at 1:16pm — 2 Comments

First things first, Fuel lines!

So I had the van towed to a local VW bus "expert", their rates are about 30% higher than a standard mechanic, I wanted them to replace all the fuel lines as they looked shabby and do a full safety inspection. The whole thing costed me about 3 bills. They got it to run smoothly, tuned and timed it and I was super excited about picking it up. It starter right up but was idling a bit low at first - I figured it was cold. drove 4 block to fill with gas and then drove about 7 miles to the house…

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Added by Dharma Van on March 8, 2011 at 4:51pm — 5 Comments

How it all begun...The Dharma Van

I spent the first couple of years of my life close to Brazil and remember the distinct sounds and smells of the Kombi vans used as school buses and other service vehicles. I have always been around cars, since my dad is a mechanic. Mostly Afla Romeos, Japanese made cars and the such. I currently own a restored 63 Austin Sprite and my daily driver is a 2010 Audi S4 which I adore. So why in the hell would I be interested in adding a VW Camper to the fold? Well, my wife and I have two beautiful…

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Added by Dharma Van on March 7, 2011 at 2:45pm — 6 Comments

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