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Scary stories belong at the campfire, not on the roadside. It’s that time of year again — when the air turns crisp, the days get shorter, and spooky stories start floating around the campfire. Every Vanagon owner knows the kind we mean. Not monsters or ghouls, but the kind of scares that happen when your van refuses to start in a mountain pass or a coolant hose decides to 'give up the ghost' right in the middle of nowhere. After a lon …

Electronic Control Unit (or ECU)The Digifant electronic control unit incorporates all the functions of the fuel system and ignition system and provides both the actuation signal for the fuel injectors and optimum ignition timing point for all engine operating conditions. Injection duration opening signals are provided based on the following inputs:Engine speedIntake air volumeCoolant temperatureOxygen content in the exhaust gasBattery voltag …

Smelling fuel from your Vanagon when you're at the pump? Perhaps you were parked on a slope and returned to see a spreading puddle of gasoline under your van? Uh-oh...Time to do that fuel tank reseal you've been putting off! Our Vanagons have a relatively complex fuel storage system, with vent hoses, expansion tanks, filler neck hoses, O-rings, seals, and crossover pipes--oh my!! This CAN be a DIY job but it's messy and smelly. You're also dea …

Below you'll find a full list of paint codes for your Vanagon sourced from www.thesamba.com. (Big props to user kamzcab86 for her work on this list!) Keep in mind that the original paint might have faded, oxidized, or be sun bleached. Although you may have a reputable company provide you with touch-up paint, there is no true way of knowing how it will match your original. Be sure to test in an inconspicuous place first!Though we don't sell touch- …