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VWKD is your go-to information source for Subaru conversions. You will need a lot more infomation to hand, such as donor vehicle and ECU part number etc

Because I am basically lazy I'll buy something like a portable 100W folding mono crystalline panel with integrated charger and clip it onto the battery terminals when parked up, because we won't be going anywhere.

I have recently bought a 110L AGM for the white shed on wheels, they also need a smart charger that can deliver 14.8v, usually the "winter" setting. Will probably add a simple solar array but the main draw will be running the blown air heater over a chilly weekend in spring or autumn so mi...

multisi wrote: ↑08 Jun 2025, 12:48 Have the air con wiring on vanagon originally 2.1 petrol 86 model, there is a single resistor behind left side lamps with 4 wires going to it. One red/black, two red and one black.

I have the equivalent T4 resistor (the only one now available, requires a connector swap which I also have in hand)

Thanks gents, having already installed the aircon main harness ages ago I now see that this one simply doesn't tie in, early diesel it is then. Autojumble for someone!
I do have one more lead to explore...

You do know that a 1.8 20vT can make up to 225 PS and bolt up to your existing engine mounts, sump and bell housing?
They are a known quantity too. EJ's are expensive to recon these days, sensors are expensive when/if you can get them.

I've never had anything diesel and any electrical stuff I aquired was from a friend who afaik only broke petrol vans. Bit of a mystery, got to work through the current flow diagrams for aircon spec to identify the additional low current two pin plugs. Also it has got the 3-pin radiator switch plug, ...

Going through bags and boxes looking for other stuff and I found this peculiar T3 fan harness, which has three conductors for a centre tapped fan resistor (plug removed, feed/earth to the fan missing) and two relays. I am pretty sure that this is aircon spec :D https://i.imgur.com/OipEX3l.jpeg https...

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Aka SJ Baxter's other business. Same webshop format.

Or you could just buy it from Brickwerks, they do a full hose kit iirc

You need a new or better condition steering knuckle. The grease has gone black because the bearing has overheated, due to insufficient end float which you cannot acheive due to wear on the stub axle.

Now identified as regular late 2.1 spec, however I do have access to this to identify the differences to adapt for aircon:

IIRC VW used a bulb because blue LED's didn't exist back then!

I recently acquired a box of mixed T3 wiring, I have worked out whats what, appears to mostly have come from a '89 Caravelle (going by resistor dates and some familiar light metallic blue over spray) I need to swap the fan wirring harness on my van because 1. minor damage after bodywork/paint and 2....

Ignore the machined off web, that's an Oetti wbx6 thing.

Re: engine mount carrier, think that I said that it needs a couple of bevels filing on it to ensure that it sits on the three bolt bosses properly.
I'll take a pic...