11 - Kubvan Repair Tips for the DIY            This is not your Haynes or Bentley manual, just practical tips based on my own and others work.                   The best service manual can be found at Bentley The best VW Diesel repair manual                    This is a constantly evolving work in progress. Text and photo submission are welcomed and added as time permits.                   Undertake this work at your own risk, there are no guarantees.                   Parts lists that I have actually used are available here and again a work in progress. http://www.divemaster.ca/kubvans/parts.htm                   Links to suppliers that I have personal experience with can be found here. http://www.divemaster.ca/kubvans/other.htm

     

1- LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE              1.1 from the owners manual 2- BRAKES AND WHEELS              2.1 Front Brakes              2.2 Rear Brakes              2.3 Master cylinder              2.4 Vacuum assist              2.5 Parking brake              2.6 Parts List              2.7 Tire changing                  2.7 a Breaking the Bead                  2.7 b Removing the tire                  2.7 c Mounting the tire  3- SUSPENSION AND STEERING              3.X REAR SUSPENSION 4- FUEL AND EXHAUST              4.1 Exhaust flange              4.2 Head Intake and Exhaust valves                          4.1 Air filter              4.2 Turbo Boost 5- ENGINE AND CLUTCH              5.1 Manual Transmission conversion              5.2 How to connect the clutch cable              5.3 Stick shift linkage              5.4 Engine head                 5.5 Oil temperature and pressure                 5.6 Engine rebuild 6- ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS              6.1 Turn signals                 6.2 Relay block                 6.3 Terminal Block                 6.4 Fuse Block                 6.5 Starter lock out 7- BODY AND INTERIOR              7.1 Windshield              7.2 Winshield wiper              7.3 Sliding door window              7.4 Rear door bumpers              7.5 Other Glass 8- MANUAL TRANSMISSION 9- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (hint install a manual transmission you will not regret it) 10- OWNERS MANUAL              10-1 The grumman olson owners manual 11- THIS PAGE 12- TESTING AND DIAGNOSTICS              12.1 Compression testing              12.2 Leak down testing              12.3 Bench test of rebuilt engine              12.4 Test results              12.5 Injector testing Table of contents