Nissan Vanette [Merged threads]

[dr. d]

Thanks again bro....

Aircon belt failed a few days so I needed to replace it.... Now, I need also to replace the front expansion valve(front is not as cool as I want it to be) and the coil(with very minute leak, but could not be welded anymore)....������

The trouble with keeping an Old Faithful... But still, I am a willing victim....

i also like the nostalgia of driving my old car. even if something breaks down from time to time.
hindi bale. mau-ubusan din yan ng dapat palitan.

i liked our old air-cooled VW. hindi masyadong nag-breakdown, dahil wala masyadong piyesa, compared to today's cars.
only problem was the low-output alternator. because of the aircon, the battery drained fast, and we would push-start her.
i should have bought that higher-output alt..., except that we were too impoverished then. estudyante lang kami noon...
heh heh.

[k0mpressor]

Naalala ko na naman yung Vanette ko dati na pinalitan ko ng LD20II. Slow as f*ck but averages 14km/liter of diesel on long drives. Like a moving fridge even on noontime heat after I replaced its a/c compressor with a bnew zexel that cost me 8k via 1Rotary then replaced the 2 condenser fans with a nippondenso high-speed unit for the smaller one and a calsonic dual fan for the bigger one. Also removed the middle jump seat and moved the reclinable bench forward for a 7 seater setup which resulted in gazilions of leg room and lots of luggage space.

Naging gripe ko after that setup is lugi ako pag very long drives. Lahat ng pasahero ko naka fully-recline ang seats as in higa talaga and may kanya kanyang unan at kumot kasi saksakan talaga ng lamig. Ang sasarap ng tulog samantalang ako.....

[CVT]

Naalala ko na naman yung Vanette ko dati na pinalitan ko ng LD20II. Slow as f*ck but averages 14km/liter of diesel on long drives. Like a moving fridge even on noontime heat after I replaced its a/c compressor with a bnew zexel that cost me 8k via 1Rotary then replaced the 2 condenser fans with a nippondenso high-speed unit for the smaller one and a calsonic dual fan for the bigger one. Also removed the middle jump seat and moved the reclinable bench forward for a 7 seater setup which resulted in gazilions of leg room and lots of luggage space.

Naging gripe ko after that setup is lugi ako pag very long drives. Lahat ng pasahero ko naka fully-recline ang seats as in higa talaga and may kanya kanyang unan at kumot kasi saksakan talaga ng lamig. Ang sasarap ng tulog samantalang ako.....

Yes bro, the ever reliable zexel compressor..... I remember that when I replaced the unit...

If they're all sleeping, especially our midnight drive to Baguio... I would then turn on the volume of the mp3 stereo (The Corrs then were very popular) and I would sing loudly, together with our middle kid who's riding in the 4th row! Yeah!!!

Nobody complained...

"Go on
Go on
Come on
Leave me
Breathless!!!!"

[CVT]

i also like the nostalgia of driving my old car. even if something breaks down from time to time.
hindi bale. mau-ubusan din yan ng dapat palitan.

i liked our old air-cooled VW. hindi masyadong nag-breakdown, dahil wala masyadong piyesa, compared to today's cars.
only problem was the low-output alternator. because of the aircon, the battery drained fast, and we would push-start her.
i should have bought that higher-output alt..., except that we were too impoverished then. estudyante lang kami noon...
heh heh.

OT:
In the case of the VW Beetle:

And the cup of gasoline (carburetor) that overfloweth is on top of the alternator....

And the battery underneath the passenger seat with metal coil springs....

Instant fire !!!

[dr. d]

OT:
In the case of the VW Beetle:

And the cup of gasoline (carburetor) that overfloweth is on top of the alternator....

And the battery underneath the passenger seat with metal coil springs....

Instant fire !!!

the aficionadoes already remedied them. heh heh.
may bubong na ang alternator.
but in truth, if you maintain the carburator, it won't rain on the alternator.

may bubong rin ang battery. hindi na siya tatama sa metal springs ng seat, kahit na si dabiana ang umupo.

what i miss about the old cars.
fixing them is an exercise in logical thinking.

[CVT]

the aficionadoes already remedied them. heh heh.
may bubong na ang alternator.
but in truth, if you maintain the carburator, it won't rain on the alternator.

may bubong rin ang battery. hindi na siya tatama sa metal springs ng seat, kahit na si dabiana ang umupo.

Doc- that's arguably German engineering at its best, fwd, air cooled and with a spare engine.....😉😎😍

[dr. d]

Doc- that's arguably German engineering at its best, fwd, air cooled and with a spare engine.....������

well, "i'm not argueing".
but if one considers where it came from...
heh heh.

btw, it's rwd.

back to topic.
vanette would have been nice, except for the heat issue.

[dreamur]

well, "i'm not argueing".
but if one considers where it came from...
heh heh.

btw, it's rwd.

back to topic.
vanette would have been nice, except for the heat issue.

I like the little fridge. First time I borrowed a vanette, pinuno ko ng san mig cans ung pridyider!

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[dr. d]

it's a little warm on the front seat...

[CVT]

well, "i'm not argueing".
but if one considers where it came from...
heh heh.

btw, it's rwd.

back to topic.
vanette would have been nice, except for the heat issue.

Thanks doc.

All these years, I thought it was fwd....

Or I knew that it was rwd and I have now forgotten..

Yes, I think I remember now, it is a direct drive from the "spare engine"...

[CVT]

I like the little fridge. First time I borrowed a vanette, pinuno ko ng san mig cans ung pridyider!

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Ha ha ha! The cooler box, bro. I loved it too, but decided to disable it,- removed the coil, and using it now as a storage....😂😂😂

it's a little warm on the front seat...

Yes doc, sitting on the engine and warming up to it...😉😉😉

[CVT]

well, "i'm not argueing".
but if one considers where it came from...
heh heh.

btw, it's rwd.

back to topic.
vanette would have been nice, except for the heat issue.

Doc, overheating issue is mitigated if not eliminated by relocating the condenser underneath the front passenger seat, as in my case, or underneath the passenger seat behind the driver and putting a dedicated fan to it.

Others add another fan to augment the clutch fan to cool the radiator....

Just drove it to run an errand in this searing heat and it was as good as I can remember... 😍😍😍
(Of course my memory can fail me again...)

[CVT]

Naalala ko na naman yung Vanette ko dati na pinalitan ko ng LD20II. Slow as f*ck but averages 14km/liter of diesel on long drives.

Vanette is slow in acceleration because of the transmission...

[iceman_uel]

Good Morning.., [emoji4]

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[ninjababez]

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stock yun color?

[CVT]

stock yun color?

Looks like it bro....

Is it a "Grand Coach" variant?...

Nice VaVy bro.iceman_uel.... Another EB forthcoming?

[ninjababez]

^bagay yun color sa vanette bro. silver lang and red naalala ko color ng vanette eh ^_^

[CVT]

^bagay yun color sa vanette bro. silver lang and red naalala ko color ng vanette eh ^_^

Yes bro.,- that Blue/Silver is an original Nissan Vanette color. I still own a two-tone Vanette,- Green/Silver, original paint....

[iceman_uel]

Looks like it bro....

Is it a "Grand Coach" variant?...

Nice VaVy bro.iceman_uel.... Another EB forthcoming?

Thanks Sir. 2nd Vanette ko po..,
Now na lang ulit nakapag Log In dito sa Tsikot[emoji16]

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[iceman_uel]

stock yun color?

Stock pa Sir. Original pa din body decals niya.

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