adventures of a 1985 westfalia Ask me Stuff!Tumblr (3.0; @northxnorthwesty)http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb04500773638bd545619ab3cb63dc3d/tumblr_mkqlm3z1NS1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seattle Wa</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/47111376124http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/47111376124Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:27:39 -0400WestywestfaliaVWvolksvanvw<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37b21a1ed9900ad0e570a8e03cdd24fc/tumblr_mjmarlXJbn1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>North Bend, WA</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/45290551773http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/45290551773Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:09:21 -0400westywestfaliaVWvolkswagonvanagoncampingpop-top<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72aa26ebadf3479997720cd00c60a61b/tumblr_mi581rDQ2z1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/42983383451http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/42983383451Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:17:49 -0500westfaliaWestyvanagonvwvolkswagonbeach<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83da7b0d42c5a8c11f5f4805ab635948/tumblr_mgxy7dU1L31r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dash Coffee</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/41037037364http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/41037037364Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:28:22 -0500westywestfaliacoffeemocha potvwvolkswagonvanagoncamping<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2c0c2340db90f8b0b63ade25ee5ca95/tumblr_mgs81tvdHl1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seattle, WA</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/40773195772http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/40773195772Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:15:28 -0500VWVanagonwestyfrom the van window<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9a66935fbb49558f32753513f4c7d26/tumblr_mgs7k903031r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Morning Coffee in the Westy</p> <p>Ocean Shores, WA</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/40772590733http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/40772590733Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:04:57 -0500vwcoffeemocha potwestfaliacamping<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ee05b961db6394e7e10c7434d62ab3e/tumblr_mg72c3eSbY1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2dd7b73291b8b0a4be9a6b411d58c43/tumblr_mg72c3eSbY1r45he7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f885cce5af46af58c0e31fdb320be1b/tumblr_mg72c3eSbY1r45he7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Olympic Peninsula adventure.  New Years Eve</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/39822457295http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/39822457295Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:02:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me889wWJbY1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leavenworth, WA October 2012</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/36779769503http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/36779769503Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:01:08 -0500vwvanagonwestfaliacampingleavenworth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me87t1xVJb1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me87t1xVJb1r45he7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me87t1xVJb1r45he7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Squamish BC September 2012</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/36778999527http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/36778999527Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:50:58 -0500vwvanagonwestywestfaliacampingsquamish<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me87m838dx1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Idaho July 2012</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/36778678458http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/36778678458Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:46:54 -0500vwwestywestfaliacampingoutdoorsvanagon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mvayXpGt1r45he7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/22568506454http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/22568506454Sun, 06 May 2012 23:35:00 -0400westfaliavanagonvwdrive in<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ifrt6r7k1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/22391048902http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/22391048902Fri, 04 May 2012 14:09:29 -0400westwestyvanagonVW<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1sfi2aOjn1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/20274608107http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/20274608107Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:32:00 -0400westfalia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1rgcu6Gw11r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/20235043845http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/20235043845Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:53:00 -0400westfaliawestybeachcampercamper vanVWVolkswagonVanagon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqt30KBox1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqt30KBox1r45he7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqt30KBox1r45he7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqt30KBox1r45he7o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqt30KBox1r45he7o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqt30KBox1r45he7o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Westy and I drove from Seattle to Bishop, California, back in November to climb some rocks.  A few mountain passes, loss of dash lights, and weird engine noises I was there.  Here are a few pictures from along the way.</p> <div></div>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/16896389929http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/16896389929Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:49:40 -0500VWVanagonWestfaliaRoad tripClimbingBishopBouldering<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gJ554k3FeSU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Vanagon song (explicit lyrics)</strong></p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/15725802175http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/15725802175Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:28:00 -0500vanagonwestfaliaVW<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luh61gXJiU1r45he7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>With the rainy winter season here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s time to install a rainfly. With <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4046&category_id=&category_parent_id=">this one</a> from Go Westy, it took us less than an hour to install the snaps on the pop top and get the whole thing set up. The hardest part was getting it folded back up again to fit into the storage bag. <br/><br/>Hello windy winter camping!</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/12625076338http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/12625076338Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:39:00 -0500vanagonwestfaliaprojects<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwx7utgMf1r45he7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwx7utgMf1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwx7utgMf1r45he7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Last week we took the Westy on an adventure to the desert. It was the first time taking it over Snoqualmie pass, and it did great, even holding a minimum speed of 45mph during the really steep sections. We ended up here. Can you spot the Westy in the top picture?</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/12149811748http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/12149811748Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:16:42 -0400westfaliavanagonadventure<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt8m2zk9ru1r45he7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Throttle body cleaning.<br/><br/>Surprisingly, the wood floors did not fix the weird idle/stalling problems that I’ve been having.  After plenty of research, recommending all sorts of things to look for and fix, my dad suggested that the throttle body may need some cleaning.  Being a backyard mechanic, this task seemed more daunting than it actually was.  The hardest part was putting everything back in place. The idling seems to be right on track. For now.</p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/11594839929http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/11594839929Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:13:47 -0400westfaliaprojects<p>After reading on the samba about all the westy owners replacing their old floors with nice new wood (or pergo) floors, the westy decided it needed wood floors too!  After a trip to the home improvement store and pricing out pergo, and subfloor material, the first step would be trying to figure out if the old floor would come out.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255912162/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6255912162_e50956d5ac.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_8661"/></a></p> <p>25 years of dirt!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255918220/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6255918220_180e518d92.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="25 years of dirt"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255387481/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6255387481_632f676dc9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pulling out the old floor"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255922972/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6255922972_43fdd2596f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="subfloor has been removed"/></a></p> <p>Success! On to the new floor&#8230;</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255924400/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/6255924400_9702c22db8.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="break"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255393519/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6255393519_57f9ee313b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="half-way there"/></a></p> <p>Done!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67739890@N08/6255927766/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6255927766_2fcd3573a8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="done!"/></a></p>http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/11594557206http://northxnorthwesty.tumblr.com/post/11594557206Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:07:58 -0400westfaliavanagonproject