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My summer tires are a couple sizes bigger these are my winter tires right now. Diesel swapping and I will upsize when I have the power to turn bigger tires.

That makes sense, good deal.👍🏽

@pinkmist5978 factory engine is way under powered for big tires for sure, I already down shift at most hills 🤪

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures You thinking a 1.9 TDI? In my opinion that’s the way to go. Good fuel economy and torque.

Thanks!! it’s getting there 😎

Glad you subscribed! Thanks for the compliment on the van I love it!

I will be tearing it down when I get a chance to take a look at it I’ve got it in my garage just installed a new one so it’ll be a spare.

Not down south of Anchorage up north has gotten some though. Been rain and snow mix today hoping it cools off and just snows again

Hopefully the temperature in my VW now that I installed a new heater 😉

It’s on the wishlist and will be a priority before next winter for sure 👍🏻

We have an Eberspacher in our T5 here in the U.K. while we don’t get your negative temperatures (currently -4*C here) it’s still not pleasurable to camp without heating, the Eberspacher is now two years old and has been faultless, no smoke,no failed starts, no shut downs etc, it just works, I set it at 16*c at night and it cuts in and out as required. Fair play to you for sticking it out when you could stay in your house 👍🏻. Stay safe 🇬🇧

Thankfully my new heater was delivered today and is now warming the van now so I’m not going to be cold 🥶 now. I’m going to be diesel swapping this fall and will for sure be fuel line tapping to run off the vans tank. Definitely something to be said about quality heaters it just wasn’t in my budget when I bought the heater last winter. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures Good to hear you got the new heater. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures.

@Archivalindex thanks, looking forward to more adventures now myself. Thanks for commenting

Thanks good learning lesson on the mic for sure. Heater still hasn’t arrived got an email yesterday said it was delayed in Anchorage of all places 🤪.

I’m sure soon we will get some actual snow like we had back in November. I’m just hoping it doesn’t overachieve to make up for lost time and we end up with a late spring because of it. Thanks for watching

High speed low drag haircut 😎

One thing I love about it for sure plus I can camp wherever I shut the key off and no one will know I’m inside 😎. Thanks for watching

Thanks for subscribing! Yes I love mine and all its challenges of being 30+ years old but I’m a die hard VW guy and love the experiences I get from it both good and bad 😎. Lots of cool adventures ahead so enjoy

Welcome to the channel, thank you for the well wishes I appreciate it. Thanks for watching and I hope you are staying warm as well.

Go Hawks! 12 for life

Over $55k for the one owner Syncro but I’ve also got over $35k in parts and accessories either on it or waiting to go on in the spring.

Love it! Just sold my old Econoline sportsmobile and got a transit, but nothing will be as cool as a vw syncro. Keep it alive! See ya on the road.

I looked at sprinters for a little bit but Volkswagen is in my blood so I opted to go for it and got a Syncro so I can drive it year around up here. Hope to see you on the road or up here! Thanks for commenting

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures For sure! Look forward to the videos! 🤙

@nickadler6001 🤘🏻😎

Really just depends on the bed and how long it takes me to build them, finish used, whether it’s custom, etc…

Fab Rats is one of my favorite UA-cam channels so definitely love that saying!

@ haha, glad I picked up on it! They are a bunch of good people for sure.

@VWJawbreaker I’m going to have to stop in there and see them sometime for sure been watching them since they helped rescue the Golden Nugget been a huge fan since

I’m working on it now 😎. Thanks for watching

Thank you, it’s a work in progress but slowly getting there

If you’re ever passing through Arkansas you should camp out in the ouachita mountains and the ozark mountains both places are beautiful specially during the fall season

@jayrob280 sounds great to me! Hoping to TDI swap the Syncro this fall so that’s definitely in the realm of possibility

I just happen to have some so I will pull the door handles off and take them down and clean them give that a try. It’s been raining and above freezing during the days here so when we stay below freezing again I will be locked out again 🤪. Thanks for the advice and for watching I appreciate it

@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures when I use to wash my van in super cold weather I use to put a big blob of Vaseline in the dock lock. That would prevent water accumulation in locks

I put painters tape over mine last week when I washed it at the car wash but the road spray right now is going to cause problems when we dip below freezing again. I wonder how the Vaseline does in negative temps??

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures i tried many times and it works great. It also lubricates the lock . You have a nice vanagonn. Enjoy living in it

@aucoinroland9072 have to give it a try then definitely better than being locked out all the time 🤪. Thanks the Vanagon is a work in progress with tons of upgrades in the next several months

Thanks for starting the adventure with me I appreciate you joining the channel.

Welcome aboard the adventures 😎. Thanks for watching

I know I love my Syncro and will hopefully have it ready before next winter 🥶 for some serious travels to some amazing places both here in Alaska, Canada and the rest of the lower 48. Best advice is to get the Syncro you can find and go from there you won’t be disappointed. Thanks for watching

I was stationed in Mayport in the early 90’s and remember 60 degrees feeling cold lol. I don’t think the ID buzz would like the cold up here much. Alaskans like to snow bird in the lower 48 to escape the cold 🥶 for sure

Above freezing here currently feels like flip flop weather, maybe next winter I will head south seems like more snow down there than up here right now. Thanks for watching 😎

Thank you! It's definitely been a rough start but if it were easy everyone would be doing it lol. Heater is cooked but my new one is almost here and I'm looking forward to not waking up with ice in my beard in the mornings :). Thanks for the great advice the other day as well!

Thanks for watching I appreciate it

We get these odd winters occasionally up here and they tend to make a mess of everything when they happen, I prefer it stay cold all winter so we don’t get the icy roads. I’m hoping for some snow sometime I want to go snow camping.

No that’s wasn’t me

Think when I get home tomorrow I will pull it out again and take a look at everything. Sounds like it’s the fan motor or possibly the bearing behind the shaft makes a little noise but when it’s ran 10-15 minutes it just stops the fan and shuts off the power. Not sure but I do know it’s not real warm in here at the moment 🥶. Thanks for the suggestion I will definitely look into it and let you know what I find out. Thanks

I did a thorough tear down and cleaning still doing the same thing think my fan motor gets hot and is seizing up possibly because it just stops cold turkey.

Thanks it’s already been an adventure and it’s only day 2 lol. Thanks for watching

Happy New Year!

Definitely a weird winter up here this year but I’m sure at some point in the not to far future it’ll snow and make up for lost time lol. After reading some forums a few months back about how easy the shifters can snap off for no reason I’ve been taking it easier on mine when it doesn’t want to shift when the trans is cold 🥶. You’ll have to let me know on the shifter I’ve looked at it a few times just hasn’t been in the budget yet, probably a spring project at this point for me. Hope it goes smoothly for you.

I know I’m afraid if I wash it the doors will start freezing shut again or knowing my luck it’d rain again lol. Thanks for watching!

Soldotna, Alaska

Thank you 😊. I’ve thought about it but I’m still learning the UA-cam thing, learning cameras, editing and everything else. Definitely wish I had your editing skills love the videos you put out and that you are local to me

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures I appreciate that! Happy to meet and chat about UA-cam stuff, or van stuff, or whatever any time. It always helps to have people to bounce ideas off of!

That would be awesome especially since you are 10 minutes away from me. I’m usually around most days and would love to meet up anytime you would like

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures great! I'll send you an email

I IG messaged you

Thank you and I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas as well.

What engine is in your rig? Long road trip for a 2.1L

I have the factory 2.1L but on the drive down this time I was driving the friend I was helping move truck and a Uhaul trailer. I did drive it up from Washington when I bought it

@ Right on, my 2.1 runs quite well and is low mileage, but I’m not sure I trust it on long hauls.

Mines pretty low mileage as well I’m hoping to do a TDI swap in the fall of 2025 if everything works out like I am planning so I won’t have to worry on road trips.

Winter in Alaska definitely tests different things and teaches you many lessons on what not to do :)

That may work 👍🏻

Same here it definitely made the bed harder to build but the end results were worth the abuse

I cleaned the locks and put dry lube in them this summer but we just had a rainy couple weeks so it below freezing again hopefully it stays cold now freeze thaw is a mess

I had some de ice spray so I got in

Thank you

I tried magnets but the ones I bought weren’t strong enough to hold the covers in place because of their weight of the covers being doubled up that’s why I went with Velcro. The Velcro works pretty well but if I don’t pull near the attachment points I remove both sides of the Velcro too, definitely not perfect but will get me through this winter until I can either locate better magnets or Velcro that isn’t so grippy

2kw probably be ok in a warmer climate but I’d ask someone in a warmer area to be sure. My 5kw sips fuel and power I only fuel up after 5-7 nights with it on. I’m prepared with a couple rags to prevent me from spilling when I fill up, hasn’t been a problem. Fill the tank slower so you don’t turn the diesel to foam and it won’t overflow in my experience. Stay warm and enjoy your Syncro Westy

I do I’ve lived in Soldotna for 25 years, I’d love to get together sometime and chat

@ right on. This weather is crazy! The rain has been crazy! We need it to get colder, lol! We need to meet up and go camping!

@AllOverOverland yes it is I’m over the rainy 40 degree weather and all the icy treacherous side streets! I’m definitely down for camping pretty much anytime

Got them today I will install them tomorrow 👍🏻

I will have to get a pair of them tomorrow and put them on I have flat washers on now. Thanks for the comment I appreciate the recommendation!!

I hope they hold up for ice.

@MaxKayaks that’s why I replaced the factory arms last fall was the heavy snow stripped them out I have been careful with them this time, but will be adding the curved washers tomorrow and let you know how they do

@MaxKayaks I subscribed to your channel as well 👍🏻

@ Lots of overly long kayak videos…. But will be doing more van vids too.

Yes for sure. The studs are nice but you still have to stay on the roads like you said. You lived in an almost new Vanagon 👍🏻👍🏻

@@AlaskaVolkswagenAdventures It was ten years old and nearly perfect, and I paid $900 for it. I don't like to think about what I paid for the Westy I live in now.

@tedfoureagles2778 I wish I paid $900 for my Westy! I get light headed every time I think about how much I’ve got into mine but I’d do it again without much hesitation too