On Jun 17, 2021, at 5:18 PM, Bob Williams via groups.io <sea2river@...> wrote:

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jacques,

Sorry but I did not receive it until now. It is likely a problem on my end.?

I fully appreciate the positive thoughts.?

Thank you.?

Bob Williams.?

On Jun 17, 2021, at 10:14 AM, jhadler6 via groups.io <jhadler6@...> wrote:
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?Hi Bob,? ?I'm not sure that you got my private message.? First, so sorry to hear about your cancer.? I will miss reading your thoughtful posts on this forum.??

I own a EVC and am a huge VW van fan.? I've had 78 and 86 Westy's also.? I have been looking for a 01-3 Weekender for my family that won't break the bank.? ?We live in Utah but are from Maryland originally and our parents still live there.? We will be back visiting them for the first time since before Covid in a couple of weeks and are very interested in your van.? We are flying in on saturday the 26th thru the 12th.? ?you can get a hold of me at:? jhadler6@...?
thanks!
jacques

On Jun 17, 2021, at 3:55 PM, Michael Diehr <md03@...> wrote:

?I'm looking for the Evap Carbon Canister for a 2000 Eurovan, which is shown here:


No longer available new, so if anyone has a used one, please let me know.
Thanks!
Mike

On Jun 17, 2021, at 20:09, Bob Williams via groups.io <sea2river@...> wrote:

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Kate,?

Thank you for your very thoughtful and considerate comments. They are appreciated.?

Bob Williams

On Jun 17, 2021, at 19:18, Bob Williams via groups.io <sea2river@...> wrote:

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jacques,

Sorry but I did not receive it until now. It is likely a problem on my end.?

I fully appreciate the positive thoughts.?

Thank you.?

Bob Williams.?

On Jun 17, 2021, at 10:14 AM, jhadler6 via groups.io <jhadler6@...> wrote:
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?Hi Bob,? ?I'm not sure that you got my private message.? First, so sorry to hear about your cancer.? I will miss reading your thoughtful posts on this forum.??

I own a EVC and am a huge VW van fan.? I've had 78 and 86 Westy's also.? I have been looking for a 01-3 Weekender for my family that won't break the bank.? ?We live in Utah but are from Maryland originally and our parents still live there.? We will be back visiting them for the first time since before Covid in a couple of weeks and are very interested in your van.? We are flying in on saturday the 26th thru the 12th.? ?you can get a hold of me at:? jhadler6@...?
thanks!
jacques

On Jun 17, 2021, at 4:32 PM, jim stewart <js@...> wrote:

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First thing to check for me would be the thermostat.??Take it off and disconnect it, see if the behaviour stops,
Jim

On 17 Jun 2021, 22:34 +0200, Domokos Hadnagy <domokos.hadnagy@...>, wrote:

I have a Eurovan that has very strange behavior when it gets hot outside. When the outside temperature is over 85 or 90 the gas heater fan comes on, not the heater. This happens if it is even not being driven just parked in my driveway. It stays on until the outside temperature drops. It stays on if I’m camping in warm weather until late into the night.

Any suggestion on how to get around this problem?

Domokos

On Jun 17, 2021, at 19:18, Bob Williams via groups.io <sea2river@...> wrote:

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jacques,

Sorry but I did not receive it until now. It is likely a problem on my end.?

I fully appreciate the positive thoughts.?

Thank you.?

Bob Williams.?

On Jun 17, 2021, at 10:14 AM, jhadler6 via groups.io <jhadler6@...> wrote:
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?Hi Bob,? ?I'm not sure that you got my private message.? First, so sorry to hear about your cancer.? I will miss reading your thoughtful posts on this forum.??

I own a EVC and am a huge VW van fan.? I've had 78 and 86 Westy's also.? I have been looking for a 01-3 Weekender for my family that won't break the bank.? ?We live in Utah but are from Maryland originally and our parents still live there.? We will be back visiting them for the first time since before Covid in a couple of weeks and are very interested in your van.? We are flying in on saturday the 26th thru the 12th.? ?you can get a hold of me at:? jhadler6@...?
thanks!
jacques

On Jun 5, 2021, at 9:10 AM, Burton Trattner <btrattner@...> wrote:

If while driving you are not getting a chage (while the SG reds a chaging volatge) its becuase of teh failed Isolation relay contacts.

To test:? Idle engine
Access the coach battery.? It should read a charge voltage over 13V.?? If not, use a voltmeter.? If the isolation relay is working and energized, you should get the same voltage reading? (give or take a few MV)? at both HEAVY terminals front and back of the relay.Most of the legislation relay failures are dirty worn contacts.

To test Lead batteries before they are condemned.?
1) Use a load tester.? First isiolate the batteries.
2) AT HOME: After a 24 hour shore power charge, of 13,8 its charged.? If lower say 13.5V, it means they are still sagging the converter with high charge current.? Wit no battery l;oads on and still pon SP if the battery os 13.8 its fully chaged.

Then, isolate the batteries and wait at least 24 hours. A few days are better.? A good new battery would read unloaded isolated 12.6 to 12.7V? A worn but still good battery might read as low 12.4.? Below that, discard the battery.?

On Jun 17, 2021, at 16:20, Stephen Jackson <register@...> wrote:

?Bob,?

I was wondering why we had not heard from you on the forum recently. ? I am so sorry to hear what you are going through

Peace be with you

Stephen

On Jun 17, 2021, at 10:14 AM, jhadler6 via groups.io <jhadler6@...> wrote:

?Hi Bob,? ?I'm not sure that you got my private message.? First, so sorry to hear about your cancer.? I will miss reading your thoughtful posts on this forum.??

I own a EVC and am a huge VW van fan.? I've had 78 and 86 Westy's also.? I have been looking for a 01-3 Weekender for my family that won't break the bank.? ?We live in Utah but are from Maryland originally and our parents still live there.? We will be back visiting them for the first time since before Covid in a couple of weeks and are very interested in your van.? We are flying in on saturday the 26th thru the 12th.? ?you can get a hold of me at:? jhadler6@...?
thanks!
jacques

I have a Eurovan that has very strange behavior when it gets hot outside. When the outside temperature is over 85 or 90 the gas heater fan comes on, not the heater. This happens if it is even not being driven just parked in my driveway. It stays on until the outside temperature drops. It stays on if I’m camping in warm weather until late into the night.

Any suggestion on how to get around this problem?

Domokos

On Jun 17, 2021, at 10:14 AM, jhadler6 via groups.io <jhadler6@...> wrote:

?Hi Bob,? ?I'm not sure that you got my private message.? First, so sorry to hear about your cancer.? I will miss reading your thoughtful posts on this forum.??

I own a EVC and am a huge VW van fan.? I've had 78 and 86 Westy's also.? I have been looking for a 01-3 Weekender for my family that won't break the bank.? ?We live in Utah but are from Maryland originally and our parents still live there.? We will be back visiting them for the first time since before Covid in a couple of weeks and are very interested in your van.? We are flying in on saturday the 26th thru the 12th.? ?you can get a hold of me at:? jhadler6@...?
thanks!
jacques

Our 95 EVC has been making an odd clunk from the front right corner for about 2 years now.? Originally I would hear it maybe once a month and it was crazy loud.? Almost sounded like something heavy and metal broke or shifted very quickly when I was on the brakes and then sometimes when I accelerated again.? Usually happens when braking and turning to full lock and back while backing into the garage door or other slow braking/turning hard.

Over time the sound has decreased in intensity dramatically but increased proportionally in frequency.? Now when I hear it it usually sounds like something is rattling or loose but you can still tell that it is suspension related and seems like a heavy component.

Finding anyone in the Colorado Springs area that will even look at Eurovan, including VW speciality shops I've called, has been difficult.? I brought it to a small local shop that has done some other work for me to diagnose the?problem but they are mostly domestic vehicles and don't have any real speciality.? They could hear it, however, they suggested I take it to a suspension shop for a full diagnosis since it wasn't obvious.

I found a shop that specializes in Porsche/Audi/VW who does everything from Porsche race prep to air cooled VWs.? They seem to be pretty familiar with Eurovans and I've seen one or two at the shop the few times I've been there.

This shop has had a look at it twice.? The first time they too couldn't quite pinpoint it and said to bring it back when it was more frequent.? About a month later, and now with the noise more frequent, I brought it back.? They still aren't sure what the noise is but have checked all the usual stuff like ball joints, looked for any loose stuff, etc.? They now 'think' it is the torsion bar bushing.?

This page sorta corroborates their thinking:
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" worn torsion bar bushings can cause a clunk noise when going over bumps"

I'm told this is one of those fun jobs that takes hours to replace a pretty inexpensive part. They say I should brace for about $800 for labor since a ton of the suspension has to be completely disassembled to get to this bushing.

So my questions are these:

1. Does anyone know how to definitively?diagnose a bad torsion bar bushing?
2. Has anyone ever had to replace a torsion bar bushing and can you corroborate that this is a pretty huge job?
3. The shop is pretty backed up and won't be able to get to it for a bit.? Assuming it is in fact a torsion bar bushing, is it unsafe to drive or just annoying???

Thanks all!?