Re: Which Tools & Parts Would You Recommend for a Road Trip? 2001 Eurovan Camper
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At 86kMiles- not much should need replacing. I have 150k on my
02EVC- and I usually take a few more spares. Have spare fuses -
all amperage's- maybe a spare serpentine belt- but they usually
last 100k or more. I usually have my Bentley repair manual on my
computer. We've driven from NM to NY many times in ours and never
really had a breakdown (except for one flat tire). Having a 12
volt air compressor came in handy for that. Patched the tire with
a plug- pumped it up and drove to the next town to get it properly
repaired.
Good luck
sam
02 EVC
On 8/13/2022 2:26 PM, stevekrival
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I am hitting the road in my 2001 Eurovan Camper (86K Miles) for an
extended road trip. Which tools and spare parts would you take
with you? In the past I have taken: 1. A canvas repair kit; 2.
various screwdrivers and wrenches 3. Tire iron, jack, and gloves,
good spare tire; 4. freon leak detector and yellow glasses; 5.
error code detector. What other useful tools should I consider?
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Re: Which Tools & Parts Would You Recommend for a Road Trip? 2001 Eurovan Camper
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Towing Insurance that covers more than a minimum distance. ?
Paper Coveralls & an orange vest. ?List some possible repair centers along your route... It is easier from home than sitting beside the road wondering where to have it towed. ?Keep water in your tanks for flushing potty and washing greasy hands. ?Lava hand soap, or hand cleaner orange stuff from dollar store. ?Spare rags.
Memorial Day Weekend had our twin electric fan units (in front of the radiator) fall apart when driving on washboard freeway I-40 just west of Kingman AZ. ?Found a shop in Kingman after 12 calls from Flagstaff to Needles. ?Finally found a place that would work on a German vehicle. ?They had to source parts. ?We left the rig there and continued our trip in a rental car... to Gulf Shores AL and back. ?Upon return everything was fixed. ?We also had them do an inspection and oil change. ?$1600. ?The tow was 12 miles, but could have been 200.
On Saturday, August 13, 2022, 11:26:22 AM PDT, stevekrival < [email protected]> wrote:
I am hitting the road in my 2001 Eurovan Camper (86K Miles) for an extended road trip. Which tools and spare parts would you take with you? In the past I have taken: 1. A canvas repair kit; 2. various screwdrivers and wrenches 3. Tire iron, jack, and gloves, good spare tire; 4. freon leak detector and yellow glasses; 5. error code detector. What other useful tools should I consider?
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Which Tools & Parts Would You Recommend for a Road Trip? 2001 Eurovan Camper
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I am hitting the road in my 2001 Eurovan Camper (86K Miles) for an extended road trip. Which tools and spare parts would you take with you? In the past I have taken: 1. A canvas repair kit; 2. various screwdrivers and wrenches 3. Tire iron, jack, and gloves, good spare tire; 4. freon leak detector and yellow glasses; 5. error code detector. What other useful tools should I consider?
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Re: 95 Eurovan Intermittent screeching when initally accelerating
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Re: 95 Eurovan Intermittent screeching when initally accelerating
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Re: 95 Eurovan Intermittent screeching when initally accelerating
The belt could easily be worn out. I would also check the condition of the tensioner and all the idler bearings, as well as the AC clutch bearing and the water pump.
Usually a squealing belt means it's either worn out completely, or the tensioner is shot, or something being driven by the belt is about to lock up.
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Re: 95 Eurovan Intermittent screeching when initally accelerating
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On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 9:51 AM, Joel <joellipson@...> wrote: Our 95 Eurovan has begun making a screeching noise when beginning to accelerate.? It is intermittient in that sometimes it does not happen at all and, so? far,? tends to disappear after hitting about 25 miles per hour.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Joel
95 Eurovan (Bennie)
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95 Eurovan Intermittent screeching when initally accelerating
Our 95 Eurovan has begun making a screeching noise when beginning to accelerate.? It is intermittient in that sometimes it does not happen at all and, so? far,? tends to disappear after hitting about 25 miles per hour.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Joel
95 Eurovan (Bennie)
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Norcold 3163 finally cured....
Last Update?: Well, at the end, it turned out that my green light was Always on when I was pressing the gas selector on the mainboard. A melting pot of troubles !!! But, I had the chance to be helped by a very knowledgeable member here, and I name Sam Letzring who helped me so much that I was finally able to solve my problems. Now, the fridge is working like a ‘NEW ONE’ on gas/electric and DC. Congrats to Sam for his precious help......and to all the others here who took time to give me some clues !!!
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Cheers,
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Yves
‘97贰痴颁
Canada
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Re: 1993 VW Eurovan for sale.
jhodnetts, I don't think you answered Cole's question.? What do you want?? Also, you might also say the mileage, does the bike rack and storage container convey, got 15 or 16 inch tires, tire condition, poptop condition?? Little more info is helpful.? v/r,
Mike
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Re: 1993 VW Eurovan for sale.
For a van with a bad trans and needing work I’d probably take that and run.
Good luck with the sale
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On Aug 10, 2022, at 9:34 PM, jhodnetts <jamhodnett@...> wrote:
?Someone has already offered me $7500. Lots of interest. Have a great day,
James
On Aug 10, 2022, at 7:53 PM, Cole <colepford@...> wrote:
?So what do you consider a fair price ?
On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:20 PM, jhodnetts <jamhodnett@...> wrote: ?We have a 1993 Eurovan with a manual transmission. The good, engine in great working order. No coolant leaks, barely any oil leaks. Suspension is good. Tires are good. Pop top has a couple of small rips, works well. Barely any rust. Issues are manual transmission is on the way out. Radio has a short and pulled the fuse to stop that. AC is weak but works. This Van tons of potential. No low ballers.
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Re: 1993 VW Eurovan for sale.
Someone has already offered me $7500. Lots of interest. Have a great day,
James
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On Aug 10, 2022, at 7:53 PM, Cole <colepford@...> wrote:
?So what do you consider a fair price ?
On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:20 PM, jhodnetts <jamhodnett@...> wrote:
?We have a 1993 Eurovan with a manual transmission. The good, engine in great working order. No coolant leaks, barely any oil leaks. Suspension is good. Tires are good. Pop top has a couple of small rips, works well. Barely any rust. Issues are manual transmission is on the way out. Radio has a short and pulled the fuse to stop that. AC is weak but works. This Van tons of potential. No low ballers.
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Re: 1993 VW Eurovan for sale.
So what do you consider a fair price ?
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On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:20 PM, jhodnetts <jamhodnett@...> wrote:
?We have a 1993 Eurovan with a manual transmission. The good, engine in great working order. No coolant leaks, barely any oil leaks. Suspension is good. Tires are good. Pop top has a couple of small rips, works well. Barely any rust. Issues are manual transmission is on the way out. Radio has a short and pulled the fuse to stop that. AC is weak but works. This Van tons of potential. No low ballers.
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1993 VW Eurovan for sale.
We have a 1993 Eurovan with a manual transmission. The good, engine in great working order. No coolant leaks, barely any oil leaks. Suspension is good. Tires are good. Pop top has a couple of small rips, works well. Barely any rust. Issues are manual transmission is on the way out. Radio has a short and pulled the fuse to stop that. AC is weak but works. This Van tons of potential. No low ballers.
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Re: Is it the RELIGHTER module that failed on my Norcold ?
Yves
The green light is triggered by the electrical conductivity of
the propane flame ( flames are a plasma with high electrical
conductivity). If the green light is one without a flame then
something else is completing the circuit. That usually is soot?
buildup on the igniter ( the ceramic insulator withethe spark
electrode protruding from it). Check the ceramic and clean it and
see if that helps. If not- then it is a failure in the relighter.?
Sam
02EVC
On 8/10/2022 2:49 PM, Yves Desilets via
groups.io wrote:
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Hi,
I'm facing a MAJOR problem with my Norcold 3163 fridge and I
really need your hefp. My fridge suddenly stopped working on gas
!!! When I push on the gas selector in the front of the mainboard,
the GREEN light shows up without me touching the safety valve RED
button and it stays lit that way without hearing a 'poof' sound
from the burner showing me that the burner would be on ! There is
no flame in the burner at all. It's like everything was dead on
the fridge, just the GREEN light that stays lit. What could it be
? It was working very well before that thing happened. I checked
the fuses on top of the fridge, especially the 1 AMP one and all
is fine. It's also working well when connected to AC (electric). I
cannot have it checked by somebody 'cause they are all booked for
a month and I need to have it repared as soon as possible....Could
it be the RELIGHTER ? What module do you think could cause such a
thing ? When I push on the RED button, there's no sound and no
flame. It's not lighting. Just the green light that shows up
without flashing (solid green). What module is responsible of
giving a flame and a click when pressing the safty valve button
(red one) ? Thanks for your help....I'm really despaired !!!
Yves
'97EVC
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Is it the RELIGHTER module that failed on my Norcold ?
Hi,
I'm facing a MAJOR problem with my Norcold 3163 fridge and I really need your hefp. My fridge suddenly stopped working on gas !!! When I push on the gas selector in the front of the mainboard, the GREEN light shows up without me touching the safety valve RED button and it stays lit that way without hearing a 'poof' sound from the burner showing me that the burner would be on ! There is no flame in the burner at all. It's like everything was dead on the fridge, just the GREEN light that stays lit. What could it be ? It was working very well before that thing happened. I checked the fuses on top of the fridge, especially the 1 AMP one and all is fine. It's also working well when connected to AC (electric). I cannot have it checked by somebody 'cause they are all booked for a month and I need to have it repared as soon as possible....Could it be the RELIGHTER ? What module do you think could cause such a thing ? When I push on the RED button, there's no sound and no flame. It's not lighting. Just the green light that shows up without flashing (solid green). What module is responsible of giving a flame and a click when pressing the safty valve button (red one) ? Thanks for your help....I'm really despaired !!!
Yves
'97EVC
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The AAF does not have one, which is the I5 that I am used to.
On Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 11:41 AM Joshua Van Tol < jvantol@...> wrote: There is no EGR valve in the I5 engine afaik.
There certainly is on the 1995 ACU engine. I just looked at mine, and it's right there on the flywheel end of the engine, up against the intake manifold. It's also shown on the vacuum hose/emissions schematic sticker on the front radiator support.
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It's not necessary to "clean up" the transmission. You could try a different spec of gear oil in hopes of better synchro action, but chances are, they are just worn, and the only true cure will be tearing down the transmission and replacing the synchro rings.
Redline MT90 is probably what you used, and is pretty good stuff. There's also redline MTL, which is a bit thinner I think. I've had good luck with Motul gear lubes in terms of smoothing worn synchros, but again, if they're worn out, the only true cure might be replacement.
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There is no EGR valve in the I5 engine afaik.
There certainly is on the 1995 ACU engine. I just looked at mine, and it's right there on the flywheel end of the engine, up against the intake manifold. It's also shown on the vacuum hose/emissions schematic sticker on the front radiator support.
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There is no EGR valve in the I5 engine afaik.
This sounds like you may have a fuel flow issue (it's usually the fuel filter), and the ECU is attempting to compensate by richening out the mixture (it's the default VW setting as well for when things go wrong: just flood the engine with fuel)
If it's not that, it's one of the other 4 digifant sensors that control fuel mixture
Also, you may have a vacuum leak issue.? Your excellent mechanics should know about this stuff.
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