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I have just purchased a used '93 Eurovan MV with Braun lift installed (the
previous owner was disabled). I need to know where I can get the window covers
that the MV originally came with, as they did not come with the van when I
bought it. I also need to know where the rear facing seat behind the drivers
seat has its lap belt installed. I have the clip the lap belt snaps into, but
not the lap belt or reel itself (I think it attaches to the drivers seat). Any
info that can be provided will be much appreciated.

Regards,
John Martin
Ameritech/IGS TP Tech & Inventory Auditor

Who's got the most mileage on original (non-rebuilt) 5 cylinder engine?
Just curious..

Will be careful with next inspection of motor. Check for fuel leakage and
report to
VW as advised if fuel leak occurs.

Gary from Maine

When I get a little time I will attempt to surf the German TUV site (as
well as the national automobile club sight - any one remember the
acronym.. ATAD?) to discern whether it is a problem over there, where

Scott,

I think it was "ADAC" (translates to something like autoclub of Germany, etc.)

Norman

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<<5) I hook up the pos and neg to the deep cycle battery, and then the
<<pos to the van's battery, and the neg to an obvious looking piece of
<<metal against the dash...I think it's a brace of somekind for the
<<windshield wipers.

<<drew SO MUCH current, that something
<<started to melt/burn.

The wiper motor is mounted on rubber bushings to prevent noise from getting
into the passenger compartment. The ground wire to the wiper motor is about
18AWG, and will never handle the current that the starter needs. Do the
wipers still work? The negative should always be connected to the vehicle
frame or even better the engine block. I suspect as a minimum you will have
to replace the ground wire from the wiper to the fuse block ground, if not
the motor. There may be other damaged wires.

In a message dated 9/14/99 12:56:10 PM EST, martjohn@... writes:

<< I need to know where I can get the window covers
that the MV originally came with, as they did not come with the van when I
bought it. I also need to know where the rear facing seat behind the drivers
seat has its lap belt installed. I have the clip the lap belt snaps into,
but
not the lap belt or reel itself (I think it attaches to the drivers seat). >>


Window Covers: I am unsure what you mean by the term "window covers." My 93
Weekender came with the sliding window on the sliding door and the sliding
window on adjacent left side. Both have screens. There are curtains on rods
on both sides.

Lap Belt: It is installed in a reel on a two feet by two inches by 1/4 inch
metal strap that attaches to the left side of the driver's seat platform by
one bolt. You should be able to see the bolt hole on the platform. Your VW
dealer may be able to show it to you on the microfiche.

Bob Williams
93 Weekender

Hi all. Took me a couple of days to catch up on all the posts
regarding the fuel line controversy, and thus far I have not/not had a
problem. You can bet I'll check closely when I go in for my winter oil
change in a few weeks. I will use the knowledge gained from your
thoughtful posts to draw out both a very good service manager and VW
tech and will report back.

Count on me to support any group effort that might lead to action by VW
of North America.

When I get a little time I will attempt to surf the German TUV site (as
well as the national automobile club sight - any one remember the
acronym.. ATAD?) to discern whether it is a problem over there, where
literally hundreds of thousands of service vehicles of every shape are
EV 5cylinders with millions of accumulated "hard service" miles.

"Never underestimate the power of a well-written letter"

Scott, 93 EV GL, 48K
Des Moines

It was coming a part on the seams and screen had a hole.


At 09:27 AM 9/14/99 -0700, you wrote:

Here is a link to Perfect Fit. I believe you can get either a black one

of

a color match.

Thanks Rolland/Severin.

Severin, what was happening to the bra you got from Go Westy? They all seem
pretty tough.

Russ

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Severin Daniel Chayka
@ PCI Energy Services.

Here is a link to Perfect Fit. I believe you can get either a black one of
a color match.

Thanks Rolland/Severin.

Severin, what was happening to the bra you got from Go Westy? They all seem
pretty tough.

Russ

If you have the electric controlled mirror, you also have a heated mirror.
The glass part is over $100. Don't know what a standard piece of glass will cost you.

I bought a new piece of glass for the driver side from the VW dealer for
$80 (electric/heated)...two days later I smashed it.

So I went to a local glass shop and the cut a piece of mirror to fit
exactly right...they installed it and the whole job was $20...and they
say the heat should still work.

--

Bill Salopek
ICQ: 20536257
No worries...
Business:
Home:

Not that I know anything about this, but what year is your van?

Sorry...it's a '93 GL.

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Business:
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Rick:

I broke off my driver's side mirror a couple years ago.? The term "breakaway mirror" is rather misleading.? Break-off is perhaps more correct.? Anyway, the housing and mirror are separate.? If you have the electric controlled mirror, you also have a heated mirror.? The glass part is over $100.? Don't know what a standard piece of glass will cost you.? The housing was about $150, plus labor and I was all set for about $300.? I was stunned.

Oddly enough, I broke off the passenger side mirror two weekends ago after ending up in a muddy ditch.? The housing is shot, but the glass is OK.? I've got a new housing on order.? It mounts pretty simply with three maching screws.? The glass sticks on (literally) as the last step.

You might be able to locate a replacement mirror from other parts suppliers.? I'd call around.

Good luck,
David

At last Service I had 166655 on my 93 Eurovan second owner

Has anyone get a tire pressure chart for Michelin Agilis 51.
205/65/R15C
Side wall info is Max load 1,875 lb at 54 PSI
I would like to see the chart for different load.
Camper 97 EVC has a curb weight of 5,235 lb. and a GVRW of 5,997 lb.
So, about 1,500 lb. per tire at full weight (assuming even distribution
of weight)
My actual EVC weight is more like 5,700 lb or (1,425 per tire)
I do not know actual weight on each axle.
Thank you
Claude, 97 EVC

leon-@... wrote:

Not that I know anything about this, but what year is your van?

Thanks much.

Leon Webster
'97 EVC

original article:

Kind of a sad story:

1) Today I replaced the oil, oil filter, air filter, and fuel filter

(I

still smell like gas <g>).

2) I'm having a pretty good day as I finish up before supper.

3) I go to start the van to put it back in it's place in the garage,
and the battery is dead...it's been weak-ish for a couple months,
probably needs replaced soon, but I figure I'll just jump it.

Here's where it gets interesting:

4) I have a 12-volt "deep cycle" battery in the garage that we use

for

our pop-up camper...I figure I'll just grab my jumper cables and jump
from this battery to the van.

5) I hook up the pos and neg to the deep cycle battery, and then the
pos to the van's battery, and the neg to an obvious looking piece of
metal against the dash...I think it's a brace of somekind for the
windshield wipers.

6) I take about 3 seconds and jump into the driver's seat and get

ready

to turn the key, and LOTS of smoke starts pouring out of the front of
the firewall in the engine compartment...kind of in the center, just

to

the right of the power brake booster...I jump out of the driver's seat
and disconnect the jumper cables...the cables were probably on there

for

a total of 10 seconds...maybe less.

7) As I stand outside the van, looking at the slowly dissapating

(sp?)

smoke, I notice that it's also coming out thru all the vents INSIDE

the

van as well.

So right now, I'm afraid to touch the thing...though when my wife got
home, we did try a jump from our Galant, I hooked up the cables and my
wife IMMEDIATELY turned the key in the van...nothing happened...no
cranking, no smoke...those cables were connected for about 3 seconds
because I didn't know why the same thing might not happen again, even
though THIS time was a very "normal" jump, and I've did a bunch of

jumps

with great success with other vehicles...i.e...NO SMOKE <g>.

The battery is measuring 7 volts...I'm wondering if it is SO dead that
when I hooked up that deep cycle battery, the van's battery (or
something else in the van?), drew SO MUCH current, that something
started to melt/burn.

I'm going to have it towed tomorrow (Tuesday) to a VW place and have
them look at it.

I hope I didn't fry anything inside the dash...and I hope the smell

goes

away soon.

So anybody have a clue as to why the battery won't accept a "normal"
jump?

Why it's apparently drawing so much current (sparks fly whenever I

hook

up a charging source to it) that it's frying parts of the dash?

Anybody have an experience like this?

Thanks...

--

Bill Salopek
ICQ: 20536257
No worries...
Business:
Home:

At 12:41 AM 9/14/1999 -0600, you wrote:

Kind of a sad story:

1) Today I replaced the oil, oil filter, air filter, and fuel filter (I
still smell like gas <g>).

2) I'm having a pretty good day as I finish up before supper.

3) I go to start the van to put it back in it's place in the garage,
and the battery is dead...it's been weak-ish for a couple months,
probably needs replaced soon, but I figure I'll just jump it.

Here's where it gets interesting:

4) I have a 12-volt "deep cycle" battery in the garage that we use for
our pop-up camper...I figure I'll just grab my jumper cables and jump
from this battery to the van.

5) I hook up the pos and neg to the deep cycle battery, and then the
pos to the van's battery, and the neg to an obvious looking piece of
metal against the dash...I think it's a brace of somekind for the
windshield wipers.

6) I take about 3 seconds and jump into the driver's seat and get ready
to turn the key, and LOTS of smoke starts pouring out of the front of
the firewall in the engine compartment...kind of in the center, just to
the right of the power brake booster...I jump out of the driver's seat
and disconnect the jumper cables...the cables were probably on there for
a total of 10 seconds...maybe less.

7) As I stand outside the van, looking at the slowly dissapating (sp?)
smoke, I notice that it's also coming out thru all the vents INSIDE the
van as well.

So right now, I'm afraid to touch the thing...though when my wife got
home, we did try a jump from our Galant, I hooked up the cables and my
wife IMMEDIATELY turned the key in the van...nothing happened...no
cranking, no smoke...those cables were connected for about 3 seconds
because I didn't know why the same thing might not happen again, even
though THIS time was a very "normal" jump, and I've did a bunch of jumps
with great success with other vehicles...i.e...NO SMOKE <g>.

The battery is measuring 7 volts...I'm wondering if it is SO dead that
when I hooked up that deep cycle battery, the van's battery (or
something else in the van?), drew SO MUCH current, that something
started to melt/burn.

I'm going to have it towed tomorrow (Tuesday) to a VW place and have
them look at it.

I hope I didn't fry anything inside the dash...and I hope the smell goes
away soon.

So anybody have a clue as to why the battery won't accept a "normal"
jump?

Why it's apparently drawing so much current (sparks fly whenever I hook
up a charging source to it) that it's frying parts of the dash?

Anybody have an experience like this?

Thanks...

Dear Bill,

Why not disconnect the battery from the vehicle and put it on a regular
battery charger? That has to be cheaper than calling for a tow truck...

The problem you have may well be an intermittent short(s) which is
draining your battery. Obviously the smoke generator(s) is near the fresh
air intake for your heating system.

One hint in tracking down the short is to look for scorch marks and/or
melted wiring. There may be more than one short. I had the problem you
described in a newly purchased used airplane once. We found 3 shorts
before we were done, one in the landing gear system. When we tracked down
all of the shorts most of the navigation equipment suddenly worked a lot
better. Two weeks before we had spent almost $2000 at an avionics shop
trying to get these same radios to work better.

I would definitely remove the covers above and below the steering wheel,
and the bus bar cover and base and pull out the panel and check behind it
for burned wire(S).

Reg

Jesse:

this is a good question. The furnace does run off propane but the blower runs
off the deep cycle battery. So, even though you could run 36 hours on a tank
of propane, you would have to start the engine and charge up the battery as
the deep cycle will never go this long with the blower (unless you had some
killer battery that I don't).

Our 95 has the original deep cycle and before this winter I'm going to put in
a new one and I suspect I will get better performance. On the old battery,
however, you could go to bed on a cold night, (and I mean down near 0) and
let the furnace cycle on and off and by 5:00 the volts are down to 9 on the
battery and the furnace sounds a bit lethargic. Once you start the engine and
let it go a little bit things are find again.

The "procedure" that is described to prime the system, we found didnt' work
very well. Instead, we just light the stove first and then the furnace. This
seems to work fine. All in all, from two part time ski instructors who spent
every weekend last winter in the van at about 9000 feet, we give it a big
thumbs up.

Good luck,
Sue

I bought one from Go Westy as well, but it's definitely not the best quality
(it was falling a part after first month). When I tried to get it fixed
talking with manufacture I could not succeed without help from Go Westy. So
after all I got an impression that Greg (if I remember his name right) at Go
Westy is a really good guy, but those people who make those bras do not care
much about anything.

I heard you can get a better one from VW, but that will cost more (I paid
for this one something just over $100, if I remember right). So after all
you are getting what you are paying for I guess.

On the top of that I do not think it's a good idea to put it on unless you
are going on some nasty roads (as I did this last summer in Yukon and
Alaska). I'm sure on a good roads it will do more damage than protection to
the paint.

Severin.



At 09:03 PM 9/13/99 -0700, you wrote:

I got a great one for my 99 EVC from GO Westy a vender I found on the
Vanagon.com web site.

Thanks Greg,

I thought they only delt with Westys, but I'll give 'em a call.

Russ

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Kind of a sad story:

1) Today I replaced the oil, oil filter, air filter, and fuel filter (I
still smell like gas <g>).

2) I'm having a pretty good day as I finish up before supper.

3) I go to start the van to put it back in it's place in the garage,
and the battery is dead...it's been weak-ish for a couple months,
probably needs replaced soon, but I figure I'll just jump it.

Here's where it gets interesting:

4) I have a 12-volt "deep cycle" battery in the garage that we use for
our pop-up camper...I figure I'll just grab my jumper cables and jump
from this battery to the van.

5) I hook up the pos and neg to the deep cycle battery, and then the
pos to the van's battery, and the neg to an obvious looking piece of
metal against the dash...I think it's a brace of somekind for the
windshield wipers.

6) I take about 3 seconds and jump into the driver's seat and get ready
to turn the key, and LOTS of smoke starts pouring out of the front of
the firewall in the engine compartment...kind of in the center, just to
the right of the power brake booster...I jump out of the driver's seat
and disconnect the jumper cables...the cables were probably on there for
a total of 10 seconds...maybe less.

7) As I stand outside the van, looking at the slowly dissapating (sp?)
smoke, I notice that it's also coming out thru all the vents INSIDE the
van as well.

So right now, I'm afraid to touch the thing...though when my wife got
home, we did try a jump from our Galant, I hooked up the cables and my
wife IMMEDIATELY turned the key in the van...nothing happened...no
cranking, no smoke...those cables were connected for about 3 seconds
because I didn't know why the same thing might not happen again, even
though THIS time was a very "normal" jump, and I've did a bunch of jumps
with great success with other vehicles...i.e...NO SMOKE <g>.

The battery is measuring 7 volts...I'm wondering if it is SO dead that
when I hooked up that deep cycle battery, the van's battery (or
something else in the van?), drew SO MUCH current, that something
started to melt/burn.

I'm going to have it towed tomorrow (Tuesday) to a VW place and have
them look at it.

I hope I didn't fry anything inside the dash...and I hope the smell goes
away soon.

So anybody have a clue as to why the battery won't accept a "normal"
jump?

Why it's apparently drawing so much current (sparks fly whenever I hook
up a charging source to it) that it's frying parts of the dash?

Anybody have an experience like this?

Thanks...

--

Bill Salopek
ICQ: 20536257
No worries...
Business:
Home:

With all this talk about fuel line problems, I went out and did an
inspection my fuel lines.? All appears to be OK with them, not a drip.?
Although there seems to be some seepage of some sort, around the injector to
manifold seals.? One thing that I did note, that may or may not shed some
light on the problem.? The exhaust manifold gasket, on the cylinder closest
to the fuel lines, is leaking.? The exhaust gasses are blowing right onto
the heater hose.? The hose is already brittle so I assume that this has been
leaking for some time, although you can barely tell by the amount of noise.?
I wonder if it will eventually lead to the common fuel line problem.? With
an inspection mirror you can see the gasket is clearly blowing out from
under the manifold.? The van has 80k miles on it and is almost 8 years old.?
I suppose that can happen, the gasket is about 90 cents, the labor?? Anybody
have any ideas?
Chris Noeske [mailto: chrisn@...]
Project Engineer
Electroimpact, Inc.
4606 107th St SW,? Mukilteo, WA? 98275-4706