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John Waterman
Finally got around to locating the little yellow wire this weekend. For those
of you still contemplating it, look for a black connector (fairly large) connecting two yellow wires. It is about three inches from the right hand rear of the fuse box. While under there, I also found a yellow connector connecting a yellow wire to a yellow with orange stripe wire. Turns out that disconnecting this wire stops the annoying "ding, ding, ding" when a key is left in the ignition. Now, when the ignition is turned on, the amber side lights come on, but the headlights do not. The ability to flash the lights with the turn signal leval is unimpaired. John -- mailto:jwwaterman@... John Waterman Parker,CO |
Re: EV5 4 wheel alingment
westenbur-@... wrote:
original article: I just put on a set of Agilis 51s and am having VW do a 4 wheelalignment. Has anyone had this done? any problems or benefits from having itdone. It's pretty pricey too at $148. Please note that per the Bentley the first step in aligning the Eurovan is to adjust the front height by adjusting the torsion arms. This isn't a normal alignment procedure and will be missed by mechanics not familiar with Eurovan alignment. Marve '95 EVC |
Re: Smoke From Dash with battery jumping
Bill Salopek
I continue to be intreagued by the fact that you still use the term "No<g>. Yeah...it's always there...more of a hope than a truth. I noticed some burned wires today near the firewall...I'll have to look closer to see how close I am to bare wires touching. I did notice one thing today that will need atention...the brake light is always on...I checked the fluid and such, the pedal feels good, I believe it's one of the wires that go to the sensor that's keeping the light on...it's routed right there near where the other wires were burned. -- Bill Salopek ICQ: 20536257 No worries... Business: Home: |
Re: Telluride
Erik D. Erie
Thank you to Todd V, Russ,John W, Sue and others who helped me with
suggested routes through Colorado. It was a great trip. Took the I-70 route to Gleenwood Springs and then down through Redstone. Stopped in Ridgeway. Nice little town and a beautiful drive from there. Took over 8 hours in good weather with a few breaks to help support the Philiip Morris Company. Would like to take southern route next time when we don't have to catch a plane out of Denver. Erik '93 MV |
Re: problem with automatic windows
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I did with the driver's side window. Oddly enough it went away of its own
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accord. The shop told me these things are self-adjusting in some way and it has to do with the mechanism designed to sense if someone's hand is in the way, upon which it quickly reverses and goes down again. I found while I had the problem I could work around it by tapping the control to stop the window's movement just before it reached the top, then get it up the rest of the way by tapping on the control a little at a time. --Lee Th 97 EVC Palo Alto, CA ----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Kammerer <skammerer@...> To: <ev_update@...> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 6:00 AM Subject: [ev_update] Re: problem with automatic windows All of a sudden I'm having a problem with the passenger window of my 97 |
German wiring
In a message dated 9/14/99 12:46:52 PM, ws@... writes:
<<Are all VW's hooked up with RED wires to NEGATIVE and BALCK to POSITIVE? Is this a German thing?>> Throw in just some random colored wire that could either be a second negtive or second postive (no explaination of course) and THEN you have German wiring. You know the old saying about German cars: If it takes four bolts to hold it on, they'll put on five. |
Re: Norcold fixed - I hope
James A. Marks
Larry -
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Funny...that's one of the problems I had with mine that Lodgemobile fixed. I wonder how many Norcold units out there have loose thermocouplers. Ever since they fixed mine - it's been perfect - it lights right up and runs cold at all elevations. Labor Day weekend I was on four day camping trip up at Seqouia and the Shaver Lake area... Camped at 7-8,000 feet with no Norcold problems! Did you get yours back yet? -James Marks ---------- From: Larry Schellhase <schellhase@...> I took my 99 EVC to Lodgemobile in Burbank, CA today to have them fix |
Eurovan Toilet Options
Bruce Curry
From personal experience allow me to suggest something over the 20oz
threshold! bruce Personal Duty #1 solution:forI find a plastic peanut butter jar works great for middle of the nightI have had similar success with a quart cylindrical glass container made salad dressing. Fortunately no glass breakage yet, and if one is careful, |
More Eurovan Engine Fires
Richard Golen
Just a quick update....I did another search through the NHTSA/DOT website
and found one possibly two more EV engine fires. Originally I had looked under the catagory entitled "FUEL: FUEL LINES:HOSES:NON-METALLIC". Just for the heck of it I cruised through the other catagories and under "ENGINE" I found two more entries one occuring on August 4, 1994 (I believe that this is a duplicate of the engine fire found in the FUEL LINES catagory), the other occuring on January 4, 1996. As more info becomes available I will post. Ric |
EV5 Timing Belt
David R. Johnson
Bill:
Mine gave out at about 130,000 miles.? The service tech said they're typically good for 75,000 to 100,000 miles.? I got a lot of life out of mine, although if it breaks, your van requires a tow.? Plus, there is a chance of some valve damage.? Mine was OK, but there have been some others who have reported engine damage.? If I were you, I'd assume the previous owner didn't want to fork over the $450-$500 the VW shop charges to replace the belt.??? My opinion only, but this is a good job for a neighborhood garage with European car experience.? Might save you a few bucks. The odd thing for me is that I specifically asked the service advisor about the belt at the 60k, 90k and 120k maintenance intervals.? They checked the belt each time and said it looked OK.? It's not part of the scheduled maintenance, just "inspect and replace as needed". Good luck,
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Fuel line leaks
David R. Johnson
I'm not going to wait for a possible recall, although I really appreciate
all the effort Ric has put in to date.? I've replaced most of the
weak VW clamps with solid, screw-type clamps.? However, I need to
replace old fuel line hose as well.? Two quick questions for those
of you who have already done this procedure.? First, what size fuel
line did you use?? The local VW shop doesn't have a clue.? I'm
guessing 5/16 inside diameter is close to the metric size.? Second,
the clamp on the blue plastic line was so loose, I just pulled it off,
hose and clamp.? The clamp on the black line is still pretty tight.?
How did you get the clamp off without breaking the plastic line?
Thanks in advance,
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Re: Smoke From Dash with battery jumping
In a message dated 09/14/1999 2:46:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ws@... writes: Today I was going to remove the battery and test it...I took off theBill - The reverse connections you describe should have led to a gazillion amp current flow from the 24 VDC source through the nearly zero resistance, limited by the "fusing" capability of the wiper ground wire. I would expect this wire to have vaporized instantaneously. On the other hand, had you connected the jumper cable to the engine block as reccommended, one or both batteries most probably would have overheated and exploded, spraying battery acid among other things. This is why safety glasses are reccommended when jumping a car battery. Is this wire a ground return for the wiper motor, or is it a ground connection for the otherwise isolated motor frame? The latter case would be for electrical noise suppression, so if it is broken the wipers may still function but you may hear noise on the radio, especially on weak AM stations. I continue to be intreagued by the fact that you still use the term "No worries..." in your signature. Bill Armstrong, EVC Speculator '71 Econoline (home brew camper) |
At what milieage did your timing belt give out?
Bill Salopek
I have 98k miles on my '93 GL...bought it used from a dealer...I don't
know if the timing belt had ever been changed...probably not. Assumimng you had the misfortune of having one break, at what mileage did it happen? Thanks -- Bill Salopek ICQ: 20536257 No worries... Business: Home: |
93 EV5 Mileage
David R. Johnson
I've got 156,000 miles on mine.? Original motor, original owner.?
Driven everyday to work.? Does double duty as the Soccer Shuttle on
weekends.
I've religiously changed oil/filter every 7,500.? I stick to the scheduled maintenance theory every 30,000 miles.? No major engine troubles other than a broken timing belt, which as we all know, is NOT mentioned in the maintenance schedule.? Components and accessories have started to show their age.? Transmission (auto) is beginning to shift abruptly from second to third and third to fourth.? May be the torque converter or modulator.? Replaced two bad CV boots on Monday.? Needed a quick weld the other day when the bracket that joins the downpipe and the cat gave out. I'm hoping for 250,000 to 300,000 miles before parting company.? I hate car payments. David |
German California Camper is a Westfalia
I posted some bad information recently about the California camper sold at VW
dealers in Germany. I'm going to Germany next week and Reimo arranged for a camper while I'm there. I misunderstood and though this was a Reimo conversion. I now find out that it is a Westfalia. Reimo did not have any of their demo campers available, so they are getting us a Westfalia. Must be like Ford executive arranging a Chevy rental car for their business associates. I wonder if VW uses the name California, since my Reimo catalog shows California conversions in it. I may know more when I return. I'm planning on taking lots of pictures. Steve Lashley '74 Campmobile '93 EV MV <A href="></A> Importing German Side Tents, Carver Propane Heaters and other Accessories for Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan |