<<the gear shift lever. It sits

on the floor, and has no light, so you have to guess which gear you are in
at

night.>>


I learned how to drive stick when I bought the van 11 months ago. Even I can
drive it without an indicator. What kind of incompetent moron need a gear
indicator on a manual? You should have to look at the dash to shift. Is this
guy insane?

---[Vance, Beaumont W.] Thanks to the instructions of Gregory Kveton, I
replaced my blower motor and resistor this weekend. I fully expected to find
a family of deranged squirrels residing in the dash.

Total time: 4 hours because I forgot to bring the instructions home and
tried to take the dash off. I think you have to remove the steering wheel to
get the dash off though, so I went back and took the cage off of the blower
and was able to pull it out like that. I noticed that the old motor was
rubbing badly against the inside of the motor housing. I do not think that
any amount of lubrication would have fixed the problem.

It was a pain in the neck, but it only cost $110 bucks to do it myself and
the estimate from the shop was $450.

And it works great.

Hello campers!

I'm having some problems with my coach battery (95EVC). First I can't get it
to fully recharge unless I plug it into a 110 source. The alternator will
not charge the battery to green even after a 4-hour drive. Is this normal or
is the alternator/recharging feature malfunctioning? (It will go to green
after charging overnight on 110 -at home)

Second. When camping in Wisconsin's winter the coach battery dies on the
second night due to the almost constant use of the furnace. Propane use is
not an issue but battery power is. It's a Wal-mart extreme deep cycle
battery. Is it worth investing in an Optima $170.00 deep cycle battery?

Third, Nokian all season tires rock in the snow. I have no fear of getting
stuck. My old 87 Westy was awful in the snow compared to my 95 EVC

donald,
if you are setup to receive copies of your own messages, and someone replies to "all" on one of the messages you've sent, you will receive 2 copies of that reply.

I am only replying to the list, so you should only receive one copy.

Steve

I have decided to sell my 93 EV MV as I have just bought a 96 Rialta.
It has almost 150k miles on it. Recent battery, brakes, Surp belt &
Oxygen sensor. Always used Mobil 1 and dealer filters. Located in
Raleigh NC but can deliver nearby. $4,500

Hi all:

I was at the Sportsman's Show at the Portland Expo Center today and had
occasion to inspect some American conversion vans. They were not "plush"
but more like a slide in pick-up camper in finish and features. They
seemed to sleep two and had permanent high roofs and AC in the overhead
and a microwave, etc. There were interesting exterior doors for storage
to the rear of the back wheels. They seemed to be built on a normal
chassis, I guess 3/4 ton. The point, and I do have one, is that the one
I priced was $59,000 US.

I wasn't looking very seriously since I already have an EVC. I wouldn't
bother the list with this except to point out that the recent reviewer
should be comparing our $32000 rigs with their real competition. I must
say they were huge trucks. (That's not a good thing.) I had the
impression of looking wayyy up into their interiors. That is, they are
really large on the outside and tall, but the interior was not roomy
looking at all. Without the "head" compartment it would have been about
like an EVC, without the upper bunk.

I drive big-assed American trucks at work and they won't turn around
without LOTS of room. The fit and finish are not outstanding on the
Winnie side but the VW parts are (at least) well made, contrary to what
we often find in Ford or worse: Chevy. On the other hand the mini vans
by brand X are smaller outside and crushing inside. They would be about
as comfortable to sleep in as my old beetle.

Cheers, jc

Preaching to the choir.

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I have a 99 EV, and the dash indicator for the alternator does not go
out when it is cold until around 1800 rpm. Is this normal for a 99 EV?

TIA,
Howard


hfleming@... Alexandria, VA hfleming@...
99 EuroVan MV - 97 Cabrio - 85 Vanagon - 84 Westy
84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project)
1945 Cletrac AG

Hmmmm, I don't understand.? I just sent a note to Chris acknowleging having send two nearly duplicate messages yesterday, and I received two copies of my own message with a very small difference: [ev-update]Re:I am receiving duplicate email, and, Re:[ev-update]Re:I am receiving duplicate email.? Only the initial in the second message is different.? My machine is playing tricks?

Don.? '99 Weekender

Christopher Low wrote:

I must be clueless. I owned a LeCar, and it was fabulous. Extremely
economical, fun to drive, virtually unstoppable in the snow, and very
reliable.

I agree. My first car was the Renault 5 GTL. I got it free without an engine.
Got a used engine, put it in myself, and off I went. It had a 1.3l engine
and around 60hp. I got great gas mileage. Yes, the muffler only lasted 2
years and rust in general was a problem. I learned how to use Bondo and just
patched all the holes. It was roomy inside, had a pretty peppy engine, and
looked pretty neat at that time. (I had the original bumper and headlights in
Germany, which looked much better). Later I owned a Renault 5 Alpine with
the Turbo engine. It was great fun on the Autobahn. I miss my little car.
Eckhard

This ad was posted in the Albuquerque Journal on 2/13/00. I'l be happy
to contact owner if an out-of-town list member needs more info.

"Volkswagen 1995 Euro-Van Camper: RARE! 56Kmi, ext warrty to 100Kmi,
orig owner, seats 6, way below Blue bk. $23,500. 505/672-1255."

Steve Balsley
99 evc

Ok, totally off the subject of EuroVans, (except for the episode with Lilly
Tomlin when a green EV passes the detectives on an interstate) did anybody
record the "Homicide Movie" tonight? "Somebody" whose wife is very mad at
him right now forgot to check to see if the tape was rewound. I'd pay for
shipping to and from Colorado. If so, e-mail me direct. Thanks.

TIA
Todd Vess
Windsor, Colo.

Thanks for the tip-off on the single companion seat for sale on Ebay.

I bid on it and won it for $255.00 and paid an additional $100.00 to ship it
from Illinois to California. (The seat retails for $600-700)

I've been trying to get one of these for a while...I called Winnebago and
they would only sell me all the parts - nuts, bolts and fabric and I'd have
to put the seat together myself - they will not sell a complete seat.

I have a '99 EVC equipped for the double bench seat...which I rarely use
because it takes up so much space and is so big and heavy to move.

The single companion seat fits into two out of four of the floor bolts for
the bench seat...It works just fine...plenty stable...I was thinking I'd
have to drill two more holes to match the bolt pattern for the single
companion seat...but it's unnecessary.

The greatest thing about having a single companion seat in a van equipped
for the bench seat is that you have two choices as far as placing it...You
can put it right behind the passenger seat (and still open the fridge) or
you can place it right next to the fridge and then whomever sits there can
see and easily have conversations with the person in the front passenger
seat. And you can also just leave it in that position and load equipment or
whatever and not have to take the seat out.

It's great! I often have just three passengers in the van and before I got
this seat the third passenger would have to sit all the way in the back of
the van (very difficult to have conversations).

If any of you out there have a late 1999 or 2000 model EVC (with new fabric
pattern) equipped for the either the double bench or companion seat...This
guy still has one for sale.

Send me an e-mail directly and I'll pass on his information.

He works at a Chicago area dealership and has sold a couple of vans without
the seats.

-James Marks

Chris,

Sorry, I suppose it is my fault.? I thought my message had been somehow irradicated so I rewrote it only to find I later received both copies.?? Again, sorry.

Don.? '99 Weekender

Christopher Low wrote:

a eurovan camper
6 cylinder
serious and need it by this spring

Loved the cotterpin shifter and exhaust pipe in the wheel well that rotted
out every month. Oh, and don't forget the spare which was mounted in the
engine compartment and would hit the distributor every time you hit a bump.
It was truly bad.

At 11:53 AM 02/13/2000 -0500, Chris wrote:

Can you correct this problem I am receiving almost identical
messages which is troublesome as I have limited email space.

What do you mean "almost" identical?
*We* can't do anything for you - you've got to take action of some kind.
It seems you are subscribed twice, which should not be possible, but....
Try going to the list website and unsubscribing. I'd do it twice, if it
would let me. Wait an hour or so and then resubscribe. I'd also resubscribe
with a slightly different name (not a different email address) to make it
easier to identify incoming messages - are they under your old
subscription(s) or the new one, or both.
I'm doing a lot of guessing here - hope it works.

Chuck (99 EVC)

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Chuck Bragg, Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society

cgbragg@...
fax: 209-671-6396
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I HAVE A DOUBLE SEAT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED .TOOK IT FROM MY 99 EVC AND
STORED ,IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED .I WILL BE AT HOME AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE
AFTER APRIL 3 . I LIVE NEAR CHAS WV AND MY PRESENT TEL IS 850-837-9475 IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK.

Wanted to alert the group about the special 50th ann of the VW bus in the new
issue of VW Trends. Wonderful history. Our cars ancestor (T1) was born on
March 8, 1950, so the 50th birthday is coming up soon.

There is also a double-spread of the new EV showing available VW accesories
(and with VW part numbers to boot)

Seem to be a lot of bus ads for parts, etc probably taking advantage of this
issue.

Everyone ought to pick it up - worth the $3.95

Steve with 95 EVC