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John Waterman wrote:

Does anyone have any idea what the torque really should be on an EV Winnie? Just
purchased 4 tires Agilis from Discount Tire. There printout showed 118 lbs. I asked
them to call and check with the VW dealer and they said 95 lbs. Discount's torque
chart showed 123 lbs. As I recall someone on this list quoted Bently as showing 80
lbs and my owners manual (which has been incorrect on several other things) calls for
116 lbs.
John

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I think it is 110 for the mv so 116 or better sounds fine. 80 is to
little.


Marty S.

mike dysard wrote:

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what do you have? and what needs to be worked on??

Marty S.

In a message dated 5/23/00 7:05:01 PM, stephenson@... writes:

<< 1. What am I missing?

2. Can the wire to the solenoid center post go to any switched 12v
connection? >>

I don't know if this is the case on your EV, but my '74 Westy receives power
from the voltage regulator and only when the main battery is charging. At
idle, I will not get any voltage across this wire. This about drove me crazy
trying to figure this out.

Try stepping on the gas a bit while you check the voltage.

Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
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314-614-0750
Importing German Side Tents, Fiamma bike racks and other Accessories for
Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan

The refrigerator on my 99 TDI California Coach is made by Electrolux
and works on 12V. You can hear the compresor when it?s working but
only if put great interest..(maybe I?m deaf).
I only hear it while sleeping and not always.

I?m the one who posted a rear hatch glass explosion. My VW dealer
changed it under warranty with a big smile. they told me that 4 other
glasses exploded this easter within their customers, all in
california coach vans. The reason? A batch of bad glasses, bla,
bla ,bla, no problemo amigo, everything is under control, bla bla..
They even lent me a striped down transporter while they changed the
glass.

By the way, am I the only spanish in the list? Is everybody american?
europeans? Does anybody know the URL to the westfalia werke web site?

Un saludo a todos

Javier Burgoa
99 TDI California Coach


--- In ev_update@..., Sklashley@a... wrote:

In a message dated 5/22/0 7:34:07 PM, ccraig@r... wrote:

<<It has Camping-Gas 907 cylinder for the stove only. The refrig

runs off of

12v, and can run for 4-5 days on the aux battery without draining

it, and

keep a temp. of ~4C the whole time. The only change on the outside

is the

electrical plug in.>>

The German Westfalia campers use a compressor type refrigerator

that is very

efficient.

I had plans to adapt a Dometic propane unit to my '74 Westy, but

now I'm

looking at the compressor units to see if one will fit.

My Westy currently has a Dometic 12V/110V unit only, that does not

use

propane.

The downside to the compressor units is the noise. You can hear

the

compressor running and kicking on and off.

Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
<A href="></A>
314-614-0750
Importing German Side Tents, Fiamma bike racks and other

Accessories for

Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan

I am having a similar problem with my 93 ev. I suspect the thermostat is
bad. Unfortunately, that my not explain why my radiator fan does not kick
on until I turn off the engine. Sometimes the fan runs, and sometimes it
doesn't. But it whether or not it runs does not seem to be related to the
temperature of the cooling system, which has been running hot lately.

Any info would be appreciated.

-Tony

On Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:14 AM, Richard Good
[SMTP:richjess@...] wrote:

Hello,
On a recent trip, I noticed that my temp gage was climbing. Upon
stopping, I further noticed that my radiator fan did not kick in.
The
fan has not come on since. I checked the fuses, they are fine. Not
sure what this could be. Any suggestions?
Richa


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I previoulsy reported that on our last outing a couple
of weeks ago the breaker switch for the Norcold
refused to reset. I took it into my local authorized
Norcold repair place, Lodgemobile in Burbank for
repair. They removed the unit and kept it for a week,
everything worked fine while it was on the bench.
They reinstalled it and so far it continues to work
just fine. They guessed that a connection shorted out
in-place and that taking it out and reinstalling it
fixed the problem.

We are leaving in the morning for the Strawberry Music
festival just outside of Yosemite for the weekend, I
will let you know if the Norcold keeps the beer cold.

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Blaine:

I did not mount the foot brackets on the van. Although I could easily do
it later, so far I see no reason to. It seems better to have them
running vertical rather than diagonal which would obstruct walking some
what around the Van.

As for the rubber rain strip. No, I didn't get that. It looks like it
would work, but may require some customising to get one to fit. There
isn't much room between the pop top and the awning. ( You do have a pop
top right? )

Truly
EAB
99 EVC



ahbdsq@... wrote:

I am having a similar problem with my 93 ev. I suspect the thermostat is
bad. Unfortunately, that my not explain why my radiator fan does not kick
on until I turn off the engine. Sometimes the fan runs, and sometimes it
doesn't. But it whether or not it runs does not seem to be related to the
temperature of the cooling system, which has been running hot lately.

Make sure you check the relay. There are a number of relays behind the
driver's side headlight. One of mine was bad and the fans did not come on
when I turned the A/C on. My faulty relay was the one with the number 114 on
it. It is basically two relays in one and costs almost $60 from BusDepot. I
am not sure if #114 also turns on the fan when the temperature goes
up--maybe someone else knows. If your EV overheats on a regular basis I
would also change the thermostat.
Eckhard

I still have a problem charging my aux. battery. The 3 post solenoid
is OK. The small wire that goes to the center post does not get 12v
when the engine is running. I have traced it through the firewall to
a black wire with a blue stripe on a 12 pin connector on the back of
the fuse panel. The wire does not ever get 12 volts.

1. What am I missing?

2. Can the wire to the solenoid center post go to any switched 12v
connection?

Wow! ?This thing works! ?You download the file, decompress it using the Winimage program, and then burn a CD from the resulting directory of files. ?(I burned my CD on a Mac, even though it's a PC disk. ?Just make sure you burn an ISO disk.)

Then, you use the CD to install the program to your PC just like any other program and viola!, you have the SAME screen on your PC that the VW dealer's parts counter guy has. ?This is just too cool. ?Now you can get ALL the part numbers, and all the exploded diagrams.

True, the 1280x1024 resolution is a hassle, but you can zoom when necessary.

This works. ?No more looking for microfiche on eBay.

Mike
'93 EVC
Cincinnati


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From: seangar@...
To: ev_update@...
Subject: [ev_update] Re: ?VW Parts CD
Date: Mon, May 22, 2000, 4:41 PM

My auto transmission in my 99 EVC makes a humming sound for the first 1/2
mile or so after a cold start. I suspect the fluid may be low. I have located
the filler cap on top of the transmission, but no dip stick. How is the
level checked ? Does Bentley offer any help on this? Thanks for any help.
John
Frazev@...

<<The downside to the compressor units is the noise. You can hear the
<<compressor running and kicking on and off.

There may have been something lose that was rattling, on your fridge. There
is also a computer type fan that sucks cold air from under the van and blows
it over the condenser coils in the fridge. On mine the fridge is no louder
than the fan, you can barely hear it inside at night.

Chris Noeske

Did you put the mounts on the side of the EV (the ones the suport posts can
go to)? Did you get the top rubber piece to prevent rain from coming along
the EV roof?

Blaine

In a message dated 5/22/0 7:34:07 PM, ccraig@... wrote:

<<It has Camping-Gas 907 cylinder for the stove only. The refrig runs off of
12v, and can run for 4-5 days on the aux battery without draining it, and
keep a temp. of ~4C the whole time. The only change on the outside is the
electrical plug in.>>

The German Westfalia campers use a compressor type refrigerator that is very
efficient.

I had plans to adapt a Dometic propane unit to my '74 Westy, but now I'm
looking at the compressor units to see if one will fit.

My Westy currently has a Dometic 12V/110V unit only, that does not use
propane.

The downside to the compressor units is the noise. You can hear the
compressor running and kicking on and off.

Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
<A href="></A>
314-614-0750
Importing German Side Tents, Fiamma bike racks and other Accessories for
Bus, Vanagon and EuroVan

Does anyone have any idea what the torque really should be on an EV Winnie? Just
purchased 4 tires Agilis from Discount Tire. There printout showed 118 lbs. I asked
them to call and check with the VW dealer and they said 95 lbs. Discount's torque
chart showed 123 lbs. As I recall someone on this list quoted Bently as showing 80
lbs and my owners manual (which has been incorrect on several other things) calls for
116 lbs.
John

I just had the catalytic converter replaced at a NAPA
muffler shop. Total cost was $276.03, time to install
was 30 minutes. Warranty is for 5 years or 50,000
miles. The original converter lost its glue and
finally fell apart. The VW dealer wanted $800 plus
1.5 hours labors. I had no choice but to look
elsewhere. It is a generic converter slightly smaller
than the original. It also took a couple of weeks to
diagnose the problem.

Russ LaForce
93 EV MV WKNDR 88,700 miles
Lawrence, KS

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In a message dated 5/21/2000 1:44:33 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
scharold@... writes:

<< The first number is the width of the tire, the 2nd number the aspect
ratio, the 3rd the rim diameter. So a 215/65 -15 tire has a smaller
circumfence than a 215/70 - 15.

I run currently 215/65 - 15.

Tire Size Comparison
Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile

205/65-15 5.2in 12.7in 25.5in 80.1in 791

0.0%

215/65-15 5.5in 13.0in 26.0in 81.7in 776

+ 2.0%

215/70-15 5.9in 13.4in 26.9in 84.4in 751

+ 5.3%

I used this calculator:

Thomas in Florida

Thomas in Florida:
Did you have any problems with that size (215/65 -15)? Another reader posted
no problems, not, only pluses with the 5.3% over ride using the 215/70-15.
Increased mileage, etc. Your size indicates a 2.0% over ride. What brand of
tires are your 215/65 -15?
TYIA

Hello,
On a recent trip, I noticed that my temp gage was climbing. Upon
stopping, I further noticed that my radiator fan did not kick in.
The
fan has not come on since. I checked the fuses, they are fine. Not
sure what this could be. Any suggestions?
Richa

Found these in the Austin, TX classifieds this morning. I have no connection
to any of them.

89 VW Westfalia Camper Poptop, Synchro 4WD, wht/gray int., cold AC, 1 owner,
$15,900, (512)473-2300.

93 Eurovan GL, Red, 50k miles, excellent cond.,garaged, all maint. records,
$11,800, (512)467-7859.

95 Volkswagen Eurovan Camper, good condition, 85k mi, $13,000,
(512)869-1856.

If anyone is on the Vanagon list, please post the Synchro there.

Ken
99 Rialta