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Re: middle seat
Thanks so much! I'll check it out. We need the middle seat because
we have three kids as well! Karen --- In ev_update@..., "majic97 <majic97@y...>" <majic97@y...> wrote: --- In ev_update@..., "karenmacmeek <karenmacmeek@y...>"aren't that difficult to maneuver around. MUCH more value than not having95 EVC he had last month sent you).for Vanagons, but worth a shot). Try John first. |
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Re: What came standard with a 2002 MV?
wolfcreekadman <[email protected]>
In general, since there were absolutely no changes from 2002 to 2003,
anything that you see in the 2003 should be in your van. Write up a list, give it to your salesperson and manager of the dealership. Keep one for your records. One thing you didn't mention was the roadside service package. You should get a booklet describing this program (4 years!) Keep in mind that most VW dealers don't sell many EV's...so they may not be familiar with them. And sometimes models sitting on the lot are cannibalized to provide missing stuff for other EV's. Good luck. Nick Ahlfs |
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Tranny oil/engine oil/ leaking into coolant
tya2
At 06:28 PM 12/16/2002 +0000, you wrote:
3 weeks ago the coolant light was on. It was discovered to haveDear Mary, Who is doing these strange things to your Eurovan? A VW dealer or other shop? What year vehicle do you have? At this point I think you need a really good coolant system flush, an oil change and flush, and a transmission system flush. With all of the proper fluids in their proper places people can start to do some analysis of what is going on. With coolant in the oil you have the symptoms of a blown head gasket in the engine. In those situations or suspected situations I would recommend an oil sample to be taken and sent for analysis. Your situation sounds so strange I don't really know what you would analyze, except that as soon as possilbe I would be trying to get the wrong fluids totally out and the right ones in, and I don't mean next week, or next month. Reg |
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Need RF headlight and turn signal
Thomas Isom <[email protected]>
I am looking for a right front headlight and turn signal for my '93
EV. I lost the right front turn signal on the freeway on Saturday night. The reason it fell out (second one that's fallen off in a couple of months) is that the retaining clip on the headlight mounting frame thingy is broken off so the turn signal is not held in. Plus, the right front headlight has a corroded reflector due to not being water tight. I also need the holder for the turn signal bulb because the plastic broke where the retaining flanges are. The flanges broke off and got lost with the turn signal. (I drove back and forth on a stretch of the freeway at midnight in a wind storm looking for the turn signal, but it was gone.) I am considering converting to European H4 headlights, but the simplest and cheapest option is to get another US-spec right headlight. I could go with either the amber reflective US-spec turn signals or some clear Euro-style ones (I bought those too, but lost the right-side one). The clear Euro-style ones look good and I like the little turn signal bulge, but the reflector kind are the proper equipment for the U.S. and might possibly add some very slight margin of safety (?). European automotive lighting is very good, but I do think the U.S.-required side reflectors and side marker lights are better/safer. (OTOH, the big white billboard-side of my EV isn't exactly likely to escape notice even in poor visibility conditions.) Anyone have a right headlight complete with plastic mounting frame? Any turn signals? Thanks. |
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More tranny oil
marymau1 <[email protected]>
Forgot to mention, I have never had a coolant or thermostat problem.
Even with this mucky stuff, my temperature gage never changed. Mary |
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Tranny oil/engine oil/ leaking into coolant
marymau1 <[email protected]>
3 weeks ago the coolant light was on. It was discovered to have
transmission oil in the coolant container. They replaced the transmission cooler, completed transmission service and flushed coolant, and replaced coolant resivior. Friday, the same light came on, they just called me and told me it is now "engine" oil in the coolant. This sounds strange to me. Is it possible they repaired the wrong thing 3 weeks ago? The first time the coolant stuff was much thicker, and more orangy, than this time. They are now trying to diagnose the exact problem, and will call me later today. If anyone can think of some questions for me to ask, I certainly would appreciate it. TIA Mary |
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Carrier bag over cab on EVC 2000?
Chris and Mary Kay Bell <[email protected]>
I have heard there is a bag/carrier with handles that is designed to
fit the small over-cab roof rack of the EVC 2000 Camper? Can't seem to find this anywhere. Any information appreciated. Thanks Chris Bell chrisbell@... |
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Re: Battery Dying
Madeleine
Auto Zone has a great 73 month battery at a good price. The car battery is jus that and nothing special.
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From: eurocamper <rkbowmans@...> To: ev_update@... Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: [ev_update] Battery Dying The recent cold weather has put a strain on the engine battery in my 1997 Eurovan - it will barely turn over in the mornings. It is the original battery that came with the van and I think time has come to replace it. Is there anything non-standard about the battery in the Eurovan, or will it be a simple matter to get a replacement at Sears or PepBoys? Thanks, Ron '97 EVC To unsubscribe from this group, send a message to mailto:ev_update-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Re: Master Clutch Cylinder replacement
Bill Barber
Thanks, I was able to get it bled. My big mistake was starting the job
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with the van on the ground. In order to reach the slave cylinder, I had to get underneath. Thankfully, my 2 sons are home for the holidays and were able to push the van up onto the ramps. Also, thankfully, I have a sloping driveway. I still have the problem of the cracked mounting plate for the master clutch cylinder which I believe to be a "recall" design fault. However, I haven't convinced the dealer of that "yet". Anyone else have master clutch cylinder problems due to a cracked mounting plate? Do I have to remove the steering column and dash to replace it? Thanks, Bill "94 EV GLS 2.4l diesel manual, 278,000 km Harry Pinchot wrote:
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Re: Front Seat Sizes - a measurement needed
80 Westy Pokey
Larry,
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It seems the sewfine web site doesn"t cover Z-beds and the rear cushion did they do yours? Early westies like Pokey have very squared off rear benches as opposed to later models that are more moulded. Also, it is somewhat of a rarity, but another vanagon seat they don't have is the two person passenger bench that gives you three across seating in front. This was present in panel vans and some singlecabs, plus a few others I'm sure. I have been meaning to measure mine and send it to you but I haven't yet. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ----
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:34:32 -0700needed To: <vanagon@...>, "wetwesties@yahoogroups."<wetwesties@...>, <vanagon@...>, <Syncro@...>, <ev_update@...> sorted out (previous post "Front Seat Sizes - Need Info"Stock Vanagon Seat not on a swivel base.the difference in Vanagon/Westy Seats is whether they camemounted on swivel bases or not.Depth etc) 1983 - 1991. same? Construction What: The Great North American Road Tripthe WetWesties Bookstore. Just follow this link: To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@... |
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Battery Dying
The recent cold weather has put a strain on the engine battery in
my 1997 Eurovan - it will barely turn over in the mornings. It is the original battery that came with the van and I think time has come to replace it. Is there anything non-standard about the battery in the Eurovan, or will it be a simple matter to get a replacement at Sears or PepBoys? Thanks, Ron '97 EVC |
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Re: doing the math redux
rwclear <[email protected]>
Thanks Mike.
That's what I hoped. As I prefer back roads when touring, varying my speed happens without effort, and the desired intent of a family touring vacation would be to take it easy--I just didn't want to have to keep it to a snail's pace! Whichever side of the pond I do this trip, if I do it this way, I'll factor in a dealer visit at approximately 1000kms to change the oil. RWC --- In ev_update@..., "Michael G. McCarthy" <mgmccarthy@c...> wrote: Break-in needs are mostly a function of manufacturingprecision....the more precision the less need for break-in. Modern engines are moreprecise (and oils are better), so the break-in need is less, but this is not anon/off thing. I would still observe safe practices, which is keep therpms well below redline, don't chug the engine and don't cruise at the samespeed for hours at a time. |
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Re: New owner of used 2002 GLS
Joe Romas
Subject: [ev_update] Re: New owner of used 2002 GLS
The 02 manual lists 5w30 as an alternate to the 5w40 synthetic.Walmart carries Shell Rotella 5-40 synthetic.It's in the blue bottle and sells for just under $13 for a gallon. Lots of tdi owners are using it. And they are changing it at 10k mile intervals. The white bottles are regular dino oil. |
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Rear Heater Not Working ('99 EV GLS)
Brad Schwartz
Hi,
I seems that the rear heater in our '99 GLS is not blowing. I looked inside the vent to see if there were any blockages and there weren't. Looked underneath the van and the heater is getting hot... Just not blowing. Are there fuses associated with this that can be checked? Anyone with a Bentley book care to look this up for me please... If it isn't a fuse... Is it the whole blower unit? Anything else to troubleshoot or check? Anyone know how much a new rear heater is? Can the old one be rebuilt or repaired? Thank you, Brad -- Brad A. Schwartz ----> baschwar@... ----> |
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Re: doing the math redux
Michael G. McCarthy
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precision the less need for break-in. Modern engines are more precise (and oils are better), so the break-in need is less, but this is not an on/off thing. I would still observe safe practices, which is keep the rpms well below redline, don't chug the engine and don't cruise at the same speed for hours at a time. IOW, don't let the rpms get too low, too high or steady state; mix it up under modest conditions as best you can, at least for that first few tanks of gas. (BTW, that's the same technique you should use when warming up a cold engine. Don't just start it and jump on the freeway....give it a mile or two of varying rpm on surface streets to warm up.) I too am & have been wrestling with the decison to try to keep the |
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Re: New owner of used 2002 GLS
Miramonti, John
Are we supposed to put synthetic oil in a 99 EV? Regular oil OK?
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From: rtt108 <rtt108@...> [mailto:rtt108@...] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:01 AM To: ev_update@... Subject: [ev_update] Re: New owner of used 2002 GLS My 02 MV came with synthetic oil. I think they all do? So oil breakdown is probably not much of a concern. The only think I think would be a worry os any particles in the oil. If the oil filter was doing it's job and not plugged up, you should be fine. Like it says below, an oil analysis would tell you more. I wouldn't worry too much about it. With any luck you'll never know the difference. Enjoy --- In ev_update@..., Lee Hart <leeahart@e...> wrote: tameling2000 wrote:thatI just purchased a GLS with 9000 miles on it for $17,000...Was the oil level still ok? If so, they probably didn't do too much would tell you if there were a significant amount of wear particlesor evidence that the oil was breaking down.bottom line is that they probably did cause some excess wear, but it won'tshow up until 100,000 miles or so. To unsubscribe from this group, send a message to mailto:ev_update-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to |
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Front Seat Measurements
Larry Chase
Volks,
Based on inputs from Tom Forhan, It appears there are three front seat versions on the 83-91 Vans: VW P/N's 251 881 375 ... Stock 251 881 375A for the swiveling seat 255 881 375A for GL models. I'd really like to find a way to get the measurements from these. On my 85 Westy and 90 Westy Syncro (both GL's) have the same swivel seats and the measurements are the same. So I assume they have the P/N 251 881 375A seat. Seat Measurements: Back Cushion Width ... 19" (at widest) Back Cushion Height ... 20" (at widest) Bottom Cushion Width ... 20" (at widest) .... >>> my 85 is 21" but maybe it's because of wear, flattened out. Bottom Cushion Depth ... 21" (at deepest) Bottom Cushion Thickness ... 5" (at thinnest) Bottom Cushion Thickness ... 6" (at thickest) Can someone help please? Need measurements from the: 251 881 375 ... Stock Non-Swivel 255 881 375A for GL Non-Swivel Not hitting the trail soon enough, Larry Chase Email: lchase@... Web: www.roadhaus.com <> - Under Construction What: The Great North American Road Trip When: Early 2003 How: RoadHaus - 1990 2.2 L VW Westfalia Syncro Today: Mesa, AZ - 12V Stuff From: Mesa, AZ Not hitting the trail soon enough, Larry Chase Email: lchase@... Web: www.roadhaus.com <> - Under Construction What: The Great North American Road Trip When: Early 2003 How: RoadHaus - 1990 2.2 L VW Westfalia Syncro Today: Mesa, AZ - 12V Stuff From: Mesa, AZ |
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GLS vs. MV legroom
Todd Kenyon
Az wrote:
"Ok, I'm having a hard time understanding this. How the heck can it (GLS) have "significantly more legroom" (than the MV) when it's the same vehicle with the same seats?" Well, it seemed to me that either the front seats are mounted farther back or the adjustment track is longer on the GLS. Since I didn't have the two vehicles sitting next to each other, it may be that I just got that impression due to the more limited MV recline (don't think so), or more likely due to the rearward travel of the front seats being limited by the middle seats in the MV. Whatever the cause, I know that in the MV front passenger seat I could barely get my knees off the dashboard, and in the driver seat (I sit relatively close for my size) I barely felt like I had enough room with the seat all the way back. In the GLS I could almost straighten my legs in both seats. Now maybe this is also the case if you remove the middle seats from the MV, but that would negate the whole reason for getting an EV in the first place. Todd Kenyon |
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doing the math redux
rwclear <[email protected]>
I too am & have been wrestling with the decison to try to keep the
93 going vs buying new while we still can.....Obviously, it's a decision that we can all only make for ourselves. As pieces seem to be falling off my car at an ever accelerating rate, my car is making the decision for me ;-( We're discussing tying the new EV purchase into a vacation and buying it there and driving it home (if we do our usual "visit the family" trip out west) or driving around Europe and shipping it home (esp attractive if we get some of the Europe only stuff). Given the modern engines & oils, how important is the 1,000km breakin period? There are some who say the period is a holdover from the old days, and some who even say driving hard when new is a better way to break in an engine, (though these seem to be mostly motorcycle folk (Az?)). Two local dealers say it doesn't matter at all, but they also are trying to sell (slightly) used cars they bought to ferry their kids cross country to college. Any opinions? RWC |
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Re: Battery Dying
In a message dated 12/16/2002 11:20:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
rkbowmans@... writes: Is there anything non-standard about the battery in the Eurovan,Basic battery is fine. I have had good luck with Sears and their warranty. Hope you decide quickly and can avoid being stranded. Bob Williams Severna Park, MD Ex-1993 Weekender Now 2001 Weekender p VIN WV2NB47031H104628 |
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