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Consider the fact that the fans will not push air thru
the radiator at any thing near a speed of 70 mph?

Don, I don't think that's the relevant point. If the radiator was sitting
out in the open what you say would be true. But instead of being located in
a place that receive a lot of convections flow, the radiators are behind a
partially covered grill, and the the fans and their hardware are bolted to
the back of the radiator, and just a few inches away there's the engine, and
then the entire underhood space is partially sealed by the belly pan.
Putting all these pieces together, I'd say that very little air naturally
flows through the radiator even at freeway speeds; you need the fans.

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From: "Donald " <gibbonsnc@...>
To: ev_update@...
Subject: [ev_update] Re: Belly pan
Date: Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 12:43 PM

--- In ev_update@y..., "IronWood Designs" <zawalick@p...> wrote:

I'm not sure where this information is from, but I can verify that

the

system is not designed to run without the fans. When our fan fuses

failed,

the van overheated while traveling at 70 mph on freeway traffic

(low engine

There is no reason at all for the fans to run while driving at speed.
Consider the fact that the fans will not push air thru the radiator
at any thing near a speed of 70 mph? And driving at 70 will push much
more air thru then the fans ever could.

Consider the fact that the fans will not push air thru
the radiator at any thing near a speed of 70 mph?

I'm not sure where this information is from, but I can verify that

system is not designed to run without the fans. When our fan fuses

the van overheated while traveling at 70 mph on freeway traffic

the model I drove was also called the Westphalia;

it ["Westfalia"] was written across the front of the van.

In a message dated 09/18/2001 3:48:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
rkbowman@u... writes:

Winnebago makes the Camper, Westfalia makes the Weekender

This topic abounds with confusion and/or ambiguity. Whenever

refers to a Westfalia (Westphalia?) or a Westy (Westie?) on this

not sure if they are talking about the pre-Winnebago camper vans, or

MV Weekender.
Copied below is a feedback note to a Bud Wells column "VW

versatile as Swiss Army Knife", published in the Denver Post on

2001, according to an EV_Update post from JoeBoy821@a... The

somewhat amusing, especially the part about attempting to get a VW
salesperson to unconfuse the feedback writer, and the part about

"recent" plans for the VW camper.
I accessed the URL below, provided by JoeBoy, and that of

late to get the original article. The URL is for the most recent

used the search tools but came up with negative results. Does

the text of this article or a currently valid URL that they could

the group?

Bill Armstrong
2001 EVC, "Dream Weaver", VIN WV2EB47001H080093, 1726 miles
Endwell, NY
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Notes from e-mail
Bud, regarding review of the VW van, I wondered why you didn't

there are two versions. As I'm sure you know, the Westphalia version

the Winnebago version, which is quite different from the one you

Before I finally figured it out, I'd asked a fair number of VW

to unconfuse me, and most were unable to do so. Maybe you can latch

Winnebago version, review it, and tell the reading public what the
differences are, and they are substantial. - Jim T.

Actually, Jim, the model I drove was also called the Westphalia; it

written across the front of the van. There are two models of this

the Multivan, which I reviewed, and the lesser-equipped and more

Then there is the Weekender Package, which was added to the EuroVan

That added the pop-up sleeping area at top, the refrigerator, table,

Recently, VW planned to bring out a longer-wheelbase van, called the

Camper; that must be the one you're referring to. It has an optional
Winnebago Package, which adds, besides the sleeping area, etc., a

stove. >>

I'm not sure where this information is from, but I can verify that

system is not designed to run without the fans. When our fan fuses

the van overheated while traveling at 70 mph on freeway traffic

OVERHEAD STORAGE UNIT
The overhead storage unit worked wonderfully. The concern that it
might block rear visibility was not a problem. We could see the

and grill of cars as they approached but you could not see the road-
rage in their driver's eyes [that may be a blessing]. The soft

work better than expected. We packed items we used more often

the front that were accessible by pulling down the front edge cloth
without tilting the unit. The unit road smoothly and did not sway
from side-to-side even on rough and winding roads. It also did not
get in the way of us using the lower bunk.

The weight of the unit fully loaded was 25 pounds consisting of 6
pairs of Levis, 10 T-shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 sets of sweats and
several other items. We did not take a suitcase on this trip so
going from driving mode to camping mode was as simple as popping the
top and turning the front seats.

It would be nice to only have to undo only one snap to tilt open the
unit instead of the two that currently hold the prototype in the
closed position.

MAP STORAGE
The map storage was a blessing. Not only did it hold our maps

travel guides but also the cell phone, sunglasses, pens, and several
other items. I think this was the first trip where we did not step
on maps and guides. I guess it will have to set up a vacuum mold to
make a "real" unit sometime this winter.

CLOSET STRAPS AND FALSE BOTTOM
The closet straps should be mounted slightly higher. Some of the
shorter cloths would migrate out from behind the strap. I may place
another strap about 18-inchs higher to retain the cloths both at the
middle and the bottom of their length. We stored bottles of water

the closet's false bottom along with a few other items. Only once
did we retriever them so they remained out of our way.

UNDER REAR-SEAT STORAGE BOXES
The trapezoidal side box worked will since it's contents were
accessible by raising the rear seat. The rectangular box was not as
convenient because the front cover had to be removed to access its
contents. It was not the removal of the cover that was the problem
but trying to get the darn thing back on. With a new mounting

for this cover, this problem may resolve itself. We shuffled a few
items the first day out so only items rarely needed remained in this
box.


OUR NEXT PROJECTS
-Closet Doors
I am going to make a 4-panel door for the closet. This will
provide better access to the closet and shelves. Once the closet
door can be opened fully, the shelves can be extended fully toward
the front.

-Norcold 12-volt thermostat.
We managed to freeze several items on our "long-drive" days. I
think it's time I installed the 12-volt thermostat modification.
Also, a refrigerator thermometer may be

I have taken our '00 EVC in on 3 separate occasions to
have the brakes
checked. Several months ago we came down a steep canyon
grade and apparently
glazed the pads. Since then we have not been able to
eliminate a grinding
sound. The dealer continues to tell me that the brakes
are like new, no wear
on the pads and the grinding is caused by the metal
meeting metal. They have
sanded down the pads 3 times and it lasts only a few days
and then they begin
grinding again. Anyone else had this problem? Dave
Strong tells me it
happens with all EV's, but I do not recall anyone
mentioning this since I
have been monitoring the list.


Jean Foulks
'00 EVC "Vana Yt"











Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to

Yegs posted an article a long time ago about mice getting into the
EV. He found how they were getting there and how to fix it. Try the
search function on his name or mice.

Jerry

"my 2001 EVC comes with an access opening precut - almost exactly

Is this simply a hole or is it a hole with a covering?


Peace, Love and Serenity,
Madeleine