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Re: Sliding door noise (was report on 2000 cough)
Another noisy 2000 sliding door here ... the creaking
variety, especially over bumps. It just started a couple of weeks ago, a few days after the dealer worked on the door. The problem with the door was the keyless lock doesn't lock the sliding door. Now that's happening again!! We have to lock it by pushing down the button or using the key (the old fashioned way). Also, when the sliding door is locked and you pull back the outside handle to try to open the door (if you are unaware it is locked or want to check it is locked), then the handle gets stuck in the back position. We have to pry it back to the normal position before the door will unlock either with the key or with the button. So, back to the dealer! Oh, and 2 more things: 2) The light for checking the engine came on last week. We called the dealer right away. They said the light "goes off 90% of the time after a day or 2" and said to call them back after a week if it was still on. It is. They said often the dianostics don't show a thing even when the light is on. This doesn't give the warm fuzzies! (Yes, the obvious stuff like oil and temp are ok). 3) The windshield cracked from the edge up. It was pretty sudden, and because it came up from the bottom we didn't see it until it was already over a dollar bill long. The dealer insists it was a rock, but we sure can't find any evidence. In a week it grew to 2 ft. long. We're going to have a couple of windshield shops give an opinion before it goes in - if it is a defect then we sure don't want to shell out a $250 deductible. These are with less than 1600 miles on our so otherwise cool new EVC! - Steve 2000 EVC |
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Re: MV Weekender Roof - solution, Yegs
I have two solutions for you.
The first I did and the second I was planning to do. 1. I put the top up and then wrapped two velco ties around the center hinge point. I used a heavy webbing and wrapped it a couple times and the velco held it secure. This will keep it from folding. 2. Drill a 3/16" hole through the flanges that over lap the pole and drill through the pole on each side. You can then insert a pin (safety or large cotter) through all of the assembly when raised. This will also stop the poles from folding and is a more secure way of doing it. You can also attach these with a chain or cord and pop rivit to the pole and they will always be right there reminding you to put them in. The small hole should not effect the strength. Hope this helps. The top will come down fast if a door or windows are open. I would guess this is the reason Winne used the strut assisted top on their version. Lets keep everyone safe. Let's keep put'n a good word in for each other every day. Still waiting. Estranged still driving 93 EVMVWK, But not a bad time of year for the convertable either. Yegs, --- In ev_update@..., "Andrew Wallace" <andrewwa@m...> wrote: I have a '99 MVWeekender - the one with that new, one-pieceWestfalia pop-top. Hell of a thing to lift. And my kid has just grown into athe roof down by accident. |
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Re: coolant flush
Jerry Carter
To drain the coolant, I'd start with
1. remove the belly pan 2. take the cap off the resevor tank, move the temp control to heat 3. remove the 10mm or 12mm screw in the metal coolant pipe - make sure you use a pan that can hold at least 3 gal 4. Next remove a hose at a time, always loosen the lower attached points - cath all of this coolant 5. Remove the thermostat - I replaced mine and saved the old one 6. If you have the optional rear heater, loosen one of the rear hoses - again catch all of the coolant. 7. Measure the amount of coolant you removed - I pored mine into 1 gal milk jugs - this way you know how much you'll need to put back in. 8. close-up everything, then remove the small plastic breather screw on the hose going back near the firewall - be careful with it, its made of plastic but costs like it was made of gold! 9. Add water to the system and run the van till it comes up to operating temp - don't forget to add the plastic breather cap! 10. let it cool down (20 minutes) - feel hose to see if you can stand the temp 11. Once cool enough, remove metal plug and a few hoses and drain "water", then close up everything again. 12. Mix coolant to your mix needs - you need to mix up at least the amount from step 7, then add to the resevor - don't forget to take out the plastic breather cap while filling. 13. You may need to drive the van a bit to get the coolant to settle, remember, you have to put at least the amount you took out. Good Luck Jerry --- In ev_update@..., patkiniry@h... wrote: I'm a new 93 EV GL owner. I want to flush the coolant out of my vanhelp? |
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Re: tranny fill hole
Donald Hector
it would make sense that a full transmission has no leaks. i suspect running
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through a checklist is easier when one doesn't actually check anything. it pays to trust no-one but yourself. ive seen so called safety checklists filled out without one actually seeing the vehicle! don -----Original Message-----
From: Suemccowan@... <Suemccowan@...> To: ev_update@... <ev_update@...> Date: Monday, June 05, 2000 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [ev_update] tranny fill hole ..............about this fill hole in the font of the transmission. Wouldyou say that that should be part of the leak inspection? Wouldn't it make sense |
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Re: clutch and transmission advice
Michael G. McCarthy
As has been noted here recently, the correct level is the botton edge of the fill hole. ?Park on level ground, take out the fill hole plug, add oil til it overflows, and you are finished.
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Manual tranny oil is a life-of-the-vehicle fluid. ?You should never have to change it, although there certainly no harm in doing so. Mike ---------- From: sukitoby@... To: ev_update@... Subject: Re: [ev_update] clutch and transmission advice Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2000, 7:50 PM Just this past weekend I noticed my manual transmission leaking, |
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Re: tranny fill hole
Michael G. McCarthy
Leaks are not likely at the fill hole. ?For one thing, it's above the level of the oil so even if it was completely missing I doubt you'd lose much oil (except maybe during REALLY hard stops!! ?)
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Leaks are going to be where the spinning pieces enter and leave the transmission case -- the outputs (two - one for each wheel) and the inputs (one - from the engine). ?You might also get some leakage at the speedo cable or the clutch linkage, but the other three places are far more likely. ?And, in any case, the oil will be in the belly pan and hard to miss. Mike ---------- From: Suemccowan@... To: ev_update@... Subject: Re: [ev_update] tranny fill hole Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2000, 7:17 PM ..............about this fill hole in the font of the transmission. Would you |
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Re: clutch and transmission advice
Michael G. McCarthy
No doubt the leak would be slow to appear on your driveway, what with the big belly pan and its thick sound insulation absorbing most leaks before anything can hit the ground. ?
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Any "25-point inspection" would have to include removing that pan. ?Even just changing the oil means removing the pan. ?Even if the mechanic didn't both to actually check the transmission the fact that the foam in the pan was filling up with tranny oil would be hard to miss! ?(In other words, you don't have to check all "25 points" if you want to cut corners ?-- just check the pan and if it's clean and dry then obviously nothing above it is leaking, at least not grossly leaking. ?But if the pan shows evidence of leaks above and the mechanic doesn't bother to track down the leaks, that's pretty incompetant.) If I were you, I'd take the car to an independent garage right away and have someone assess how much tranny oil has soaked into the belly pan insulation. ?If there is a quart or more absorbed there, it will be obvious, and it will be powerful evidence that the "inspection" was bogus, maybe even fraudulent. I don't have the Consumer Relations number handy, but the vw.com website is sure to have it. Mike ---------- From: Suemccowan@... To: ev_update@... Subject: Re: [ev_update] clutch and transmission advice Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2000, 6:54 PM The drip has been going down into the foam on some pad |
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Antonio Martinez
"The Tire Rack" has been recommended:
<> I just ordered four today from local Costco ($77.99+ tax + $7/tire mounting/balancing each)! I had to pay $40 to join, but it was still a deal considering the local MIchelin dealer wanted $140 ea. Guess I finally sold out to the mega-store :-/ The Costco stock number is 264206 for the 205/65/R15 Agilis 51. Michelin number is 99128 a 93MVEVweekender |
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Re: MV Weekender Roof
Antonio Martinez
At 09:22 PM 6/5/2000 -0000, you wrote:
I have a '99 MVWeekender - the one with that new, one-piece WestfaliaI had my (at the time) 6 and 8 year olds in the top of my 93EVMV. The 8 yr old decided to swing from the cross bar, pulling it down on his brother in the process. What resulted is that the top initially came down quickly, but was then cushioned by the air pressure. Luckily the window was closed. Of course we were very lucky that no fingers were in vulnerable places, and that I was within earshot in order to quickly pick it back up! One encouraging aspect of the incident is that both boys remember the incident vividly, and typically warn their friends when first showing them the 'awsome' camper top... a |
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Re: clutch and transmission advice
Donald Hector
there is an inspection/ fill hole on the front site of the
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transmission.where the fluid level should be just below the hole. you should get a bentley book even if you don't do the repairs yourself ,it gives you an edge when dealing with a mechanic knowing whats involved before getting an estamate. don 92evcl, 94cargo -----Original Message-----
From: Suemccowan@... <Suemccowan@...> To: ev_update@... <ev_update@...> Date: Monday, June 05, 2000 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [ev_update] clutch and transmission advice Thanks. I' don't know how much leaked out. they told me the mechanic can't |
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Re: clutch and transmission advice
Michael G. McCarthy
If your dealer is checking off your transmission as NOT leaking every 3000 miles and you are now discovering your tranny is low on oil to the point of damaging the transmission I would say you should be contacting the VW consumer relations office or an attorney. ?There is no way a manual transmission could slowly leak a few quarts of transmission oil without making an easily detectable and very messy mess. ?If something failed, and you lost all the oil at once, that's one thing. ?But, if a seal was leaking slowly and you gradually lost enough oil to cause a failure, then that's something else again, and that's something that the "Inspection" is PRECISELY intended to prevent. ?If the dealer dropped the ball, and just checked things off without actually inspecting, I think you should fight this one. ?That's a fraud by the dealer in my book.
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Mike ---------- From: Suemccowan@... To: ev_update@... Subject: Re: [ev_update] clutch and transmission advice Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2000, 5:32 PM That brings me to another question. Every 3000 miles I bring the van in to |
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Re: VW parts CD
Mark Stephenson
I've got the same problem. Help would be nice.
--- In ev_update@..., "Martin Slotterback" <zing@c...> wrote: I have some questions about how to make this work .... If someonehappy! I get to the point where it is checking ini and then it stops and I |
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2000 EV Questions
Brooke Hanley
Hello!
We recently purchased a 2000 EVC...and are so excited to hit the road! However, we have a few things to take care of before our travel can occur: two mountain bikes need to be hitched somehow...and they need to be very well taken care of on the carrier. Any ideas? And how much time/ money should we be ready to spend? how about a yakima rocketbox on top? How much weight can the pop-top handle? Thanks for your help - you all seem very well versed at this stuff! Brooke Hanley Davison Boulder, Colorado |
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Reasonable Repair Times?
Marlon Hurst
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýToday my gear shift "popped out" on my 93 MV
5-speed leaving me stuck in 3rd gear.? I drove it (slowly) to my local
mechanic and he said that there were two bushings that had to be replaced -
requiring them to drop the trannie.
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He also recommended replacing one of the CV
joints.
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Does anyone know a reasonable estimate for how long
it would take a shop to perform these tasks?
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Marlon Hurst |
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MV Weekender Roof
I have a '99 MVWeekender - the one with that new, one-piece Westfalia
pop-top. Hell of a thing to lift. And my kid has just grown into a climb and swing phase. Kind of scary the thought of her bringing the roof down by accident. Does anyone have thoughts or solutions on: a) How to really, positively "lock" the roof in the up position. b) How to make the lifting easier. It is not a task for the weak, enfeabled, or pregnant. Thanks Andrew |
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