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In a message dated 5/31/2008 1:31:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cstengl@... writes:

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group and new to owning a VW Eurovan. It's a 92 Westfalia
camper. I
bought it on Vancouver Island just a week ago. It's only had one owner and
the only
repairs on record are glass related. It has 156 000 KM on it. Not too bad
for a 92.

Since driving it off the lot I've discovered a couple of problems (already!)
that I was hoping
you could help me with. Any advice about what to do would be appreciated. I
do have a
warranty that will cover the major things.

My fuel indicator seems to be messed up. The needle fluctuates from 1/4 tank
to 3/4 tank
within five minutes, going up and down throughout the trip. I don't mean
just the normal
rise of the needle after starting the motor. I mean during a longer drive.

The van doesn't always start reliably which I wonder if this is normal for a
Eurovan because
the manual specifically describes how to deal with it. Try the starter, wait
thirty seconds,
try again. It seems to not like to start after sitting in the sun for a
while, or just sitting for
a while. Usually it starts on the second try. Should I be concerned about
this?

The other problem is my stereo doesn't work at all. I can't play tapes. I
can't play the radio.
I put in a converter kit to play mp3s from my iPod and the stereo wouldn't
play it and
wouldn't eject the tape component either. I had to carefully pry it out
again. The display
says something like "SAF e" on it. My dad was saying that perhaps it's one
of those stereos
that have a code, where if the stereo is disconnected from the power, like
due to theft for
example, it won't play, making it useless until you enter the correct code.
It appears to be
the original stereo for the vehicle. It says Heidelberg on it and it has a
little picture of a
key on it, something to do with the locks on the doors that all lock
automatically when you
turn the key in the driver or passenger door lock. The windows have the same
key image
on them by the lock. Where can I get a stereo manual? Has anyone had this
problem and
were you able to fix it? If I had to replace this stereo would my key
locking mechanism no
longer work? Also I noticed a sticker about some kind of pre entry security
system and I
think it might be related to the radio too because there's a little red LED
light on the
stereo that goes on after I've locked the doors. Looks like an alarm or
something. Please
advise on what I should do about this. I sure miss having tunes while I'm
driving!

I'm looking forward to doing lots of traveling and camping in my new van. My
health
makes camping difficult but the van will make it easy. Hurray! Anyone have
some
suggestions for great road trips in the west coast region? How about some
road trip
stories or website links?

Thanks everyone!
Cheers
Caroline




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