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Interior! / Eurovan Bed
« on: June 24, 2018, 06:37:11 pm »
I have had my eurovan for a couple years now and I have looked forward to camping with it. I have had the old westie and vanagon and spent many comfortable nights in them, but I have to say the bed in the eurovan is not at all comfortable. I am disappointed maybe I am just old or spoiled by my memory foam mattress. I spent more comfortable nights sleeping in the driver's seat of a howitzer during the war using my dirty bdu's for a pillow. I have had better nights sleep in my 64 vw bug and those seats did not recline and I am 6ft 3in tall. Well I have not spent much time in the back seat until this past week. I did enjoy the table, light, and cupholder but I probably won't pull the bed out again.

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Interior! / Eurovan Bed
« on: June 24, 2018, 06:37:00 pm »
I have had my eurovan for a couple years now and I have looked forward to camping with it. I have had the old westie and vanagon and spent many comfortable nights in them, but I have to say the bed in the eurovan is not at all comfortable. I am disappointed maybe I am just old or spoiled by my memory foam mattress. I spent more comfortable nights sleeping in the driver's seat of a howitzer during the war using my dirty bdu's for a pillow. I have had better nights sleep in my 64 vw bug and those seats did not recline and I am 6ft 3in tall. Well I have not spent much time in the back seat until this past week. I did enjoy the table, light, and cupholder but I probably won't pull the bed out again.

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Interior! / Eurovan Bed
« on: June 24, 2018, 06:36:46 pm »
I have had my eurovan for a couple years now and I have looked forward to camping with it. I have had the old westie and vanagon and spent many comfortable nights in them, but I have to say the bed in the eurovan is not at all comfortable. I am disappointed maybe I am just old or spoiled by my memory foam mattress. I spent more comfortable nights sleeping in the driver's seat of a howitzer during the war using my dirty bdu's for a pillow. I have had better nights sleep in my 64 vw bug and those seats did not recline and I am 6ft 3in tall. Well I have not spent much time in the back seat until this past week. I did enjoy the table, light, and cupholder but I probably won't pull the bed out again.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: cam locking tool
« on: May 28, 2018, 02:39:08 pm »
The cam ends on the 24 valve are in line with each other you can use an 1/8in pice of steel to lock them down. I have used a framing square. It just has to hold it while you fuss with the chain. It's kinda like owning a clutch alignment tool nice to have in the tool box but I would rather spend the $25.00 on the engine. For what it is it should come with the chain kit.

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Exterior / Re: T4/Eurovans with custom paint!
« on: March 17, 2018, 05:36:49 pm »
 

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Exterior / Re: T4/Eurovans with custom paint!
« on: March 17, 2018, 05:17:30 pm »
Jet powered for $30000.00.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: Slow Crank, No Start
« on: January 20, 2018, 04:40:50 pm »
Have you fixed your starting problem yet?

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: Slow Crank, No Start
« on: January 15, 2018, 08:40:18 pm »
It has been below zero here too had to leave the charger on for an hour before it would crank over. My battery is probably 2 years old. I would check the main ground and recheck your connections. You can bring your battery to the place you got it to have them do a load test on it.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: Slow Crank, No Start
« on: January 15, 2018, 07:41:27 pm »
Are your jumper cables heavy duty? Is it below zero where you are? Did you try to bump up the rpms on the other car while starting?  If the starter is new, the key is engaging the solinoid, all wires and connections are good from the battery, and battery terminals are clean and tight I would say battery. If you are careful and know what you are doing you could try jumping hot at the starter that would eliminate the possibility of a bad wire or connection.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: Slow Crank, No Start
« on: January 15, 2018, 05:48:00 pm »
The maf would have nothing to do with that. When you jump start it try to connect the ground jumper somewhere on the engine.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: Slow Crank, No Start
« on: January 15, 2018, 05:13:38 pm »
I would try to jump start it with some good cables. I have had a few new batteries with bad cells. The voltage can be okay and not have the amperage to crank the engine. Also check your ground wires. If your battery is new it should be warrantied.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: O2 sensor
« on: November 24, 2017, 06:53:55 pm »
Did you have to replace the tensioner and the belt?
I replaced the belt.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: 24v timing chain repair
« on: November 23, 2017, 05:41:28 pm »
You need to remove the bell housing and torque converter to get to the lower chain and guides. There is no point in doing half the job. You would be using more time and effort to do half the job half as well. Some people pull the front end off and drop the trans. I believe pulling the engine is easier and gives you the opportunity to resolve other engine issues you may have. It is not easy by any means but considering the price of a chain job in a vw shop it is not a bad investment of time if you like turning wrenches.

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: 2003 EV Rough Idle on Startup
« on: November 22, 2017, 10:16:44 pm »
This is exactly what I have.  30-60 seconds and it's over.  Do we think that this will cause problems in general driving too not just when cold?  Also, I had a bunch of oil in my intake a while back.  Are these related?  If the combi is bad will I definitely have a code? ]



I am amazed it does not have a pending code with the way it misfires. Do you get any fuel smell at the exhaust? I would put the fuel pressure gauge on it and let it set overnight to see if there is a leakdown problem. Also double check the vac line to the fuel regulator. The misfire could be the residual fuel in the cylinder burning off. Short term fuel trim numbers won't be much help until the o2 sensors heat up and start to cycle. That could be why there is no pending code because the problem goes away before it goes in to closed loop. If that is the situation I would guess you long fuel trim will be okay.

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Exterior / Re: Exterior Detailing Stuff
« on: November 22, 2017, 09:08:36 pm »
Nothing will clean up old rims better than clr (calcium  lime rust remover), a tooth brush, and a scotch brite pad.
Buffers and compounds have come a long way since the 1980's. I recently retired my old body grinder style buffer with the lambswool and terrycloth bonnets. The high speed electric orbital with foam pads are amazing. I have burned a few paintjobs with my old buffer, it can take years to master a buffer with the lambs wool pad running  full speed on freshly painted steel. The new electric orbital are soo forgiving and simple to use. The best analogy I can give is a comparison with gas welding and a mig.  And the newer compounds have improved equally. With newer compounds you can go from 2000grit wet sand to a high polish in a single step with out using multiple compounds, glazing, and swirl remover. The velcro pads make changes quick and easy and the varible speed make it perfect for buffing, polishing, and waxing.

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