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NCV3 Sprinters 2007+ / Sprinter Buyer's Guide
« on: July 06, 2017, 11:16:07 am »
Current Eurovan owner looking to add a sprinter to the fleet. I'm interested in the lowest top, shortest wheelbase passenger version and I live in a hot climate.
Can anyone recommend what year models are better than others, known problems, must have configurations and configurations to avoid? Maybe a comprehensive buyer's guide somewhere?

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CaveVan Stuff / Re: Free CaveVan Stickers
« on: August 18, 2015, 12:04:27 pm »
Very neat! A comfortable Trials bike! I just got rid of my KLX 450R and am currently contemplating an exc 450 or 500. Another bike has peaked my interest, have any of you hear of Christini? A guy I ride with has one and it's unstoppable and reliable.
http://www.christini.com/

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Antenna photobomb and a little sight seeing in Santa Fe.


And a quick stop to see some old friends.


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General Discussion / Re: online parts catalogue
« on: July 09, 2015, 12:53:11 pm »
Very cool to see the diagram of my future poptop install...

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Westfalia / Re: Yakima roof tracks on a Westfalia top.
« on: June 29, 2015, 02:04:43 pm »
Derp! I'll try that. Thanks!

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Westfalia / Re: Yakima roof tracks on a Westfalia top.
« on: June 29, 2015, 01:09:42 pm »
Not exactly on topic, but related. For you guys that have cargo boxes on your roof racks. I'm having a hard time reaching into the box. I'm 6' and even standing on the step with the door open I can't reach the far side of the box.
I guess this is the down side of having all that awesome head room inside.

What kind of step ladder or collapsible ladder do you use to be able to reach your rooftop cargo boxes?
And where do you store your ladder?

I am aware of the hatch ladders for sale at vwrack.com, but would prefer a different (and cheaper) solution.


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VR6 Engine tech / Re: 2003 EV Rough Idle on Startup
« on: June 24, 2015, 09:25:31 am »
Keep digging I shall!
The problem is that, if I think I've found the leak and fixed it, I have to wait until the next cold start to see if it misfires.
This encourages excessive beer consumption.
Any tips or tricks in finding vacuum leaks?

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VR6 Engine tech / Re: 2003 EV Rough Idle on Startup
« on: June 21, 2015, 06:10:47 pm »
Just quoting my own post here to plant the info in this thread for future reference.

This was one of the first things I checked. No leaky. :(
Strange as it does it for only 30 seconds, then not again until the next cold start.

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VR6 Engine tech / 2003 EV Rough Idle on Startup
« on: June 19, 2015, 10:07:01 am »
Occasionally, at cold startup, the motor tends to idle rough. It only does this when the engine is cold, and only does this for about 30 seconds at the most, then everything goes back to normal and it runs smooth.
It does it regardless to whether the AC is on or off, and doesn't do I at every cold start.
It also doesn't do it with warm starts.
Spark plugs were replaced recently. Coolant temp sensor was also replaced recently.
There is also no CEL or stored DTCs.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what it may be?

Here's a video of the Choo Choo exhaust, as my kids put it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWJGu5RiW-4

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Interior! / Re: Show us your stereo!
« on: June 10, 2015, 11:18:46 am »
From what i've read, possibly on the vortex, (but can't confirm) the VW VOLK-L OEM head unit should plug and play with our vans.
It's double-din at the face, but single-din behind so it will clear the knee bar.
Lights match the factory red/indigo and there's much less risk of a broken window.
Has built in CD player with mP3, Aux in, USB port and bluetooth. Even the mic for phone calls is built into the face.
Anyone want to risk the $500 to see if its compatible?

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Shiny things you no longer want / Custom Surf Board Racks for MV
« on: June 04, 2015, 08:13:45 am »
Over the last few years my van has gone from a surfing rig to a family van. The custom made racks are taking up too much room!
The rear rack mounts to the rear shelf.

The front rack slides in where the rear facing seat goes. The rack also has a spot for the seat latch to bolt to.

For the rack to work the rear seat either needs to be folded flat or removed.
If installed on the passenger side, with the front passenger seat removed, you should be able to fit a 9'-6" board.
When installed behind the driver you can fit a 7'-6" board.
Will hold 5 boards up to 22 1/2" wide and 6" thick.

Pm me for more details. Best offer + shipping takes it.

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The Texas Bluebonnets were amazing this year!


Don't need a poptop to join the party, but it sure would be nice to convert one day.


There's not much to do at the beach in January!


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Interior! / Re: Rubber floor install
« on: June 01, 2015, 09:45:10 am »
Now that's interesting. In that picture, it looks like that van has actual plywood instead of OSB that is in mine.

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Interior! / Re: Rubber floor install
« on: June 01, 2015, 09:19:00 am »
Some of the carpet has been a major chore to get off, others have peeled right off with almost zero effort. If anyone comes up with a great way to loosen the glue I'm all ears.
It was a real chore to get that carpet up. At first i thought if i could get an edge up, then I could peel the rest. Wrong. The carpet backing just pulled through the fibers, giving me an perforated piece of plastic, and leaving the fuzz stuck to the plywood.
I thought about using some sort of paint thinner, but worried that it may make more of a mess than help the process. Products with acetone could dissolve the glue, but also the carpet and the adhesive that holds the plywood deck together. For me the best solution was lots of elbow grease, mixed with time, music and beer. I took up a strip the width of the scraper from the door to the table, then made my way either side of the bare strip about 3" per pass. Each impact of the scraper peeled back maybe 1/4" of carpet. The area under the seat to the rear was much easier to scrape up. Which makes me think the disintegrated floor mat, and maybe foot traffic, may have helped to adhere the carpet down better.

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Interior! / Rubber floor install
« on: May 31, 2015, 04:34:51 pm »
Thanks Cole for the hookup on the pre-cut rubber flooring. A very high quality material and easy to trim for slight variations.

The combination of time and and the heat of south Texas have taken a toll on the backing of the factory floor mat,
causing it to disintegrate into the carpet, making the carpet sticky and unclean-able.
This and the constant mess being made by kids necessitated a need for change.
So all seats and brackets for the rear shelf, along with the trim for the side door step trim, and the rear heater vent need to be removed first. The step trim just pulls straight up. Much more simple that I thought.
I started with a regular scraper and quickly realized I would grow old and gray and put my kids through college before I finished getting the carpet up.
So I found a garden tool and put an edge on it with a bench grinder. This was quite a labor intensive project. A power scraper or industrial floor scraper with replaceable blades would probably work better. My carpet may have been worse than others due to the disentigrated floor mat backing, but it took me about 2.5 hours to get all the carpet up.



 After finishing the carpet removal I test fitted the new floor and trimmed it up to fit just right.

I used a contact cement to glue it down. I put the floor in place, rolled back one half and glued it, then rolled back the other half and glued it. This helped keep it in the right place.

The holes for the rear facing seats weren't precut but some quick work with a razor knife fixed that.



Reinstalled the seats step trim and it's ready to go!

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