Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:38:24 -0700
Reply-To: Tracy Bonin <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Tracy Bonin <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: sounds like a go-cart
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Once everything is done I will most def take pics and make a site for them for all to see. I plan on taking it to vw shows too. Actually, I'm starting on those now, Sun I'm going to the Litchfield Bug Fair at the Harwington fair grounds. Oh yea, I forgot to mention that I'm almost done with the custom shelf I'm building for the rear celing. Put the matching paint that I used on it so the sky effect is still there. Upon writing this message I thought of something, maybe I'll start a website for it now, that would be cool........
joseph Trussell <joetruss@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Tracy,
I would love to see pictures when you get it all painted and everything
(although it would look better with a bigass Panic sticker instead of
Phish.) Post some on a site when you can!
Good luck with your Vanagon. They are truly the greatest transportation in
the world. Mine is a hobby in a way, but it's also a daily driver and it
gets me where I have to go.
Cheers,
Joe T.
Denver, CO
'85 GL 'bertha'
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From: Tracy Bonin
Reply-To: Tracy Bonin
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Subject: Re: sounds like a go-cart
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:44:58 -0700
Tracy Bonin wrote: Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002
11:43:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tracy Bonin
Subject: Re: sounds like a go-cart
To: Craig Rogers
Hi, thanx for the advice, I think that I found out whats up, the 2 pipes
that go up into the engine the gaskets are all old, and look as if they have
fallen through or something. Looks as if the entire exaust will have to be
taken out to fix. I will bring it to my mechanic to do this one. I just hope
that nothing else breaks when he goes to take it out to fix, the pipes are
very rusty. I have a feeling that before I came along the bus was sitting
for awhile. I think this is gonna be expensive. Well at least the more stuff
breaks while he's fixing it, the less I will hve to worry about in the
future. Might as well do as much as possible.
Yes, I love the GD, as well as Phish. My bus is a 85' GL. I painted the
celing dark blue in the back and put stars and stuff up. In the front I did
light blue, with sun designs. Me and my friends made cool curtains made out
of tapestry material. I took the old rear bench seat out and put the bed
version in. I recently took out the middle seat, and purchased the
kitchenette unit, and a 5th seat. Now I just have to figure out how to put
that in. I'm missing the propane tank, h20 tank and pump, and the guard that
goes over the propane tank. I plan on painting it a nice green, and then
having professionally done flames going down the sides, I want the flames to
go into the GD space your face symbol on the passenger side, and the Phish
symbol on the drivers side. I have a really nice stereo system in it too.
Gotta have the tunes. So I got big plans for Ripple. But it'll look really
cool when I'm done.
have fun,
Tracy
85' GL "Ripple"
Craig Rogers wrote: Hi Tracy,
Don't let these jerks bother you.
The first thing you have to figure out is if the sound is from a leak or
from a cylinder not firing. Both of which could be described similarly in
sound. If there is a leak then you will be able to hear it when it in not
under load (moving). So my guess is a cylinder not firing. Which could be
due to what your friend said or several other things. You need to first
determine if it is electrical or fuel related in nature. Take the plugs out
and see if any of them look wet or oily or carbon coated and let me know.
I'm guessing you are into the GD by the name of your bus, also what year is
it?
Best regards,
Craig Rogers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Bonin"
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Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: sounds like a go-cart
> Hello, and what a lovely AM.............well yesterday afternoon my
vanagon began sounding like a go-cart. Make that drum roll sound with your
tongue, and thats what it sounds like when accelerating. It wasn't really
doing it when at a stand still, or while reving in N, but when going,
forward or back it's really prominent. I thought at first that it was a
exaust sound, but everything looks fine there. I then thought maybe it
needed some oil, so I checked and added. I just had the o2 censor done a
couple of mths ago. My boyfriends brother thought maybe it's the spark plugs
and rotor. I had the plugs themselves done a few weeks ago. Any suggestions
please.......
>
> Thanx,
>
> Tracy
>
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