Date:         Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:42:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Bradley Flubacher <flub@ADELPHIA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bradley Flubacher <flub@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Why I hate my Vanagon
Comments: To: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
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Which Audi engine do you have installed?  Do you know what models/years
Audi's came with that engine?

Thanks,
Brad


Raimund Feussner wrote:

>Hm,
>
>Yesterday I ate 1400kilometers from north to south Germany (and back)
>without any problems (besides my sore shoulders and back now...). 15 hours
>of hard driving (with second vanagon on a trailer behind me, a total of ca.
>3,8tons), steep hills (8% up/down factor!).
>
>I have never been so pleased with my Vanagon since the holiday trip to spain
>in ī98!
>Well, I didnīt have to mess with the weak wasserboxer. The Audi engine runs
>great.
>Now it runs even better than 3 days before!
>
>Raimund
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marshall" <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:19 AM
>Subject: Why I hate my Vanagon
>
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>
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>>1. It left my wife and I stranded AGAIN about 150 KM from home at 10:00 PM
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>(we just got home now!) - and it ruined our plans to participate in our 1st
>sailing regatta;
>
>
>>2. 2 weeks ago it stranded us in Snow Lake until I got the starter problem
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>resolved;
>
>
>>3.  It is totally unreliable as a vehicle, no matter how much care and
>>
>>
>attention and money I throw at it! And I actually maintain it - not just fix
>it when it breaks!
>
>
>>So what happened this time?
>>
>>I'm driving along at about 100 KM/hr (60 MPH) and all of a sudden the
>>
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>engine went "vroooom", and the engine seemed to get disconnected from the
>drive wheels.
>
>
>>I stop the car and engine - and try to restart it, and it makes a clanging
>>
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>sound, like the flywheel is disconnected fron the engine. The engine is not
>being turned.
>
>
>>It sounds, "expensive".
>>
>>I am at my witts end with this thing.
>>
>>Marshall Ruskin
>>84 Westy, Auto, A/C
>>
>>
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