Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:26:21 +0200
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject: Re: Why I hate my Vanagon
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I have a 1998 Audi 2,8 V6 installed. 30valves, 142kw/193hp.
It is/was installed from the early ī90s (as 12valve version in the Audi 100,
128kw/174hp) until today (30valves, drive-by-wire throttle etc) in almost
every Audi (A4-A8) and new VW Passat.
Photos of it are on http://kfz.freepage.de/rfeussner (12V version)
and on www.vwbus-online.de/feussner (same Vanagon, 30V version)
Raimund
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flub@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: Why I hate my Vanagon
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>1. It left my wife and I stranded AGAIN about 150 KM from home at 10:00
PM
> >>
> >>
> >(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
> >>
> >>
> >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
> >>
> >>
> >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
> >>
> >>
> >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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