Date:         Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:24:05 +1000
Reply-To:     Chris Mundy <cwmundy@OPTUSNET.COM.AU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Mundy <cwmundy@OPTUSNET.COM.AU>
Subject:      Vanagon Syndrome Fixed - The Van runs smoother??
Comments: To: VW Caravelle AUSNZ Group <caravelleausnz@yahoogroups.com>
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Hi Folks,

I recently took the plunge to hopefully fix what may have been the Vanagon
Syndrome. On the occasional trip, usually after getting the van serviced) it
would buck and carry on around 100km (60 miles) into a trip. So I took the
plunge and followed Harald and Nancy's instructions to fix the problem.
http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/intermitt._syndrome.htm Thanks so much
to Harald and Nancy.

Q. Is the van meant to run smoother after the fix? Or am I imagining things?
There is less vibration in the engine department and a certain resonance has
disappeared, Umm. Or is it bit like after you clean the engine the car seems
to run better??

This last weekend we went to the snow, skiing (yep, we get the White stuff
here in Australia) and van ran so well. Well, except the bit in Kosciusko
National Park where I was overtaken going up a hill by the same model VW
transporter with 4 people, I had 6 people and that's my excuse... Doh.

So I would welcome any comments from people whether they had the same
subjective experiences as I did with the van running smoother.

Best Regards,




Chris

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Christopher W. Mundy
89 Caravelle GL
97 Golf GL
Canberra, Australia
Ph: 61 2 62419343 AEST
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E-Mail: cwmundy@optusnet.com.au
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