Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:13:57 -0600
Reply-To: Aaron Pearson <Aaron.Pearson@GXT.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Aaron Pearson <Aaron.Pearson@GXT.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
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i defnitely read this as a funny post. not directed at the original
poster, but to all of us (including the author, i presume). self
deprecation is okay, attacks are not.
i had a '68 barracuda for a while. once, when i was washing it in front
of my house on dauphine street in the french quarter of n.o., a passing
tourist said "that's a collector's car!". i replied "not when you only
have one."
have fun at van with your van. bring a raincoat!!!
aaron
-87 syncro gl
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian [mailto:adrian.bertarelli@DIRECWAY.COM]
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
Wow, what a response. I am not a paranoid owner infact I have worked on
and cared for this vehicle for 10 years. I have 2 other vehicles just
so I can keep my vanagon a fun project. I am not homeless and who are
you to insinuate I am a worthless paranoid homeless bum coveting a
vehicle I cant afford to have. Actually it is the opposite I have put
10k into this vehicle and I am preparing for a conversion which will
solve all. It does not help the fact that I would like to use my
vanagon tonight on a date to a fun concert and was looking for someone
to point me to maybe a bad grounding point or some other easy solution.
I have done what I think is the right things to easily diagnose my loss
of power and rough running condition. If you aren't going to be helpful
and help a member of this community please keep it to yourself. I have
seen you offer some very good helpful insite to this list. Maybe I am
being defensive and paranoid and missed the humor to your post. I am a
very able mechanic and I would like to get full life out of the original
engine before we go to a conversion. The engine runs great sometimes,
but rough and terrible other times. It is a real problem that does have
a solution.
Adrian
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Stan Wilder
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
Vanagon Syndrome isn't a mechanical problem.
Vanagon Syndrome isn't an electrical problem.
Vanagon Syndrome is the last of the near fatal stages of Paranoid
Maintenance Syndrome.
Paranoid Maintenance Syndrome begins simply enough with the purchase of
a Vanagon and quickly escalates into full blown Vanagon Syndrome as the
owner spends untold amounts of money to support an aging Match Box
designed vehicle.
After the purchase of multiple conflicting manuals to perform basic do
it yourself repairs and get acquainted with the beast the next move is
to travel cross country to visit others afflicted with Vanagon Syndrome
on long weekends and holidays.
Those most deserving of our sympathies are the individuals that meet
Boston Bob or other engine rebuilders within the first year of
ownership.
There are individuals that have surpassed the purchase price of the
original vehicle with expenditures in parts and services that in some
cases triple their purchase price.
With some vehicles you can say you're "driving a classic", with Vanagons
you just have to deny ownership to everyone that doesn't own one because
you know they won't understand.
To those that have tried to live in their vanagons I just have to remind
them that living like you're homeless is designed specifically for the
homeless and the fact that you can stand 3/4 of the way in a Westy
doesn't greatly modify the fact that you're living in your car.
Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian" <adrian.bertarelli@DIRECWAY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 12:18 PM
Subject: vanagon syndrome week
> I am in need of consulting the wisdom of the list. I have what would
be
> described as vanagon syndrome. Every once in a while(and very
> frequently now) I will loose power. I can turn of the engine and
> restart it and it maybe will run fine, but more frequently it goes
back
> into the running rough mode. I can floor it and sometimes it will get
> past it, but then it will start up again. It used to happen every
once
> in a while, but now it is happening more frequently to the point where
I
> stall at lights and have to floor it all the time to get it to go. I
> have the factory wiring harness fix(part number 025-906-302)installed
by
> previous owner so this cant be the issue. I have given her a tune
> up(spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor) but it does the
same
> thing. Someone mentioned in the previous vanagon syndrome thread to
> check the throttle switch. What is this? Are you talking about the
> idle screw on the throttle body or something else? In my 74 there are
a
> few grounding straps, where are the grounding straps on my 87 2.1. I
am
> going to red rocks tonight and would love to take the westy, someone
> please point me in the right direction. I believe my computer is
> defaulting for some reason, I am sure someone on this list has had the
> same issue and gotten past it. Please help.
> Adrian
>
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