Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:30:45 -0800
Reply-To: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: hello fello vany lovers
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Holly, wherever you are. You must have oil in the engine. Don't even need
to open the rear door for that. There is a little door, where the licence
plate is fitted on, open it and you will find three items. One is the
reservoire for the coolant, the other is the dip stick for the oil, the
third one is where you fill the oil in. Turn off the cap of the oil fill
tube and pull out the middle pipe that's inside it, so you can fill in the
oil easier. Oil must be 20/50. Coolant must be Prestone pink one, diluted
half/half with water.
Don't drive around with the light blinking. That's warning you of great
trouble. Heed it. That's how your car is communicating to you. She can't
hit you over the head, but she will stop and won't go anywhere unless you
put a new engine in there for big money. You probably have to open the rear
hatch too now, if the coolant has disappeared from the reservoire container
and you need to fill up the other container that is under pressure when all
things work well. Your car is not air-cooled but water cooled. Its the
newer edition of VWs.
Your best bet is to have one of our guys come out and check it out for you
before something irreversible happens.
The sliding door is repairable easily with a little attention paid to how it
works and what to do with it. Maybe one of your kids can do it as a
project. The rear hatch lock is full of dirt and needs to be flushed out
with WD40 several times, over the course of a day or two.
If coolant is gone in a big quantity, you may have a drip or a leak
somewhere. Someone has to find it before all is gone in a next trip.
The car has to be kept happy with all the juices and parts working well. In
return she will love you and carry you forever.
Wherever you are.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "holly worden" <morgenswifeholly@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: hello fello vany lovers
> my name is holly and i own an 85 vanagon air cooled manual.i LOVE her ...i
> just found another 85 but she is auto tranie can the moters be
> swithched?is every thing else the same?my manual that i drive now is not
> running so hot .....when i start her up her temp gadge goes past hot and
> the light flashes.she is only getting about 10 miles to a
> gallon....help.she is my everyday driver.I know she has a small oil
> leak.My hubby said a gasket.cant fix it cuz my back hatch is stuck
> shut.....used to open.My roller on my slider fell apart...amd this super
> nice guy sent me one but it was for a 84 or something and will not
> work.(if you could use it plz let me know) so all 4 of my kids go in the
> frount to the back.so all that wear on the little black mud flap in the
> step to the door ..the poor thing fell off. MAN I LOVE MY VANAGON.any
> ideas on some help....i can get this auto at a great deal but it was in an
> crash and only the right side of thfrount buy the blinker was messed
> up.can i
> take that off with out cutting it with a welder?i could just swithch
> frount ends.....maybe bolts. god bless and thanks for being the only group
> that understands my love.......holly
>
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