Date:         Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:18:32 EDT
Reply-To:     ELODEA@AOL.COM
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From:         ELODEA@AOL.COM
Subject:      EV heating up (longish)
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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It's been quite a busy and frustrating summer being the owner of this 93 EV
MV.  Any ideas as to why this monster is now suddenly heating up even on short
jaunts?  2 weeks ago my husband replaced the coolant flange - what a tight
spot that was - fixing a coolant leak we had.  He also managed to stop the
intermittent beeping by replacing the low pressure sensor.  We thought we were
finally back to snuff - drove down and back from Delaware.  When we came back
we had two new problems:

1.  The engine seems to stall out at stops periodically. Almost as if we're
not coordinating the shifting and the clutch work correctly.  My husband
thinks it might be a clutch adjustment since he checked for loose vaccuum
hoses that may have been jiggled when he did the flange job, found nothing
loose.

2.  The temp. guage needle seems to jump up to the 3/4 line shortly after we
begin driving, especially if the air conditioner is on before we start the
engine.  There's a lot of heat emanating from below the seats and through the
hood.  But nothing seems wrong - no obvious reason why the engine should be
running so hot.  Sometimes, after we've driven for a while, the needle starts
to drop back down to normal. Very strange.  Does this seem like an AC
connected problem?  Or a radiator problem? Or (I hope not) an engine problem.

This is on top of our recent vandalism episode and also, a few days ago, being
rear ended and having our bumpers torn off.  Which reminds me of one last
question.  Does anyone know where to get the rear and side bumpers - already
painted turquoise? I'd love to avoid having to pay the dealership to paint the
new bumpers.

Sorry so long but thanks for your time,

Cyndi

93EV MV
and various buses
and one dead rabbit