Date:         Sat, 3 Oct 1998 03:32:47 EDT
Reply-To:     Modl6971@AOL.COM
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From:         Michael Modl <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Subject:      95 EV winnebago trip, resend
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Marve wrote:

<< <<
  I just completed a trip of close to 5000 miles from Wisconsin to San
  Francisco to Los Angeles and back with my '95 EVC.  No major problems
  experienced on the trip.  Saw a '95 EVC and a green weekender in the
  Pfeiffer-Big Sur campground when I camped there but didn't get to talk to
  the owners. Saw a couple new EVCs on a trailer being transported in
  Nebraska. Stopped at the Winnebago factory in Forest City, IA on the way
  home and looked at a new EVC there. Not too many differences from my '95.
  Instead of the fluorescent light to the right of the rear seat, it has 4
  spot lights in the center over the rear seat. The dash is different but the
  functions of the controls are the same. There's a button to turn A/C on and
  off which gives more flexibility to the HVAC system than the '95 has with
  its slider control. The glovebox space is taken up with a passenger airbag.
  There are two cupholders in the center of the dash with a small storage
  compartment beneath. The radio was a Panasonic rather than the Sony that is
  in mine. The fridge had a tag wired to the shelf explaining that operation
  on propane above 4000' elevation would be uncertain and recommended
  operation on AC or DC at those altitudes. It also explained the availability
  of a high altitude kit as an option. The fridge had both the lower and the
  upper vent on the outside. I had thought that the lower vent was part of the
  high altitude kit. Guess not. The tires were Michelin Agilis 51s; size
  205/65 R15C. The propane service on the left side of the vehicle had a neat
  black plastic cover on it. It clips on the nuts on the bolts that hold the
  guard on under the service. I checked with the parts man to see if I could
  get one. He didn't have the fiche for the new vehicle so he went back to the
  production line to get one for me. The bad news was the price--over $90.00.
  I figured it wasn't worth that to me.
  Marve
   <><
  '95 EVC
   >>
 Hi Marve, that other lower vent on the outside of the newer EVC, is a high
 altitude kit which is standard on all now.  The reason for this, is because
 the older versions constantly had air starvation at the frig burner, causing
 the frig to quit working over time at sea level and at higher altitudes.  If
 you don't have one, you are going to need one anyway.  Also if you have a
 chance to drive a new EV Winnebago, they are a lot different, a very nice
ride
 and quite too.    See ya.
  Michael Modl
  87 syncro
  87 quattro
  >>


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