Date:         Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:46:08 -0700
Reply-To:     tonyd <tonyd@CANDESA.COM>
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From:         tonyd <tonyd@CANDESA.COM>
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Subject:      Death of a Eurovan?
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Hey gang,

I need a little help with a problem that my
relative is having with her Eurovan.

A little background:

It's a '93/'94 eurovan 5 speed, that she bought
in england but was shipped from the states. She
had it for 4 years or so then it got wrecked in
the front (said a pole went under the car) and
had the entire engine replaced. (you must
realizie of course the they only replace what
they have to) She has had the car back from the
mechanic for about 8 months. She just recently
had the emissions done AND just had the fuel
filter replaced.

The problem:

Recently, when she drives it for a few miles,
and the temp. guage moves up a bit, it starts to
bog down. She describes it as a gradual loss of
power even though she is depressing the
accelorator. At it's worst, she said that it's
like flooring it to get forward motion with the
car in neutral. Once or twice it has completly
stalled.

The Clues:

She says it hasn't sounded the same since the
emissions inspection (at a non-VW place)
She says the mechanic who replaced the fuel
filter reported alot of gook in the filter and
suggested that the fuel pump may need attention.

She hasn't had the thing serviced for a long
time, if ever!
She's said during one of these episodes of
bogging down she smelled rubber (I honestly
think she may have left the E-brake on)
She is not incredibly bright, because I asked
her a few questions about the transmission and
she said that it didn't have one.

Please reply with any help/suggestions as soon
as possible because she will be taking it in
tomorrow and I don't want her to get taken
(anymore)
Thanks in advance as usual for your selfless
attention

TonyD
'87GL