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• Re: Head torque values...
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 09:00:13 -0600
  ...Can someone look up the torque values for a 85 gas WBX,please. > >Drive Safely & Good Luck >Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> >86 VW crewcab...
• Re: MotorHomeClassification
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:13:10 -0500
  ...you > > > found a solution? I live in Virginia where we are finally getting some > > > breaks on the cartax that everyone hates...but here's...
• Re: Driving In Canada
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:28:12 -0400
  ...Driving In Canada > > Once we cleared customs ( and my wife finally calmed down) we turned around and headed back home through the US. I...
• Re: Mirror glass for fiberglass mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 4 May 2006 08:46:19 -0500
  ...A few months ago, I finally got around to applying some glue around the edge in attempt to halt its progress. Larry A.
• Re: I gotta tranny... what is the gearing? no codes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:03:34 -0500
  ...I don't want to pull the bellhousing to count the final drive. I could figure it out empricially with rpm and speed i...
• Re: Demographics
  Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 16:52:10 +0300
  ...am finally driving my own Bus ('82 Diesel) rather than my folks. . .quick survey - how many people out there took their driver's test...
• Re: Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:44:59 -0900
  ...top is heat to the defrost vs feet. > > Will in Alaska - '82 Diesel Westy daily driver. > > On Mon, 2011-01-24 at 18:00...
• Misc ranting on shoddy work...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:01:33 -0800
  Late last week the front wheel bearing on my Jetta finally packed it in, with a pleasant howling sound. Knowing this was on the...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:52:28 -0800
  ...The differential in the final drive section is 4.09, so divide RPM by 4.09 to get the number of times per minute...
• Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:12:47 -0600
  ...Bus BRR and it puked red > fluid on the driveway while warming up. Finally got around to firing it > back and getting under it...
• Re: To Flap or Not To Flap?
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:35:12 -0700
  ...the front driver side - "they" said it was to prevent stones from hitting the LP tank, but after 18 years it finally fell off...
• Curtain hold-downs
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:19:06 -0700
  ...Turned out to be an incomplete set, and through the help of a more trustworthy soul on the list, I finally have a complete...
• Re: Digifant de-evolution?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:59:38 -0500
  Matt Sutton wrote: > Hi Folks, > Finally did a tune up on my newly aquired 88 GL, Matt, I have an 88 GL, and when...
• Re: Diesel Campers and a Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 02:09:48 +0000
  It is a regular vanagon tranny with a higher final drive ratio and a different bellhousing. The engine is basically a rabbit engine that...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:10:59 -0500
  ...The guy at the testing station advised me to go drive > it around and get it really warmed up then come back and don...
• Re: mysterious thumping sound
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:11:01 UT
  ...I finally found a nut loose on the pivot bolt on the upper control arm - front suspension - on the driver's side. Changing forces...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:59:58 -0800
  ...The output shaft drives the ring gear and the drive shaft and CV joints. With the gears set in neutral the output shaft is...
• Re: Transaxle differences: 1.9 vs 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:50:13 -0800
  ...The final drive ratio for the older DU is 4.86, while > that for the newer ABD is 4.83. The same data is...
• Re: leaking final drive oil pan (AT)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:30:36 -0700
  ...leaking final drive oil pan (AT) > Mine started leaking a little bit recently. I tried to tighten the > bolts a little, but they were...
• Re: Personalized Plates - Cast Your Vote!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:09:55 -0700
  ...Thursday, October 2, 2008, 1:08 AM Hey y'all- Finally going to register Blackbeard in Nevada. Finally. Have chosen to go the personalized...
• Please help me..Waaaa!..Bus don't go
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Jul 1995 01:36:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the timing, and finally got it running _very_ smoothly. I decided to take it around the block for a test drive. At the exact...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy to 1.9L TDI
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Fri, 2 Aug 96 21:58:42 -0500
  ...I've got a line on a 5 > >speed, from an '84, but i understand that, that trans has about the same > >final drive...
• Re: in dash MP3 player??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 19:48:11 EST
  I finally got around to hacking my I-Opener over the Christmas and New Year holidays. This is a 200 mhz computer that cost...
• Re: new tires today!!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 15:15:56 EDT
  ...As lazy as I am, I reasoned that I didn't have to change the final drive because the auto rear dropped the revs...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:09:11 -0800
  ...How many hours of stress do you suppose vanagon drivers have endured trying to decide if the warning is valid or false? and what...
• Re: Greasing CV's (lots of ???)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 08 Oct 96 12:58:26 CDT
  ...i had a noise like that which i could not pin down, and finally asked a friend who runs a tire store. he asked...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (Auto trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 May 1999 02:14:37 +0200
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > any ideas how to fix this? i have to do the same thing.. the outer part of > the axle (not...
• Westy Sink Pump Inop
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:48:20 -0400
  Hey volks, Well, after a year of not having my van running, I've finally got it going (with the thanks of Zolly Motor...
• Re: drive axle lengths
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 3 May 2003 21:29:10 -0700
  ...Z --- Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET> wrote: > Finally getting my project van going, problem is Van > came with auto trans, I > converted to manual...
• '90 Carat, camper-to-be
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:06:24 -0700
  ...Worked on electronics this weekend, and finally added the second battery. There's a shut-off switch, so that if camping for several days...
• FS: 2.1L WBX good runner, Victoria, BC
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:00:24 -0800
  The insurance runs out on our '88 Westy in a few weeks, so I am considering finally doing the diesel engine swap... IF I...
• Re: Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:53:16 -0400
  ...Finally took out distributor and the shaft had way too much play down where it connects to the drive shaft at the cam. This...
• Re: Inter-coolers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 16:01:52 -0500
  ...These are very desirable and finally they can be rather large under the hood. Mark B. Magee 87GL 83k Kemah TX USA
• Re: buying a westy out of state, how do I drive it home legally?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:31:47 -0400
  ...buying a westy out of state, how do I drive it home legally? Brilliant Thread and since I will be picking up my New...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:51:43 -0700
  ...Quite a beautiful drive, first along the Cowlitz R. then > the > Tieton and Natchez rivers and finally back down the Columbia River Gorge. > Well...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 19:14:34 -0700
  ...Those traces, with associated components and the first two transistors on the heat sink, are the drivers for the ignition and the injectors. The...
• Re: RE "what to look for when buying a vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:45:56 -0500
  ...Check the sellers drive way out for big oil spots, a good van doesn't leave much on your drive. Ask if the seller...
• Re: is this a ground point?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:34:29 -0600
  ...As I type I'm waiting for the cylinder head temp to go up so I can do my final drive log. Hopefully final...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:50:57 -0500
  I went for a long time with a generic O2 sensor, but it finally pooped out. Then the next wo generics were really problematic...
• 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:37 -0500
  ...I did finally get my 87 started after it sat for I guess about 2-1/2 years. No special magic trick, just out...
• Re: Yokohama Y370's $
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:05:40 +0000
  ...I finally found a > local dealer who can get them and knows what they are. Unfortunately he > claims they will be U.S.$109...
• Re: front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:34:34 -1000
  ...Pete peterz@gte.net 83.5 Vanagon I have a strange scraping/clunking/reverberating noise that occurs when I go over a driveway bump...
• Re: key code?
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:07:52 -0800
  ...If you remove the driver's door handle there is a code number stamped on the lock. Interesting story: I went to my local...
• Re: Water, water and plastic t-pipes
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 13:52:04 EDT
  Hi Chris, I had something similar happen to me 3 minutes out of the PO's driveway after I bought my first Vanagon. The...
• Re: Tight Valves/RPM.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:23:07 -0700
  ...If the overall gearing is the same (tire size&final drive&topgear ratio) the revs/mile or rpm/mph will be virtually identical. So...
• Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 16:08:37 -0500
  ...There was a thin covering of ATF on the transmission pan and the final drive housing. While working under the van, I noticed a...
• Re: AT rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:19:41 -0600
  ...AT up to a TDI powerplant upgrade? > > Is there a replacement final drive gearset to better match the rpm/torque characteristics of the TDI...
• Re: syncro speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:04:43 +0200
  ...well, cv's are getting done, finally got the drums off after 2 hours off whacking and choice swear words. i pulled off the...
• Painting Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:51:48 -0500
  ...side (driver's side, of course). The silver paint was VERY forgiving. Splatter, over spray and runs all melted nicely into the final finish...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:34:54 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Wesley Pegden wrote: > Hi guys, > I'm finishing up my fuel line job right now that I finally got...
• Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:39:59 -0600
  ...With a skillful > driver a 2wd van can go pretty ok, but they have crappy traction that > the good driver can work around. Not...
• Re: Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:24:19 -0500
  Okay, finally figured out that I can slide the drivers seat right off the tracks, then turn the swivel around so I can open...
• Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:19:48 -0900
  ...Much > advice was given, most of it taken, which allowed moi to have a great drive > across the country for over 2800 miles.(not...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 26 May 2012 21:03:48 -0600
  On May 26, 2012, at 8:29 PM, craig cowan wrote: "When I finally got this automatic transmissioned '90GL on the road as my...
• Re: Alternator Light...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:27:32 -0700
  ...Finally I asked at the VW dealer and the most experienced guy said that there is a blue wire under the driver seat in...
• Subie Conversion Mystery ll
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:23:15 -0500
  ...I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 09:24:31 PDT
  ...ten minutes later you could take off your jacket and drive in shirtsleeves. Finally one heat exchanger developed an exhaust leak, so I replaced...
• Re: Automatic Phobia (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 10:49:05 -0400
  ...00 patrst, 3 to 4 hours labor including seals on th final drive. If you want you can send it to me and I...
• Driving report - STEBRO Stainless muffler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 17:14:39 -0400
  Finally had the chance to put on and drive our Westy with the new STEBRO stainless muffler that I got through Frank Condelli (thanks...
• Re: Spring Clamps,Harry Houdini, and The love of changing hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 00:02:34 -0500
  ...A 1/4" drive rachet, with an extension gets the job done fast, and without even getting close enough to get burnt!! The upper...