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• Subwoofer/Stereo Details in '82 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:20:54 EDT
  ...The final solution: I mounted the subwoofer in a custom cabinet I fabricated beneath the driver�s side swivel seat. Got the idea some...
• Re: Z-tech convert
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:31:51 EDT
  ...This was a drive > it in sat. morning, drive it home sun. evening operation. > Enough of that. Today i finally got to drive it...
• Re: Cleaning CV
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:14:41 -0500
  ...Pour a little lacquer thinner over them as a final rinse, or rinse > in a pan of lacquer thinner. Repack and you are ready...
• Re: Syncro de Mayo gets shout out on Car Talk from "Brigitte"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:32:50 -0800
  ...Mayo. > > Click and Clack advised her against the the 4 wheel drive since she really > had no need for it except she thought the...
• Re: Serious light bulb question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:18:02 -0800
  ...the driver's seat on the door post.... I was going to > drain the tank all the way because it's finally > getting a...
• Re: Turbo Vanagon, Audi 5000 CS Turbo engine for sale: PLEASE DELETE IF NOT INTERESTED, CONTACT "OFF" LIST.
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:23:31 -0600
  ...It will depend on if anyone is interested in the drivetrain or not. The engine runs great, the transmission, and final drive are tight...
• Project Volksmogen is well under way!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:09:10 -0700
  ...As of this night, the front axle is in place and the pinion angle is set - tomorrow we do the final welding and then...
• Transmission question about ring gear shims(S1 & S2)
  Historical mailing list - John Clemens
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:03:33 -0800
  ...I am resealing the final drive covers on a 1966 Bug, swing axle, and having removed everything, including the differential and those special shims...
• Re: Auto trans wisdom please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 May 2012 01:48:28 -0400
  ...For the torque converter and the seals between the auto and final drive sections I go to the dealer. I have had problems with...
• Re: Does this bus go to my office?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 16:57:26 EST
  ...Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe <snip>so far I've pulled the plugs,cleaned...
• Re: Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:42:26 EST
  ...of alternative? If worse comes to worse (I'm going to drive about 1000 miles of gravel roads this summer) I'll screw in...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:41:02 -0800
  ...And here! And, of course, the final 2 fuses which the westy owners know about, on the drivers door jam.
• Power window electrical question.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:54:20 -0700
  ...Even faster than the driver's side window which is really fast. Lesson learned: try this before sending regulator off for a rebuild! So...
• Coolant leak! Decision time....
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 09:42:29 -0600
  ...wife and i were hoping to take the summer off, finally, and drive to Alaska... so what do all y'all think: Just have...
• We got it! 82 turbo diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 21:05:39 -0500
  ...I'll let you know what finally winds up being the problem with the bus. Hope to have it ready for Everybus 2001!!! Finally...
• Re: Stuck Driver Seat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Apr 2021 01:20:38 -0500
  ...of its travel, only the tallest > people could drive. When we stopped overnight, I finally figured it out > and managed to remove the offending...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 15:50:37 -0700
  > I chased several issues before finally fixing the "highway whistle" on my > driver's door. It turned out that the felt channel (where the...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:02:21 -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: Fuel Pump Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:45:10 -0500
  ...to Hide the Switch so it is Both Convenient to the Driver and Not Easily Findable to the Thief ~ I've never added 1...
• Re: Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:42:52 -0800
  ...Makes them slick. > > One final thing to try. Once I had a problem nut on an airplane. I > discharged a CO2 extinguisher on it...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - manual trans. fluid change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:13:58 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver AAG - Larry Word wrote: > I'm finally upgrading to Redline MT-90 transaxle fluid ($10/qtr.) and other than...
• Re: Michelin 205/70 14 Tire Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:13:05 -0600
  ...Even used ones are getting more scarce than hens teeth. > > Good luck in your hunt. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > David Wilhite wrote: >> Guys...
• Er: Test walk and stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 23:39:10 -0500
  Well, in my original post I went for a test drive and returned with a smokin' hot driver's side front wheel. I pondered...
• Re: Transmission whine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:26:20 -0700
  ...off the pedal. > I assume it's the final drive pinion gear (?). If I drive uphill at 70 > next to a concrete median divider...
• Re: center of gravity and handling in wind / Stay Out of the Wind
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:19:02 -0700
  ...The driver tried to shake the woman off and finally drove over the rocky shoulder in the passing lane spraying the Volvo with loads...
• Bye bye AC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:08:30 -0700
  ...Finally, I started pulling the wiring but didn't want to mess with the rats nest behind the fuse pannel so I have left...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:50:06 -0500
  ...Weddle does have options for a taller 5th gear or taller final drive. Yeah, it is a lot of $, but to me it has...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:54:24 -0500
  ...Noisy speedo Well the weather in the SF Bay Area is finally getting cold for more than a day. Yesterday morning, the speedometer starts...
• Re: How much noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:54:00 -0500
  ...John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 7/30/2011 7:57 PM...
• Re: Friday: Need help planning camping adventure to Smithsonian
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 08:34:03 -0500
  ...I finally found a lot that would let me drive into the exit ramp to park in a slot next to the exit. I...
• Re: Anyone interested in my Vanangon?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2007 21:35:32 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver. Robert Campbell wrote: > Alas, a sad day for me has arrived. Very sad, I was so bummed out...
• ITS FIXED!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Sun, 12 Feb 1995 04:54:18 -0600
  Thats right, after months of bitching and moaning, and replacing my entire ignition system, I finally got my FI to work correctly (or good...
• Re: Title Check (Carfax) Question
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:01:46 -0400
  ...lately? Finally I pull over and they tell me they have a 61 Ghia 'project' that needs to be removed from their driveway. Husband...
• Re: electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:29:50 -0700
  ...thanks. > > aaron in it's finally raining in wisconsin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder...
• Re: Oil pressure sender .15 / .25 (Warning week)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:49:34 -0700
  ...I have seen many an aircooled vanagon driver think that their oil cooler was leaking and it was only the pressure sender sitting right...
• New Sliding Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2005 20:41:29 -0500
  ...I finally ordered a new lock. Today I nstalled that new lock. It has a teflon sleeve in the groove for the locking post...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:19:43 -0800
  ...Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal My driver lowbeam won't work at all. What didn't help: Swapped bulbs. Replaced turnsignal ring...
• Re: Wiring/electrical connections discussiions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:41:47 -0800
  ...This last one lasted 3 years. > I had gotten 2 from Van-Cafe while in MT on a trip where the original finally gave...
• 1967 makes it to Ohio (long)
  Historical mailing list - GAK
  Thu, 16 May 1996 18:35:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When I finally did find a belt that fit, we put it on and the engine ate it right up. Huh? Well I looked...
• Re: bought a syncro
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:12:49 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Alistair Bell wrote: > Hi, > > some of you may know i had my '82 westy t-boned by excavator during...
• Re: 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:48:28 -0500
  ...bracket would finally fail over time. Not uncommon for high-out-put charging systems to have double or even triple drive-belts. Very large...
• Quick overnight, several sightings and an odd little problem
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:45:15 -0700
  ...hear the fuel pump cycling during each attempt until it did finally fire.� Took about four to six tries before firing each of the...
• front Bodywork advice wanted for 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:21:28 -0700
  ...The steering linkage broke under the steering column since the accident the vehicle has not been driveable. I was thinking of transplanting the drivers...
• Resolved: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Mon, 24 May 2004 09:46:13 -0500
  ...The brakes were making some funny noise (2 months of disuse maybe?) So I turned back from a test drive and got a little...
• cornucopia of questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 29 May 2002 15:06:16 -0400
  Friends, The weather is finally consistently warm here in Boston, so it's time for the great Summer Vanagon Maintenance Offensive to begin. My...
• leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:13:39 -0800
  ...Like you, I am completely freaked by gas leaks and would never have driven it in that condition � if I had known. At least...
• Re: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 11:15:35 PST
  ...Final drive was a different ratio, I think. The '72 always sounded more busy at freeway speeds. Dave Kautz
• Eurovan Traction
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:28:22 -0700
  ...I took several runs at it and finally got enough momentum or had worn enough snow/ice off to expose the gravel driveway to...
• Re: jump seats a la carat/wolfie
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:37:51 EDT
  In a message dated 7/8/99 2:15:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM writes: << Well, I finally installed the carat...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Nov 2019 to 4 Nov 2019 (#2019-276)
  Historical mailing list - Mills Crosland
  Tue, 5 Nov 2019 14:29:02 +0000
  ...If anyone has a useable case, (don=E2=80=99t need the final drive= section) please let me know. Also, don=E2=80=99t...
• Re: Last message regarding DRLs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:05:27 EDT
  ...Enjoy the free ride and don't complain if he driver smokes. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60...
• Re: Caveat Emptor, or: So You're Buying a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:44:39 -0500
  ...Well, I've finally saved up what I hope is enough money to close the deal, and am soon to meet the (owners of...
• Re: Tight Valves/RPM cont.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:52:33 EDT
  Pensioner surmised: "if the overall gearing is the same (tire size,&final drive and top gear ratio )' the revs/mile or rpm/mph will...
• interpreting Automatic transmission pressures
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:28:57 -0400
  ...In Drive at idle, spec is 41-43, I got 50. In drive at full throttle, spec is 96-98, I got 112. In...
• Re: Timing Issues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 16:26:58 -0600
  ...are those base setting in the ballpark sufficiently to drive this thing a bit. Finally - it runs like crap when the Temp II is...
• Re: Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:34:30 -0500
  ...Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net>wrote: > Last night, on a short drive in my '82 Westy, I decided to turn the > heat on and warm...
• Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 4 May 2001 22:14:33 EDT
  ...What does 'one guy' mean by 'because of fluids crossing over'? If you are swapping final drive lube or coolant into the tranny you...
• Fuel Tank Leak Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:14:46 -0400
  ...Well, it turns out the list was right - I finally decided to see if I could find the culprit today, and I did. I...
• wiper prob
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 12:23:11 -0400
  ...Everything was going smoothly then the driver's side windshield wiper started going crazy. It'd go up & wipe, but then it would get...
• Re: tanny swap
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 13:05:47 -0800
  ...All 090 Vanagon automatics are created equal with the exception of those with the ID character of "NJ" which have a final drive of...