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• Re: Inspection Horror Story!
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 02:27:09 -0700
  ...Finally, I implored, threatened, and bribed them enough ("Hey guys, we could find out if it is front wheel drive by looking at the...
• ADDS Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 17:31:49 -0400
  ...Larry mccavittj wrote: > Hello gang, > > Well, I finally bit the bullet and ponied up for a driveshaft for > my '86 GL... but not the...
• Bus Trek Vol VIII (Home again)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 6 Sep 1996 13:01:37 -0400
  Well, If you've been following the story, this is the final chapter of our trip around the country in my '67 camper and...
• Re: Product Review Bus Depot O Ring for rear Heater core valve
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:32:08 -0400
  ...They seeped. >> >> I decided to finally use gasket sealer but when I went to do this with a friend. I wanted sighted help to...
• Re: WTB: 5-speed trans for an 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon-reply/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Tue, 26 May 1998 00:07:21 EDT
  ...4.86 X .93= 4.52 final drive ratio. << I assume I can have that if I can just locate a 5speed diesel core...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:37:47 -0700
  ...03-17, at 10:44 AM, neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > Finally got my rear bed re-foamed and recovered. Pics and notes here...
• Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 12 May 2010 12:41:48 -0400
  ...Once it finally catches it runs great. If i drive it for more then 10 minutes, it will put enough of a charge into...
• Re: Final Drive Allen Size
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:59:02 -0500
  Thanks to all for the info. I like the socket version. Is there enough clearance to get to the filler? Gonna get it uo...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 07:30:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...In fact, in the automatics, GL-5 is recomended for the final > drives. As for the brass parts being corroded by gear oils, this...
• changing auto tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 16:57:37 -0500
  ...I checked the final drive oil level and that seems ok. The engine drips oil by the drain plug but not to bad. Any...
• Re: front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:42:05 -0400
  ...front end clunking noise I have a strange scraping/clunking/reverberating noise that occurs when I go over a driveway bump or dip. It...
• Re: Need to find an Auto tranny overhaul kit.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 07:22:02 -0500
  ...Who the hell came up with the paper gasket between the transmission >and the final drive? Here is a news flash PAPER AND PETROLEUM...
• Weddle Engineering (Was: So you want to go to a 094 five speed... )
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:19:17 -0800
  ...I also went with the 4.57 final drive as I did the math and that one works the best for my needs. The...
• Re: New Microbus Website
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:43:34 -0800
  ...We identify ourselves with what we drive; be it a Honda Accord >or a Ford F-350 with dual rear wheels.The last vehicle...
• Installed my Air Lift kit
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:10:47 -0500
  Hi- After taking delivery a week or more ago, yesterday was finally almost warm enough to install the kit. It was a huge project...
• Re: I gotta tranny... what is the gearing? no codes
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:13:05 -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...
• no more pulling - BAD tires
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 19:38:21 -0800
  Is this sharing Friday? Had my front tires replaced today (yes, Harald, finally). I had been putting it off for a while, my budget...
• Re: Vanagon ?Previa?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:49:25 -0500
  ...My only experience with one involves watching a mindless driver hit a giant brick pillar about 12 feet wide when negotiating an entrance to...
• RE: Start/No Start 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 22 Apr 97 11:30:00 E
  ...On the second to final attempt, all I could hear was a 'click' and what sounded as a weak battery. I waited about 2min...
• Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:25:33 -0500
  ...I was able to drive it for a couple more miles. I >> did this 3 times till I finally returned to my brother's...
• Re: acci/insur: put cheap camera in g. box.
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:17:37 -0800
  ...while you make sure you don't get a > 'drive-away'. > > HTH, Tim > > Finally I have had some fights regarding 'depreciated' value of my...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:23:40 +0000
  ...Some worm drive clamps like the "zebra" brand clamps that you can buy at your local FLAPS are utter rubbish. I had one well...
• Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:19:31 -0700
  ...So I finally checked them today. Sure enough they are loose. I tightened them until I could not turn further. I do not have...
• Re: Random coughing during acceleration/cruising (2.0l FI)
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 10:13:09 -0800 (PST)
  ...turned out my alternator finally kicked the bucket. when i went to replace it i saw that three of the four lines that leave...
• Initial impressions of Betts springs/OME shocks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:09:54 -0500
  Whew! Finally, after having the parts on my shelf for many months, today I installed the Betts Springs (front and rear) and the Old...
• Re: how to tell if water pump bearings are going.....
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:23:44 -0500
  ...You could put a long screw driver on the area of the bearing and use it like a stephascope. I broke down and bought...
• Re: heresy: my next vanagon-a Honda?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:57:46 EST
  ...It finally sprung an exterior leak after a 1200 spirited drive at speeds exceeding the safe zone for WBX's. I was going 90mph...
• Diesel Engine Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:06:36 -0800
  ...I really like the way the 1.9 TD drives, but if I already had a good GTI gasser I would not seriously be...
• Q: Interior light bulb sizes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:10:59 -0700
  ...bulbs in the Westy; - Above stove triple bulb lamp - interior light (driver's side headliner) - map light (I recall they are all different, but...
• Re: The madness begins (VW inline 4 cylinder swap)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:51:05 -0400
  Not sure how Art did it but he didn’t modify either the drive train or the hight of the lid. He did some...
• Side door window success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:04:44 -0400
  Hi folks, I gathered tips from this list and a couple weeks ago finally tried to improved my side doors. In all cases the...
• Re: westfalia conversion van idea (MVC)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:02:04 -0400
  ...american van. > >You might want to test drive a few American vans, before you make a final >decision on this idea. They are durable...
• Redline 75-90 Trans Oil
  Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:04:57 -0700
  Hello, I finally got around to replacing the transmission fluid in my '90 Westy with Redline 75-90 Gear Oil. I previously have experienced...
• RE: A Father's Pride
  Historical mailing list - Skip Correll 615-757-5585 (School)
  Thu, 02 Nov 1995 17:08:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My son (16 and a newly licensed Thing driver) finally arrived with the truck and tow bar so I got it home about midnight...
• Re: Dangers of Ebay Adventures
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 17:30:31 -0800
  Another option is to have a shop do an inspection on the vehicle prior to finalizing the purchase. Living in Alaska any vehicle that...
• Inspection time again - exhaust system blues
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:28:07 -0700
  ...it yet but it sounds like it's coming from the driver's side front.� Everything under there is rusted and nasty-looking so...
• Re: Coolant manifold leak
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 29 Dec 1996 01:11:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...Hi all, > Well I finally crawled under the Westy to find out which water > hose broke that ruined my drive home from a Christmas...
• CV joint repair
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 01:57:23 -0500
  ...It covers a circlip that holds the flange onto the final drive. I have found this plug to be leaking on at least half...
• Re: Ford Power - It's Alive!
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 22:13:31 -0500
  ...m finally finished, almost. I have successfully transplanted a Ford 2.3 liter into my 86 Vanagon and have taken my first drive around...
• Re: strange whirrrrrring sound
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:34:09 -0700
  ...put in new good gear oil and drive it nicely, or rebuild it. or put in a better used one. # 2is the most attractive...
• =?utf-8?Q?Don't=20wanna=20go!!?=
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?C=20Snyder=20?=
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 00:11:17 -0400
  Today I started having a weird problem with my 1987 2 wheel drive Wolfburg with factory A/C. When it is hot outside as...
• 86 2.0 Sputtering
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:52:38 EDT
  ...I bought this van a few weeks ago, drove fine for 140 miles on highway, parked it in my driveway, then I could barley...
• Age of listees?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:51:45 EST
  ...The '87 lasted a long time but finally stayed dead after the third engine expired. I have had a series of Jettas and last...
• East coast gathering; me, Ko and the rain
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Ufer
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:13:17 -0500 (EST)
  ...it can make you drive faster since you don't realize the rain that much any more. So I finally cleaned up the campsite...
• Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:45:28 -0500
  ...Bus BRR and it puked >> red >> fluid on the driveway while warming up. Finally got around to firing it >> back and getting under it...
• =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IFZhbmFnb24gQ2hyaXN0bWFzIPCfjoQ=?=
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:22:20 -0500
  ...I am waiting on parts to redo the final drive. With the > 2.3, tire size and gear change it looks like it also...
• FW: Off for 2 Months in Italy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:32:43 -0700
  ...We are in the final throws of packing for another "Trip of a |Lifetime". Sunday (27 June 2010), we plan to drive the van...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:47:37 -0800
  Before AAA tow truck arrived I did try to yank the drive shafts to see if any of the CV joints had disconnected or...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Cnvert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:14:10 -0400
  ...Only automatics need a > adapter plate. > > The air-cooled transmission has the best cruising final drive ratio > for fule > economy but if you need...
• Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 7 May 2000 23:05:15 -0700
  ...My problem is I drive a Toyota pickup with the same number of miles on it as the Van (127,000). Same treatment, 3000...
• Re: Many vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:36:39 -0400
  ...Final drive from 80 vanagon automatic- $50 Round headlights and upper grille from 85 w/harnesses- $35 All below from 86 syncro- Upper grille...
• Re: in dash MP3 player??
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:56:44 -0500
  ...in dash MP3 player?? > I finally got around to hacking my I-Opener over the Christmas and New Year > holidays. This is a 200...
• Re: New Vanagon owner needs some help
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:01:22 -0400
  ...I think the low final drive ratio and the torque of the diesel make up for the lower horsepower, maybe. > What's with the...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:02:01 -0400
  ...Bad chassis connections at a few critical connections will drive the system crazy. Not only do you need to check the connections where the...
• fix one problem, get a starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Samantha
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:23:03 -0700
  ...Today I went to the house where the van is parked, sat in the drivers seat and turned the key. The van made the...
• High-pitched Hum????
  Historical mailing list - Wiesner Craig
  12 Dec 1996 14:01:03 -0800
  ...I found it finally, under the van 2/3 of the way back on the drivers side. There is this plastic module that looks...
• High-pitched Hum????
  Historical mailing list - Wiesner Craig
  12 Dec 1996 15:15:50 -0800
  ...I found it finally, under the van 2/3 of the way back on the drivers side. There is this plastic module that looks...
• Type IV engine - somewhat off topic.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Aug 97 08:49:05 -0700
  ...at least) breadbox Type II starting in 1972; finally carried through to the first Vanagons in 1980. (now for the "begats") Before you get...
• Re: White Smoke
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 15:29:14 -0700
  ...It has survived all of my mistakes and seems to > drive better every day. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:05:10 EST
  ...of the (front-side) filler hole..ya gotta fill up the final drive (low) area. I'm gunna put a headgasket hex on somebody...