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• I finally got my Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:19:01 -0600
  ...Sitting in my driveway, buffeted by the howling NE wind and starting to show an accumulation of HEAVY lake-effect snow, is my just...
• Re: starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 03:20:51 -0700
  ...I'm > back... > in the past couple of months I've finally had a > rebuilt engine > installed...and took a nice little 3k trip...
• Re: FS: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:59:26 -0400
  ...This fix only applies to the actual transmission which is fwd of the final drive and does not include the torque converter so I...
• Re: BC Listees, Vanagon parts/service along Coquihalla?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:09:45 -0700
  ...I eventually tightened another 3/4 turn (!) a bit at a time before it finally stopped leaking (I think). We're off, thanks to...
• Re: Vanagon auto trannies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:59:57 -0500
  Are the final drives interchangeable among early wasserboxer and late wasserboxer auto trannies? It would seem that they would be. Mike Dennis Haynes wrote...
• Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:04:07 -0400
  Oh dear, poor April, she could land up with an awful lot of really bad Vanagon-related wedding presents! And hey, it's finally...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:41:04 -0700
  ...28.8 MPG > Well, I finally got around to replacing my air plenum, throttle body, air > runner gaskets, FI seals, setting back timing to...
• Update on Insurance Appraisal
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 16:34:14 -0400
  ...They showed little interest in this or in the fact that I had just installed a new automatic transmission and final drive unit for...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 01:02:36 +0000
  ...With the higher final drive ratio and the high revving GLI engine, I can take it up to 75 mph in 3rd gear without...
• My TriStar Syncro arrived today!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 16:49:23 -0800
  ...Today, it finally arrived at my house in Quesnel BC. The wait was worth it and I am quite happy with my purchase! It...
• More Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:57:19 -0700
  ...I finally got my incessant oil pressure buzzer issue resolved. Ended up changing the controller board in the dash and that did the trick...
• Re: Mountain driving
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 16:58:38 GMT
  ...Vanagon driver might have to downshift to second gear. One is just west of Georgetown, and the other is at the final approach to...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 14:24:24 EST
  ...Start with the cheap stuff first. > > Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This > was > actually my final solution...
• Lucky break?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 18:03:42 -0600
  ...I automatically remembered others explaining this happening when the head gaskets go so I started thinking the worst had finally happened. So I let...
• Re: Off for 2 Months in Italy
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:00:13 -0400
  ...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: Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:59:20 -0500
  ...These are not designed for final tightening but to insure lug > nuts are not over tightened before they are given their final > torque > check...
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:01:02 -0700
  ...You see 'beater' 911s with teenage drivers, almost everybody drives a new shiny car. Vipers and Ferraris are the "Fords and Chevys" of the...
• FW: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:27:54 -0500
  ...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so...
• Intro & insurance
  Historical mailing list - Greg Christie
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 07:02:46 -0500
  ...I then spent the next 12 months in the United States so I didn't get to drive this bus much. Finally in December...
• Re: Urgent request: broken shifter, stuck in 4th 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 02:33:00 -0500
  ...I came back to Nashville > that night without a problem. > > Final part of the story.... as I've been driving around town I > continued...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:07:17 -0700
  ...to the tune of $20...that probably won't be the final ruin the US manufacturing industry...Besides, I can't afford American tools...
• 1985 Vanagon - New Year's resolution - AFM
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:06:15 -0800
  ...1985 Vanagon - New Year's resolution - AFM > > It's time to finally fix my "hunting idle" on my vanagon..... > > I drive this van daily...
• AT question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 23:14:31 EDT
  ...I finally realized the AT is not downshifting on its own in this situation. So, rpm's will be at an idle but I...
• Re: Stuck in Durango, CO, with Possible Altitude Related Problem
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 7 May 2005 17:35:51 -0600
  On 5/7/05 4:59 PM, "Daniel Sherwood" <daniel_sherwood@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I'm trying to drive my 1984 liquid cooled vanagon...
• Re: Immobilise the van?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 22:39:09 -0700
  Well, just for the archives, I finally wired up the immobiliser circuit tonight. As Matt suggested (thanks, buddy), there's a line into fuse...
• Re: horn ring (no global warming content)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:14:32 -0700
  On 3/16/07, Maggie Dew <wildebus@gmail.com> wrote: > I finally got to see "Little Miss Sunshine" last week and had a good...
• Aux Battery Installation - How to do?
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:22:23 -0500
  ...I've finally decided that it would be nice to have a auxillary battery to power things when parked. I have found that it...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:04:38 -0700
  ...Pin 25 is the ignition coil trigger from it's driver transistor. That check mark for the middle pin of the transistor appears to...
• Re: 2WD Beach Driving
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:00:07 +0000
  ...Wasn't it Mustang Island that was a drive on beach? Can't remember, it has been a long time. As I recall, the...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:49:02 -0500
  ...But coupled with the 5.86 final drive ofthe DZ, this gives a transmission top gear final ratio of 4.10 vs thefinal drive...
• Re: Resolved: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 24 May 2004 08:06:58 -0700
  ...The brakes were making some funny noise (2 months of disuse maybe?) So I turned back from a test drive and got a little...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:13:46 -0700
  ...as you know now, it's very important to not take out the distributor drive ever.. and to always keep a distributor or something...
• Re: It's not moving...UGH!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:00:22 -0500
  ...I don't drive an automatic, so can't go for the specifics, but just want to offer some encouragement. Even if you have...
• Re: My First Westy!
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:09:30 -0600
  ...It's truly a joyous moment when you pull into your driveway after a trouble-free adventure! I've had my Westy since last...
• Re: You've got it all figured out....and then this
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 10 Feb 2024 16:56:04 -0700
  ...You have driven up there and witnessed in person, ah this is great. It is gonna be a lot of work, but all are...
• Re: Tranny shipping
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bonde
  Sun, 25 Sep 2016 21:28:39 +0000
  I separated mine, packed the final drive and torque converter in one box and the rest in another. All packed in heavy duty bags...
• Re: WTB VW adjusting ring tool
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:29:45 -0800
  ...It is a tool to rotate the final drive adjusters on the trans diff section to adj backlash and preload.. Dylan, call Weddle..they...
• gauge info for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Feb 1995 01:16:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...I finally got hold of a stock gauge cluster which has a tach and a digital clock.. My original set of instruments had only...
• Re: A/C Fan Blower Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 19:48:18 EDT
  ...I finally bypassed the 4-wide VW connector for the #2 circuit and installed another connector. The connector is approximately between the driver and...
• Re: Change gearing on Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 10:27:50 -0500
  ...The only thing that can possibly be done is change the final drive ratio, (Ring and Pinion). I do not know of any alternate...
• Re: Here's one to rack your brains............
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Tue, 9 May 2000 23:54:47 +0000
  ...I don't normally drive 70 mph, so I would be able to use the van for a while, (thinking that I fixed the...
• Success:Trans fill plug !
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:13:03 -0700
  After another 1/2 hour of persistent tapping with a chisel, I finally managed to remove my stubborn trans filler plug. By the time...
• [Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?]
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 07:14:34 EST
  ...His > predecessor, a '67 Deluxe, finally passed on with a bad case of terminal rust > (and lack of funds) with 265,000 miles -- not...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:27:52 -0500
  ...Spent about three days making phone calls and questioning drivers, but never solved. Kennedy finally filed a claim and sent me another one. Larry...
• Letting someone take your car for a test drive - read this
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:29:47 -0700
  ...drive a stick, but I think it was with a V8 as he was shifting way too early for the 4 cylinder. Finally we...
• Re: Tires - oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:29:10 -0700
  ...Lee 89 syncro On 8/8/07, John Reddick <SVYOLO@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I have finally been able to drive, for a couple of...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 01:46:55 -0500
  ...off. (Only driven twice in the past month). I was planning to debug this over the winter, so please post your final diagnosis. As...
• Re: Reading in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:11:38 -0700
  ...I've wondered about >installing a light on the right side, like the light on the driver's side. Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder...
• Re: back heating fan??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 00:31:29 -0700
  ...I've had three do it! You drive around for a year or two (or four) because you don't want to remove the...
• Re: Si muova!
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 20:05:32 -0600
  I know what you are talking about, I live in Nebraska and I finally today was able to put my in side window in...
• Re: 88 Wolfsberg Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:31:52 -0400
  ...Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:59:01 -0700...
• Retro fitting power steering
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 04:55:36 +0200
  ...Moreover you will probably need a new disc on the crankshaft since the pump needs to be driven by a separate belt Finally you...
• Blew the heads (both)
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:26:15 -0500
  ...trying to drive over a very steep hill when noticed the allmighty red light. When I had the chance to finally park the engine...
• O2 findings + massive thank-you's
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 20:14:39 -0400
  Hi folks, After asking way to many questions about O2 sensor gremlins for the 2.1, I finally have some info to contribute myself...
• Re: 27" BFG all terrain tires on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 01:05:26 -0500
  ...Only the rears run the bigger tires so they are effectively increasing the final drive. The top speed is definitely increased by about 3...
• Re: Design your own stripes,ect for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:23:00 -0800
  ...They have LTs, right and left hand drive T2s including hightops and even wide bed pickups! No Westfalias though. :( On 3/13/07, Roger...
• Re: Turning when hot
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:01:00 -0400
  ...Instantly go and remove the drive shaft before the VC has a > real opportunity to ruin your front diff or rear transaxle, or both...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:04:18 -0400
  ...After 3 years I finally was able to afford to send my 86 GL to a real VW shop. It was running best ever...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:39:08 -0400
  ...Any favorite manual oils out there? Can I use the same as that in the auto final drive? My neighbors are getting used to...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:21:28 -0800
  ...Rob becida@comcast.net At 2/28/2011 07:49 AM, Joe Luther wrote: >I finally got the Vanagon home yesterday, my was driveway...