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• Re: [All] trans 'rinse'
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 10:49:07 -0400
  ...Finally, any comments on adding MolySlip trans additive? I >trust its molybdenum disulphite to protect the trans (no Slick50 thanks!) >but what about GL...
• Re: Air in my coolant - '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - quoton
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 20:28:34 -0700
  ...At 60k miles I finally got VWoA to confess that it was a factory problem and they agreed to pay 75% of the repair...
• Re: ready for rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:30:54 -0500
  ...Good Luck John Rodgers 88GL Driver Jason Willenbrock wrote: > hey all, > okay i am finally ready to do the rebuild on my 90. what...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:37:32 -0400
  ...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: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - animal
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:38:15 -0500
  ...1990 subaru, work car 1966 splitty, waiting for my retirement and finally 1984 Kawasaki Spectre, found on a front porch for 100 bucks, something...
• OXS & Batt. Lights just came on
  Historical mailing list - Son Of A Vanagon
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:27:37 -0800
  ...After finding nothing extraordinary, I continued without incident the final 45 miles to my destination. The things I do know: This afternoon we changed...
• Power to the air conditioning switch
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:19:18 -0400
  ...leaving Monday for the long hot drive and would love to figure this out! I did finally find more stuff in the archives when...
• Audi Rims - Again
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 01:59:42 +0000
  ...But, still not content, I kept looking and finally found some after market sport rims, brand new, for a Mercedes, $150 for the set...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating? alternator cooling air
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:26:43 -0400
  ...driver's side air intake. >>> >>> you can see a pic here on my old neglected website >>> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/images/final...
• Re: finding gears
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:40:06 -0600
  ...I backed my '87 VW bus out of the driveway as I normally did. I then put into what I normally assume is 1st...
• Fluctuating Idle: Solved!??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:14:23 -0400
  ...on the AFM until I finally achieved a smooth idle, then I took it for a test drive. Problem then was too low an...
• Snow Driving was: NOT a Fryeday Funnie
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 09:37:22 EST
  ...Finally, realize that although you may be an excellent and seasoned snow driver, others around may not be (one of the many reasons to...
• Re: Shippers
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:24:59 -0600
  ...driver bites. I dealt with shipwit.com twice and my gut feeling is that this is how he operates. That being said, the final...
• We all have our demons (was "2.1L Vanagon engine still possessed by demons")
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 16 May 2003 07:36:25 -0700
  Steve, I recently visited your nice webpage www.emriver.com/vandemon.htm and read about your Digifant Demons, even though I drive a diesel...
• Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO) <F>
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 05:17:57 -0800
  ...I'm glad you have actually driven a Subaru-converted Vanagon; I was misled by your previous statement "So, I've only driven 2...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:17:10 -0700
  ...Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg. >> >> I think, if I’ve rotated things in my head correctly, the pin marks are...
• Re: SF CV Update/Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:22:01 -0700
  I concur, drive it home. if you have a real issues..... I'm right of I-5 near the bottom of Oregon, with vanagons...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:17:15 -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...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:23:50 -0700
  ...check, adjust, check, adjust (several times), push brake pedal several times engine off and on then do a final recheck. (I now understand that...
• Re: Request for opinions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 03:44:33 UT
  ...Vanagon mailing list on behalf of Ian Cameron The 1984 - 90 wasserboxers are nice to drive, but have cooling, head and injector problems, and...
• Re: Is Sedona AZ Vanagon Capital?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 21 May 2000 15:16:31 -0700
  ...more, driven by very nice people but their mechanics were in Flagstaff (50 miles north) or Phoenix (90 miles south). I finally had mine...
• Re: [Syncro] The Syncro project arrives...(won't start)
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 23 May 2001 17:51:05 -0400
  ...Second time - winter day in the driveway - got my little electric jumper cart, hooked up the cables, but the AC cord was too short...
• Re: Aux Battery Cover
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:38:43 -0800
  ...You can make raised box out of it with hinged cover behind driver seat. Just an idea... Leon 85 Subwagen Westy 1/11/02...
• Re: Help... need portland, OR shop recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Becks
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:47:14 -0800
  ...need portland, OR shop recommendation > So on my drive up from california to portland, OR, the (guess what) cooling system started giving me problems...
• Re: My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:54:02 -0400
  Scott, The sealer between the AT and final drive is not blue, and does feel silicon-y. I may see if he'll throw...
• Re: Question - Rear stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 05:58:15 -0400
  ...I finally had it looked at over the weekend and apparently the problem is with the stub axle and possibly the wheel bearing housing...
• 83 Westy immersion pump
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 21:51:32 -0500
  ...I went out to the 83 and looked behind the driver's seat- and laughed all the way back to the house. There, unnoticed...
• Re: 87 GL wont start and run
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:57:35 EST
  ...I finally got >it to >sputter and BARELY run ( about 1000 rpms max) seems to be running very >rich?? >I have spark of course...
• Hey all you shop mechanics with Oscillosopes? VW GREMLIN?
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Wed, 12 May 1993 01:05:50 -0700
  ...Is this our VW GREMLIN?? Could it finally be, this the dreaded intermittent problem that has driven us insane on more than one occasion...
• Re: Double Cab Leads?
  Historical mailing list - The Davis Family
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 21:39:46 -0700
  What are the Crew Cabs worth in the States? I am in the process of importing a two wheel drive '90 in good shape...
• last nights fun.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:30:46 -0700
  ...I pour fuild in and try to pump air out myself to get pedel hard enuff to drive home, no luck so i call...
• Re: Last Launch of the space shuttles Discovery, Endeavor, and Atlantis
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:52:27 -0800
  ...Good viewing spots, etc,etc, etc. >Concerns while there, etc. > >Thanks > >John > >-- >John Rodgers >Clayartist and Moldmaker >88'GL VW Bus Driver >Chelsea, AL...
• Re: Projektzwo foglight kit, wheel archs, etc. reproductions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:19:21 -0500
  ...first hand, so I am at a disadvantage in making a final > determination. And of course, if I don't have one in hand...
• Re: Ebay trade gone wrong...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:15:49 -0500
  Actually, I offered to purchase the van if the seller had enough faith in it to drive it to Iowa City from Chicago (around...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:30:18 -0700
  ...proud of you. > You finally broke loose and spent a 100$ in repairs to that old dog > you > drive. > I'm thinking that you...
• Re: My little Road Trip (Letting sleeping Dogs Lie)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:00:42 -0400
  ...That coupled with a body starting to be >consumed by rust, led me to drive it to the junkyard. It was quickly snapped >up...
• Re: Tires - oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:43:49 -0700
  ...07, John Reddick <SVYOLO@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> I have finally been able to drive, for a couple of hundred miles each, >> most or all...
• Re: Power steering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 07:57:13 -0600
  ...John Rodgers "88 GL Driver McComas_Glenn wrote: > I've got a lead on a 1987 Vanagon for sale. Final straw (fem. driver > going...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:52:35 -0700
  ...Like always it starts right up and > drives great, 10 minutes later while listening to my new Little Feat CD > �time loves a hero...
• Re: engine bucking and bogging - simple answer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:52:37 -0700
  ...In total exasperation, I finally pulled the tank, and found that someone had siphoned off gas using rubber surgical tubing and just stuffed it...
• Preparing for The Big Trip (moving to the left coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 96 14:08:59 EDT
  ...okay, i've got some questions...i drive a '74 retrowestie...running good atm, never any major problems. we are talking several thousand miles...
• need parts sources around Ottawa, Canada
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 17:27:55 EDT
  Hi Gang, I finally got around to posting a message after a long break -- I have kept up with the list mail, though.... I...
• <syncro/all> hesitation/miss after fording?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:50:26 -0300
  ...Took about many cycles/30-40 minutes to clear up, made a 2 mile drive out of the woods real fun. Kept on even...
• Re: Underheating?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:32:52 EDT
  ...was leaking) I think we finally are making some headway. We took it for a 100 mile drive yesterday and everything seemed fine. The...
• Re: Waterboxer reliability and longevity issue / Subaru 2.2 /etc.
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:11:48 -0700
  ...my daughter (who is the same age as my Vanagon) to drive in it when she turns 18 (no typo here.. can't stand...
• Solar Shower &Water Storage Tank for Luggage Bin
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:15:37 PST
  ...I think I've finally found how I want to use my rooftop luggage bin on my Westy. I've been wanting to figure...
• Re: that syncro alert
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:42:29 -0700
  ...hence my push towards > those of you local to the car. > > finally, the carfax report doesn't list anything horrid, just looks like it...
• Re: Question (little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:05:11 -0600
  ...Bus Depot replace the CV boot NC but I'd rather had the first boot and avoided pulling that drive axle a second time...
• Re: Carpet Replacement Kits - Input Requested - Please!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:34:40 -0400
  ...The final section(s) are those that cover the back side of the wheel wells. (If I'm remembering right, this part includes the...
• Re: Alloys on an 83?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:28:41 -0500
  ...a> writes: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Okay, so I finally had my Michelins mounted on the set of factory alloys rims that...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:10:36 -0400
  ...I had a set of wrench driven bolt outs and used a socket and extension and hammer to set the bolt out, then a...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 23:18:02 -0600
  ...It works best when applied immediately following driver recovery from White Knuckle Fever after some miscreant has driven the Pucker-Factor right off the...
• Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:23:19 -0400
  Today I finally got around to finishing wiring the tach in my 85 Wolfsburg Weekender. It has an 87 dash that I put in...
• Re: Transmission whine
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:13:13 -0400
  ...off the pedal. > > I assume it's the final drive pinion gear (?). If I drive uphill at 70 > > next to a concrete median divider...
• wrecked '86 Wolfsburg?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wood
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 21:00:44 -0700
  I have an 86 Wolfsburg that unfortunately rolled down my driveway into a tree a couple of months ago. The oak tree has a...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:20:56 -0500
  ...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: On Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions and Fish
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 05:49:44 EDT
  ...The 5.Th reason if I may add in the consideration of final drives is Drivability, which is a relative term. If you tow...
• Re: van 'stutters' and runs rich
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:17:40 -0700
  ...Bad chassis > connections at a few critical connections will drive the system crazy. Not > only do you need to check the connections where the...
• Re: 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:28:19 -0700
  ...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: You've got it all figured out....and then this
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:03:49 -0500
  ...Stephen Mobile > On Feb 10, 2024, at 12:49 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > OK, you have finally found a Body Shop...