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• Re: Four Speed Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 03:07:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...As far as I know, all Syncros worldwide used the same trans, but with a few variations in gear ratios and/or final drives...
• Re: Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:25:04 -0400
  ...When I finally found a good shop, the boss there found that the o-ring around the governor opening was broken. The new o...
• Re: Vanagon Down in Clinton,Oklahoma
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 11:22:29 -0400
  ...cylinder on the left side of the vehicle, forward toward the driver, > > is the one that blew the piston. Symptoms were massive white smoke...
• Re: Curtain hold-downs
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:44:08 -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 FI System Pro Training Manual PDF
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:33:59 -0400
  ...net> wrote: > > > At last!!! > > > > > > With Unca Joel's encouragement it's finally here!!!! > > > > > > This manual is now in PDF format and is available to...
• Re: trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Sun, 14 May 2006 21:56:29 -0500
  I have watched this thread and it finally go to the point that I wanted it to get to. The point being that it...
• Fw: Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:13:23 -0400
  ...air taken into the engine on a >>> single intake stroke? >>> >>> And finally - anyone have any opinions on this concept......"Improved >>> vaporization of fuel will...
• Re: Fix - Gutter trim stripping off
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:10:56 -0600
  After screwing around several times w/ 3 of my 4 corners of gutter trim peeling back, I finally solved it w/ a tiny bit...
• Re: Ooh look, we can get PopTopHeaven vans on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:06:32 -0500
  Have a look at he pic of the driver's side --- looks to me like they painted over the typical rust on the rocker...
• Clunky CV on 87 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 15:23:15 -0800
  ...then let it thawk the underside right about when the front final drive is. It started making this noise a week or two after...
• Re: Longevity tips (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 19:52:17 EST
  ...Take the van out for a 30 minute drive when the snow takes a holiday (unless you are someplace where it doesn't). Finally...
• Only other Vanagon owners understand the humor in this . . .
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:06:29 -0500
  ...She walks around the van again and finally after her second time around, stops and lifts the electrical cover on the driver side. After...
• Re: Off for 2 Months in Italy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:31:25 -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...
• Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Mon, 18 Aug 97 16:16:48 -0500
  ...I love it and can=B9t = stop grinning when I drive it. I even wave to other VW Transporter = owners when I see them...
• Why rear brakes are evil, and how to make them good.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:06:41 -0400
  Rear brakes on a Vanagon have probably driven me more crazy than any other part of the van. You can put all new brake...
• Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:25:45 -0700
  ...But hey, glad to hear the thinner one worked for you, as (due to screw ups by me) that is the one I finally...
• Re: 3 bolts aint enough!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:22:02 -0400
  are you having this problem even though you are using the special serrated washers? jonathan On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, dylan friedman wrote: > Drive...
• Got the single cab, yeah
  Historical mailing list
  25 Mar 96 24:54
  hi all, I finally went down to London and picked up the '61 single cab on Saturday. It was a 3 hour train journey...
• Adventurwagon and Syncro info needed!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 25 May 1999 13:42:25 MDT
  ...model achieve? 6. (Finally!) What reasonable/simple mechanical checks can I perform to verify the Syncro drivetrain (VC and diff. lock?) is operational(other...
• Finally, an auxiliary battery fits the 2nd, aux batt compartment: Hawker Odyssey PC 925 MJT
  Historical mailing list - vw_traveler
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:08:48 -0400
  After extensive research on the Internet, I found a battery that will fit in the aux batt compartment under driver's seat, WITHOUT modifying...
• Re: '90 Carat, camper-to-be
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:14:50 -0400
  ...Primary battery, positive POST for all primary positive leads, and the Fossgate amp. > > Under the driver's seat: Secondary battery to a shut-off...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:21:52 -0700
  ...The cam, rods timing all control the final hp and torque output. So though your 2.1 WBX may be rated at 95 hp...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 23:31:12 -0400
  ...After the initial rebuild (really I just got a broken starter back) I've now replaced the solenoid, final drive assembly and a bushing...
• Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:20:56 -0700
  ...after deciding to change my upper control arm bushings, I > finally looked up the job in my Haynes manual, to find THIS under the...
• Re: My Weekend On Skyline Drive, Virginia
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:37:58 -0400
  ...Have you ever anticipated doing something for so long, then when you finally get to do it, it falls short of expectations? That wasn...
• Woody's stumbling, carpets for 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:02:22 -0500
  ...good. Still, the engine stumbled, sometimes badly, at specific RPM levels. Finally, yesterday, I think we came up with the culprit: It seems to...
• Re: It's not moving...UGH!!!
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:59:43 EDT
  ...You'll need this to measure the space between the tranny and final drive to determine the thickness of a spacer. This is outlined...
• Re: 16" tires? Long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:39:56 -0700
  ...tire, to see if I can > >> get along with a taller final drive. I'm thinking this way... > Currently, I > >> cruise flat ground at...
• Re: 86' Syncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 19:02:55 -0800
  ...I had trouble getting the van to run, but was finally able to get it going so I could drive it around. It ended...
• Re: New Weddle 5 Speed Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:01:33 -0700
  What's nice about the 5sp, and dropping the final drive ratio slightly, is 4th gear now has one going about 53 - 55mph at...
• Re: Towing a Syncro, final Q?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 21:48:21 -0700
  ...tow truck, front up high, wheels spinning freely in the breeze, > driven by the viscous coupling? Just a thought for those little > emergencies. tim...
• Re: Westy Sink Pump Inop
  Historical mailing list - KEITH PIKE
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 17:16:21 -0230
  ...Westy Sink Pump Inop > Hey volks, Well, after a year of not having my van running, I've finally got > it going (with the...
• Re: '90 Vanagon with bad auto trans... what am I getting into?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:19:38 -0500
  I would suspect the final drive. It is not likey that the torque converter would fail in a way the van will not move...
• Re: Fixed What w/What?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:35:00 -0700
  ...we finally reached an area we could get a trailer to. many many beer can and bailing twime fixes in my years of driving...
• Re: NEW ENGLAND TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:08:54 -0800
  ...People in New England drive > with the windows down. > 32 F: Distilled water freezes. Maine's Moose Head Lake's water gets > thicker. > 20...
• Re: bad shock?tire ovals
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:00 +0000
  ...I replaced the stock shocks and took a 3,000 mile drive to and around FLA,. When I was returning I noticed the faster...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 04:26:53 -0500
  ...The motor kinda feels like it is bogged down and then finally starts to get some power once you get rolling. 2. When the...
• Re: 1.9 GL - Rad fan frequent running
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:10:04 -0700
  ...I have tried it in 2 different Vanagons and both times removed and finally discarded it. If you look in the Bentley, page 19...
• Re: Annoying sirius DJ's-Does XM have them too? NVC
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Mon, 24 May 2004 09:26:23 -0500
  ...sailed in (well, OK, was rescued from the boneyard) to the driveway here next to Billy Bones. A bit uncomfortable he was that ole...
• Update on Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 17:00:42 -0400
  ...And I still don't have a van to drive. Haven't driven it, > > really, in three months. I can't keep doing this...
• Re: Syncro tranny whine
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 16 May 1998 11:44:24 -0700
  ...Seems to me to limit it to final drive > components. Any thoughts? > Thanks > Mark Rokus
• Re: Alternator parts sources
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:47:14 -0800
  ...I have three alternators - 4 including the one on my daily driver (it works) and those three are dead. They turn freely, excess play...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:38:01 -0600
  ...in the winter and when ever the van was driven in the rain, I finally got out the squirt bottle after various suggestions from...
• Re: Top speed of a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 14:57:33 -0500
  ...let her drive the Van any more unless she is making major > contributions to an engine rebuild fund... > > Given that Final drive ratio is...
• Re: Which Vanagon to get?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:47:06 -1000
  ...did 0-60 in 28 seconds flat! he finally got rid of it cuz he couldn't get it up to speed on the...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:39:30 -0600
  ...We finally got the exhaust put back on without any leaks :) Now we have a knock in the engine near cylinder #2. We took...
• Re: DOT5 fluid (Was: 68-79 rear brake parts info)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 06:46:03 -0800
  ...Something > I've found finally working as a "rocket scientist" is that some > O-ring and seal formulations work with silicone based fluids, others...
• Syncro shift problem
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 01:30:22 -0700
  ...I figured it to be a coupler on the rods underneath, and finally had to drive home (about 3 miles) in 2nd speed, because...
• Re: air-cooled vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:45:15 -0700
  ...I finally had to kick back , drive slow and look at the people being pulled over for speeding when I passed them. I don...
• Re: What Oil for Manual Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:25:08 -0800
  ...the oil out of the transmission (a quantity remains in the final drive housing, which has no drain plug). So, maybe someone on the...
• Re: Power Widow Motor
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:02:57 -0800
  ...A couple of weeks > went by and I finally was able to pick it up. > > This is where it gets weird. When I got...
• Re: my new 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:35:40 -0800
  ...the side windows? anyone ever do that to their van? and finally how do I know what "model" my vanagon is? The vanagon.com...
• Re: Grind down! replacing antenna ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:44:25 -0700
  ...When it was finally flat it still wouldn't fit, and it was then that I figured out the some would have to come...
• Re: 89Westy sink/pump elect problem
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:04:18 -0700
  Look for a small plastic box on the pillar (B) behind the drivers seat. Two fuses inside. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schiesser" <schiesserm@YAHOO...
• Re: Good running 2.1L available soon (Victoria, BC)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 18:24:00 -0800
  ...If you're looking for a cheap > replacement engine and/or trans, with the option to drive it before you buy, > now is your...
• Re: 500 miles per gallon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:33:29 -0500
  ...I hate these prices today, but I would rather they stay high to provide the drive and incentive to get off of dependency on...
• Re: what is under the passengers feet? (subwoofer mounting)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 18:11:18 -0500
  ...what is under the passengers feet? (subwoofer mounting) > Volks, > After much thought and many hours of crappy sounding music, I've > finally purchased a...
• Re: Questions and thanks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:35:41 -0600
  The Bentley manual is an essential tool for the Vanagon owner, just like a set of wrenches and screw drivers. While it does have...
• Re: A/T governor R/R - necessary to drain ATF first?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Nov 2017 03:34:00 +0000
  ...When it goes ATF goes into the final drive. It can be serviced with the trans in place. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Ronals, Michelins, and Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:36:47 -0700
  Hi List, After several years of hard searching and missed chances, I finally got a set of Ronal R9's last month. They're...