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• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 09:27:23 -0700
  ...I notice it mostly at steady > speeds. > I have chalked it up to wear / play in the final drive (ring and > pinion). I > had...
• Re: Inspection time again - exhaust system blues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:32:53 -0400
  ...it yet but it sounds like it's coming from the driver's side front.� Everything under there is rusted and nasty-looking so...
• Engine RPM (Re: Squeaky brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Fri, 9 Feb 96 09:32:12 EST
  ...if you the know the ratios for each gear and the final drive. These are listed in the Bentley manual (unfortunately my copy is...
• Re: demographics
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 13:31:49 -0400
  ...I'm divorced (my ex never did like a driveway full of VW's...) with 2 kids in college. REALLY looking forward to having...
• Re: Gasoline Smell
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:12:00 -0600
  ...driver side, but definitely two on the pass. side); they tend to age. Also the plastic fitting that fits into them may crack. Finally...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:59:30 -0700
  ...confused with the angled pan with a humped bottom on the final drive assembly) held on with bolts all around the edge. Drain the...
• Re: Update, looking for Automatic transmission for 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:12:35 -0800
  ...The late Bus and early Vanagon used the NG auto trans with a Z torque converter, no tranny cooler, and the same final drive...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 6 Jan 2015 12:50:56 -0600
  Dave, The biggest selling point for me on the Webasto is that its gasoline driven. Meaning at any given time I can get fuel...
• Fwd: Driver's Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 23:05:40 -0400
  ...Drivers Side Door Latch Removal w/ Door Closed? > > I have been battling the door lock on my 84 Westy for months now & have not...
• Re: Update on Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:05:57 -0700
  ...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: any EuroVans out there? (and prob. to watch for)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff DeLeeuw
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 15:08:15 -0800
  ...Is the piston slp=20 problem a drive train thing that would give me extra time or is it only=20 under the 24...
• Re: triple square axle bolts information for newbie
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:05:39 -0800
  ...Came time to swap out my drive axles, as they had started to make noise and I am (like many) restoring a unknown condition...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:56:14 -0800
  ...inflated spare and lost a little power on hills as the final drive ration has changed but it was worth it to me. I...
• correction re: my 'new' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:46:57 -0400
  ...My westy has a second battery under the driver's seat, but I'd like to know more about it besides knowing that "it...
• Re: Ground isolater for speaker wire
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:56:11 -0700
  ...It finally took a meter to figure out what was going on. > > Kent Tunks -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia '65 MGB (Driven since...
• Re: balky automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 16:48:15 -0800
  ...shift into second until she has driven at 10 MPH for five minutes or more. Then, finally, it thunks into second and functions normally...
• Re: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 07:01:26 -0500
  John Rodgers wrote: > I finally got my engine idle, and idle stabilizer valve to co-operate > and can now run my airconditioner with the...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANS'
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:44:42 -0500
  ...Scary thought! Gary Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: >I've got one installed. >As delivered the final drive is the same as the...
• rust removal with a battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 13:39:18 -0500
  ...This report is the result of several hours of playing with rusted Bradley parts in my driveway (my neighbors are really patient people). Conclusion...
• Re: Annual Dometic Adventures
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 13 May 2005 16:33:21 -0600
  ...After finally getting it > started, it now goes out as soon as I drive the Vanagon anyplace. Last > time this was happening, I took...
• Re: Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Fri, 20 May 2005 21:01:19 -0400
  On Fri, 20 May 2005 10:26:09 -0700, james@icebox500.com <icebox500@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Lots and lots of great info here. I...
• Re: Exhaust brackets and muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 15 May 2006 16:16:31 -0400
  ...My muffler strap finally RUSTED apart a couple of years ago and the replacement is doing fine. When I got my '85 all the...
• Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:55:10 -0400
  ...of really bad > Vanagon-related wedding presents! > > And hey, it's finally Fryeday, so I don't have to worry about how > off-topic...
• Fwd: age of listees?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:16:25 -0500
  ...Perhaps I will > have a few years left to enjoy my bus after finally solving all of its > electrical issues... > > My family owned VWs...
• Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1-Old Volks Home
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 07:44:44 -0500
  ...Really, it runs so well it has me scared! I've driven mostly Bays, and a few years ago I had another '84 (1...
• Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 18 May 2007 20:42:24 -0400
  ...While the driver is there, you offer him a fin to load the carcass on the trailer. Bada Bing! On 5/18/07, Max...
• Re: Garage near Palo Alto: in RWC, Fred's vs. the BUGgie Works
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Tue, 16 May 1995 00:05:46 -0700
  ...94, I bought the Westy from him, but didn't drive it much. Finally, a month or so ago, its abnormal lack of pep...
• MUST sell '89 Carat, '84 wolfy w/ 78k mi ..prices reduced
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 18:37:29 EST
  ...the shop (got new cv's, ball joints, complete tranny and final drive change to synthetic,and a ton of other stuff (you can...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:42:30 -0800
  ...mcneely > > ---- Gregg Carlen <gregg.carlen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Hey list, >> >> I finally got my new (to me) van earlier this week. Picked up a...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:00:48 -0800
  Hey Walter, that's darn clever using beep mode on your ohm meter so you could test switch function from the driver's seat...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:08:27 -0700
  ...Mine had none, so I ordered some. > > I went for a 55 mile drive. About 10 miles were in city traffic the rest was...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: � Vanagon List. List CD $$$$]
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 10:36:50 -0500
  ...John Rodgers '85GL Driver in Alabama -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- Date: Wednesday, 08-Apr-98 10:40 PM From: Ray Hunnam \ Internet: (hunnam@pnc...
• Re: still looking for the person parting out Vanagon in Huntington beach ca
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 14:27:30 -0700
  ...would like to get the air ducts that are on the driver and passenger doors down low toward the rear Just noticed that my...
• Re: Heater core and fan
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 12:58:57 -0500
  ...Not saying it's the right thing to do but > I relocated mine up near the driver side headlight for > some years now. Still...
• exhaust head stud welded! to exhaust header flange
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:39:40 -0800
  ...Several days, and deep breaths later, I am finally ready to ask for advice again from anyone who has a suggestion. The upper stud...
• Re: <syncro/all> hesitation/miss after fording?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:09:49 -0400
  ...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: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 23:00:31 -0500
  ...BEWARE, all you single dudes!!! Ex-married women WILL not believe anything you tell them!!! DRIVE your VW Vans around all you want. ANY...
• Update: vibration source found, Syncro 1.9 TD (also found a few more ponies!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:52:53 -0400
  I have finally found the causes of my vibrations in my Westy Syncro TD. Originally the vibes came on strongest at around 3000 rpm...
• Aux. Battery Pondering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Thu, 24 May 2001 13:52:55 GMT
  ...I finally picked up a Westy. Got a GREAT deal on an '86 Wolfsburg Weekender with 97000 miles. Made an interesting discovery soon after...
• Re: water tank draining and sanitizing
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 10:14:07 -0800
  ...even drive the bus a bit to get a good slosh going. Empty the tank by > pumping it through the system. Finally, fill and...
• Re: EBAY Scams.....is this another example?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 22:44:57 -0500
  ...Auction finally ends and time passes (I'm not >watching the item) and I get this pmail saying that the item didn't sell...
• Selling my Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:48:55 -0400
  ...The biggest issue with the van is that it is currently not really a "syncro." A year and a half ago the transmission finally...
• Re: 82 air cooled running rough
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:08:46 -0600
  Since the repair facility had the sheet metal off the driver side to replace the seals I'd suggest that you check their work...
• Re: CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:02:29 -0700
  ...Seems this should be obvious................but .............. 'Fry to drive as FAR AWAY from all vehicles as possible, in all directions, front, rear, alongside " - like...
• Coolant leak followed by the ox sensor and altenator lights glowing.
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:26:51 EDT
  ...After a hike a beautiful drive into Woodstock on NY Route 16...a killer mountain road giving the breaks a real good workout. Today...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:30:15 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I chased several issues before finally fixing the "highway > whistle" on my > > driver's door. It turned out that the...
• Re: 500 miles per gallon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:17 -0400
  ...The new battery I have been whining about for the last couple of years is finally in the pipeline as well. I recently read...
• Re: Diving right in...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 11:45:06 -0700 (MST)
  ...You will need about 32 feet in order to do the entire canopy including non-popup portion over driver and passenger seats. It took...
• Re: Vanagon Transmission/Transaxle? (No gun content)
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 18:56:01 -0500
  ...The seal between the > auto trans and final drive/transaxle been replaced twice previously. Now > once again I have excess oil level in the...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:50:15 -0700
  ...After many failures to start and begging pushes or tows from big SUVs, and messing with the cold start valve, I finally figured out...
• Re: Dr. Z - (vague volkswagen content)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:43:59 -0700
  With the South African factory having finally stopped producing the Vanagon, you may have a case in getting the tooling sent to the Americas...
• Re: Tranny rebuild/82 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:52:20 -0700
  ...I don't take it on highway that much, > except a few drives down to NYC (400 miles) and one round trip to Nova...
• V6anagon Trip: Day 1 (continued) /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Dec 1995 18:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...pronounced than any I have ever driven, including my old '69 with the Weber. Everyone is finally sacked out by about 3:30 AM...
• Re: You are kidding, right? Re: DIESEL is............
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 20 May 1998 01:28:10 -0400
  ...Sometimes its extra work, but is sure satisfing when things finally come together. BTW, I do drive a oil burner bunny and I love...
• Luggage Rack Seal, Wind Noise and Solution
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:28:06 EDT
  ...This weekend, I finally got around to installing them after finding the box in the garage during a wifely enforced cleanup. The seal on...
• VW Trends and Eurospec
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:23:25 EST
  ...Besides, these guys are used to driving hopped up Bugs and Golfs, so they really aren't Vanagon drivers anyway (anything that doesn't...
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:45:43 -0500
  ...Starter back again, but I insisted they replace final drive. They do > so, $150. Starter works fine but.... > > Starter seems to be cranking engine...
• Re: Freeze 12 Update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 22:15:20 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Maggie Dew wrote: > I searched for a few weeks and couldn't find a shop who would deal...
• Re: Drove My Vanagon Today-All Is Not Well
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:36:55 -0800
  ...On 12/16/06 3:10 PM, "Jeff Stewart" <fonman4277@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Finally got tags for my '84 Vanagon today from the Virginia...
• Re: Fun Bus Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:13:59 -0500
  ...like hard to tell what all parts are worn, and there are quite a large number of parts, all wear items, in the drivetrain...