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• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:42 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission, WTF? >>> >>> >>>> Hi Marc: >>>> >>>> I had my transmission rebuild recently by German transaxle, who also >>>> installed the Peloquin limited slip or �torque biasing...
• Re: Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:56:09 -0700
  ...Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted I believe my 1984 automatic transmission cooler has failed since I have fluid coming out my fill tube and...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:06:47 -0800
  ...So yeah, it's actually a "semi-automatic" transmission system! Kinda like the old auto-stick in some beetles, only it's a simplified...
• transmission (automatic) pan seal leak problem
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:37:55 +0000
  Hi Volks, Having problems with that transmission pan seal, I replaced it. Cleaned it up , had a hard time getting it to stay in...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:12:55 -0700
  It would probably be worth the time to pull the valve body and take a look at it first. Cya, Robert
• Automatic or Standard
  Historical mailing list - Lee Schelin
  Thu, 6 May 1999 23:01:42 -0700
  All of our VW Vans have had standard transmissions. Is the late Vanagon Auto trans dependable? Lee... 86 Vanagon GL 47 Ford Tudor
• Torque converter help
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:33:42 -0400
  Would appreciate any hints and help about putting the torque converter back on my automatic transmission. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger
• Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:59:15 -0700
  --snip-- >I guess they must deal with a lot of "marginal" installers. You mean the guys working for them? Cya, Robert
• 84 Vanagon GL for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:16:55 EDT
  We have an 84 GL for sale. The automatic transmission will not shift into any forward gears. Make an offer. Rico
• Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:27:02 -0800
  ...So, who the heck designs an automatic transmission that, when the pedal is to the floor, kicks down to 2nd at 45 and back...
• engine swap with automatic tranny
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 21:01:01 -0600
  ...What are the options while maintaining the Vanagon automatic transmission. I like the automatic, but with the 1.9, it's pretty anemic in...
• Re: Can Jetta auto transmissions be used on some Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 08:59:47 -0600
  I was told that the Audi / VW automatics are similar but that the Jetta/Golf automatics weren't heavy duty enough for the Vanagon...
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:19:35 -0700
  ...But there's just something about running an automatic transmission > > for long periods in lower gears that worries me. Maybe it's because the...
• Re: Syncro's Transmission....
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:33:45 -0500
  ...Syncro's Transmission.... >Can Syncros come with an Automatic transmission? ... >Any rate, on page 194 the author talks about Syncros. He prints: "In 1986...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:50:49 -0800
  ...better, but they are better than that. > 2) EVC - Automatic transmission ONLY. Vanagon - manual > transmission. For me and camping/driving in the mountains, > or...
• Re: Someone on the list prank calling me?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:47:31 -0500
  ...engine and Automatic Transmission! He wanted to replace the > "unreliable" 5 cylinder with an ABA 4 cylinder and the automatic > transmission with a manual.
• Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:56:56 -0700
  ...Which is easier, both together or separately (automatic transmission)? I'll disconnect everything before removing either, including the torque converter. I have multiple floor...
• Re: Fuel Economy, Help!
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Thu, 7 May 1998 15:51:03 -0700
  ...inadvertently popped the shifter TOO FAR and ended up jerking the automatic transmission to a halt by going into reverse while the car was...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:24:00 -0500
  ...Automatic transmission Issue 1991 2.1 WBX, automatic transmission, 335,000 miles, transmission overhauled at 220,000 miles. All stock. On this last trip...
• Looking for good used flex plate for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:12:37 -0500
  ...This is the plate goes between the engine and the torque converter on an automatic transmission Vanagon. If you have one, please pmail me...
• Auto tranny slipping
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:24:54 -0700
  ...Something needs to be tightened or something (all I know about automatic transmission noise like this I learned in 1966 from a Peter, Paul...
• '80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rick Merrill
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 17:10:23 -0800
  ...gasheater, good interior, automatic transmission, rebuilt engine, 120kmi. Any offers or interested parties? Rick Merrill Bolton MA 01740 --------------1C8158E5450B--
• Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 25 May 2012 19:48:08 -0500
  ...A key point for me in this decision is going to revolve around the manual vs the automatic transmission. Somewhere down the road I...
• FS: vanagon engines and transmissions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:53:31 EDT
  ...of them) 4spd manual waterboxer vanagon transmissions (2) automatic waterboxer vanagon transmissions (3) 4spd manual aircooled vanagon transmissions (2) plus other engine acessories, fuel...
• Re: Subie swap curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 4 May 2013 18:23:40 -0600
  ...I >> have approximately 90,000 miles on my 2.2L Subaru conversion, and it is >> using the stock Vanagon automatic transmission cooler with the...
• Info. on 91 Vanagon/Multi
  Historical mailing list - Patty & Pat Nowlin/Guyn
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:15:11 -0700
  ...What are listees experiences with automatic transmission?? Any other information or tidbits on this type of VW greatly appreciated. Cheers, Patty
• Replace a differential?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 23:54:33 -0500
  Is it possible to replace the differential in a Westy with automatic transmission without replacing the tranny? A guy I met did a silly...
• Re: auto trans cost?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:55:04 -0500
  ...for manual > transmissions. > Does he ever do automatics? And can automatic transmissions be > improved upon > in any way? I love my automatic transmimssion. What...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:09:09 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission advice needed > > | > > |I just bought a 90 GL Vanagon that has a strange transmission problem > > |(at least I haven't run into...
• Vanagon automatic transmission second gear band pictures
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?rogersisler=32=30=30=30_=28via_Flickr=29?=
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:05:15 +0000
  Hi, The second gear band is the only adjustment to the automatic transmission. Best to click on the logo, and then manually click on...
• Starter Trade
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:03:55 -0500
  I need to trade a good Aircooled 2000cc Automatic Transmission Starter for a starter for a Aircooled 2000cc Manual transmission starter. Anybody out there...
• Transmission cooler for 86 automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:22:33 -0800
  I would like to know if there is a possibility of adding a transmission cooler for an 86 Vanagon. My friend pulls a light...
• Tranny transit request
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:48:13 -0400
  Hi Volks, I need to get an automatic transmission brought up to Buses Of The Corn. It's currently in CT, but the present...
• Re: A throttle puzzle Pictures of Insatll on Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:40:41 -0700
  There was a lot of discussion yeaterday on how to install the Audiovox CCS 100 cruise control when you have an automatic transmission. Here...
• Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:23:18 -0800
  Sorry, but I had a 850 Sportswagon with a manual transmission. On Feb 13, 2010, at 5:09 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date...
• Re: Flat Towing Vanagon Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 12 May 2002 22:32:13 -0700
  ...Flat Towing Vanagon Automatic > I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this method, but you can always remove > the axle shafts. Your transmission won...
• Need Trans Specs?
  Historical mailing list - Will
  Tue, 27 May 2003 07:49:53 -0400
  Need clearance specification help for 88 Vanagon Automatic! Hi All, I'm in the process of rebuilding my 88 Vanagon 3 speed automatic transmission...
• Automaic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - LC
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:06:46 -0500
  Anyone in the Toronto area has a used automatic transmission for an 87 vanagon? Mine died and rebuilding it will cost too much. Or...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Aug 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1020)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 08:39:04 EDT
  ...automatic transmission > >Has anyone ever owned a vanagon with automatic transmission? If you were >looking at buying a westy and everything about it seemed...
• engines and transmissions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:52:08 EDT
  for sale: 2.0L aircooled engine, 4 speed aircooled vanagon trans, 1.9L waterboxer engine, waterboxer automatic trans. chris allentown, pa [text/html]
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:12:45 -0600
  ...help with manual transmissions than Auto transmissions. > > I am looking for opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of automatic > transmissions in a Westy. > > Thanks...
• Starter and Automatic Transmission Probelms
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:41:13 -0700
  I have a 1982 Vanagon with automatic transmission. I drove it into work last week and everything seemed fine. I went to start it...
• Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:47:22 -0400
  ...Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up... At 10:01 AM 4/19/2005, you wrote: >high ATF level and the symptoms you describe...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:13:14 -0700
  ...infact, i have two sets of automatic > transmission > drive axles i'll sell cheeper than you could believe!), would i be able to > successfully...
• Re: Automatic to 4 speed conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:15:50 EDT
  ...ive never had a automatic vanagon that gave me any transmission troubles. if i were you id get another auto or rebuild yours. just...
• Re: Transmission cooler for 86 automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:23:40 EST
  Hey Karl, The 86 Vanagon ( and I think all the wbx automatics) have a tranny fluid to engine coolant intercooler already installed at the...
• Manual to Auto Tranny Swap?
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Sat, 2 May 1998 21:12:54 EDT
  ...I have an engine I am rebuilding but I was wondering if anyone had ever put an automatic transmission in a Vanagon that originally...
• Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:49:39 -0400
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/TransmissionFail# <http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/TransmissionFail> Also; can someone with an automatic tranny check the fluid level when...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:59:46 -0400
  ...Previous "filled for life" transmissions have often turned out to have fairly short lives. ;) Fortunately on an automatic you can often change the fluid...
• FW: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:27:54 -0500
  ...Automatic transmission Issue 1991 2.1 WBX, automatic transmission, 335,000 miles, transmission overhauled at 220,000 miles. All stock. On this last trip...
• Re: Cool Notify found 10 vehicles.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:04:29 -0500 (CDT)
  I'm guessing the the default in the web page table is "Automatic Transmission". As these folks fill out their ad they don't...
• Re: Transmission Oil Cooler Leaking - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:17:52 -0400
  I have this same model on my 88 automatic and it works great. Rob NY On Apr 16, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Roger...
• auto trans to manual question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:37:43 EST
  ...have a friend who is installing a Porsche C2 transmission in to an automatic transmission Vanagon. He just needs to set it up like...
• Re: Automatic transmission, W-T-heck?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:46:55 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission, ...? > > �RE: �Vanagons and mountain passes and automatics > I've climbed quite a few mountain passes in a Westy, both stick and auto...
• FS: 1982 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  27 Jun 1995 17:08:26 GMT
  ...Automatic transmission. 103,000 miles. $2000 obo. Ph: (713) 523 7396. email: ktimms@bcm.tmc.edu
• Final Drive for 80 vw auto trans same as 85?
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:19:47 -0400
  Will the final drive from a 1980 automatic transmission vanagon fit an 85? Any help is much appreciated. Bill
• Can Jetta auto transmissions be used on some Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 07:12:44 -0600
  Someone mentioned to me that the newer (90's) or so Vanagon can use part of the Jetta automatic transmissioins?
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:56:50 -0500
  You're right Ben, that's explained here: http://my.tbaytel.net/guskers/trans.htm BTW, it's scanned and published with KEP's...
• Re: 93 Eurovan Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 28 May 1999 01:29:40 EDT
  ...Basically the 97 and newer Eurovan VR6s have great automatics. You shouldn't have anything to worry about. See ya,Michael.
• Re: Do I need a new Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 23:38:21 -0400
  ...Do I need a new Transmission? > Hi, > > I have a 1985 Automatic Transmission Vanagon. This thing has NO power! > Even a moderately sized hill...