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• Re: Gear Ratio for Auto Differental?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:45:40 -0400
  ...Anyone know? Bill -----Original Message----- Does anyone know what the gear ratio is for the differential in an automatic? Kathy Jacobs VW Trends Southeast...
• Re: limited slip differential for 2WD Vans
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:34:34 -0700
  On 10/1/05, George Goff <THX0001@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 10/1/05 11:05:16 AM, j.michael.elliott...
• Re: EV Conversion of an '84 Vanagon with Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:31:25 -0700
  ...Lots of room for batteries ! the differential is part of the trans, and to keep from re-engineering the entire drive train ... you just...
• Re: Differential Lock curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:30:49 +0100
  ...My question is > with the differential lock. In its normal unlocked position the "switch" > is pulled out. When pushed in the differential lock is...
• Re: Syncro Operation?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:05:50 -0500
  ...He said that the only time I would lock the differential is if I was >stuck. I own a 4-WD and always lock...
• The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:35:42 -0400
  ...I wanted to check to see if I could tell if ATF was mixing with the differential so I unscrewed the drain plug and...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 20:09:37 -0700
  ...I am familiar with the nature of closed cooling systems, just not with differential equations, which apparently are not necessary anyway when discussing the...
• Re: Rabbit Transmission (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:38:02 -0500
  83 rabbit gti tranny's have self-destructing differential carrier. Deleted circlips lead to spider gear shaft self-machining the inside of the bell...
• Autotrader.com
  Historical mailing list - amanda powell
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 06:25:44 PDT
  ...I clicked on "Autotrader.com" And found this-----------------"1987 Syncro Vanagon 4x4 5speed metallic gray, power lock/windows safari a/c, differential lock, very...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 10:55:35 -0400
  If I've read the posts right the bypass valve is made to bypass at a certain differential pressure in the oil stream. I...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:24:34 -0800
  Fill plug??? on the differential??? Where is this??? >From: David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> > >And take out the fill plug first, so you know...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:12:05 -0500
  ...hole in the drain plug. >> >> That has been my solution for differential fill port access for the >> past 12 years. I discovered this as...
• Re: rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:30:59 -0700
  ...The electrical connection is for the front differential lock sensor. In one of the few cases of VW, not customizing wiring harnesses, all Syncros...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 16" alloys for the vanagon, check this out
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 25 May 2001 22:26:19 +1200
  ...An R&P swap changes the driven gears in the differential (the pinion is located on the end of the gearbox output shaft, and...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:15:52 -0600
  Here is a web site that gives a complete, technical, professional description of doing a differential compression check on an aircraft engine. If you...
• 1987 Synco Weekender probs
  Historical mailing list - Cameron Hunziker
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:25:29 -0700
  I have one of these bad boys, and I think the front differential is going out. In the last 2 weeks it has started...
• Re: missing Syncro differential! WTF?
  Historical mailing list - N E JAZZ 2
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 10:00:09 EST
  this was no joke guys i'm looking for help here you can call my dealer Crowley in Plainville Ct or hendricks auto In...
• Re: GL4/GL5?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:28:31 -0500
  ...It is meant for tractors and lower gear boxes of outboard motors but I put it in both the differential and transmission on our...
• Re: Syncro Front Differential Mount
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 12:11:53 EDT
  Why not buy one new from me for $34 plus shipping? 183 199 381A. The parts CD shows a total of 6 mounts (one...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:45:30 -0000
  ...Of > coarse, the level is constantly changing and you would end up > with a simple > differential equation. > > Is it Friday yet? > > John >
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:44:45 -0700
  LSD = Limited Slip Differential LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote...
• Re: 84 westphalia
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:04:11 -0800
  ...Your question about "posi-traction" is probably about a locking differential. The locking differential is an option on Syncros. I am not an expert...
• Differential lock lock
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:55:03 -0700
  Differential lock has always worked after a few seconds for 20 or 30 tries. Yesterday, inadverdently had the knob out (on) and moved the...
• Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:01:53 -0700
  ...Yes, it would be nice if the differential would completely lock, but I'm just glad this option is available. $1200 is expensive I...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:27:34 -0700
  ...Limited slip differential > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > > > One of the men on this...
• Re: AT burping ATF
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 06:42:46 EST
  ...Checked the one vent that I can see on top of the differential, cannot see the other one. The quantity of this burping is...
• ?Details of Early Syncro Prototype?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 13:19:09 -0500
  ...the 1970s? I am curious on how they arranged the front differential/CVs etc. TIA, Jon Christensen /V\ Membership Coordinator for the ~Certified VW...
• Syncro whine on deceleration???
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:21:31 -0400
  A friend is looking at '87 Syncro which has a whining noise on deceleration, coming from the front differential area. I have heard warnings...
• synchro question
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 18:02:59 -0800
  ...The owner states that the rear differential doesn't lock properly, but the drive shaft has been re-balanced. does this make sense and...
• WTB: Diff Lock Vacuum Parts Actuator Switch Etc.
  Historical mailing list - cz1137
  Sun, 26 May 2002 15:00:45 -0600
  ...I am in need of the vacuum parts required for locking differentials. I need the lines, the blue plastic vacuum actuator as well as...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:26:44 -0600
  ...When I asked about the "not for > hypoid differentials" statement on the site, he said Hypoid > Differentials are not the same as our Hypoid...
• I am having diff lock light problems - help!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:03:27 -0700
  My 1986 Turbo Diesel Syncro Multivan has front and rear differential locks from the factory - both work just fine. The problem is the front...
• auto's and dif locks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 15:04:28 -0600
  ...Geez, I wonder if I could put that into the differential of my mighty automatic? I want it, I want it, I want it...
• Re: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - jeff kennedy
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:16:49 -0700
  ...adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD Hi all! <<Snip>> Can someone point me to a good solution: how much would...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - vanagon teepee
  Sun, 15 May 2005 19:32:18 -0700
  ...is it still > >better to keep the differential unlocked? > > > >What ARE situations where locking the differential makes a big difference.? > > > > > > > The answers to most...
• Starwagen Gets A New Heart!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:17:23 -0700
  ...engine transplant! And the tranny shop is expecting the tranny and differential for that work. Plus a bunch of other things that go with...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 23:15:42 -0500
  ...http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.aspx?R=BK_7001006_0282386404 To do differential testing of cylinders I suspect you'd need a regular...
• Viscous Coupling, when it goes out, what signs.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 11 May 1998 02:12:08 EDT
  ...I'm nervous that my front differential (syncro) is going out. As a test I drove it around in snow, I did see my...
• Re: Differential cost of replacing seals....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:00:05 -0700
  > hmmm... well did the quote include replacement of the ring and pinion... I assume not... > because I understand that they are expensive... Looking back...
• Free limited slip differential. Was: Locking differential..?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:45:42 -0700
  ...Locking differential..? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Received: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 11:22 PM > Don & whoever else cares... > There are Torque Biasing Differentials...
• Re: noisy speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 09:43:05 -0500
  ...Gotta say I love the the torque biasing differential I installed a few years ago. Plowed through 10 inches of snow in my driveway...
• Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 08:16:19 +0200
  ...What I can tell you is, that the differential of the Audi 5k cannot be swap to the other side as there is a...
• 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:40:55 -0400
  ...core burst in 12 months! It also has burst two (metal) differential coolers, flooding coolant into and ruining my transmission. Any ideas what could...
• WTB these vanagon parts ( for 1990 )
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:00:02 -0800
  ...3) Differential Drain Pan Please email me if you have any of these to sell. Cheers! Kevin __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005...
• Re: Limited Slip v. Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:47:22 -0800
  Daryl, What is the ballpark price to retrofit a 2wd differential with a LSD? Parts & Labor Thanks, Blake On 12/26/06, aatransaxle <daryl...
• Diff Lock not going off (86 westy)
  Historical mailing list - john cianci
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 12:55:16 +0000
  ...It appears as though the rear differential won't unlock.&nbsp; I checked the archives and have found some proceedures to troubleshoot the diff...
• 1987 VANAGON SYNCRO GL
  Historical mailing list - Vlach
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 01:34:09 -0500
  We are selling our 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL (w/locking differential), 5spd, 2.1 ltr-water cooled, AM/FM/CASS, seats 7 plus storage...
• Re: Limited-slip for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:19:40 +0200
  Todd Last wrote: > Does anyone know if a limited slip differential can be fitted to the > Vanagon transmission? > I've heard that there is...
• Re: The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 19:02:21 -0400
  ...I wanted to check to see if I could tell > if > > ATF was mixing with the differential so I unscrewed the drain plug and...
• Re: The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:38:15 +0000
  ...That > hex plug is the differential fill hole, and the bottom of the hole is the > correct level when it's full. Draining is...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:18:04 -0400
  ...of pressure. > > -Dana- > Dana, Do you suppose that the 1.5 Bar rating indicates the pressure differential between upstream and downstream of the element...
• part found
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:58:52 -0400
  About two weeks ago I posted asking for the part number for the connector which fits on the circuit board in the differential lock...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:18:32 -0500
  ...Clayman wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a female type nut in my differential fill hole for my 87 a/t 2.1. >> Anybody know what...
• Re: Need to find an Auto tranny overhaul kit.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 07:22:02 -0500
  ...You may need to go elsewhere for the differential seals as these kits often have the wrong ones for the Vanagon. Also get the...
• Re: [Syncro] Front differential rubber bushing part needed
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:37:38 -1000
  > I replaced by Syncro's VC Sunday and Monday. It has made a phenomenal > improvement in how it drives.< Sam... replaced my vc not...
• Re: Transmission question
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:58:15 -0500
  ...this subject and try to > educate myself. > > I believed that a differential will give power to the rear wheels equally, > and that whichever wheel...
• Re: syncro locking differential stuck on!
  Historical mailing list - mike g.
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:55:11 -0700
  ...that in my 87 vanagon syncro gl > that the rear locking differential lock was stuck on, i only noticed a few > miles from school...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues - Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:43:22 -0400
  ...Max differential between the highest and lowest readings should be 10%; so 135psi X 10% = 13.5psi as the max allowable difference between the...
• Final Drive from 80 vanagon automatic FS
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 14:23:36 -0500
  In my garage is a final drive (basically a differential) for an 80 vanagon with automatic transmission. It actually belongs to another listmember, but...
• Re: Quaife Differentials-Spam free!
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:53:33 -0800
  Do I get this right? Is there a posi/ locker available for those of us who own 2wd vans, but wanna pretend to be...