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• Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:13:37 -0700
  Hey volks, At one point did 'they' include brake fluid flushes in Preventative Maintenance? For some reason, I never heard tell of such a...
• Re: Redline fluid source?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 16:14:43 -0700
  ...Redline fluid source? > > > OK OK I'm convinced.. > > I am looking to order the Redline manual and auto > tranny fluid on line. I've...
• Re: Pedal to the metal (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:37:16 -0800
  ...if it got cold last night, get the brake fluid replaced with fresh fluid. sometimes dirty fluid can get trapped between the clutch master...
• How To: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:57:24 -0500
  ...That keeps you from getting so much fluid every where and negates the need to drain or siphon brake fluid out of the reservoir...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:18:54 -0800
  ...Second problem - the pump that should put out wiper fluid makes noises but no fluid comes out.� (I just poured a bunch in, so...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 4 May 2018 11:37:24 -0700
  IIRC (but check the owner's manual), the correct brake fluid for the Vanagon is DOT 3. It matters, because they have different volatility...
• Re: ATF vs PS Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:57:10 -0500
  ...Looked at Bentley and > says add ATF fluid. Is this still correct? Can I top off with the PS fluid > I purchased? > Stupid Michael...
• Re: Please don't mix used brake fluid and used oil
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 May 95 21:00:47 CDT
  On Thu, 4 May 95 18:23:21 CDT William Abbott said: > Unka Joel heard that one can just pour used brake fluid and...
• Re: Gravity Bleed Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:59:07 -0700
  ...Filled MC reservoir with proper brake fluid. Opened RR bleeder, attached hose/receptacle. Repeated at LR, RF, LF. Removed MC reservoir cap. Kept fluid...
• Re: frozen clutch or fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:24:02 -0800
  ...Look at the return spring on your clutch pedal for hydraulic fluid, then at the slave cylinder.... bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 12:53:00 -0700
  Chuck, Your suggestion about using a garden sprayer to put fluid into the Vanagon's automatic transmission is excellent, and the approach I will...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 08:52:42 -0500
  ...For filling the brake fluid reservoir I poke a small hole in the cap of the brake fluid bottle This allows you to turn...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding- Simple LOW cost Method
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 10:33:19 EST
  ...Put one end of the hose on the bleeder and the other end in the jar, pour about an inch of clean brake fluid...
• Re: Help!! auto trans woes
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:38:05 -0800
  ...The synthetic fluid may have "dissolved or otherwise put into solution" a bunch of sludge from the internals of your transmission. In addition, the...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 12:37:56 -0800
  ...I noticed that after I put in some fluid -- more than a liter -- fluid started dripping off the reservoir bottle on the underside of...
• Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:35:19 -0700
  ...isn't there to 'cool' the fluid so much as it's there to bring the fluid up to operating temps and keep it...
• RE: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 17:37:11 EST
  Cardassians raiding Earth for its precious brake fluid? Seconding a previous response I would say sniff your carpeting and floor boards, and/or look...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 15:11:58 -0400
  the brake pedal going soft was from WATER boiling in the brake fluid and the sticking cliper also. CHANGE THE BRAKE FLUID NOW! if...
• Where can I buy Redline synthetic manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:26:48 -0500
  I bought this online before and am hoping that one of our list vendors will have the proper fluid for a manual transmission 1990...
• RedLine
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 21:42:57 -0600
  ...I'm going to be changing the transmission fluid and front differential fluid - the same as a 2WD? MTL for both? Thanks - AB
• Re: Tranny fluid top-up/replacement.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 07:59:10 -0700
  Speaking of which, anyone have a preferred place to get Redline products online? > Also, if you are draining the old fluid, you can try...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:24:21 -0500
  ...The clutch and brakes share a reservoir, but the clutch takes off it's fluid higher up in the system, so low fluid shows...
• Re: DOT5 fluid (Was: 68-79 rear brake parts info)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 06:46:03 -0800
  ...Apparently the DOT 5 doesn't contain the paint eating > > Methyl methanol that your typical brake fluid has. > > > > If Hoover reccs silicone fluid, he...
• Re: Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:56:09 -0700
  Are you sure there is coolant mixed with the tranny fluid coming out of the fill tube? There are other reasons why fluid might...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product& Blinker Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:35:51 +0000
  ...As for blinker fluid, I've only had one vehicle that used it, a '99 Chevy Astro. When it came time to change it...
• Re: 15" wheels & brake fluid leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 20:39:38 -0600
  [brake fluid leak question] > >Another thing came up during our trip - our Brake Warning light came on >when we were on the windy Highway...
• Winshield washers -- first use since buying 1984 Vanagon in 1997
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:54:48 -0400
  ...However, it takes about three seconds for the fluid to get to the jets. Once I stop the washing process, all the fluid in...
• Auto trans problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:46:57 -0800
  Are you following the proper procedure for checking the fluid level? You only check the level with the van running and with the transmission...
• Replacing Engine System Fluids
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:32:23 -0800
  ...What is the wisdom of the list re *when/how often* to change fluids? Thanks volks, Phaedra
• Re: refilling tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:05:18 EST
  ...spot to refill some of the transmission fluid? > When I replaced my reverse light switch, some fluid drained out. > Not much, but Id like...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 18 Jan 95 14:38:12 PST
  > David "Sherlock" Carment enquires; > Several weeks ago, I posted a message about how the brake fluid reservoir > had dropped to a dangerously low level...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:16:20 -0600
  ...The shield had a hole so it would fit down over the > fluid reservoir filler neck, under the cap. This was to protect the...
• auto tranny final drive
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 01:53:01 EST
  I've heard much talk of final drive on the list, could somebody advise me best way to ckeck fluid level. Also, what fluid...
• Flush the fluids
  Historical mailing list - Steve Mozurkewich
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:30:00 -0700
  When should one flush van fluids? And is it hard to do? I'd like the save some money and do it myself, but...
• Re: power steering screeching noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:25:19 -0600
  ...But as PS STEERING FLUID drops the noise will become louder. Be sure the fluid level is up to the line, then do your...
• re: my windshield washer gizmo
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 4 May 1995 16:39:19 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I would vote against a check valve on the basis that the fluid standing in the line would freeze during the Winter since it...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:38:48 -0700
  ...The fluid was below > > minimum. Once we put in the right amount of brake fluid, the clutch > > worked again like a charm. I must...
• Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 21:39:33 -0600
  ...The kit contains all parts needed to bleed the brakes except a bottle of fresh brake fluid,a a drain hose / jar to collect...
• Re: Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 06:34:46 -0600
  What Mark said--the piston may be letting fluid leak past it, rather than push fluid out of the system where you can see...
• question on 1990 power steering fluid and lower hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:40:13 EST
  Hi, I just realized that the lower power steering fluid hose which goes from the reservoir to the pump is leaking and cracked. Where...
• Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 08:48:21 -0600
  ...sell customers a $3000 fluid coupling when all it needs it a change of $20 worth of silicone brake fluid. whose willing to try...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 08:32:19 -0700
  At 08:12 AM 10/13/2002, you wrote: > How much brake fluid do I need for a complete change? Figure from 3/4...
• Re: The continuing saga, stuck in Tucumcari
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:19:04 -0500
  Take some starter fluid and spray it into the AFM.If it starts, you have a fuel problem. If it dosent start,you have...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:42:16 -0800
  ...Mark John Bange wrote: > > Your brake fluid level is probably low. All 85 and newer Vanagons > have a > level sensor in the brake fluid...
• Re: POR15 discounted at The Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 06:48:43 EST
  ...There is a difference between Krown & Fluid Film.� Krown wicks and Fluid Film does not.� I believe Fluid Film is available in the US...
• Re: ATF fluid
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 09:28:35 -0700
  I have always "heard" that if ATF has more than 150K on it..leave it be, as the fresh fluid is more acidic or...
• Fluids: Which are best for Vanagon Longevity?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 13:06:10 -0500
  Hi everyone, I am sure this topic has been discussed but it�s time to change some of the fluids and I want to...
• Re: The continuing saga, stuck in Tucumcari
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:54:25 -0700
  ...You can simply remove the breather tube from the intake boot and spray the starter fluid into the intake system there. Oh yeah - you...
• Re: Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Thu, 12 May 2005 14:22:43 -0700
  Tim Have you found the front windshield washer fluid reservoir yet? Stephen '85 Westy (Lucy) -----Original Message----- From: jimt [mailto:camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO...
• Brake Fluid vs Hose Material
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:40:53 -0800
  Does anyone offhand know what the black outside/blue inside hose that connects the brake fluid reservoir to the clutch master cylinder is made...
• Re: tranny fluid service
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:38:35 EST
  ...This will warm up the old fluid so it drains better. Removing the rear wheel will give better access.
• ps fluid reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:25:07 -0700
  is it normal for the top of the power steering reservoir to be really wet with fluid? my mechanic said not to worry that...
• Re: Reducing brake fade on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:55:19 -0700
  All quite right - I did NOT mean to imply you shouldn't use the best brake fluid you can find - and it certainly DOES...
• Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 14 May 2008 00:26:15 -0700
  That's true , if it was 'just air the lines" ( which does not happen unless something is worn out, or the brake fluid is...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:49:45 -0800
  ...You can tell if your vehicle has the brake fluid level sensor quite easily. In the top side of the fluid reservoir cap is...
• Re: FLUIDS for VANAGONS
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:49:57 -0400
  ...FLUIDS for VANAGONS A lot of listees swear by Redline MT90 for manual tranny fluid (including me and, more importantly, Darryl of AA transaxle...
• 85 Auto Tranny Fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 01:21:13 -0500
  I'd like to change the fluid in my auto tranny(gasket and filter as well) but I'm having difficulty in finding Dexron...
• Re: transmission fluid level
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 May 2010 15:59:27 -0500
  ...I just went to investigate and put in more fluid, and i'm > wondering what the spec on "how full" it should be? > I...
• Re: Power steering question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:01:02 -0600
  ...I just really didn't want > to damage the rack or pump. > > Doubly thanks for the fluid advice. I didn't know we should...
• Re: RE thread on brakes, Dot3,4, etc.(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:17:47 -0700
  ...Boiling fluid is, uh, boiling fluid! =) On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Nice write...