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• Re: Tiico into Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 04:08:46 EDT
  ...Hate the diesel gearing. It's nearly unbearable at high speeds. Will soon go for air-cooled gearing. BenT
• Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 07:15:56 -0700
  ...Where the torque peak is on the motor, The torque curve of the motor, and the 4th gear ratio. If you can easily shift...
• Re: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:44:38 -0800
  ...Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise > > >> 1989 Westy Automatic. Just wonder if you all notice that first gear >> is kinda whinny..... yesterday I took all...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:33:43 -0500
  ...So about 12% difference. > The 5.86 diesel gearbox (DZ) is about 20% lower geared than the later > wasser's 4.83. That gives...
• Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:54:03 -0500
  MT90 gear oil use to be available in several places here but all no longer carry it. What they do have a Redline V...
• Re: syncro pumkin unit
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:00:07 -0500
  ...Synthetic gear oils are said to be better conductors of heat than conventional gear oils (I think I read that on the RedLine web...
• Problem with gearshift lever bearing - 84
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 00:11:15 -0500
  Does anyone know of a good source for the gearshift lever bearing parts (34.6 in the Bentley)? The nylon ball disintegrated and I...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:41:52 -0500
  ...Can't get first or second gear. Thanks Guys. Will quickly check hydraulics and adjustable plate under gear stick this morning and the agony...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:56:12 -0600
  ...When she > turned the motor off, she was able to get it into first gear, then > started it up in gear and re-parked...
• Re: odometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:38:55 -0700
  ...The widening of the gap between the gears makes the gear to bump into the worm gear and stop working. You would need to...
• Re: Popping out of 4th gear!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:22 -0500
  ...Popping out of 4 th gear!! Hi Volks!! The last two times driving Velma she popped out of 4th gear,Im wondering hopefully its...
• Re: Speedo spare parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:28:54 -0700
  When I was having trouble with my tripometer, I took out the little gear between the odometer and the trip. Later the odometer gave...
• Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:39:38 -0400
  ...Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons Personally, I like my cruising RPM as close to 3,500 RPM as possible. However, I'd say...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 10:47:52 PST
  Michael, > I've been wondering what would the speed be now at 4000 RPM in the SA tranny > in 5th gear. The speed at...
• Re: Gearbox drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:17:08 +0100
  ...Gearbox drain plug > Hi Clive, > > The drain plug is located under and near the front of the gearbox. It faces > forward and down at...
• Re: Speedo repair question
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:16:36 -0400
  ...The issue in mine was the gray metal gear at the right was freewheeling on the gear shaft. I made some indentations to capture...
• Re: Gearbox drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:54:49 +0100
  Hi Clive, The drain plug is located under and near the front of the gearbox. It faces forward and down at 45 degrees below...
• Re: 185 vs 195 tires
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:55:28 -0600
  ...available power? Do you think there is 2.8% fat > in the gearing? Or do you think they geared it as high as > they...
• Wheddle Engineering Lower Low Gear
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:20:20 -0500
  The folks at Wheddle Engineering have offered to perform a feasibility study on manufacturing new lower low gears for the creeper gear in Syncros...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:10:02 -0500
  ...Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in gear at all. Reverse is difficult - often can't find it. Happens...
• Stiffness - 3rd Gear
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:43:24 -0700
  After I've been driving for a while I notice an increased stiffness in trying to shift into third gear. What could be causing...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:20:49 -0500
  ...It will never shift in to 4th gear, unless you consider 4th gear to be reverse. Therefore reverse is only used when going backwards...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:42:05 -0700
  ...No gears HI Scott , Sorry, i didn't make myself clear. In fact, as you said it's more like i can't get...
• Re: Setting Timing Gear
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:20:14 -0500
  Ken, Is the cam gear the proper size for your case? As I under stand it there exsists a plus and minus size. With...
• Re: Lost ALL gears, then they came back
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:54:46 -0500
  ...Chris On 2/7/06, Curtis Long <jclong@jps.net> wrote: > Chris > > This sounds exactly like the 3rd & 4th gear slider problem. All > Vanagons...
• Re: 84' Vanagon starter falling apart
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:36:17 -0500
  ...noticing that the gear isn't really retractable, so I suppose it is >supposed to turn with the motor gear! Tobias, I can't...
• vanagon transaxel wanted to change gearing
  Historical mailing list - Sally Lecrone
  Sat, 1 May 1999 21:54:44 -0700
  Due to a recent engine swap, which changed an '83 westy diesel to a turbo diesel, I am looking for higher gearing. I think...
• Details on SA Gearboxes
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:03:16 +0200
  Hello Friends, Thomas from Germany stored some details of the enhanced South African gearbox on his web site. It in German, but this is...
• Re: FW: Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:38:01 -0500
  >Since it is a gear reduction starter it is trying to make more >torque. It does this by turning the engine over exactly half...
• Re: Odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:26:51 -0400
  ...That little white gear, however, continues to be driven by the worm gear, so it breaks its grip on the main odometer shaft, and...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:36:20 -0700
  ...It appears possible that the 3rd gear 65 mph tests were done at a higher road speed than the 4th gear tests. And of...
• Re: Transmission repair options
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:10:53 -0700
  I had a shop put one of my tranny's into a high power version of the Tiico and the customer wanted taller gearing...
• Re: 5 speed vanagon transmission
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 2 May 1998 21:30:19 EDT
  ...has a extra low first gear. The rest of the gears are the same as the standard vanagon transmissions and fit the same also...
• reverse coast lock-up!!
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 00:29:48 -0500
  ...I find the gear shifter a little stiff in attempting to shift to neutral after the occourance. Could it be the diffs? As long...
• Speed and RPM's
  Historical mailing list - Lerche
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 01:11:32 +0100
  I have just got myself a VW Caravelle 94' It has automatic gear and a 2,4 l diesel engine. My problem is that...
• gear whine-'85 Westy 4spd manual
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:48:33 -0700
  Hi All, My question is NOT about which wine is best served to your guests with a pilot bearing marinated in a hypoid gear...
• transmission toasted?
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:07:30 -0700
  i have been getting a banging noise when i decelerate in gear, that seems to be a lot less when i give the van...
• Re: Going with Synthitc Gearbox Lube
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:12:04 EDT
  I recently changed my '84 westy gearbox oil. I dumped out the original and put in Red Line MTL. It solved all my sticky...
• final drive gear oil (auto)
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:14:45 -0400
  Wondering if anyone has any recomendation's for the final drive gear oil in a 85 automatic tranny. I am in the process of...
• Re: stuck in fourth gear
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:21:55 -0400
  I tried "4th gear" and struck gold (kinda). I am now looking for a used trans--- Crazy rays, here I come.Man,it just...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:58:24 -0400
  I recently just had to replace the lever on the side of the transmission because I wasn't able to shift into gear. My...
• Re: Hesitation starting in 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:11:30 -0700
  ...My analysis > so far is that it only occurs when just starting off in 1st gear (1st to > 2nd and 2nd to 3rd are...
• Re: odometer success
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 15:08:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Carl 82 Vanagon (with a cracked gear (but no more lifter tap! Thanks list!)) 86 Scirocco (with a glued gear) 83 GTI (with a...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Why reduce engine speed -- vacuum guage -- small car header
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:29:13 -0400
  ...Those are just vacuum gauges. > > > >I'm tellin ya, on long hills, try third gear at half throttle rather than > >fourth gear floored. You...
• Re: Wipers wont work
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 10:03:37 -0700
  Motor's probably just fine, sounds like the big nylon gear is basicly shot. My Rabbit's wipers failed like that. You need a...
• Re: Joe's tranny quirks
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 6 May 1999 01:11:43 EDT
  ...They seem to appear only in 1st and 2nd gear.... >> Kinda hard to say for sure just what you are hearing since I don...
• 1982 gearbox parts available
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:02:02 -0600
  Hi all, I have a 1982 091 4 speed vanagon gearbox which I was going to use but don't need to anymore. It...
• Re: syncro clutch or tranny?-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 01:04:59 EDT
  ...wrote: << Im having a hard time getting my 87 syncro westie into and sometimes out of 1st gear, and sometimes out of third gear...
• 5 speed for vanagon w/ overdrive
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:03:51 -0600
  ...maybe a 0.77 or 0.73 for 5th Here is a cool link to show all of the gear ratios for our vanagons...
• Re: Odometers - again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:58:19 -0500
  ...The little teeth on it > have the same configuration as those on the Number Gears. If you > look at the picture above, the gears...
• Re: odometer update
  Historical mailing list
  09 Jul 97 13:26:13 PDT
  Sean - Super glue isn't strong enough to glue the plastic gear back together. BTDT didn't work. Use epoxy. Here's the trick...
• # Recommended gear change speeds and RPM
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 02:20:22 -0800
  Hello, Volks! This issue probably has been raised in the past, but searching through the archives yielded LOTS of info related to improved gear...
• Re: 1st gear shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:16:17 -0500
  ...1st gear shifting problem > > > > I have an '89 Sycro and am having problems shifting into first gear. All > the > other gears are fine (I...
• Re: VANAGON GEARING
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:00:40 -0500
  I number us can do the re-gear. I do not recommend this with the stock engine. Fuel economy may actually suffer. Performance will...
• Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 00:26:47 -0600
  I've got an 81 Westy and it doesn't want to go into first gear. It slips into second, third, fourth and reverse...
• Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:40:03 -0500
  ...The Cam is gear driven off the crankshaft gear. If the cam shaft and cam gear is properly timed to the crankshaft gear - assuming...
• Re: Anyone ever see a pinion shaft break just behind first gear?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 7 Aug 2016 10:48:06 -0700
  Wow, what engine was in that van? I've had a pinion gear tooth break off, but it was obviously a casting defect. Stuart...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:26:35 -0400
  ...1) What options are out there to add night lighting to the gear box area, either from above or below? At night it is...
• Re: transmission problem - additional info
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 08:33:27 -0400
  Suddenly no power in any gear, all quiet - no funny noises. Dake Sent from Wu-Wei on the road On Sep 1, 2012, at...
• Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:10:22 -0700
  ...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny > I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny > between 3rd and 4th gears...