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Re: Bostig suspending AT kits
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:58:36 -0500
My belief is that the automatic transmission market was responsible for only a very small percentage of their overall sales. This was clear when...
Re: Automatic Transmission question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:07:38 -0500
...Automatic Transmission question Here's one I can't find in the archives... My AT on a '88GL won't physically go into 1st...
Re: Automatic vs. Standard (Manual)
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:31:38 -0700
...the pedals fit me. > > Another concern is the reliability of the automatic transmission. How > well > have these things held up? Are they markedly different...
Re: AT speeds/rpm's
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 21:31:16 -0400
...No, manual > transmission is an overdrive in 4th, .86 if I recall right, but the > automatic transmission is 1:1 in 3rd (top) gear...
Automatic transmission Issue
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:41:10 -0500
1991 2.1 WBX, automatic transmission, 335,000 miles, transmission overhauled at 220,000 miles. All stock. On this last trip back from SW...
Re: For those with automatic transmissions
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:54:35 -0800
...In preparation for my Subaru conversion, I need to upgrade the transmission, >which means a better cooler, among other things. > > Anyone have experience with...
Re: I found a palm tree in my transmission!
Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:53:51 -0400
...vanagon Digest - 18 Sep 2003 (#2003-923) > > I found a palm tree in my transmission!
automatic transmission 87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Marty Hawks
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:31:21 -0500
My auto transmission is slow to shift in the first three to four miles I drive it...after it warms up a bit , no...
Re: Automatic Rebuilder
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:09:14 -0800
...Daryl used to put German Transaxle rebuilt automatic transmission sections into a select group of customer's auto transaxles (congratulations Marc on being one...
Looking for a Eurovan Automatic Tranny -
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:43:09 -0800
...He is looking for an automatic Eurovan transmission. I forgot to ask him but my guess is for a 93 - 5 cylinder type of...
Automatic transmission compatibility?
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:40:59 -0500
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Could anyone with <u>automatic</u...
Re: Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:15:40 -0800
...Automatic Transmission <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>Dirty transmission oil in 15K miles is a sign that things are...
Automatic trans hesitation.
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:06:02 EDT
...After sitting all night , hoped in the van and the transmission shifted into gear ok but when i accelerated it would barly move. I...
Re: RPM?MPH
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:48:15 -0800
Biggest difference with the automatic is the ratio in the final drive, 1:1 in the automatic vs .86 (or.77, someone correct me...
Re: Passat wagon (no Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 00:20:13 EST
...If the automatic trans HAS a dipstick, DONT buy it. If it DOES NOT have a dipstick, then it is a good car. The...
On the horns of a dilemma
Historical mailing list - Alo Robinson
Sat, 15 Mar 1997 13:59:13 +0000
...B U T (and it could be a big BUT or little but) it comes with an automatic gearbox ('transmission' for those that are...
Question on Automactic Transmission
Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:06:31 +0700
Hello, My friend in Bangkok using Vanagon '91 model, 2WD automatic transmission, asked me some questions about his auto tranny. What is possilbe damage...
Re: TECH: Automatic transmission at cold idle...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 21 May 2003 18:14:46 -0700
...On 21 May 2003 at 14:29, Andy Yarnell wrote: > 1989 Carat Wolfsburg Edition > Automatic transmission, 2.1L engine. > > At cold idle in drive...
Re: 1984 Westphalia Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:27:56 -0400
...1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission > >The problem is my automatic transmission. I just pulled the Westfalia out >of the weeds after 5 years. Got 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: automatic vs. manual transmission
Historical mailing list - James Adams
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 11:57:57 -0600
Tim Marciniak writes: > >Hello, > > > > I have found a nice 87 which I might purchase, but it has an automatic > >transmission. Would anyone care to...
Automatic to 4 speed conversion
Historical mailing list - Terrence Clark
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:11:36 -0400
My automatic transmission died in my 1991 Vanagon Carat and I am about to embark on a 4 speed conversion. All my VWs are...
Re: tranny conversion - manual to automatic
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:58:08 EDT
...automatic > transmission that I really enjoyed. So I'm thinking > about pulling the manual tranny out of Billy Bones and putting an automatic > in...
Transaxle problem 88 Vanagon automatic
Historical mailing list - Mark Whitters
Sun, 27 May 2001 15:01:18 -0700
I have an 88 Vanagon GL 116,000 miles with a 3 speed automatic transmission. Recently the transmission was replaced with a used one...
Re: Hesitating automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:56:21 -0500
...I have an 85 Westfalia GL with an automatic transmission. 290k > kilometres. Recently the transmission began hesitating when shifting > from second to third. It...
Re: Insane Syncro Prices!!!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Oct 94 8:59:10 PDT
...you have the high speed granny gear! > Were Syncros available with automatic transmissions? > Not in the US. Probably not in Europe either, but who...
85 transmission
Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
Tue, 8 Dec 1998 05:37:49 +0000
...Westie and was wondering about the life span of the transmission which is automatic... There's about 150k on there now but everything seems...
auto transmission any good?
Historical mailing list - Steven Gross
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:03:30 -0700
...It's got an automatic transmission and I'm a little nervous. How much power does the AT suck from the already underpowered engine...
Re: Gasoline additives
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:37:41 -0600
Automatic Transmission fluid (ATF) ......... that tells the whole story. Just use injector cleaner every 90 days or so. Stan Wilder On Wed, 19 Dec...
Re: Transmission broke or broken in
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:17:07 -0700
...Tach Reading on Automatic Tranny I'd suspect the tach itself. And what do your ears tell you about the engine rpm when driving?
Bostig engine
Historical mailing list - Danny C.
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:36:39 -0700
Does anyone have a automatic transmission�and�a Bostig in there vanagon? What kind of fuel mileage are you getting? How was the instalation...
in search of radiator
Historical mailing list - Monika Besser
Sun, 13 Sep 1998 17:00:49 EDT
I am in dire need and am desperately searching for a radiator compatible with the AUTOMATIC transmission in my 1987 VW Vanagon. PLEASE HELP...
Email to Trvlr2001
Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:30:35 EST
If your interested in the transmission and automatic conversion parts just make me an offer. For some reason I am unable to email you...
Re: wreckers in michigan
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:40:10 -0800
...transmission in the vanagon is the same as the ones in the golf - jetta. Just out of curiosity, what years? Loren '90 Westy Automatic
ECU: manual vs auto
Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:05:01 -0500
Hey Listers, Can anyone tell me if the ECU's for air cooled Vanagons differ between the automatic and manual transmissions? Thanks, Jake 82...
Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:54:47 -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...
Re: balky automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 16:48:15 -0800
...balky automatic transmission Dear List, I am in France, about to sit down to dinner with a colleague who is having trouble with her...
Re: Transmission cooler for 86 automatic?
Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
Sat, 27 Feb 1999 12:08:23 EST
...do so because I will have a 5Cyl.Turbo on the automatic tranny) I will post this on the list. Sincerely Detlev Vanagon Projekt...
Re: Carat
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:42:25 EST
...My only beef is that it's an automatic transmission. Any advice or past experiences?? >> automatics are more reliable than the 4spd, which usually...
automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:30:42 -0500
...jmaginel@semovm.semo.edu is in need of an automatic transaxle for his 85 van. Anyone who has one to sell or knows of...
Re: Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list
Sat, 3 Apr 2004 11:33:01 EST
...they were so problematical they didnt even exist!! :<) the first year for automatic tranny offered in a vw bus was '73.... and yea, the...
VWs for sale
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Fri, 26 Apr 96 13:18:19 EDT
...410-544-0328. '86 Vanagon, automatic transmission, good engine and transmission, needs work. $1450. 202-671-5361; 202-686-5309. '86 Vanagon, dual a...
Automatic Transmission '85 Westy
Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
Fri, 22 May 1998 20:25:02 -0700
Yesterday I was talking to the owner of a 1985 camper with an automatic transmission. This van has 150k miles on it and the...
Automatic transmission final drive gear oil leak.
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Tue, 21 May 2019 08:09:06 -0400
I have a 91 2.1 automatic. It has a gear oil leak as best I can tell from the bell housing/torque converter...
Re: Transaxle R&R
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:31:36 -0500
...Transaxle R&R > > Hey Brian, > > I think he was wondering if it is automatic or manual. On an auto, you > can remove the transmission...
Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:48:31 -0700
...bushing and the reverse ring gear hub on my freshly rebuilt automatic transmission. It seems that whoever rebuilt it at German Transaxle had an...
Used Axles and CVs Available for Vanagon w/Automatic
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:33:37 -0800
I have a pair of axles, w/CVs, from a '90 Westy w/automatic transmission, used, probably 150,000 miles on them, but running...
Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:43:52 -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...
Re: switching from manual to automatic
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:56:41 -0700
> I think the best automatic would be one with a slightly taller third > (final) gear. I think I'd settle for a taller R...
Re: Automatic Rebuilder
Historical mailing list - James
Sat, 22 Feb 2014 22:51:21 -0500
We have an automatic too, and it's my understanding that it is the same automatic transmission that VW/Audi used in nearly every...
Re: Automatic transmission leak
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 01:30:34 -0400
I have an '84 with automatic transmission. If I had those symptoms, I would have the van to my favorite automatic transmission repair shop...
Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:17:48 -1000
...46 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: >> >> The only two automatic transmissions I've had extensive experience with >> are: >> >> 1. The 1965 Ford...
Re: Transaxle problem 88 Vanagon automatic
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 27 May 2001 18:14:31 -0500
Mark Whitters wrote: > I have an 88 Vanagon GL 116,000 miles with a 3 speed > automatic transmission. Recently the transmission was > replaced with...
zu: automatic vs. manual transmission
Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 18:25:38 +0200
...Vanagon(a)GERRY.SDSC.EDU, MEIER >Hello, > I have found a nice 87 which I might purchase, but it >has an automatic >transmission. Would...
Re: Overland TDD conversion details
Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:10:08 -0600
...As I mentioned to you last week, those of us here like me who have an automatic transmission likely can't install the diesel...
Re: Transmission in Portland
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:27:00 -0700
...from Portland :) And Arlene, are you talking about an automatic or manual shift transmission? On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Robert...
Automatic trans cooler question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:28:45 -0500
http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29877 Does anyone know if the hollow transmission cooler bolts that screw into...
Automatic Transmission for Sale
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:11:28 -0600
...I also have the torque converter for it, it's still on the transmission. I would change the input seal. $100 firm, that's...
Re: Subie swap curiosity
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 4 May 2013 16:50:10 -0700
...I > have approximately 90,000 miles on my 2.2L Subaru conversion, and it is > using the stock Vanagon automatic transmission cooler with the...
FW: 1988 Vanagon automatic FS
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:12:43 -0400
...1988 Vanagon automatic FS For Sale 1988 Vanagon 7 passenger w. automatic transmission Maroon w. grey interior Good condition (The carpet needs a good...