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• 84 Vanagon GL Automatic Free To Good Home
  Historical mailing list - Robert Pal
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 22:10:10 -0500
  ...Since, I purchased it in '99, I have replaced the complete exhaust system and replaced the automatic transmission. No other work done. Here's...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:09:54 +0000
  ...The one thing that is giving me some trouble is the automatic >> transmission. If you can help me with that, read on. >> >> I have...
• Re: Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:01:02 -0600
  ...Automatic trans and diff draining > > I want to drain (and refill with synthetic oil) both the automatic > transmission and the final drive (differential) on...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:52:14 -0700
  ...My '84 has an automatic transmission. It's okay. But I grew up driving manual transmissions and if I could wave a magic wand...
• Nice '82 Diesel Rabbit (Auto) FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:52:19 EST
  I have a really nice '82 diesel Rabbit with automatic transmission for sale for my sister. It has been repainted a metalic blue (Ford...
• Re: Where can I buy Redline synthetic manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:15:11 -0500
  ...Not sure if Redline offers anything for automatics, though I'd be a little surprised if they don't. Allan On Sun, 29 Nov...
• Re: Carat: Manual vs Automatic
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 22:27:50 EST
  ...an automatic). I have a manual '81 Jetta that I actually enjoy driving (and shifting). The three advantages of the manual transmission: long life...
• transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Alves
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:01:30 PST
  ...The van has an automatic-transmission and the guy mentioned that the transmission fluid was rather burned up. He proceeded to make the statement...
• Opinions on old diesels with AT
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:09:55 -0500
  I'd like to get some opinions on having a 1.6L NA diesel coupled with an automatic transmission, specifically, in a Rabbit. I...
• Re: Looking for a Console Filler Strip for Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:32:33 -0400
  ...Nunes wrote: > > > >> Does anyone have the console filler strip on an automatic > >> transmission for > >> sale - 1984? > >> > >> > >> > >> Randy Nunes > >
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:49:22 -0500
  At 12:45 PM 12/23/2014, Stacy Schneider wrote: > Where is the back up switch on an automatic transmission ? Inside the shifter quadrant...
• Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:59:31 -0400
  Another newbie question, but what advice can you all provide on changing the automatic transmission fluid myself? For starters, where do I drain the...
• Transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:31:36 -0400
  ...I was wondering did anyone know whether a '80 automatic tranny will fit my 76 AFC 2.0 l bus? Mine leaks like a...
• Circlip/E-clip for A/T throttle link?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 18:55:57 -0400
  Can anyone tell me the size of the clip that holds the strong spring on the end of the automatic transmission throttle actuator? Thanks...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:42:56 -0500
  ...manual transmissions but the >automatics >aren't available from our Vendors. > >Am I correct? Any idea's? I have several messed up automatics and...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:56:35 -0500
  ...Get yourself a bently book, a clean work space, a master kit for the transmission. Take the transmission apart and overhaul it yourself. Phil...
• Re: Standard to automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:12:49 -0500
  ...automatic was connected to the cooling system. Why is that? > > ATF cooler. Actually, it's technically a cooler/heater, intended to bring the transmission...
• Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:58:16 -0500
  Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > It is true that automatic transmissions and gasoline turbo engines work very > well together. > > Not saying the...
• Re: Automatic to 4 speed conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:32:20 -0400
  On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Terrence Clark wrote: > My automatic transmission died in my 1991 Vanagon Carat and I am about > to embark on...
• odd steering column cover plate
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 2 May 2004 16:57:36 EDT
  ...This Vanagon has a manual transmission and I don't think even the automatics had a display up at the steering wheel. Any ideas...
• Eurovan price dropping
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 08:07:50 -0700
  ...New transmission recently. Great van to restore. Gas engine, automatic transmission. $600 firm. View on richmond.craigslist.org Preview by Yahoo Stephen
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 26 May 2012 12:18:47 -0400
  ...A key point for me in this decision is going to revolve > around the manual vs the automatic transmission. Somewhere down the > road I...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia GL 2.1L 2WD Automatic transmission sticks in 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 03:59:42 -0400
  ...AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > I have a=C2=A01986 Vanagon Westfalia GL 2.1L 2WD Automatic transmission sti= > cks...
• The Audi 5 Cyl. Turbo Vanagon is in Progress
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:56:31 EST
  Hi there , I'm still working on this project !!!! I need a automatic transmission , the 5 Cyl. Turbo engine is on the way to...
• Re: Transmission swapping
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 22:22:09 -0500
  ...And the automatics that have failed are only due to human neglect. You have to service that trans at least once every 15 years...
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 May 2008 07:18:04 -0700
  ...Putting the automatic into reverse while moving. If the VW auto in the Vanagon is built the same as Detriot iron autos of the...
• Ignition timing adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 05:33:03 +0000
  ...Would any other engine problem/failure cause this? Also, after reconnecting the idle stabilizer, I tried to test it by putting the automatic transmission...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:25:13 -0700
  > So the problem lies between the F+D and Reverse clutches. er, that's Forward and D+R clutches... pardon me. C -- There's...
• Automatic transmission valve body
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:23:10 -0400
  I am in need of one. Does anyone have one they would like to sell. Willing to pay for known good or rebuilt. Thank...
• What is average gas mileage for 1.9l with Auto and Air
  Historical mailing list - Rissman
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 23:07:40 -0700
  Anybody tell me what their average gas mileage is in a 1.9 liter with automatic transmission and air conditioning? Thanks Mark
• Engine brackets...
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B�langer
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:58:51 -0400
  I own a 1980 Automatic transmission Vanagon and i want to convert to a Jetta engine. Can someone tell me where i can find...
• Re: Automatic vs. 4 Speed Transmission
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:41:33 -0700
  You are asking a very hard question, I like both automatic and manual. The automatic for ease of putting it in gear and not...
• Re: Transmission Shop in the North East
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:20:36 -0400
  When it comes to automatics, the Vanagon unit is about the simplest out there. Any competent transmission shop should be able to handle this...
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:04:12 -0400
  ...But there's just something about running an automatic transmission > for long periods in lower gears that worries me. Maybe it's because the...
• Transmissions: Will auto fit into a 4 speed in a '84 ?
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:36:41 -0700
  ...Since my clutch is about ready to cost me mega-bucks, I am dreaming about automatic transmissions. Does anyone know whether an auto transmission...
• Thanks for the transmission information and another idea - question.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:12:28 -0500
  ...I have a transmission in the white 84 that the gear part is messed up but it shifts real good. The transaxles have slop...
• Trans. Braking or breaking (same thing)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:49:40 -0400
  ...A manual transmission automobile can > use the engine for slowing down much more effectively than an > automatic can.
• torque converter, 83.5 and 87 interchangable
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:23:09 -0700
  ...automatic transmissions? A friendly listmember kindly offered to sell me one very reasonably. Gotta love the vanagon community. I haven't dropped my transmission...
• Looking for a couple of parts for my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Clifford P Gottschalk
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 20:50:07 -0700
  ...Since the automatic uses a transmission cooler on the front nose of it, the automatic Vanagons water hoses going from the engine to the...
• Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:27:22 -0600
  ...automatic from their 4wd 911s. or whatever model number that is. 993? shouldn't be more than $10-15,000 for just the transmission...
• Re: ok, how about an 87 automatic with bad transmission? USA PA Reading ... $650 obo
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 06:38:01 -0700
  ...I have an automatic tranny FS to go in it. Malcolm, Halifax NS ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story...
• FREE 85' Vanagon Auto Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 20:24:09 -0500
  Anyone interested in a very used 1985 VW Vanagon Automatic Transmission? I had my transmission replaced a few weeks ago and the shop was...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:00:09 -0600
  ...but then, i've also been taught to pull up the parking brake BEFORE putting an automatic transmission into Park. :) unca joel
• Re: FS: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:59:26 -0400
  ...Hello all, >> I have been searching high and low for an automatic transmission, a good >> place that rebuilds them, or whether I can convert...
• Re: Automatic transmission supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:34:27 -0400
  ...I’m in the market for a rebuilt automatic >> transmission. Does anybody have any experience with Rancho Transaxles or >> German Transaxle? I don’t...
• Still contemplating a water-cooled Westphalia...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:08:28 -0700
  My 83.5 Water-cooled Westy is an automatic. I have a love/hate relationship with it. Driving - It is nice that I don...
• Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Chris snyder
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:22:08 -0500
  Dear list, Would some please thsend me the step by step procudures for replacing the rear main in my 1987 Vanagon with automatic transmission...
• ok, how about an 87 automatic with bad transmission? USA PA Reading ... $650 obo
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 23:29:00 -0500
  yup. that's what he sez ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=512919 go gettum, Chris! ;) unca joel
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<.)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 20:29:32 EST
  In a message dated 98-11-04 20:14:49 EST, mckayaa@OIT.EDU writes: << Where can you get these kits for manual transmissions...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 02:19:31 -0400
  ...The vanagon automatic gets a lot of its cooling from the torque converter itself. Remember this transmission set up was used in the air...
• [NEED INFO] Questions on AT Transmission
  Historical mailing list - William Gau
  Wed, 29 May 1996 14:29:40 -0400
  I am contemplating the purchase of an `87 Westy with the automatic transmission. Can anyone tell me what the idiosyncrasies are with this trans...
• Servo
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 02:16:38 EST
  Good evening list, I am trying to find a transmission servo Cover Seal ('s) for my 1987 Van. With automatic transmission. My mechanic found...
• Re: Transaxle R&R
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:32:14 -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...
• 1980 Aircooled Automatic loses power on hills
  Historical mailing list - Bob Babcock
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:52:54 -0800
  Just bought a 1980 Westfalia, with an automatic transmission. It has no power on hills.. The manual states it should be able to attain...
• Re: white '90 Carat on ebay, good clutch?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:49:38 EST
  ...WB32TV.COM writes: > Were automatics optional on the Carat? > Every one I've seen has an automatic 3-speed transmission, therefore, no > clutch! > Let...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:43:32 -0400
  ...In the snowy north (and east), a manual transmission is superior to an automatic...especially if you already know how to drive in snow...
• Auto trans governor mod, video, making a quite open intake.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:46:32 -0400
  ...Modification of the automatic transmission governor for higher shifts and performance testing/video clip. 2. How to make a quiet and free flowing open...
• Re: Auto trans dosent look right?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 4 May 2003 19:52:14 -0700
  It is 17mm nuts that draw the transmission bell housing to the engine, the automatic transmission to the differential is 13mm, and where it...
• Re: Using a 4 speed engine in a automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 06:51:04 -0600
  ...front of the engine which mate with the transmission are different between manual and automatic transmission engines. Switch the studs as needed. Chuck Hill
• '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - john
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:15:29 -0500
  My van ('84, 1.9L engine, automatic transmission) is having to spend this winter in my driveway. � Once overnight temperature drop into the low...