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• Re: Which automatic transaxle (A/T) has the best chance of life
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:26:41 -0400
  ...Does it have reverse? > Once out and the auto part separated from the final drive overhaul is > somewhat easy. Regardless of what is wrong...
• Special Parts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 16:29:34 -0500
  Today, I finally got my last(newest) Vanagon up and running - my 1991 Carat. It had been in storage a lot of years, and...
• Re: listserv move
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 13:51:42 -0700
  ...I will keep the listserv running through it all. > >I'm shooting for thursday and will confirm when it's final. > > >-- >Gerry >Gerald Skerbitz...
• Re: Mouse Droppings & Disease Info
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 16:40:10 -0600
  ...Finally a virus warning for a virus that won't hurt my hard drive!! Unless I store my computer out in the barn ;)... Nathan...
• Re: Smoke, acrid smell from new muffler
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:12:42 -0800
  ...drive on. But... it never hurts to check things out periodically. It has taken up to a week for the smell to finally dissapate...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 11:14:45 -0500
  >when i drive my '84 1.9L wbx for a while, then stop at a light and idle for a >few mins, then pull...
• Re: [Syncro] Anybody interested in having Burning Van in SF first week of Feb?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:13:53 -0800
  ...I've finally got my van running with a 1.8t & > will > let folks take it for a test drive if they like. It...
• Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:41:10 -0500
  ...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so...
• Re: Info on NH and Southern Maine
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:20:02 -0400
  ...to drive the auto road to the top of Mt. Washington (I would recommend the hike though) Don�t know what your final destination...
• Temp. Gauge Problem Fixed :o)
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 01:55:59 EST
  ...I left the van with my mechanic though for him to drive to and from home for a few days, to see if he...
• Final Update on the Upholstry Problem...and one question
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:50:04 -0400
  ...driver seats and vacumed away...Took about 2 hours total for the first seat before the water/foam became clear. My seat finally looks...
• road trip to georgia..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 02:18:22 EST
  well i finally made it down to georgia to get my '91 westy that had been sitting in my dad's driveway in Atlanta...
• Re: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 15:55:00 -0800
  ...On 12/4/06, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote: > > It finally happened: my first breakdown. I'm currently stranded on a > busy thoroughfare...
• Re: Tiico Out of business!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:38 -0800
  I believe those were Vanagon auto transmissions with a slightly higher final drive ratio. Might cut highway speed rpm's down by 300 rpm...
• Re: Towing a Syncro, final Q?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 23:11:15 -0400
  ...tow truck, front up high, wheels spinning freely in the breeze, driven by the viscous coupling? Just a thought for those little emergencies. tim...
• Two Automatic Transmission Questions
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:27:04 +0200
  ...I need the following info, and informed opinion. (1)What is the approximate shipping weight of a Vanagon automatic transmission, with final drive assembly...
• cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 19:34:47 -0700
  Volks, After purchasing my wife's 87 Westy project, I'm finally getting started. I knew the heads were messed up, but I was...
• Re: Tiico Out of business!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:48:00 +1000
  ...rebuilt Vanagon automatic transmissions with the A2 (Golf/ Jetta) final drive. Can anyone help me with information about this please? What was the advantage...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety - Final Answer!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:18:49 -0400
  ...Vanagon crash safety - Final Answer! > One of the reasons for a "safe" rating on the Vanagon is the type of driver > they generally have...
• Another LED application
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 May 1996 22:50:15 -0700
  ...I propose that it might be nice to parallel drive each fan circuit with an LED visible from the driver's position. The high...
• " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:50:45 -0800
  ...the back seat and into the passenger compartment, finally attaching the other end to the driver's windshield visor. Gently tugging on the line...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:02:06 -0700
  ...Multiply by the overall equivalent final drive ratio in each gear ( gotta know the gear ratios) Measure the rollout of the wheel and tire...
• Re: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 20:07:34 -0500
  Welcome to the honored league of stranded vanagonauts, Mordo! You have finally arrived... BTW, Sam Walters, on this list, lives in Baltimore. Joy **************************************************************** Joy...
• Re: Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 19 May 2005 16:45:01 -0600
  ...buy a new stock 4 speed transmission with a higher geared final drive. > In combination with 15' wheels, this raises the transmission ratio about...
• Back home, back on the list and an airbox Q:.
  Historical mailing list - Banks
  Thu, 30 May 1996 16:08:22 -0400 (EDT)
  Hello everyone, I finally made it back from school and put about1500 miles on my bus coming home and vacationing for a week. I...
• Projektzwo Fog Light Kit - light assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:06:04 -0500
  I have finally cleared my project calendar and have begun work on the replacement kits for the fog lights. Does anyone have or have...
• Re: Simpler is better? Some nonVW content... & diesel
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:29:10 -0700
  ...While the 090 can lose seal/cooler integrity and blow ATF into the final drive or the cooling system, this is a far rarer...
• Re: [NVC] Free Satelite TV (please Close)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:49:32 -0600
  Final comment, then close please. A little history here. http://www.chuckharder.com/Free%20To%20Air%20TV.htm John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John...
• Re: leaking final drive oil pan (AT)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:31:03 -0500
  Me, too. Let is sit 5 minutes and then place it with a board or a freind's hand and then torque to specs...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:36:40 -0700
  Are you changing out the gear oil, or just topping it off? The simplest way I've found to get it in there is...
• Syncro tranny whine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 16 May 1998 06:15:34 -0400
  ...Seems to me to limit it to final drive components. Any thoughts? Thanks Mark Rokus
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:23:18 EDT
  ...My '82 Vanagon Westfalia Diesel was delivered with a DZ transmission and a 5.86 R&P final drive ratio. Its still in there...
• Re: "Bump Start" stories
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 18:19:29 -0800
  ...Finally one day at a friends house I let it roll back out of the drive and let off the clutch. There was an...
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 18:05:32 EST
  ...a project-a-holic worse than me finally rears is ugly head. = ) So I guess you still have time to read the list, eh...
• Re: Gas Taxes - Think 2!
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:22:26 -0400
  ...http://www.caltax.org/member/digest/apr2001/apr01-07.htm http://www.odot.state.or.us/ruftf/pdfs/FinalReport2003march/FinalReportAA200 3march.pdf http://prisonplanet...
• Van failed emissions (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:35:37 -0500
  ...The funny, or not so funny part was that they also had to drive it on the rollers and they couldn't figure out...
• Re: Cargo Hauls
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Sat, 14 Oct 1995 14:38:17 -0400
  ...only enough room to > drive and see thru the windshield, and both outside mirrors. > > That was not a nice drive.. For me or the...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 01:02:43 -0800
  ...Dah - now I can't drive it. I used vice grips to remove the remaining metal shell and filter parts. Finally I had to...
• 2.1 l when started dies right away
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:12:51 -0500
  Volks, yet another question that is old hat to you wasserboxer drivers......... When i start my new van after it is cold, It does...
• Leaking Tranny Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 13:44:34 -0400
  I noticed a small puddle on the driveway and finally got under the van (87 Gl, Auto) to check it out. Seems that the...
• Baja travel info wanted
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 06:27:50 EST
  Anybody driven their Vanagon past Puertecitos on Hwy. 5 to Punta Final then to Hwy. 1 junction ? Can you tell me how the road...
• misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:44:04 -0400
  ...0.86 0.70 5th 0.77 n/a n/a Final Drive 3.80 5.43 5.43 Tire size 225/45R17 225...
• Re: Which automatic transaxle (A/T) has the best chance of life
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:46:05 -0400
  ...I ordered the A/T seal kit, the 2 back to back final drive seals, >> and for good measure, the 2 final drive axle...
• Need AT final drive seal replacement pointers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 07:26:41 +0000
  ...I have 2 of the pinion seals, but do I need to remove the pinion from the final drive to r&r the seals...
• Wayward coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 01:05:50 -0500
  ...CV joint bellows and the drive axle. Lord knows how long that has been going on, but it finally wore a hole through the...
• DIESEL question about big-nose crankshaft compatibility.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:07:03 -0500
  ...crank--it doesn't have the final step for the pulley or a woodruff keyslot. Instead, the drive pulley mounts over the end of...
• 1.6TD- "free flow" exhaust ok?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 20:42:41 -0700
  Today I finally got my Diesel Vanagon TD project to the point that I could drive it. My wife was sure that this day...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:11:05 -0500
  ...There are different opinions on oil level in the transmissions and final >>> drives. Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is...
• Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:17:26 -0500
  I'm finally taking baby bus out camping in the Ocala national forest. Until now she's only been a road queen. I'm...
• Re: Aircooled gas engine trans into Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 3 May 1999 04:01:42 EDT
  ...I think some of the final drive ratios from the 1.9 water boxer would make a good gearing setup.....>> As suggested by others...
• Re: 2wd Syncro? -Different F/R Final Ratio?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:24:12 -0500
  ...the Vanagon available over there, I have determined that the following final drive gear ratios are available for the syncro transmission: 37/6 6...
• Re: More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 08:47:25 -0700
  ...bit, making sure we don't drive anywhere where we have to stop, you know... We finally put it in the shop, and it...
• Re: CV joint repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 07:59:35 -0600
  ...It covers a circlip that holds the flange onto the final drive. I have found this plug to be leaking on at least half...
• Re: Stuck Driver Seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:56:02 -0400
  ...going tomallow movement to that driver seat. With > help we pulled, tugged, pushed, all to no avail. Finally removed the seat > cushion, which had...
• Re: Trade 4WD for our 1988 Westy camper?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:43:13 -0500
  ...Finally the weather cleared, and the roads were opened, and folks began to drive the 150 stretch between the two cities. And then the...
• '84 Van tire pressures
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 15:27:11 -0700
  ...So finally I can pay attention to the tire pressure placard inside the driver's door, and what it says is this: Front 36...
• Re: Automatic Transmission alternatives..help
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:50:29 EST
  Jeff, The seal between the tranny and final drive is just a thin paper thing... 5 bucks at the dealer. If you're thinking...
• running cold, high idle
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:36:00 -0600
  ...Sometimes running very cold (almost into the white) on the highway after an hour's drive. Later, in stop-and-go traffic, it goes...
• Re: Trans Question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:59:42 -0800
  Typically the diesel DM or DX trans has either a 5.43 or a 5.86 final drive ratio..The DK or air cooled...
• Re: Suckers beware: Re: Interesting item on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:32:03 -0600
  ...Special 4+G >>> transmission with lower gear ratios, Engine driveshaft and final >>> drive protection rails, Suspension travel increased 20mm, Increased >>> ground clearance,Front Final...