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• Reverse Vanagon Discrimination
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:44:26 EDT
  Have you ever heard on anyone not wanting to rent an apartment to someone because they drive a "hippie-mobile"? I have. However, this...
• refilling tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - aircooledchris
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:08:42 -0800
  Ok, is there an easy spot to refill some of the transmission fluid? When I replaced my reverse light switch, some fluid drained out...
• Fw: Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:05:29 -0700
  ...http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/reverse-fuel-ce.html Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Fisher To: gerry Sent: Thursday, July 31...
• 4-speed Transmission DAS KAPUT!!! high and dry, but not goin' anywhere...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Mycology
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:56:03 EDT
  ...a few weeks ago...reverse started to go bad...where as I could still use it...but i couldn't hold in the clutch...
• Reverse running transaxles, flippin this, flippin that...
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 23:10:56 -0500
  >When people speculate about flipping transaxles to reverse drive direction, my >first concern goes to the issue of lubrication. Will that design self lub...
• Reverse osmosis water is NOT ideal
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 17:24:11 -0800
  Reverse osmosis is an absolute joke. It totally wastes 3 gallons of water for every one gallon of only second rate purified water (not...
• 88 manual tranny issues
  Historical mailing list - Cronin, Paul
  Sun, 7 May 2006 17:35:00 -0400
  ...I had a hard time getting it into reverse and first on the trip home. I was going to bring it to a local...
• Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:29:42 -0400
  ...The Porsche was mid engine and when I was finished, running perfect I had 5 reverse speeds!!! So... I took the diff covers off...
• WOW Web Site
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 May 2010 08:53:06 -0500
  My son just started a new web site called Wall Of Want, it's kind of a reverse classified ad web site. Instead of...
• clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 15:12:44 +0000
  Ok, another question about clutch shudder - I only seem to have problms in reverse - they come and go - but when it does shudder, the...
• original cassette player broken
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:29:44 -0600
  ...The tape continually changes direction from forward to reverse....ad infinitum. No sound only the clicking of the direction changes. Anybody have any idea...
• Season's greetings
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 02:03:47 +1300
  ...Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top posting frowned upon?
• Re: vanagon style
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:06:01 -0800
  ...Did anyone notice that the photo is reversed? The antenna is on the "wrong" side of the car. PG
• Re: Gas line double check needed
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:33:19 -0700
  ...once > complete I began to wonder if somehow I reversed them. > > On the passenger side the line on the front is leading to a...
• Re: Rear Brakes Seized?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 07:53:49 -0400
  ...But the van > isn't budging. > > I reved it hard a half dozen times both in forward and reverse, > abusing the poor clutch, but...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:14:56 EST
  ...By not flipping the ring gear over to the other side of the pinion and reverse rotating the input shaft you are now driving...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:20:48 -0700
  ...PM 11/1/2004 -0500, Sam Johnson wrote: >> Hi All, >> My reverse lights are not working even though I replaced the >> transmission switch with...
• Re: 12v relay help
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:00:36 -0500
  ...It's wired like the "Actuators / Reverse Polarity" setup in: >http://www.the12volt.com/doorlocks/page3.asp#arp If I understand correctly, there is...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:16:56 -0500
  ...Now this mornings, as I was backing out to drive 100 miles to > do a two day art show - stuck in reverse. I know...
• Door seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 19:19:15 -0800
  ...Any tips or tricks that might help me along? My assumption is peel it away, clean off any residue, and reverse the removal. Thanks...
• 87 GL Hard to Get in Gear
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 10:03:55 -0600
  ...In addition, it "pops" out of reverse frequently. Are there some adjustments to be made? Any advice would be appreciated. I have not consulted...
• squeaky shifter
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:07:49 -0800
  The shifter on my syncro squeaks when going in and and out of reverse. Last week I removed the nylon ball assembly in the...
• Re: Milestone reached and Traction question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:33:53 -0700
  ...The Syncro tranny has another advantage, drastically lower reverse and granny gears. Mark
• Re: F: Warning!!! Check Your Gearshift!!! (couldn't wait (I BET!))
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 14 May 2002 10:48:49 -0700
  ...gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM > writes: > > << >>>>>>>>All in good humor... >>>>>> >> > > mango, > > I thought life was supposed to imitate art, or is it the ***reverse***? > > Pinky >
• Re: Automatic Westy's vs Manual Westy's - two wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:34:22 -0800
  The ones with manual and a granny gear 1st and reverse are best. They go places that the automatics can only dream of. But...
• Re: Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 07:35:50 -0500
  ...I don't know of anything in the VC that would indicate > any differentce between forward and reverse action. I'll have to try...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:00:41 -0800
  ...The goal is not to reverse the direction of rotation of the entire CV joint. The goal is to reverse the direction of the...
• Re[2]: Tragic yet comforting bus news
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 16:51:05 -0700
  ...The dog knocked the van into reverse, which locked up >the rear end completely, and rolled the bus 3 times. > Thank God, no one...
• Re: Manual Tranny, funky Reverse Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Mar 2022 02:46:55 +0000
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• Re: rare listing
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 22:57:43 -0400
  ...sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/4920134244.html > its one of those "rare RHD" models LOL (the negatives are reversed..look at the lisc plate)
• ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 19:10:03 -0300
  ...The latest is no reverse lights. Fuse is good. Light bulbs work. So, once it stops raining I'll crawl underneath and have a...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:35:53 -0700
  ...I can't imagine some punk jumping into my van, hooking reverse, then finding first gear and taking off in time to make a...
• trans main shaft removal ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:45:46 EDT
  ...The bell housing is removed from the transmission, the circlip is off, the reverse gear slides to the rear............. .........now how do I get...
• Re: wakeup call from tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Sun, 08 Jan 1995 21:21:26 -0500
  ...The pattern is, as you > >know, down-left for reverse and I could not do the "down" portion. Well, > >actually, I eventually did but...
• Re: Allowable CV joint tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:59:50 -0500
  ...On the T2 it was smart maintenance at about 150k to reverse the half axles, placing the driver's side HA on th passenger...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 May 2012 16:54:08 -0700
  ...Brake locks up in reverse >>>> >>>> Hi to all, >>>> I have no idea why, but when I put it in reverse it soon locks up...
• Re: Blinkers and back-ups
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Fri, 3 Aug 2018 23:18:26 +0000
  ...itself upon multiple inserts and removals.  The reverse lights were simply hooked up to the reverse switch on the manual tranny.  I had gone...
• Re: back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:57:39 -0500
  ...Now my reverse lights work great -- in reverse AND in first. Sorry for sort of highjacking your thread, but does anyone know why this...
• spare tire and clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:36:39 EDT
  ...wasted space? I have heard of a custom fuel tank to fit but that would make it like an early Pinto in reverse. Pat
• Re: CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:29:25 EST
  I imagine you could reverse the joint but that still does'nt fix that fact the bearing is worn. It's kinds like the...
• clutch pedal worries
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 21:37:02 -0400
  ...Then, for the first time, the gears made a still-relatively-gentle grinding sound as I tried to shift into reverse. What is starting...
• Re: Which interior should I install ????
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 11:44:43 -0800
  ...Simple spatial transformational mathematics after that. (left as exercise for the reader) Left footed westphalians can reverse the selection of feet and sequence but...
• Re: umbrella question about reliability
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:45:33 +1300
  ...Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
• Re: How much life in a Factory Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 25 May 2007 13:22:21 -0700
  >Ugh, now on to figuring out why I have no reverse, 3rd, or 4th gear. If you recently removed the shift linkage from the...
• Re: Reverse osmosis water is NOT ideal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:22:23 -0600
  ...You can't reverse the process that has started in your engine. Then the real question: Do you really think that the type of...
• Re: reverse lights not working,
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:43:36 -0600
  ...I disconnected the wires from the switch, > put the van in reverse and turned on the key, and put a meter on the wires...
• Reverse Vanagon syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:23:46 -0600
  I seem to be experiencing the reverse of what I've read about Vanagon syndrome (tried searching the archives). Highway speeds and cruising for...
• mechanics in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:02:30 -0500
  ...I can get into reverse, but not into first - once I'm driving, though, I have little or no trouble shifting. Mostly I've...
• Re: Strange Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 11:45:17 -0700
  ...Do it with the tranny in reverse and the backup lights ON. If the backup lights go out when the black wires to the...
• Re: PILOT BEARING GONE BAD?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:32:41 -0500
  ...Anybody know where I can get one? > >I can get it in 1st and 2nd and reverse only. Very hard to get it back...
• Dash Light Madness!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 27 May 2003 21:03:57 -0400
  ...Took it all apart again and reversed the leads on the LED and the battery light no longer stayed on- but it didn't...
• Alternator warning light.
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 10:40:02 -0700
  ...I will take it out and reverse it. Still, it would be useful to know for future reference how to tell which leg socket...
• Brighter lights
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:27:31 -0700
  Cuidado Amigos! If you use 55W backup lights in the original housing and accidentally leave your van in reverse with the lights on you...
• Re: Can the front seats be reversed?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:42:27 EST
  In a message dated 2/26/03 6:42:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > . If you mount the > passenger seat...
• Re: Printing from ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 19:40:15 +1300
  ...Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:02:45 -0800
  ...Note, however, that the following configuration will > NOT reverse the forces applied to the CV joint rotation: > > /B------A Transmission D------C/ > > In other...
• Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 08:29:33 -0700
  ...I went in reverse for about 20 yards > and was getting ready to stop so i put in the clutch and let it keep...
• Re: Comparative tranny opinions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:04:39 -0700
  ...No 15 mm below the fill hole.:-) One other bonus is that the first and reverse are on the same plane and you do...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:25:42 -0400
  ...jim henry Ryan Heidcamp wrote: > I noticed yesterday as my dad was backing our 85 Vanagon up the driveway it > had no reverse lights...
• Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Fri, 25 May 2001 16:34:23 -0700
  ...Is there some reverse current leakage when the sun goes down? Does it need to be un-plugged at night? If so, this is...