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• Re: leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:26:01 -0700
  Yes, power steering fluid is red. Yes, you are risking further damage. You're power steering rack (front axle) is already damaged so no...
• Turn signals Blinking Too fast???????
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:20:31 -0700
  ...Synthetic DOT8 blinker fluid will raise all manner of havoc in these older systems, which specifically call for only the finest organic DOT7 type...
• Re: Spilled brake fluid Remedy!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:44:08 -0800
  Hey Guys, There is a real easy way to clean up excess brake fluid! My father, who was a mechanic for 40 years, used...
• Re: Sudden clutch nothing...while parked
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 16:12:02 -0700
  The hose connection to feed fluid to the clutch master is up on the side of the brake fluid reservoir. If the fluid level...
• Re: Clutch problems: 1st, 2nd, ...
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 14:01:19 PST
  No Stuart, the brakes are on a completely different system, although they also use brake fluid/hydraulic fluid to operate. The clutch system uses...
• Re: DOT3/DOT4 ?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:41:04 -0400
  The main difference between the brake fluids is the Temperature range. The Toyota is fine. I would drain and replace the Vanagons fluid with...
• Question? The question is, where do you drain the tranny fluid? How many quarts does it take to refill and what type do I use?
  Historical mailing list - BILL CARDEN
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 09:39:34 +0100
  The question is, where do you drain the tranny fluid? How many quarts does it take to refill and what type do I use...
• Re: Friday flammables
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:55:51 -0700
  ...The burning brake fluid would melt the reservoir, spilling flaming brake fluid on your legs and lap, providing an incentive for you to hurry...
• Re: Redline fluid source?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:24:17 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Redline fluid source? Gary, I have ordered Red Line products from Al Smith's Automotive Products. They stock many synthetic brands, including...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:39:14 -0500
  This is a great chance to switch to DOT 4 fluid. Works better and is better for your rubber parts. You can just put...
• Re: ATF fluid
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:07:40 +0000
  ...Should I change the fluid and filter or, leave it alone. the fluid still is red just like it came out of the bottle...
• power steering fluid
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:09:25 -0400
  ...I found in the rear cabinets 2 almost empty bottles of power steering fluid. I read that the PS uses ATF and not PS...
• Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - Nomadix
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:52:45 -0600
  ...Now am thinking it might have been Manuel transmission fluid (gearbox fluid). I know that holds 5 quarts. Sure I have seen about two...
• re- Repairing Clutch's Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:57:13 +0000
  ...The brakes wont be affected so long as the fluid remains above the min. mark on the side of the tank. Unfortunately the fluid...
• Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:50:37 -0400
  ...Brake fluid is good (this van has the brake fluid level sensor cap). No change (no flicker or anything) regardless of whether I release...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 21:35:45 -0000
  ...Brake Fluid Change Hi, I'm about to replace the brake fluid in my 86. I'm confused by reading Bentley. From what I...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:53:23 -0700
  How often do you replace your brake fluid ? Officially it should be every 2 years..tho that;s probably seldom done. I just had...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:42:16 -0400
  I still haven't heard anything telling me *why* new fluid can be a bad thing. What is the physical or chemical mechanism at...
• brakes/clutch bleeding - success!
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 19:23:34 +0000
  ...Basically, I pumped an extra jug of fluid through to clean out the clutch line. Now, that clutch line was disgusting! The fluid was...
• Re: Brake Fluid Loss
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:24:09 -0700
  ...Brake Fluid Loss Well, now I'm getting confused. I understood the location of the Brake Master Cylinder but two suggestions are to look...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:47:06 -0700
  ...How does brake fluid get drawn into the intake system? From: Jim Arnott Sent: Friday, October 15, 2021 2:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:45:54 -0700
  ...power steering rack without hydraulic fluid? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 5:35 PM Scott, I have a couple...
• Re: Brake fluid needed?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:52:49 -0700
  ...By the way, if you're not familiar with it, the brake fluid reservior is located under the instrument hood behind the speedo. Good...
• Re: fluid, fluid everywhere
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 17:54:24 -0500
  ...I am in Buffalo! There was no >previous leakage in CA (I always looked underneath for fluid loss). Thanks. Yes. Check your hose clamps...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 21:02:45 -0800
  On 01/06/2013 06:28 PM, Richard A Jones wrote: > So just by a bottle of washer fluid that has the Rain-X...
• Re: Leaky Master Brake Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Fedor
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:06:35 EDT
  yes, and it sucks getting brake fluid all over the place. Mine was the master cylinder and the whole thing needed to be replaced...
• Re: windshield washer fluid pump....conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:36:54 -0400
  ...Malcolm > >Was getting the beast (87 wolfsberg weekender)ready >for a trip, > decided to finally fix the front >windshield wiper fluid pump. Easy, > right?
• Re: Brake fluid capacity of Clutch/Brake circuits
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:26:16 -0800
  ...Brake fluid capacity of Clutch/Brake circuits > > Hi, > > Where I live (small town Western Canada), supply chain is a problem and no-one has...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 20 May 2000 08:02:18 -0700
  The owner's manual for my 90 Westy syncro says to change the brake fluid every two years. I would never take my Vanagon...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 May 2001 08:38:36 -0500
  ...Get an empty 1 pint brake fluid bottle (plastic) #2 Get a piece of rubber hose that will tightly go over your bleeder screws...
• Re: Brakes- the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Fri, 2 May 2014 15:01:39 -0400
  ...If you watch fluid through a > > > clear tube you see cloudy brake fluid coming out under pressure, but > > > that just means microscopic air bubbles...
• Re: Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:35:08 -0400
  ...Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny So I was thinking about what I had read / been told about the Audi 5000...
• Advice on 98 Golf service. (Brake Fluid)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:32:16 EST
  ...Then another $500 for front brake rotors and pads, changing the spark plugs (at only 40k miles?), flushing and refilling the brake fluid (?) and...
• Re: Clutch and Slave stuff
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:59:59 -0700
  ...If you do not see signs of fluid > beneath the > master cyl, and there is no issue of fluid from the slave cyl, you...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:43:30 -0400
  ...brake fluid is an alcohol designed to absorb atmospheric water. this is the reason that you change brake fluid. the boiling point of the...
• Re: rear washer reservoir-heads up
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:15:23 -0700
  I guess that you will find the fluid in the cavity (at floor level) to the right of the rear passenger seat just behind...
• Re: POR15 discounted at The Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:59:49 -0400
  ...Seems to stay in place even better > than Krown ! IMHO, Fluid film does not wick as well as Krown. IMHO, one does NOT want...
• Re: Spongy Brakes & Travel to Yellowstone
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:31:40 -0500
  ...I checked and it was brake fluid. The fix was to replace the brake master cylinder, flush the brake lines, install new brake fluid...
• Re: DEm's da brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:03:06 -0500
  ...Could my booster be operating >properly if fluid is leaking into it as with your situation? Thanks Jeff Jeff, After receiving my new m...
• Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jul 2020 14:41:42 +0000
  Switching out a broken antenna.  Fine time to check brake fluid.  I noticed my brake reservoir was not filled to the top.  Should it...
• Viscous Coupling Expert Located & Interviewed
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:46:13 -0400
  ...You can fix a VC by replacing the fluid with fresh fluid. You should also examine the condition of the plates. 4. The percentage...
• Re: Eurovan Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 16:45:00 -0400
  ...Two suggested that there was inadequate brake fluid in the reservior. Although I checked this out before, after taking a second look, I realized...
• starting engine w/out tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:49:07 -0800
  ...The only thing I don't have is the tranny fluid which I had to order on-line and will not receive until Tuesday...
• overfilling oil
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:27:59 -0700
  my 1987 vanagon was leaking oil and transmission fluid. my mechanic changed the gaskets on transmission and O ring on oil. i had him...
• Re: tranny fluid other than redline...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:05:09 -0700
  ...tranny fluid other than redline... > folks, i NEED to change the tranny fluid asap. i > cannot get redline locally. what is the > next-best...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:12:29 -0700
  ...Brake Fluid, Flushing > > Hey volks, > > At one point did 'they' include brake fluid flushes in Preventative > Maintenance? > > For some reason, I never heard tell...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:38:46 -0600
  ...Fill the jug > with > premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the bleed hole. You won't > believe how fast and easy this...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:55:18 +0000
  ...Anywhere you open a line, from that point back the fluid will be held in place.  Z On Thursday, June 21, 2018, 10:09...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:09:07 -0700
  I got a Block Tester at Auto Zone today - a little tube that holds blue fluid that will turn yellow when exposed to exhaust...
• Changing Auto tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 05:41:22 EST
  Could anyone that has changed their auto tranny fluid lately let me know if there are any pitfalls to avoid, tips, etc.... Is there...
• Re: Speedbleeders?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 17 May 2001 04:06:00 -0500
  ...But why waste the money? Open the bleeder screw, and let the brake fluid flow. Gravity is a better deal. Just be sure to...
• synthetic automatic trans fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 21:09:46 EDT
  Hello all, It is time to change the fluid in the automatic trans. I have just drained the trans axle and swaped over to...
• Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:58:25 -0500
  The Blinker Fluid thread got me thinking about other actual products that exist. The one I see all the time that cracks me up...
• Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:25:03 -0800
  ...Place rags underneath and let it drainoff any fluid. Place a container underneath to capture all the fluidthat you can.Have lots of rags...
• Re: Power steering rack seals shot
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:49:57 -0500
  ...Make sure to get the VW/Audi 'very expensive' ps fluid from your dealer after flush out the old fluid and put your new...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:46:44 +0000
  ...the warranty actually states: > > Allison� will only cover repairs in which the transmission had > been operated > with TranSynd� or an equivalent fluid which meets...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:56:04 -0400
  ...Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out > > My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. > I cleaned up the fluid...
• Brake Fluid Cleanup?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:04:08 -0500
  ...That sheet was broken in a few places and I could see that underneath there was even more fluid. So, I removed the entire...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:50:22 -0500
  ...About 30 minutes later when that mechanic came to the waiting room and asked me where the brake fluid reservoir was located, I cancelled...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:58:20 -0800
  ...Low fluid, as was suggested..or perhaps a leaking clutch cylinder letting air get in and clutch (brake) fluid get out. If it did...