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Re: Eurovan Camper , 5 speed
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Mon, 21 May 2012 14:56:23 -0400
...13:52 george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): >>> I am considering getting a 1995 Eurovan with a 5-speed manual gearbox. >>> What is...
Re: Dont do this at home ( I didnt)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 16:50:02 -0400
...to rise the van high. > > IT went well, pulled the engine+gearbox out. > > Then when I lowered the van, I lowered it too much...
Re: Chasing the Sun...or lack of it
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 18:50:28 -0400
...an area near Sky Valley where it won't be as crowded, but my schedule and my Syncro's gearbox had other plans. > > > Chris
Re: Peloquin experience?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:13:08 -0800
...Peloquin limited slip differential that can be installed in the Vanagon > gearbox. http://www.peloquins.com/ > > Does anyone have experience with one of these...
Re: Michael Townsend's transaxle questions
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:39:26 EST
...The above two complaints are very typical of the 091 gearboxes with 'old' style components. We started seeing complaints like this from Van owners...
Re: Transmission Options
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:51:31 -0800
...What is the predominate manual > Gearbox for American Vanagons? > > >From observing the list over the last couple of months, I suspect it is th...
'87 syncro 14" front trans needed
Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
Thu, 8 May 1997 13:05:14 +0200 (MET DST)
...The clutch was soaked with the gearbox oil and kind of slippy after a while. Anyway, thanks for your help, bye Philippe Oudot p...
Re: horn doesn't beep when running straight ahead
Historical mailing list - db25
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:37:00 EDT
...end at a 13mm bolt holding the column to a steering >gearbox. What I can't figure is how the ground is actually being...
Re: Conversion bound folks:146 HP 2.6 liter 5 cylinder Engine for Vanagons and Smog Legal*
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:00:25 -0700
...of money for an engine, you could get you a built WBX, > a lot > of new parts and a 5 speed gearbox for less. >
Re: Transmission options
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:45:59 +1100
...reserves of the new engine, the option of the >5-speed gearbox was deemed not necessary for the American market. > >Not exact wording - but...
Re: Oldest
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:14:21 -0600
...Then I start on my newest 'bauble' - 86 Syncro restoration. (Anybody want to install 1st and 2nd gear assy in my Syncro gearbox? Preferably...
Re: women and standard gearbox
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:40:33 -0800
Especially for us in the cold belt, the best way for starting the car is to push in the clutch first, THEN hit the...
Re: tranny flange seals
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 23:06:08 -0400
...If the gearbox is overfilled, the excess pressure will sometimes blow this plug out. I usually use a little sealant to hold them in...
Re: 82 transmission advice please
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:37:19 -0500
...82 transmission advice please > > I'm seeking list wisdom. > I removed my gearbox (2L 82 4spd) last night in order to change the input...
Re: Just some annoyances..
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:25:36 +0000
...dark and you overshot the > position: > https://s19.postimg.org/mkaasgi1f/gearbox_lighting.jpg > > 2) Lights were acceptably dim in those 1989 days. Can...
Re: 83-85 & 86-91 Gas Manual Gear Ratios
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:55:09 -0700
...Same gearbox. Jim On Sunday, July 31, 2005, at 02:26 PM, chris wrote: > I wasn't able to quickly find this info through...
Re: '71 single cab that isn't
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Fri, 8 Sep 95 9:08:44 PDT
I'm under the impression that the ring gear cannot be flipped in 002 and 091 gearboxes the way it can in the bug...
Re: speaking of tools (was "Huge Nut on Rear Drum")
Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:03:15 -0400
...Bottomed out and put a hairline crack in the gearbox. Enough so that the fluid was seeping out after an hour or so, very...
Re: women and standard gearbox
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 21:04:35 -0500
If you lived in the frozen north (like northern Maine where I have to go southwest to get to Ottawa) you would soon learn...
Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control on automatics
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:49:08 -0700
...The automatic gearbox is the thing - the engine is mostly irrelevant (I have a Tiico, for example). With the auto, you need to use...
Re: CV boot or axle?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:36:29 -0700
I agree Brendan - CV joints are such amazing pieces of human thinking, as are differentials and gearboxes. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11...
Re: 83-85 & 86-91 Gas Manual Gear Ratios
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:18:51 -0700
...4.83 or 4.86, > >depending on the version of the gearbox. Tom Carrington's page has a link to > >Helmut's fairly complete...
Re: Drivetrain noise [was Re: Introduction and some questions
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Tue, 16 May 1995 08:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
...THe pitch does NOT > >alter when I shift gears, indicating it's not a "gearbox" problem, but in the > >final drive or axles/bearing...
Rev 'em up?
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Wed, 19 Apr 95 11:17:07 PDT
...45-50 mph in third gear. '74 and '75 have different gearbox ratios than all other years so any comparisons may not mean much...
Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 21:47:27 -0800
...I can flip the diff.... >I do have a 4+e gearbox of an AUDI 200 as spare. It wasn't gone into >the...
Re: gearing
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 13 May 1999 17:15:58 -0700
...whether or not I need to swap to an air >cooled gearbox for best usage of my I-4 conversion. Sorry to ramble. TIA...
Re: gearing
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Thu, 13 May 1999 23:54:03 -0600
...whether or not I need to swap to an air > cooled gearbox for best usage of my I-4 conversion. Scott, I swapped an...
Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:14:37 -0800
...4.5 litres > gearbox oil: 80W - 90W > gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) > autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) > autobox...
Re: Tire size vs. Engine RPM
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:37:26 -0400
...The gear ratios can be found<br> here: <a href="http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM" eudora="autourl">http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut...
Re: Whining Transmission
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 1 Nov 2011 08:26:56 -0400
Gearbox noise and vibration can be heard and felt the shift linkage under some circumstances. One is if you replace the shifter bushings with...
Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON *
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:23:49 -0700
...two front, bench rear) that has > a gas heater, four speed gearbox, minimal rust and a 1.9L engine with a > thrown valve.� I...
junk yards?
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 12:32:43 -0400
...I think the seal must have gone bad and let the oil leak out of the steering relay gearbox. Maybe the bearing just wore...
Re: FW: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:53:55 EST
...Also..WILDLY recommend that installation of the "air cooled" vanagon gearbox when installing the TD.. Err that should be the big stuff... steve "Hey...
Re: Opinions wanted: Overhaul or Eletric?!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:14:53 -0600
...Also, I want direct >> drive, no gearbox anymore. >> >> Raimund >> >> >> Am 12.07.2023 um 00:10 schrieb Karl Ploessl: >>> check out:https://www.youtube...
Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:43:47 -0700
...You don't have to bolt it in - just hold the motor > >> housing/gearbox against bare metal that's connected to the van body...
Re: Eurovan Camper , 5 speed
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:48:44 -0700
...Eurovan Camper , 5 speed I am considering getting a 1995 Eurovan with a 5-speed manual gearbox. What is the list consensus on that...
Re: speedo cable busted?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 3 May 2009 14:48:45 -0700
...Man that's a vague shifting gearbox. > Also just quit on me once �(then started up and no problems) -- vanagon > syndrome? > But what a...
FS: Price Reduced: 1980Vangon Camper. Running, but needs clutch/tranny
Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:39:47 -0700
...have orginal cassette deck, but will reinstall if needed. > > repairs: > Clutch > gearbox > transmission will need repair > body has a few small dents in back...
Re: Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:34:10 -0500
...Diesel engines 104 hp up to 174 hp; Manual and auto gearboxes, both with six gears; Four channel anti-block brakes; Electronic differential lock...
Re: 85 4spd tranny fluid
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:56:38 -0800
...As another post mentions, pull the fill plug before draining the transmission so that you don't end up with an empty gearbox and...
Leaking oil seal
Historical mailing list - Marcus Grant
Thu, 2 Mar 1995 17:13:24 +0000 (GMT)
...clutch slip?) or is it more likely to be from the gearbox? Assuming it is the engine oil seal, we've checked the oil...
Re: Wasserboxer corrosion problem
Historical mailing list - SBate82659
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:55:40 EST
...The power and torque curves seem well matched to the Vanagon gearbox and the extra power would sure be nice. They're things of...
Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:37:12 -0600
...I just can't think of anything in that vicinity - the gearbox and fuel tank - that it might be (or have been) connected to...
Maximum droop of rear trailing arms.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 6 May 2009 13:21:45 -0700
...2" spacers between the engine carrier and the mount for the gearbox.� What is remaining is the trailing arms - do I modify them so...
5 spds
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Wed, 27 May 1998 21:06:00 +0200
...Check http://www.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM for the German/US and the SA gearings. The inputshaft of the SA tranny is like...
bra recommendation
Historical mailing list - Carl Cobb
Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:20:22 -0700
...Recommendations on all fluids (esp gearbox)? Regards, carl and nancy ps: life in the slow lane...never done this before....this thing has less...
Re: stands vs ramps
Historical mailing list - Calle
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:41:17 +0100
...to be some rocking around, getting the WBX out, moving the gearbox and lifting the I4 in place and having such a heavy vehicle...
Re: can i ask a eurovan question here -- ??
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Thu, 5 Nov 2015 20:39:31 -0500
92 Eurovans can be converted to a manual gearbox. Those had the inline 5 cylinder in US. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 04.11...
Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 01:45:21 -0500
...I can flip the diff.... >>I do have a 4+e gearbox of an AUDI 200 as spare. It wasn't gone into >>the...
Re: Redline Gearoil properties
Historical mailing list - John
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:23:23 -0400
...com/demo Stuart, Is there ever a problem due to the gearbox having been run with mineral based oil for years and then switched...
Re: 2006 VW Van
Historical mailing list
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:09:10 -0600
...The 2.5 TDI produces 80kW and 280Nm transmitted to the rear wheels through a five-speed gearbox. This translates to top speeds of...
Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:13:49 -0600
...over to the left towards reverse. > > Is this a linkage, or gearbox issue? Any thoughts on what part of the > linkage I need to...
Re: electrical dimming
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 01:00:16 +0000
...Check the ground strap at the battery, between the gearbox and the chassis and between the lefthand head and the engine bulkhead. Check also...
Re: Dont do this at home ( I didnt)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:03:44 -0500
...to rise the van high. > > IT went well, pulled the engine+gearbox out. > > Then when I lowered the van, I lowered it too much...
Re: Cold engine "ticking", clutch rumble - Help
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 06:45:56 -0500
...Mechanic said fix it before it wrecks expensive gearbox. He hasn't seen the van yet, any other possibilities?... 2) While the engine is...
Re: Tranaxle gear carrier gasket
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:38:05 -0400
...On the rear side you are looking at fully disassembling the gearbox. I no longer use the gasket here. Loctitie 518 flange sealant. If...
RE: 911 motor in a VW transporter
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Fri, 03 Mar 1995 18:32:16 EST
...cruises at 75 without sounding strained (or indicating strain via temp) even though with stock gearbox it is turning same 4k+ rpms as yours...
Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:41:55 -0400
...Otherwise I need to pull the gearbox out of my parts van ( a rancho rebuild with only 10,000 miles on it) and get...
The van is fixed...
Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
Mon, 10 May 1999 15:28:51 GMT
After experiencing some severe gearbox problems last week, it has now all been fixed thanks to Tony Newman at Transporters in Surrey. The box...
Limited Slip Diff. sources?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:26:02 -0800
...Locker function from a Syncro tranny, or perhaps modify my existing gearbox into a copy of one of those? I am interested in gaining...