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• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:23:41 -0700
  ...Fluid Levels in AT and Final Drive Or it could be that the PO simply overfilled the tranny and never had any service on...
• ATF Level too high - what now?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Knust
  Thu, 3 May 2001 08:42:44 -0400
  ...According to Bentley�s (37.9a) I am supposed to check the final drive�s oil level now - however it does not say how...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:36:20 -0800
  ...Light turns, put in drive and drive away. Up shifts normally. Drives normally, down shifts normally. Just bangs and shutters while stopped. A hard...
• Lessons learned about syncro driveshaft vibrations
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 23:02:15 -0400
  ...At first, I thought I could just get the driveshaft rebuilt. The vibration would disappear completely with the driveshaft out. With Budd Premack's...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:54:44 -0500
  I put the same physical sized battery under the drivers seat as I had under the passenger seat. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Mon...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 17 Apr 97 18:10:27 PDT
  ...up untill it goes boing? If the drive shaft was not in, and the syncro was > driven, I suppose all tires would go around...
• Re: More counter-intuition re traction (no token VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:08:58 EST
  ...We have front wheel drive -- they have rear wheel drive. Front wheel gives you better handling because the wheels that are moving the car...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:16:18 -0500
  ...The 2 previous wives drove the manual ones, and the current wife won't drive the auto one. I drive at work, so I...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft Repair (replacement u-joints)
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 08:14:22 -0500
  ...Syncro Driveshaft Repair (replacement u-joints) The following details my experiences with repairing my Syncro driveshaft by replacing the u-joints at a reasonable...
• Re: TIICO: drive plate confusion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:57:51 -0400
  ...drive plate confusion Bill said, "...Also, the drive plate is 2mm thicker than stock. This means you need 2mm longer bolts to connect the...
• anti-tailgater
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:36:59 -0000
  Not funny! Many Portuguese drivers are real masters in handling. Some try to copy and they are responsible for giving Portuguese drivers bad name...
• Re: Final Drive Oil Level
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2017 14:40:40 +0000
  ...Final Drive Oil Level Anybody know what the oil level should be in the final drive section of a 2.1 WBX automatic transmission...
• Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:35:11 -0700
  ...After a while, as the relationship deteriorated, in that same degree it seems, she wanted to drive more. I REALLY didn't want to...
• Any interest in a MA/RI/CT Drive-in Movie night
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 15:44:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...Any interest in doing a get together probably at the 4 screen drive in in N. Smithfield RI (20 min north of Prov) on...
• RE: Bay Area drive-in night!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 May 1996 10:33:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >>But seriously, me and a bunch of friends loaded up in the Pioneer and >>went to the last remaining drive-in theater in town...
• Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 10:34:23 -0400
  Darren "DeJaWu" Wu wrote: > (Snip) I noticed that the drivers of > buses in the shape like the '85 we have never wave at each...
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:58:37 -0500
  Josh- I consistantly get 23 to 26 MPG- 84 Westy - I drive between 55 and 65 and at that speed I can relax- let...
• Re: Broken front drive shaft/picture.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 02:06:22 -0500
  ...Broken front drive shaft. Hey, all they talk about different drive shafts for the Syncro's. Well, I have now seen a broken front...
• Re: Broken front drive shaft/picture.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 02:06:22 -0500
  ...Broken front drive shaft. Hey, all they talk about different drive shafts for the Syncro's. Well, I have now seen a broken front...
• Re: removing snow from van
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:51:40 -0700
  ...You park, it snows, you clean the windows and drive away. > The act of driving removes it from your driveway and the airflow will...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:06:13 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Donald Baxter wrote: >I'd say that speed in *combination* with incompetence kills. Most >drivers aren't capable of...
• Re: N. NE Mechanic advice (was: Syncro vibrations... I think it's tim e for a mechanic!)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:08:56 -0400
  ...Took the driveshaft back > - he rebalanced it - no difference. He said "there's no way just a bad > driveshaft could be causing vibration like...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 24 Nov 1996 16:15:38 -0500 (EST)
  On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Lawrence Johnson wrote: > I drive a 1986 Syncro Westfalia, use 91 to 93 octane gasoline, drive 100 > km/hr...
• Re: WTB Driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:16:14 -0700
  ...what could I keep there??? > > > > > >I was a little overzealous (and stupid) in closing my driver's door this > >morning and broke the driver...
• Re: maps vs GPS
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:06:31 -0700
  ...Still haven't found Highline Drive....
• Directions for Hoosier Volks 49'er Drive-In campout on Sat Jul 25th
  Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 23:09:34 -0500
  Does anyone have Directions to the 49'er drive-in campout this weekend? I would be coming through the Chicago area. Thanks -steve- dbg
• WTB: Driver's door power mirror; 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 10:20:30 -0700
  Hi, I'm looking for a complete driver's door power mirror assembly for my 86 Westfalia. Thanks -- Rich Durant work: rich_durant@mentorg...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:28:19 -0400
  David - I've lost track of what you drive. Willing to bet that IF you drive a Vanagon, or any other VW, you've...
• 91 Carat Drivers Seat Armrest
  Historical mailing list - Steve Drier
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:03:14 EDT
  Have been looking for a rightside drivers seat armrest for my 91 Carat with no luck. Anybody have suggestions where I might find same...
• tool question
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:41:51 -0400
  ...I bought a set of 1/4" drive extensions (with the little screwdriver type thing that attaches to the 1/4" drivers), a 1...
• Re: New generation of vw busses (T5 photos)
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 22:35:45 -0800
  ...Also there will be some loss of interior space/height, and the max carrying capacity, because of the new drivetrain. Otherwise, the new drivetrain...
• Re: distributor spring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:16:57 -0500
  ...This type of gear can cause the distributor to jump up or pull down into the drive port as the engine is accelerated or...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:16:27 -0600
  ...from the driver? Neil My Guess WouldBe that it will > Provide more BrakePad & ShoeToDrum Pressure with TheSame effort from the driver > & Provide TheSame BrakePad...
• Re: VWs in Hollywood [was VW sighting (Field of Dreams)]
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 09:18:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Didn't Maxwell Smart drive up in a Karmen(SP) Ghia during the >opening shot of "Get Smart"? Nope-- that was a Sunbeam Tiger...
• how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Mack Paschall
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:15:26 -0400
  ...I've driven this commute for the last year. About 130,000 miles on an '87 GL Syncro Weekender. Relatively reliable, but if I...
• Syncro Drive Line also known as Prop Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:11:25 -0500
  I'm getting vibration through my Drive Line (aka Prop Shaft - the device that transfers power to the front wheels). My shop says that...
• does Khan drive a Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:33:57 EST
  ...does he drive a vanagon? i think illustrator mike judge likes vw's.. you see them on the simpsons too.. anyway..does khan drive...
• Re: got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:43:52 -0500
  ...got a westy? got drivers side seam rust? just to add to Lister John C's post about seam rust - i always find it...
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:58:00 -0800
  ...converting to 4 wheel drive > > > The Haynes lists 1425 kg. or 3135 lbs. unladen kerb weight without driver > for > > the 241, Microbus de luxe...
• Re: disconnecting syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 06:04:12 -0500
  ...I think that not having the driveshaft in >might slightly (very silghtly) increase the wear on the Syncro's viscous >coupling. In normal operation...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA and BRM
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 06:42:59 -0700
  ...To simplify things they have a normal engine with the drive taken off the end of the crankshaft; this requires the gearbox to be...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:21:17 -0400
  ...You >> literally drive >> your van into the place, the guy gives you a case, you pay then >> drive out >> the other side. Both my...
• Re: Friday Jetta "knuckle" problem (No real Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:20:37 -0500
  ...This setup puts more distance between the two CV joints than on Vanagon drive axles, or any front wheel drive car. So the longer...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:07:20 -0700
  My girlfriend, 8 months pregnant, is learning how to drive in our diesel vanagon. I tell her if she can drive this she can...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stiehl
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 22:34:26 -0500
  ...The prop shaft was (or should have been) balanced by the driveline shop. How can indexing it to each end make any difference? Am...
• What Goes Where
  Historical mailing list - Lisa Bloch
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:41:00 -0800
  ...It's my daily driver, so priority went to identifying and fixing any driveability problems. I think we're good for now, so I...
• Movies for Saturday Nite's Drive-in Night
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 08 Aug 1997 11:07:18 -0400
  Ok folks, Here's the lineup for the VW Van lists/LiMBO Drive-in Night at the Rustic Drive-in, Rt. 146 Smithfield RI...
• Air Cooled Heat
  Historical mailing list - Javier Saenz
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:09:33 PDT
  ...Before I drive, I heat the interior hot enough to get everything warm and all ice melted. When I am ready to drive, I...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:40:21 -0600
  "how many of us really drive our "pride and joys" in the snow and salt??? hmmmm???? :<) i know some folks who dont even drive...
• Town and country seats, drivers side installed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:23:10 -0700
  Got the drivers seat into friends van today. Pics added to blog post https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/vanagon-2015-dodge-caravan...
• Re: What kind of vanagons are we driving
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:45:54 EST
  ohhh.nooo...have we started another "where are you from, and what do you drive" month long thread again?? :<) chris (hell, u think i...
• Re: New (to me) Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:02:40 EDT
  ...16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, machfive@EXCITE.COM writes: > Any advise for a newbie is appreciated.&nbsp; Thanks, -Mark > > drive it baby, just drive...................
• Re: Saturday chores for the aircooled drivers...
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:49:53 EDT
  Hi Everyone, thanks all of your help I'm off to get some oil sorb right now and get that driveway looking good again...
• Re: Front table question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:34:30 -0400
  I remove the table top, and store it in between the rear cabinet and the (drivers side) rear window. There's just enough room...
• Vanagon 84 brown and beige driverside door
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:42:07 -0500
  Looking for a brown below/beige above driver side door for Wolfsberg edition 84 Vanagon in the Boston/New England area. thanks for any...
• Re: Syncro driveshaft problems (maybe?)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 22:00:21 +0200
  ...Then they pulled the driveshaft - presto! Vibrations gone. They informed me that the u-joints were binding and causing the trouble, and that the...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:39:35 -0500
  ...You > > literally drive > > your van into the place, the guy gives you a case, you pay then > > drive out > > the other side. Both my...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:55:30 -0000
  ...on my RHD Transporter it was fitted to the drivers side but I fitted another on the passenger side - which would be your drivers...
• Re: Broken timing gear?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:53:48 -0400
  ...There should be a spring between the drive and the distributor to hold it down and push the distributor shaft up. Once the drive...
• charging light flickers
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:34:30 -0700
  ...It started up okay and I was able to drive home- yay! LED still flickering so I do not want to drive anywhere I...