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• Re: Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:18:49 -0800
  ...OK the other thing that is notoriously corroded is the brake lines coming off the T.� Check where the brake line is anchored to...
• I'm Back!....and.....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jul 1995 09:20:10 -0400
  ...They explained the problem was his CV joint and that replacing it would cost approx. $1,058 (this quote included some minor rear brake...
• 1990 VANAGON WEEKENDER - NEED TO SELL SOON!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Mon, 6 May 2002 12:45:16 -0700
  ...front/rear properly aligned, front ball joints in good order, springs in good condition, Monroe gas shocks Brakes: front pads recently replaced (PBR Metal...
• Re: My new 87 - was O2 light button & rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:28:07 -0700
  ...I adjusted the rear brakes this morning, I still need to find an oil filter so I can change the oil. I also need...
• LiMBO stuff for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 02 Jun 95 14:17:26 CDT
  ...Very little rust, new (NJ) Weber carb, brake system, exhaust, interior is like new! Needs a good home; $3000, Call (201) 238-9027, leave...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 07:22:12 -0800
  ...By contrast a sheathed cable like a bike brake >>> cable can only pull - if you push on it it will buckle. >>> >>> What is the...
• Replacing Fuel Valve Cable
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 21:41:28 -0700 (PDT)
  ...When your bus starts sputtering and runs out of gas, you pull the lever, and gas is pulled out of the short tube. If...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:49:29 -0500
  ...I took off the top to the instrument cluster and while admiring the brake / clutch fluid reservoir (and yes I still have my plastic...
• Re: Rear End Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:44:16 -0700
  ...Van has to be on the ground when you lever this, and the tire absorbs too much force when you try to "impact" by...
• Re: SOURCE OF HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:03:49 -0500
  ...Many folks look for the receiver hitches to carry a suspended or non wheeled load? That leveraging or twisting load is where the tow...
• Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:40:46 -0700
  ...To a short man 6'4" and 6'8" are both TALL. > Front disc brakes- self adjusting brakes, power brakes. Vanagons are know for...
• Removing vanagon dash board - the complete list
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 12:14:17 -0800
  ...pedal with all accessories - http://www.van-cafe.com/clutch-pedal-lever - front heater core (if yours is leaking) - http://www.van-cafe.com...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life Drivers seat swivel.
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:38:41 -0700
  ...With the hand brake and new shoes on the back I believe I could get the swivel past the lever with the break set...
• Re: Murphy's Law - was : Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:30:24 -0500
  ...flick as he pushed the pwoer levers forward. We rolled 10 feet and both fans quit simultaneously!! Brakes were instantly applied, and with a...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 14:14:57 -0700
  ...switches down under the > > steering column which are activated by the brake pedal are easy to service. > > Reccomend taking them out and cleaning then...
• Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:19:19 +0000
  ...one each) > > > Fan switch "knob" (lever) 1 > > > Metal ferrules that hold slider bezels posts into dash (3) > > > VW brake bleeders (4) > > > OEM VW green...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:57:21 -0600
  ...installed your brakes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the front fender. > EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 2X4: Used for levering a van upward...
• Re: tool question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Williamson
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:12:27 -0500 (CDT)
  ...bad rear brakes, and I actually was spinning the rear tire on smooth concrete with the wrench! I eventually used the brake adjusters to...
• Re: Dream Syncro - Price: $125,000
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:00:40 -0700
  ...canvas, new window, door & trim rubber, new cooling > system > (stainless), new brakes, new suspension, new wheels & tires, and a rebuilt > engine & transmission. We call...
• Re: VW-'71 BUS and '80? BUS-INTERSPECIES TRANSPLANTS OF EQUIPMENT
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 95 18:52:46 EDT
  ...How 'bout brake parts (master > cylinder, booster, etc.) Steering boxes changed, I don't know if your disk brake '71 uses the same as...
• Re: !!!URGENT!!!-NEED HELP/ADVICE!!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 22:42:48 -0600
  ...I'd guess you wore the hell out of your shoes, and now the emergency brake lever can't pull them to the drum...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:01:12 -0400
  ...My big brakes will have to wait. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a > Wiadomość napisana przez ddbjorkman@verizon.net w dniu 5/11/21, o...
• Re: Vanagon-era technology..love it,
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:48:15 -0600
  ...The defrost cable had kinked due to a ham-fisted install on my stereo and it finally > broke completely right near the lever at...
• Re: [WetWesties] Blackbeard Comes Home! (With questions)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:33:20 -0800
  ...If anyone worked in the dash on the control levers..........most likely it's a workmanship issue. And just not checking ones work carefully...
• Re: Cats Onboard [was: road hazards]
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 22:59:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...keyboard) tried > several times to crawl in front of the hand brake lever and get in > front of the pedals. I had this problem...
• Re: wheel bearings questions
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:24:30 -0500
  ...drum-brake thing, but having the drum still bolted to the wheel and tire makes this easier - you can get more leverage by pushing...
• Re: Bosch Service Media
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:22:10 -0800
  ...Price >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ---------- >> ---- >> >> Automotive Handbook $27.95 >> Technical Terms $48.95 >> Automotive Electric/Electronic Systems $29.95 >> Diesel Fuel Injection $27.95 >> Automotive Brake Systems $21...
• Re: VW 411, 412 models (nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:46:35 -0800
  ...the purpose of it was to provide light to the Hand Brake Lever when it was extended up. A Door Jam Interior Light Switch...
• Re: Christmas post and general posts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 25 Dec 2020 11:29:29 -0500
  I am treating my syncro doka to a spa treatment next week! New Stainless coolant pipes, new Swepco 201 gear oil, drain & refill brake...
• Re: Drive flange / output shaft seal.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:15:53 -0700
  ...Blue is for water stuff, red is for brake rattle, the amber stuff is your beer, and clear is gasoline). Ok, i was a...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:01:39 -0700
  ...front/rear properly aligned, front ball joints in good order, >springs in good condition, Monroe gas shocks > >Brakes: front pads recently replaced (PBR Metal...
• Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:27:06 -0700
  ...about 1cm and it made a huge difference. > > Watch the clutch lever on the transmission actuate while someone pushes the pedal, make sure it...
• Re: Front-end workout
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:29:16 -0500
  ...As for a lever as someone mentioned, the only one I needed was to press down on the anti-roll bar so I could...
• Fwd: Re: Smooth new Syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 07:09:10 EST
  ...gear or sometimes I could lug the engine down with the brake on and slide it out of gear at the right time. It...
• Re: 130 MPH Vanagon <-- simple solution
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:12:42 -0600
  ...Then the power, leverage and weight would overcome the rear brakes and I would do a fantastic burnout and wheelee high into the air...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:31:27 -0500
  ...The problem is where it goes into the black conduit, and transitions upwards to the throttle relay lever on the auto transmission. That is...
• Re: Clutch diagnosis/opinions please!
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:58:53 -0500
  ...Sometimes just hard application of the brakes would stop the vehicle and it wouldn't stall; as it got worse it would stall. The...
• Re: My new 87 - was O2 light button & rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:06:50 -0700
  ...Now if i could just remember > where to move the 4 levers on the heater control things will be great! <g>. > > I am going...
• Re: Dash blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:29:51 -0500
  ...leaking air into you > cabin no matter where you have the levers set. These are on the moving > flaps inside the heater box. > > Remove...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2022 to 10 Mar 2022 (#2022-18)
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:02:00 -0500
  ...Now the battery light comes = > on > >>>>> when > >>>>>>> shift lever is put in park or neutral. It's off in any drive = > gears. > >>>>>>>=20 > >>>>>>> Any...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 14:22:33 -0700
  ...You got to have somebody stand on the brake pedal anyway and I'm good at that. Stan Wilder On Tue, 8 Jul 2003...
• Re: Ventilation and vegetarian controls
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:00:33 -0800
  ...devises! > > I think the dash vent levers are a great improvement over the ones by the > > emergency brake. > > I steer clear of them salad...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:51:32 -1000
  ...on a vanagon ..I always put it in 2nd..and when I want it to shift up ..then I move the shift lever to...
• Re: Kudo's to Dennis Haynes and his frame mount receiver hitch.
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:38:35 -0400
  ...Your parking brake won't work and even if you have a Syncro, the front wheels will rotate in opposite directions as your precious...
• Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:08:10 -0500
  ...Yes they are- I just hate putting alot of new expensive parts when the van body has the amount of rust it has. >Brake...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:15:24 -0700
  ...piston or rod knock/rattle ? how's the oil lever, condition, grade, and age ? can you produce the sound standing at the engine, and...
• Re: Trickle charger on hard to access House Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:27:18 +0000
  ...Greenlee sheet metal punch to provide a hole just behind parking brake lever to add a 12 VDC cigarette lighter socket; the idea was...
• Re: Replacing the Power Steering Lines
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:44:10 -0800
  ...You won't believe what's hidden on the other side. > Hydraulic clutch and brake lines so rusted that touching them made them leak...
• Re: Two iffy vanagon improvements that worked out very well
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:18:47 -0500
  ...I was afraid that given the heat and the leverage it might >> give up and split, but both are working well after a couple...
• Re: Kudo's to Dennis Haynes and his frame mount receiver hitch.
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:46:47 -0400
  ...Your parking brake won't work and even if you have a Syncro, the front wheels will rotate in opposite directions as your precious...
• Re: Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:40:57 -0600
  ...Check where the brake line is anchored to the firewall. There is > a sharp 90 degree bend and road crap will easily lodge itself...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:22:02 -0500
  ...Does it do anything when you put it in gear? Have you confirmed that the selector lever on the trans is moving? Have someone...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2022 to 10 Mar 2022 (#2022-18)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:40:59 -0800
  ...Now the battery light comes = >> on >>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>> shift lever is put in park or neutral. It's off in any drive = >> gears. >>>>>>>>> =20 >>>>>>>>> Any...
• clutch pedal buzzing with vibration
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:23:05 EST
  ...On this brake fluid note--is it possible the fluid could have been forced up out of the brake fluid resevoir by the "mechanic...
• Re: Stuck in 4th - Final Answer + more questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:54:40 -0500
  ...felt washer, clutch disk and pressure plate, throwout bearing, clutch actuating lever bushings, starter bushing, and transmission input shaft among other things. This was...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:11:46 -0700
  ...front/rear properly aligned, front ball joints in good order, >springs in good condition, Monroe gas shocks > >Brakes: front pads recently replaced (PBR Metal...
• Re: No Start Problem(one More Thing)
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:02:51 -0800
  ...Jiggling the shift lever or putting it in neutral doesn't help. The connections at the starter and the battery are very clean. It...
• Re: Cats Onboard [was: road hazards]
  Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 22:42:04 -0400
  ...At least if he comes across behind the hand brake lever he is in reach and I can bat him out of the way...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:12:49 -0500
  ...switches down under the >> >> steering column which are activated by the brake pedal are easy to service. >> >> Reccomend taking them out and cleaning then...
• road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
  ...feel vaguely ill at ease because their leg leverage is less than ideal. The brakes - front discs and rear drums - provide outstanding stopping power...