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• Shift Linkage Woes -- 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:36:29 -0400
  ...The shifting is vague and you don't need to depress the shift lever to engage reverse. It seems like there is excessive movement...
• Re: Gear Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:11:29 -0400
  ...I could not get it into 1st gear, I could get in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and reverse just fine, but first was a problem...
• For you paddlers--a petition
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:52:58 -0500
  ...I have an online petition going to try to make the US Army Corps of Engineers reverse their decision to close the locks on...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Smith
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:51:32 -0400
  ...to-first slide technique), and eventually became hard to get into reverse, etc. In my case, the clutch wasn't disengaging all the way...
• rear air flow vs. scoops
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:10:38 -0700
  ...vents? Which direction is the air supposed to be flowing? If out, scoops would be trying to reverse the flow. Bill in the Southwest
• Re: Need help - will not crank
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:43:04 -0500
  > radio, and lights all worked...it started ok using a reverse push start.. Check the electrical wires going into your alternator. Mine has come...
• Clutch not fully unclutching?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:17:49 +0200
  ...E.g changing into reverse takes some grinding. It doesnt feel like it is overworn. Could a clutch that doesnt unclutch be due to...
• Free Aircooled Transmission - needs rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 24 May 2007 22:06:06 -0400
  ...rebuild free for the taking. It's located in London Ontario. Reverse works, first sometimes worked, the rest of the gears sound like bolts...
• Re: mounting cb radio?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:23:46 -0500
  At 12:09 PM 1/16/2009, pickle vanagon wrote: > > ridges on the reverse side that could get in the way. I drilled my...
• Re: loud trans clanging in reverse and first
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:21:32 -0700
  ...loud transmission clanging in reverse????? >Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com >To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > >hey all you tranny gurus: > >after the last couple of...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:43:23 -0700
  ...and troubleshoot the no turn > signal issue and the tail light/reverse light problem. Could be bulbs, I > haven't looked yet. > > > Woo hoo...
• Re: S.A. rear slider windows and armrests
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:51:10 -0500
  ...You can also tell if the pics were reversed by wiper position at front and rear. Remember in S.A. people drive on the...
• Re: 1984 automatic starter just clicks
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:16:52 -0600
  ...About $25 or so from vanagain.com simple questions, do you have reverse light problems? have to jiggle the shift lever to start engine...
• REQ: 91 Carat Wiring Harness (Door)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chasse
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:08:58 -0400
  ...change new regulator & motor - no change cut and reversed wires into switch at listmembers suggestion (reversed problem up /no down) AH-HA...the problem...
• Re: Anyone know of a Subaru list - NVC
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:59:40 +0000
  ...A week ago it started making a whining noise >when it is put in reverse. The noise only happens when the car moves; no...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 May 2010 21:52:20 -0700
  ...If you go > from reverse to first, directly, it just glides through, the way my van's > shifter works.(since it is already pushed...
• Re: Total replacement for Westy Kitchen
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:01:16 -0800
  ...You can't just reverse the existing metal assembly as the faucet would be in a bad place for one thing. Also the rear...
• Re: Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:49:04 -0700
  ...Slippin' & slidin' is the end, and usually it's reverse that goes first since it is the lowest gear and demands the most from...
• Loosing transmission oil
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:10:39 -0400
  Hi, I have an 89 Westy Syncro and loosing oil from the reverse gear idler cover. I’ve emptied the thanny and redo the...
• Backup lights not working all the time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 17:04:11 -0500
  ...They go on intermittently when in reverse. Is there a way to adjust the switch on the left side of the manual 4 speed...
• Re: Interchangeability of seats between years
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:19:11 -0400
  ...want to put Bus seats in their Vanagon, but often the reverse happens.) - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234...
• Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:39:00 -0400
  Yes my 86 Syncro is running again! I had reversed the fuel pump wires (long story) Time to move on... I need a muffler...
• Re: Need vent window
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:17:36 -0400
  ...I know because I've done it in reverse! Cost me $15 (actualy cost my friend as I was do'n it for him...
• Weird Noise
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Viviani
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 02:02:17 EDT
  ...It is especially noticable in first gear and reverse. Does anyone have any idea what this might be caused by and what I can...
• trans maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Tim Lott
  Tue, 18 May 1999 01:58:20 EDT
  ...old with no maintenance records) is a little stubborn going into reverse, other than that pretty smooth shifting. I was once told not to...
• Re: Can the front seats be reversed?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:17:32 -0600
  They'll just slide off and exchange, latch is on left side as you are seated in them. Stan On Wed, 26 Feb 2003...
• Need part/info:steering transfer gear
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 2 Sep 2007 22:53:01 -0500
  That part on early vanagons that reverses the direction of the steering�the steering shaft from the wheel provides the input, and then an...
• Lifters pumping down at speed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:21:22 -0700
  I seem to have the reverse of most lifter problems - my lifters pump down when cruising at a steady 60 mph and higher, but...
• Re: The relay that "purrs"
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:38:05 -0700
  ...purring relay turned out to be a loose wire on the reverse side. The > purring was not biological. It was the contacts inside the...
• question on temperature gauge wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:26:25 -0500
  ...I feel certain that the wires are connected but I am wondering if I reversed them in the connector. Looking at the wiring diagram...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:37:45 -0600
  ...The pinion head drove the >coast side of the ring gear due to the reduction gear box design- >2 spur gears which reverse the...
• Re: LED Backup Light Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:12:19 -0700
  ...LED Backup Light Bulbs >> >> >> We need to see a photo of the back of the vehicle, in reverse, at night >> now! >> >> Nice job and...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:39:42 -0500
  ...With the car in reverse I started cranking, and it started moving in reverse. I had my foot pressed hard on the clutch pedal...
• Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 23:19:18 -0000
  ...I went in reverse for about 20 yards and was getting ready to stop so i put in the clutch and let it keep...
• Shifter Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 14:47:36 EDT
  ...He said when he pushed it down to put it in reverse "it stuck down". So now, I have to pull the shifter up...
• Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sat, 26 May 2001 16:24:53 -0400
  ...Is there some reverse > current > leakage when the sun goes down? Does it need to be un-plugged at > night? > If so, this is...
• Shifter hemisphere bushing
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:16:37 -0400
  ...indication as to why my 85 gl won't go into reverse or hardly into 1st and 2nd? http://s19.photobucket.com/user/NeptunoMD...
• Re: Leaving for Summer '80 Westy Camper
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:36:55 -0400
  ...Send message to listserv@gerry.vanagon.com and in the body put SET VANAGON NOMAIL END To reverse it you'd send SET VANAGON...
• lotsa light
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Jun 95 20:59:26 CDT
  ...put the car in reverse, so the backup lights are working, and have someone stand directly behind the backup light ... they need to be...
• Re: new VW "minivan"? what a piece of crap
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:25:54 +1200
  >They've engineered all the charm out of it - the reverse of what they've >done with the New Beetle - they should've gone...
• Re: Power Window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:25:05 -0700
  ...If this scenario is true, the repair was done second best, and yes you could reverse it. Sincerely, Mark Keller 91 Carat Cowichan Bay...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:52:55 -0500
  ...s locked up. (It's a DC motor, so it will reverse by reversing the leads.) Al Brase Vanagons Mike Miller wrote: >Taping the...
• Headlights wont shut off, even with key out... suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:08:31 -0700
  85 1.9 GL This seems the reverse of all the past issue i can find in the archives I disconnect the 3 way...
• Re: Transmission noise, shifter goes into reverse too easily
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:30:54 -0800
  ...Transmission noise, shifter goes into reverse too easily >I suspect that the "new" 91 GL 4-speed I just picked up needs a > transmission...
• Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:39 -0400
  ...Also, had stopped on the way for coffee and when I started it I couldn't get it into reverse without some grinding - I...
• Re: inspection question for portlanders
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:26:02 -0800
  ...know if i can still pass >>inspection (DEQ) with out my reverse lights? i HAVE to go today ... and i >>dont have time to...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 06:08:07 -0700
  ...http://www.slickcar.com/reverse-backup-sensors.asp On 6/3/2017 22:50, Jared Planter wrote: > Can you share a URL to the...
• Re: FS: Sony XR-4147 head unit
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 21:25:43 -0400
  I made a typo on the original message...it's an auto-reverse tape unit, not a CD, which should have been apparent from...
• Searching for Porsche 996 tranny data
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:31:46 +0200
  ...I�d like to install an Audi tiptronic in my Vanagon but have no chance yet to reverse its rotating direction. Since the porsche...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:42:25 -0600
  ...Eventually located it over toward reverse having to push the shifter down - second is directly below first and reverse slightly further to the left...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 02:27:19 -0600
  ...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: ominous sounds from automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Richard DIXON
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:53:54 +0000
  ...is it 'slippy' in reverse, especially cold ? Not like it won't go into reverse, but it feels very slippy, usually about 20 seconds...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:31:47 -0500
  ...As for first, third and reverse the only adjustment would be if the shift rod connection is not fully seated. The usual causes for...
• Re: Sloppy Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:53:02 -0500
  ...into first as you mention, with a need to check for reverse at before proceeding at stop lights. Although I like to do all...
• Fwd: Vw westfalia 1978 010 tranny advice or help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:09:54 -0700
  ...I put the selector in reverse and nothing for a few seconds, then sometimes it engages smoothly other times it engages very hard with...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 20:50:54 +0100
  ...be unusable in the US because the > beam pattern would be > reversed since they drive on the opposite side from the US? You must...
• 4 speed hard to shift when warm
  Historical mailing list - Alan
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:20:42 -0800
  ...cold, but after it warms up, it balks at going into reverse or first gear. I can get it into those gears, but with...
• Re: Unusual lube places
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:21:50 -0800
  ...implied reverse... um, nevermind. Cya, Robert On 1/28/08, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Aw shucks. The post is a lot...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:17:59 -0600
  ...John On Jan 3, 2018 11:08, "Neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > This approach involves using a reverse set of Subarugears ring and...
• Re: inspection question for portlanders
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:56:10 -0700
  ...When I lived in Texas, the were pretty strict, and they definitely checked the reverse lights....but, there were always stations that were "less...