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• Re: Clutch Use/NEW THREAD??
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 07:53:28 -0500
  ...the clutch disc wasn't even half gone! > >Austin > I can top that! 78 Scirocco with 178000 miles and original clutch (still going strong...
• Re: reliability of Vanagon automatic transmission ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 22:21:55 EDT
  ...the 4spd manuals develop a crack in the 3-4 gear slider hub, necessitating the replacement or complete rebuild of the tranny. top end...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:41:17 -0600
  ...There's very little vertical height between the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control tanks and gear...
• Selling '81 Westfalia in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:27 -0400
  ...The gear lasted 4000km and is now completely gone. Current top speed 70kmh :-) As I don�t want to screw anybody over I have...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:39:13 +0000
  ...Vanagon - View topic - Anyone using a Rhode Gear bike rack on your rear hatch? | | | | | | | | | | | TheSamba.com :: Vanagon - View topic - Anyone using a Rhode Gear...
• Re: ATF leaking into differential
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:24:41 -0400
  ...Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:18:29 -0400 > >Hello - > >I discovered ATF leaking under the van so I checked my gear oil level and...
• Re: Thule box weight, pop top issue?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 01:27:15 -0500
  ...Thule box weight, pop top issue? I'm considering adding a Thule box to my pop top. My PT has the gas strut assists...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0500
  ...The use of different alloy materials in aftermarket gears; bead-blasting for stress relief and cryo treatments all serve to move the failure point...
• Re: My AT is fine, but...( read this please, original poster )
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:31:27 -0800
  ...at 114K and it's only had fluid topped up .........that makes me a little nervous. it's common for the differential pan cork...
• Re: Big Bend National Park (very long) and refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:34:59 -0500
  ...Power steering started to drip a little on the trip, and I had to top up with fluid twice. Clutch also started to chatter...
• Continued - 195R-14 HANKOOK RA08
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:01:39 -0700
  ...work and for camping with 2 kayaks on top with wife, son and standard camping gear. It a 1982 Diesel Westy with a AHU...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:27:46 -0700
  ...See for example http://www.speedometershop.com/ratio.html This is on topic and something I was talking about to somebody earlier today. Since...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:05:45 -0500
  ...B) Turn your idle adlustment up a bit and just fast idle over in first gear for the mile to the shop. Austin 91...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:23:14 -0700
  You are correct sir/madam! Clearance and sensible wire routing are the only reasons for a precise distributor gear alignment. Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote...
• Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:48:23 -0700
  ...Us a 90W or equivalent gear oil GL5 rated. To fill, there is enough room to use the sqeeze top on the gear oil...
• Re: [syncro.org] RE: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:47:47 -0600
  ...oil in the gearbox.. > Don Hanson > __._,_.___ | | Reply via web post [3] | Start a New Topic > [4] Messages in this topic [5] (1) Recent Activity...
• Road Test: 1991 VW SA 2,5i Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Dec 95 14:51:46 CST
  ...52* 66 3rd gear ........... 1 in 5,3 3rd gear ...... 83* 104 4th gear ........... 1 in 8,3 4th gear ...... 120* 150 Top gear...
• Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:04:02 -0800
  That's nicely put Scott - "desperately under-geared". =) On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 6:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote...
• Re: Possible aaz/ turbo diesel source?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:40:44 -0700
  ...Very noticeable in the lower gears , not so much higher gears. the engine itself though .........all new, all german, and really solid. ----- Original Message...
• Cargo area liners
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:45:42 -0800
  ...The floors are covered with rubber mats and carpet sits on top of that. The floor gets really wet from windsurfing gear and changing...
• Cuts out after deceleration?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:17:08 -0700
  ...while in gear and only some of the time. Any ideas. -- Steve Blackham Centerville, Utah 77 transporter converted to camper (Westy top) 83 Vanagon...
• How to fill differential gear box with hypoid oil.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 7 May 2002 20:21:28 -0700
  ...And can I just top it off&nbsp;and not worry that I've put too much? </DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Join...
• FS: 1990 Syncro with Country Homes poptop and upper bunk
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:14:28 -0800
  ...No camper gear except sleeping bunk up top and bed on bottom. Comes with a pair of jumpseats. I was told one cylinder has...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:35:10 -0500
  ...This topic has a huge resource of knowledge and actual > experience reported on the subaruvanagon list because we that have made that > engine switch...
• Re: 50 Worst Cars
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:20:16 -0500
  ...Porter is a writer for Top Gear so these > crap cars were picked by those guys who IMHO, have a pretty good > sense of...
• 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 4 Oct 2023 20:54:16 +0000
  ...roads in 1st gear in mid-70s temperatures. The needle went up close to the white line at the top, and the red light...
• Re: [Syncro] Automatic transmissions? (friday little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:28:44 -0800
  ...gears.� If one of you guys would buy my CDN Dehler Syncro 16", I could buy one of these new T5.5s :-) Changing topic...
• Day Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:25:32 +0000
  ...their gear in order to eat their sandwiches, or huddled against the wind in lawn chairs under their hatchbacks, we popped the top, had...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:12:57 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > What you would do, is to shift down to a very low gear, a gear that will...
• Re: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:06:18 -0800
  ...round cover near the top of the trans and that thing > next to it , part of the 2nd Gear Brake Band. The mechanic had...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:49:19 -0500
  ...5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 07/24/12, <SPAN>ralph...
• Re: gauges for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 17:28:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'm thinking of one of the 2 or 3 gauge clusters that RMMW sells mounted on top of the dash, over the speaker...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2001 to 28 Jul 2001 - Special issue (#2001-963)
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:00:47 -0600
  ...I really like the top end in it. it purrs right along at 70 +. Cory ======= Andrew wrote I must say the 094 5-speed...
• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:29:27 -0500
  ...baby is in tip top travelling shape. What should I keep my tire >pressures at on a 1980 Westfalia with three people plus gear? > > >
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:32:13 -0800
  dear heavy van and my 1989 5 Speed diesel California Model (RIP) loaded with the gear my wife brought came in at just under...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:41:12 -0700
  ...was to the top. Not far (50-75 miles or so). On the east side, it was leave it in gear and go down...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:00:41 -0500
  I was trying to look throug the Bentleys to discover te gear ratios and although I've found mineTranny type 91. at .85 final...
• Re: Engine rebuild/swap in an AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 May 2007 08:21:41 -0400
  ...As for Subies, maybe a 5% improvement unless you cans also do some gear changes and get lucky. Not likely with the auto. Larger...
• 1988 Carat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 13:26:30 -0800
  ...Have A/C but belt is removed - Tow hitch - Roof bars + topbox Works done within 6 months: - 2 months old alternator - Brake rotors turned...
• speeds in eurovans.
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:07:51 -0500 (CDT)
  Just as an aside, the top speed for a Vanagon and Eurovan is roughly the same. I have an '84 Vanagon and my parents...
• Re: Eurovan Camper , 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 May 2012 13:48:44 -0700
  ...Fewer cabinets, top bunk that had to be left open when the top was down severely reducing headroom, lower bed 3" narrower and it...
• Re: Bad gas milleage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:17:03 -0400
  ...Note I also just found the ratio for AT in top gear. The manual (4sp) is approx 18mph per k - 76mph at 4k (I...
• Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
  Historical mailing list - Veronica Fraga
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:17:44 -0400
  ...I want to convert my Westy pop-top camper to a permanent high top (the kind originally made by Adventurewagen). As some of you...
• Seeking PopTop Details
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:22:39 -0700
  ...That said, there was recent conversation and pointers to web pages about adding a top using what seems like a fairly easy method, beyond...
• 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: Successful Super Sale
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 14:27:02 +0100 (BST)
  ...Palmer wrote: > My fabulous collection of camshafts, I've got almost all gear pitches from > -4 to +4, would not move at $5 each...
• Re: gears for syncro 16--tall tires
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 07 Aug 1997 17:13:40 -0400
  ...Thomas, are you telling me you don't know this off the top of your head? If so, then its on to the microfiche...
• Parts & Stuff For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 02:31:57 MST
  ...Won't shift into 1st or 2nd gear. Best offer. 3. Tow hitch; bolts to tow loops. VG condition. $75 4. Bentley manual 1980...
• Re: Good deals...NOW SUV
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:20:27 -0700
  ...alligators 12' - 2x4, 2x6, 2x8 sand/gravel cots, tents other camping gear outboard motors the list goes on and on. And these items can...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:08:48 -0800
  ...This topic has a huge resource of knowledge and actual experience > reported on the subaruvanagon list because we that have made that engine > switch...
• Re: the 2005 westy website , was: 2005 Westfalia Airstream on ebay $64K
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 26 May 2005 21:33:07 -0400
  I think I want that box on top of the poptop. On May 26, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Florian Speier wrote: > hi vee...
• Re: Seeking PopTop Details
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:58:58 -0500
  After installing my AW top I left my pop top in Medford Oregon with Scott Foss www.turbovans.com it may still be for...
• Re: off-topic?/wasRe: thinking about a (VW) Thing
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 01:15:35 -0600
  ...the top down. > But just as our comfort began to unfold, > Way-hey, put the top down, > Her foot hit the gearshift and we...
• Re: Grrrr
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:54:07 -0500
  Joy, In some ways I think westy's were designed for tall people (putting the top up, plenty of headroom), but also for short...
• Camping & Poptop & Other Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine Sym
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:31:56 -0400
  ...I brought all the gear to redo my poptop, the first day was spent sanding and applying solvent, then when the sun went down...
• Re: Diesel vs. Gas Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:28:42 -0800
  ...You may need to shift > to the > > >> first gear and watch engine temp goes through the popup top. > > >> > > >> David > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > >> ________ > > >> Be a better friend, newshound...
• Re: Some Assembly Required? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:04:58 -0800
  I bet that dude watches Top Gear (UK)! They have something like that on their set. Except theirs is a Caterham Super 7 :) neil...
• Re: 5-/6-cyl in VW vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 96 16:05:02 +0200
  ...cyl/dis power power to gears accell top mech noise tank weight 0-100km/h @100km/h capacity Panel Van 4/1781 72@5500...
• 84 GL Hard shifting
  Historical mailing list - Peter Eaton
  Fri, 02 May 1997 10:44:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Clutch catches only in the top two inches of the throw 2. Rear end "hops" or "bounces" when clutch fully released (not always) 3...
• Re: Dual Fuel Tanks in a Syncro!? (was: syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:42:38 +0300
  ...I've noticed that the >2WD fuel tank has a "tunnel" in the top side of >it about the right size for a drive...