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• Alert on 1.9l Coolant hoses becoming NLA
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:49:54 -0400
  ...I don't include the hoses for the transmission cooler for the automatic but if you ask me I can supply these for an...
• '56 Kombi Expense Report
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 21:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Motor $900.00 12/16/94 Oil cooler/heater box/spe $22.50 12/16/94 cooler, shroud, manifold, $50.00 12/15/94...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:15:01 -0400
  ...Bay, & Front to Rear Tank Lines) > > Installation of 2 External Coolers (Oil and Transmission Fluids) (1) > from BusBoys and (1) from Small Car for...
• Re: What to keep on hand to not be stranded
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:32:47 -0800
  ...The preventable issue was the oil cooler o'ring that failed when the transport company started the van here in November in -20F temperatures...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 May 2011 12:25:47 -0700
  ...I have > external bus boys oil cooler on it as well as an external Smallcar tranny > cooler on it. I looked and did not...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:11:53 -0400
  ...Bay, & Front to Rear Tank Lines) >> >> Installation of 2 External Coolers (Oil and Transmission Fluids) (1) >> from BusBoys and (1) from Small Car for...
• Updated For Sale Parts List
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:17:57 -0500
  ...both OK nothing to rave about $20.00 #7) One Oil Coolers, they don�t leak but have cosmetic damage. $15.00 each #8...
• Re: "Simpler is better"? Yep.
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:35:52 -0700
  ...in the lock and I dared to open the door, automatic transmission, voices that tell me when to make a turn, the well-"oiled...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:45:27 -0700
  ...But getting into transmissions and engine innards, or even r&r > major parts, I generally don't do it. When I needed a radiator...
• Re: 930 drive axles
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:24:13 -0600
  ...930 drive axles You do know when you put those on your transmission you just end up breaking something more expensive inside . I've...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:15:45 -0500
  ...Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed > > Thanks for the free brain cycle time :) > > The reason I *think *I know it's not transmission...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sat, 28 May 2011 03:29:19 -0400
  ...I have >> external bus boys oil cooler on it as well as an external Smallcar tranny >> cooler on it. I looked and did not...
• Re: Things got a little boring .... I drove it home today.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 18:23:29 -0500
  ...It has been converted to 12v, it has a super oil cooler, it has a remote oil filter, it has the extension oil pan...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:29:07 -0700
  ...Bay, & Front to Rear Tank Lines) >> >> Installation of 2 External Coolers (Oil and Transmission Fluids) (1) >> from BusBoys and (1) from Small Car for...
• Re: westys & climbing mountain roads
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 21:26:27 -0500
  ...That's easier on the engine and the transmission. If you are in 3rd gear at full throttle and the van is slowing down...
• Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:01:39 -0700
  ...row >air/oil cooler with thermostatic sandwhich plate in addition to factory >water/oil cooler, Valvoline VR1 20W50 racing oil > >Transmission/Clutch: 4 speed...
• Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:21:13 -0400
  ...Odometer, headlight switch, transmission, tires, shift linkage, fuel injection, exhaust issues, leaky heads, thermostat housing failure... I could go on but you get the...
• interesting problem ... solved
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 20 May 1999 13:12:48 -0500
  ...Wife was stranded last month (not a happy camper!), and we ended having to push start the van (manual transmission). The engine also missed...
• Re: Towing weight, handling, sailboat.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:45:14 -0700
  ...on the Turnpike in a construction zone (one lane of traffic. Transmission failed. Semis were passing me very closely and almost blowing me into...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:08:29 +0000
  ...No > > drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or > > front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the > > transmission fluid or...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:04:55 -0700
  ...Bay, & Front to Rear Tank Lines) >> >> Installation of 2 External Coolers (Oil and Transmission Fluids) (1) >> from BusBoys and (1) from Small Car for...
• drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:28:25 -0500
  Bonnie and I drove our 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with 2.1 and manual transmission from Edmond, OK to Spokane, WA in preparation...
• Re: Terry K. is VIP Vanagon man
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:27:09 -0800
  ...The line of reasoning that led him >>to come up with that glue on air scoop transmission cooler is bizarre*, > >>but I'm sure...
• Re: go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:13:29 -0400
  ...chassis has 145k >> miles). >> Transmission drained and refilled (manual transmission). >> I've redone all the ignition parts -- plugs, points, rotor, cap, >> wires. >> New air...
• Re: Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:09:41 -0400
  ...It's more of an issue with the Vanagon where the engine compartment gets a lot less ram air to keep it cooler. > However...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:36:49 -0700
  ...And as far as I can determine, the oil cooler is functioning). Oh, BTW Art Ollikan, the oil filter is not really messy to...
• Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:42:40 -0700
  ...This thump is best heard when on a >> quiet, smooth street, when the transmission is in 2nd gear, the >> accelerator pushed down enough to...
• Re: Auto Transmission advice
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:26:58 -0600
  ...Make sure you change out the transmission oil cooler >> when >> > you getting that doine. Those are around $250-300. Even Muir says he >> > doesn...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:06:28 -0700
  ...the transmission and it was still OK but the engine case had oil > galleries that were weeping from heat, the oil cooler and mount...
• Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
  ...to rave about $20.00 / $30.00 each #7) Two Oil Coolers, they don�t leak but have cosmetic damage. $15.00 each #8...
• 80-83 Tranny / engine / Fuel Injection FS
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 19:23:41 -0500
  ...One Air Cooled DK Vanagon transmission, both very good boxes and I've run in my Westy so I know that is good. Price...
• Re: '69 BUS; NEW ENGINE HELP/INFO
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 16:44:28 -0500
  ...pump, new oil cooler (properly sized), new plugs and points. (The distributor is already brand new.) Engine Oil and transmission oil change. Grease job...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:22:18 -0400
  ...A description of the problem follows. (For the record, I'm hoping it's a problem with--or related to--the oil cooler). Vehicle...
• Transmission ratios with TDI motors
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:18:46 -0800
  ...The transmission is an AAN transmission (4.86 R+P) with stock gearing of: 1st 3.78 2nd 2.06 3rd 1.25 4th...
• Tim Smith On Trans FAQ
  Historical mailing list - "Tim Smith (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:15:55 -0500
  In the material below Tim Smith provides his quick take this morning on the implication of the Transmission FAQ posted to the list late...
• Re: What Should I See On the Temperature Gage?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:08:13 -0400
  ...So the coolant > temp will be cooler. I have seen my temp gauge went 2 - 3 mm to the > left of the LED. That...
• Re: Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 20:03:12 -1000
  ...What a mass, but at the time I was so glad it was >> totally unrelated to the engine. >> >> It probably is not the transmission...
• Re: Last call for Factory 2.1 liter waterboxer engines....
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 12 May 2004 09:41:57 -0400
  ...They come > set up for a manual transmission and include... new oil > cooler,water pump,flywheel and oil pressure switches. And > also come with...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 May 2016 21:00:28 -0400
  ...engine can transfer enough heat to the ATF cooler to damage it. The automatic transmission consists of a bunch of hydraulically applied clutches. Not...
• Re: GMC Motorhomes - Friday - NVC
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:31:56 -0700
  ...The way cool option is a cat diesel and an Alison transmission. Bring money. Mike On 7/20/07 7:25 AM, "Tom Rowsell...
• YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:49:20 -0700
  ...The immediate diagnosis was that the seal where the oil cooler mates with the engine block had failed. This was a quick and cheap...
• Re: Trip Report Some feedback on oil temp and aux battery.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:31:40 -0700
  Hi Dennis - No I am running with a manual transmission in my Syncro Westy. Tires are within range 205/70/15. Perhaps the rpm...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 23:21:15 -0400
  ...No drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission > cooler, radiator, or front heater valve. No evidence of coolant > mixing with either the transmission fluid or...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:25:51 -0600
  ...No >>>> drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or >>>> front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the >>>> transmission fluid or...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:14:00 -0700
  ...auto trans has a branch coming off for AT oil cooler ....you don't need that one. I'd expect that one to be...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:41:29 -0700
  ...The oil coolers may also hurt a little keeping the oil > pressure up. The 91 also has a trans oil cooler. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > *From:* David...
• moving sale - cleaning garage
  Historical mailing list - Rob S.
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:20:55 -0500
  ...15" Compaq monitor (works fine) universal transmission cooler. never used, still in box. includes hoses, clamps, cooler and tabs to mount it to the...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Gary, San Diego
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:24:53 -0700
  ...Most of between-change oil loss due to | (likely) rear main seal leak, which lightly spots driveway, dirties | transmission/motor mating area, and speckles...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:12:23 -0400
  ...Reconnect everything and then have enough pure coolant ready (half of 18quarts, which is the capacity of the 2.1 with the oil cooler...
• RE: A Stretching Clutch Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 17:23:02 -0400 (EDT)
  Erik, The boden tube has a female end (chassis side) and a male end (transmission side). The female end slides over the clutch tube...
• Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:25:02 -0700
  ...This thump is best heard when on a > >> quiet, smooth street, when the transmission is in 2nd gear, the > >> accelerator pushed down enough to...
• How MGs lead to VWs (was Re: VW Hats)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 23:22:00 -0700
  ...rebuilding the transmission, new tires, rebuilding the wire wheels and tuning them, de-rusting the chrome, renewing the leather interior, repainting the entire vehicle...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:37:39 -0700
  ...where the 'front' is toward the transmission .. that seal there at the flywheel is just called the Rear Main Seal....... no way around that...
• Re: Leaving the forum, sold my 88 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:37:47 -0400
  ...could not maintain the repairs > any longer. > > 6 months ago the transmission started to have slipping issues where it > would sometimes work then would...
• 2 matters, oil pressure, and axle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:33:57 -0500
  ...Others suggested an auxiliary oil cooler. Some opined that synthetic oil could possibly help in this matter. Remember that the oil pressure on my...
• Re: Good deal for '83 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 21:46:04 -0800
  ...of power, pick-up, etc > > - no obvious leaks under the engine, transmission > > - vehicle could really use a steam cleaning > > - foam air barrier thingy at...
• Re: Camper van
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:25:07 -0500
  My 1985 Widetrac Jeep Wagoneer LTD had a Chrysler 727 transmission in it. Junk, man. I hated that thing! Loved the Jeep itself, however...
• Maintainance: Good Advice
  Historical mailing list - Howard G. Bernier
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:21:57 -0500
  ...Automatic Transmission Filter: Properly filtered transmission fluid transmits energy and cools/lubricates the moving parts of the transmission. A clogged transmission filter can produce...
• Re: Eric's van is running again
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 3 Nov 2020 06:20:12 -0500
  ...The oil coolers were also added in 2018. Note the trans oil inline filter on the return line. The wheels are 17 inch AR95T...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:22:56 -0600
  ...have never gotten me stuck somewhere >> for long). �But getting into transmissions and engine innards, or even r&r >> major parts, I generally don...