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Re: Rear "Self-Adjusting" Brakes... Don't
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 May 1999 13:25:27 -0400
...Don't >Greetings, All: > >When I initially got my '88 Westy about 6 months ago, all was well until I >noticed the brake pedal...
022D Digifant Upgrade Chip Performance Report...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:56:57 EDT
...Before the chip, when I press the accelerator pedal past 1/3 to 1/2 up until full throttle the engine was not as...
brake light weirdness
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Thu, 3 Mar 2011 21:35:15 +0000
...It goes off when I depress the brake pedal. Back on when I release the pedal. What's going on? Could this have anything...
Automatic Transmissions
Historical mailing list - db25
Wed, 6 May 1998 16:19:00 EDT
...I was wondering if gas pedal position has anything to do with upshifting. I adjusted my throttle cable so that I cannot downshift with...
Re: HELP!!! 86 Westy with a dead clutch pedal!
Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:34:19 -0700
...My clutch pedal goes about 5/8 of the way down then makes contact with a solid feeling. I checked the hydraulics and bled...
Redding?
Historical mailing list - Andree
Wed, 7 Dec 2011 11:38:02 -0800
Any mechanics? Seem to be having a clutch and pedal problem... Thanks, Andree
Re: Syncro Sonata
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:24:09 -0700
...With the clutch pedal pushed in (clutch > disengaged) things are normal. With the clutch pedal released (clutch > engaged) I have a rattling, banging sound...
Re: Clutch pedal engagement
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 12 May 2003 08:49:44 -0700
...I've recently got it > running, and driving. > > Where should the clutch pedal engage? > > I'd like to think it should start to grab...
Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 22 Jul 2015 01:56:17 -0700
...Good tip on solid pedal, engine not running. With engine running, my brake pedal almost feels slightly mushy in comparison. > Be sure to pause...
Re: No Clutch
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:59:02 -0800
...clutch pedal went right to the floor even after topping off the > brake fluid reservoir. > Pumped & pumped & pumped, but no increase in pedal resistance...
Re: strange brake problem
Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:23:09 -0400
...On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > I have a problem with the brake pedal travel...
Re: Pulsing Brake Pedal
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:08:06 -0500
...MSN.COM> writes: > Recently been feeling a pulsing in the brake pedal.. What is this a > sign of? > > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The...
Re: Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 17:12:05 -0800
...Brake Pressure Regulator and 'soft pedal' Dennis, can you be more detailed in your description of this kind of failure? I ask because I...
Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
Historical mailing list - Leon Roose
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:13:55 -0600
...The clutch did not engage until you pushed the pedal nearly to the floor and then it engaged only partially as you described it...
Clutch Throw-out bearing
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:41:02 -0500
...http://www.benplace.com/clutch/clutch_release_bearing22.bjpg.jpg That said, the clutch is hydrolic, so when you press the pedal in front...
Re: Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - marcus
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:39:09 -0700
...Linda Bartnik wrote: > Hey all, > How in the hell do you lube the clutch pedal linkage on a Vanagon? Mine > is getting kinda gritty...
Failure to return to idle
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:24:21 -0500
...If I tap the accelerator pedal, it will drop back down to its typical 1k rpm idle. When I come to a stop at...
Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 14 May 2008 08:07:23 -0400
...But I noticed today when I am at a > stop and I have my foot resting on the brake pedal it slowly fades till...
clutch on 85 westy
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:19:02 -0400
...The clutch doesn't start to engage until i've brought the pedal about 2" off the floor. After it starts to engage, there...
Re: O2 sensor stuff
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 11:02:28 EST
...worldnet.att.net> writes: << when closed (no foot on the pedal and pedal > stomped). With a gap between 0.20" and 0.40" ( Chuck...
Re: 84 vangon trouble with breaks
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:52:13 EST
...My experience included replacing the drums (they needed it) and shoes, this is why I was rather upset at having squishy pedal. Taking off...
Re: broken accelerator pedal
Historical mailing list
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:25:53 -0700
the plastic "bendy" part tore.... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:26:15 -0700
...In all cases, if resting your foot on the brake pedal makes it sink slowly .........it's usually indiaes a tired master cylinder. Or...
Re: a thing to share...
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:49:01 -0700
...I tried everything, pump pedal and bleed the bleeder the way I do my brakes. I tried self bleed with the bleeder valve open...
Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Mon, 15 May 2000 12:50:21 -0700
...Don't press the pedal all the way to the floor. This will blow the seals in the brake master cylinder, and you will...
Re: brake pedal going to floor
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:05:26 -0600
...When I am stopped at a light and press my brake pedal, it will go down > to the floor. It does this very slowly...
Re: What's This Part? 251 721 111 b continued clutch bracket
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:15:06 -0700
The clunk felt in the clutch pedal is probably not caused by the pivot bushing but by wear in the hole where the slave...
Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:55:39 -0500
...This pushes the cable and will bend it in the area where it attaches to the pedal linkage if the frozen area is substantial...
Re: Clutch Pedal Does Not Move
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:01:27 -0700
...Clutch Pedal Does Not Move > > > > > > > After putting in my locking differential, replacing the clutch, > > > flywheel, brake master, clutch master, clutch slave, and brake > > > switches...
Brake question......
Historical mailing list - Paul
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:54:05 -0700
Is this what I've heard described as "brake fade?" I'll be going down a hill and the pedal feels normal, if there...
power brakes
Historical mailing list - j dunne
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 09:15:34 -0800
...there is a metal-to-metal contact at about half the pedal travel. It is audible, sounds/feels like a "snap" or "clack," and...
Curise control for Diesel?
Historical mailing list - Neil / GD / OWP / DetHouse
Sun, 25 May 2003 12:17:01 -0400
...just put a brick on the pedal.... Wondering if anyone has any better solutions for cruise control on a diesel? I have an '82...
throttle position - when it stops going faster
Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 16:57:18 -0400
Hi, I find that when grinding up big hills, I need to push the gas pedal down more (obviously). There is almost always a...
Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:44:20 -0700
...One > closes when the foot is off the gas pedal, and the other closes when the > pedal is floored. They are wired in parallel...
Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:30:51 +0000
...Without this fix, the first push on the brake pedal spreads the back shoes a little, then the next quick push again spreads them...
Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 19 May 2006 16:31:45 -0400
...See if there is any pedal firmness. If not, open left front, >>>depress pedal, close bleeder, release pedal. You should see the fluid >>>level...
Re: Gas pedal woes
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 7 Sep 2012 10:15:41 -0500
...Gas pedal woes > | > |Gas pedal was acting funny for a few days. Take off from rest > |real slow. Should have looked at it, but...
Re: Very soft brake pedal unless it is pumped?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 07:27:44 -0500
...When I went to test drive the car the pedal >went almost to the floor and then slowly stopped the van. I followed >the...
Clutch slave cylinder only 3/4" travel length
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:13:22 -0700
...I noticed my clutch pedal goes all the way to the floor. Is this normal? Slave cylinder total travel (clutch pedal up to pedal...
Help under the dash
Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:38:12 -0500
Folks, I am getting ready to remove the dash so I can get to the clutch/brake pedal assembly. I will be removing and...
Re: Clutch adjustment on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Wed, 3 Feb 1999 14:58:18 -0500
...Have somebody press the clutch pedal down fully while you watch the action of the lever arm on the side of the transmission. Make...
Re: 91 autotranny with hesitations
Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:26:23 +0100
...You step on the pedal and the engine takes a >while to speed up to revs, or you step on the pedal, the revs...
Soft brakes
Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 00:17:26 EDT
...The problem is a bit of a soft brake pedal. Seems to be a little less there than what it used to be. I...
Re: Clutch pedal engagement
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 12 May 2003 13:15:43 -0700
...it would have to be extreme to cause and difference in pedal action. Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years...
Re: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia GL 2.1L 2WD Automatic transmission sticks in 2nd gear
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:33:22 +0000
...as the gas Pedal linkages to the transmission/transaxle and the shifter selector. In reading the information on the gas pedal linkages, I realized...
Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
Historical mailing list - boroko
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 18:42:53 -0500
...On mine, > > there was enough freeplay in the clutch pedal that > > if you let go of the > > pedal hard enough (let it rebound without...
Re: Clutch Pedal Clevis Hole: Help Determine Vanagon Mileage?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:49:13 -0700
...highway, but a worn clutch pedal > probably means high mileage. It could also be more of an indicator whether > the van lived primarily in...
Accelerator Cable
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:28:20 -0700
...If you depress the gas pedal all the way down, should the accelerator cable pull past the full throttle open (switching point). With my...
Brake pedal pumping.
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:22:20 -0500
...Before above work, it seemed that if I pumped the brakes one or two times the brakes would engage higher on the pedal.....after...
accelerator linkage
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:56:28 -0400
Last night the little bent rod that connects the accelerator pedal to the lever that resides in the box beneath the floor apparently broke...
Re: transmission
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:17:46 -0500
...I now have to start the engine with the clutch pedal depressed (clutch disengaged). Everything will be fine (no noise) and I can shift...
Re: Brakes still going to the floor
Historical mailing list - Bruce Mentzer
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:14:34 -0400
...Seemed to be fine but as I used > the > brakes, the pedal worked worked down to the floor. The pedal has > pressure > but if...
Re: Vanagon Digest - 29 May 1998
Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
Sat, 30 May 1998 09:01:15 -0700
...I cleaned up the adjusters and adjusted the brakes and my pedal firmed up alot. The rear brakes on the vanagons don't seem...
13 Year old Brake Fluid
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:20:02 -0600
...I got into the van and pressed the clutch pedal as i always do prior to starting the engine. It fell to the floor...
Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:58:47 -0700
...I'm the original poster > >When I slam the pedal to the floor I can't get my wheels to lock up. That >the...
Re: unclas diagnosis of brake issues - what do you all think? (was: Help...
Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:46:10 -0600
...Some have learned to turn their foot sideways, holding the brake pedal with the heal of their foot, then pressing the gas pedal with...
Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:12:46 -0700
...With engine running, hard pedal pressure seems to result in the > pedal continuing to fall slowly until maybe 3/4 down, then stop. Engine...
Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:00:16 -0500
...The first- When driving the van on the freeway going around 60mph on flat surface with the pedal pushed down about 30% it starts...
Worn CLutch?
Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson, Ph.D.
Sat, 16 Sep 2000 08:46:11 -0600
...The problem is that the clutch basically is barely disengaged when the pedal is fully depressed and engages when the pedal is bare and...
Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!! update1
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:10:10 -0500
Pumping the brake pedal and then starting the engine does have the pedal drop, so I'm thinking that the vacuum servo line is...