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• RE: Electric Cruise for '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 08:29:26 -0700
  ...However, when I tried to get a new part, I only found disconnected and wrong phone numbers. The Zemco that made my cruise is...
• 85 Vanagon GL FS N. California
  Historical mailing list - Rob Steele
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 21:13:10 +0000
  ...Last November, I did a top end rebuild complete with rebuilt RIMCO heads, new rings, complete gaskets and seals, clutch disc, throwout bearing, phosphate...
• Re: 89 vanagon burning plastic odor
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:04:15 -0800
  ...Wiring, relays(if any, PO didn't replace anything up there) but by all means find the overload and either correct it or disconnect...
• Have you had a transmission leak in the back ?
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:48:21 -0600
  Have any of you Syncro owners had a transmission leak in the back, right where the the clutch housing (the very end of the...
• Re: 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go....
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:08:20 +0000
  ...I found that I could depress the clutch (of course), key off, key to start and sail on 'til quit, then repeat procedure. My...
• Nice 88 FS in Columbus OH
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 11:44:13 -0500
  ...88 VW Vanagon GL, 130k mi, blue/silver, rust free, 7 pass, A/C, one owner, new clutch/brks/head gasket, $4950/obo 614...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 27 May 2021 01:46:00 +0000
  ...I’ll patch up my current wbx, new clutch stuff etc. And work on subie for a swap. I know, I know…. Ab > On...
• Re: Survey says.... dropping the engine...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:30:15 -0400
  ...Just make sure that if you're pulling the clutch plate off once the motor is out that you get one of these... http...
• FS: 85 GL N. Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Rob Steele
  Sat, 17 May 1997 06:19:27 +0000
  ...Last November, I did a top end rebuild complete with rebuilt RIMCO heads, new rings, complete gaskets and seals, clutch disc, throwout bearing, phosphate...
• FS 85 Vanagon N. California
  Historical mailing list - Rob Steele
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 10:24:30 +0000
  ...Last November, I did a top end rebuild complete with rebuilt RIMCO heads, new rings, complete gaskets and seals, clutch disc, throwout bearing, phosphate...
• Help!! Black Smoke..3400RPM tops 87 Synchro
  Historical mailing list - Roger & Zoe Ann Banker
  Sun, 26 Oct 1997 01:25:13 -0400
  ...Recently (2 months ago) had white smoke so we replaced heads along with clutch ignition wires, tune up items and some misc. stuff to...
• FS - 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:47:41 -0500
  ...II sensor, Fan temp sensor, CV joints, clutch, Shocks, Michelin Agilis tires, Audiovox deck and 6 disc CD changer The bad: Idles high in...
• FS: fresh batch of cheap vans
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 02:03:56 -0500
  Man!!! Can I find 'em or WHAT??? Get 'em while they're CHEAP!!! Usual disclaimers: don't know, never seen, may already be sold...
• Re: Low Power at Cold Start
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 11:54:44 -0700
  ...It seems that when I > let out the clutch it just wants to die instead of go. I have to really > give it gas...
• Re: For Sale 88 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:01:21 -0500
  ...Rebuilt manual transmission and new clutch disc, pressure plate and release bearing at 63,183 miles, on 08/26/00 (supplied by AA Transaxle...
• 4 speed intermittent problem
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:18:43 -0700
  ...I did notice that the = clutch didn't seem to disengage when I pushed it in, then the problem = went away as I got...
• Re: Fresh from a Westfalia campout
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 31 May 2004 15:25:18 EDT
  ...It finally started to leak enough that it dripped down onthe clutch causing the clutch to slip a bit. The residue from it evaporating...
• Re: FS '85 Westy Correction: is *'75* Westy (Sorry! Pilot error!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 11:01:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...PLease make all inquiries to the bus owner listed at bottom. (General disclaimers apply!) FOR SALE *****1975**** Westfalia Camper, orange/plaid 118k, with motor...
• Re: 2wd transmission noise question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:08:29 -0800
  ...disconnected > > something was making some noise. > > > > So, the symptoms: When the engine runs it makes some grinding > > noises, and I depress the clutch the...
• Re: syncro drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 02:53:17 -0600
  Proven Force Clutch and U-Joint of Minneapolis has been very helpful and successful at replacing Syncro driveshaft u-joints. For around $100 plus...
• Re: Lets do Engine Rebuilding Math!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:19:00 -0500
  Sure rebuilders get a discount. Sometimes it is a very big discount. While with Borg Warner Automotive Parts Division I sold clutch and pressure...
• Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:44:47 +0200
  ...OK, the engine was a bit worn and in need of a new hotter camshaft and a tougher clutch but none of that was...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 6 May 2009 12:05:10 -0600
  ...It eventualy > saturated the disk, and the slipping disk burned the clutch plate. Bad > news all the way around. A complete clutch assembly was...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 19 May 2003 20:11:12 -0500
  ...I've seen thm cut to > the point that the disc hub hits the crank bolts. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:56:21 -0700
  Dick, don't get discouraged. If the fire wasn't too bad, then you can always replace what melted on the vw and engine...
• 87 Westy Tranny and Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Wade Ebert
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:28:56 -0500
  ...Installed it, like a dumb#ss forgot to buy a clutch to install while the thing was out. Remembered cv boots and rebuilt axles...
• Need a mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Adelphia
  Wed, 5 May 2004 09:48:53 -0700
  ...The one that seems most logical to me is a blown crankshaft seal which is leaking oil all over my clutch components. My local...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:10:45 -0700
  VW classic parts does sell a factory clutch pack style LSD for about 1500 euro's... I have installed well over a hundred of...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 07:55:55 -0700
  All seemed to be functioning as it should after disconnecting cable and checking TB for any hang ups. Van sat in the 60-70deg...
• Re: Shift but no go - Update - CV bolts go wheeeeeeeeee!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:05:41 -0700
  ...Shift but no go Of the fast with no warning failures the usual suspects are the CV joints or an axle, the clutch disc...
• Re: Auto trans not upshifting
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:18:55 -0400
  ...And, I follow AT transmission discussions! Eric Caron > On Mar 25, 2020, at 6:08 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > From a...
• 70 Bus FS-Chattanooga, Tn
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 01:04:40 -0500
  ...New clutch, engine rebuilt recently. No holes in headliner, driver's seat has 2 small slits. Brand new tape deck. $2500" (but I think...
• Re: Eurovan's & 5 Spds (was white '90 Carat on ebay, good clutch?)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 06:35:50 -0500
  ...i had no idea they > discontinued the 5spds on the new models.. u sure?? > chris
• Re: Newly operational AC just died...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:55:30 -0700
  ...Whichever it is, to test if it's a low pressure sense issue you can disconnect the pressure switch(es) and jumper the Red...
• Re - Electrical Leak proble
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Jun 1995 14:41:20 -0700
  ...So I took it home and disconnected the battery and thought about it as I prepared to successively reconnect the various leads to the...
• 84 Watercooled has exhaust pipes that are so hot they are gl
  Historical mailing list - Jackie DeVries
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 15:38:22 -0400
  ...the pistons, plus some other stuff, also replaced the clutch because it was seriously discolored/worn even tho supposedly it had been replaced before...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:06:52 -0400
  ...All hydraulically operated motor vehicle braking systems (drum and disc types) for which a DOT 4 or SAE J1704 fluid is specified Make-up...
• Re: rebuilding a/c compressor??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 20 May 2008 13:50:49 -0700
  ...When I > asked which tools (and how hard) were needed for changing out the clutch > /pulley, he answered that he had never done it...
• Re: a/c cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:47:11 EDT
  ...The other, the one you are probably looking for, is part of the circuit (typically) to the clutch switch on the compressor. If the...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:05:22 -0700
  ...over and over. > > Midway through the solution I discovered that if I depressed the clutch, keep it in second or first, depress the accelerator...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:09:15 -0700
  A million miles on a clutch?! Nope, never happened - not even a million kilometers. Sheesh On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 5:29 AM...
• Engine (2.1L) kills once at first stop ??
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:16:59 -0400
  ...With the engine replacement, I had a new clutch installed, replaced the fuel hoses in the engine compartment, new ignition parts (dist. cap, rotor...
• Re: 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go.... O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:40:09 -0500
  ...I found that I could depress the clutch (of course), key off, key to start and sail on 'til quit, then repeat procedure. My...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:15:37 -0400
  ...Edward At 11:31 AM 7/18/2005, you wrote: >Oh, I forgot to mention that sometimes when I push in the clutch pedal...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:47:50 -0700
  ...Daniels's procedure) that I discovered that the fuel injector connectors were a cheerful yellow. "Those little female pins don't have much tension...
• Re: Problem putting Golf diesel into Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Thu, 25 May 2000 15:43:16 -0400
  ...turning. > > As part of the engine swap, we replaced the clutch plate, disc, T.O. We > checked the transmission, and it turns fine without...
• Synthetic Tranny Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:47:45 -0800
  ...By the way, my other two past vanagons had a similar problem -- getting really good at double clutching...
• 85 Vanagon engine replacement - While I'm at it?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:06:54 -0400
  ...Going with a VW Canada remanufacture, new water pump and new clutch disc (cause the main seal had failed on old engine) and pressure...
• Re: injun swap snafu
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 17:45:52 -0700
  I can't speak for Vanagons as I have only seen 228mm but Rabbits I have interchenged (along with all the clutch hardware) a...
• Re: He gave me the shirt off his back! (A happy update to: On the Road home and need help getting there!)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:45:13 -0800
  ...and called him in the morning. > > > > Once at Myron's we discovered that he did not have that used slave > cylinder > > after all. We...
• Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:25:03 -0800
  ...Ok disconnect the fluid line-out tothe slave cylinder. Note the two copper washers there is one on theoutside and one on the inside...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:12:02 -0800
  ...Clutch hose or the slave had a catastrophic failure and >when I stepped on the clutch, the brake fluid sprayed out on to the...
• Air intake elbow; was Re: Clutch Chatter...
  Historical mailing list - Gail Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 23:43:12 -0800
  ...Voks, I've discovered, in my '87GL, several parallel cracks [more than hairline, look like they've been there awhile] on the top side...
• Re: vanagon winter maladies - frozen door locks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:52:41 -0500
  ...Already we have been discussing frozen doors and heaters, >but I bet before long there will be failing clutch master and slave >cylinders. Anyone...
• Deals on Bentley manuals and other Vanagon parts!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:40:33 -0500
  ...head, w/sealant, waterboxers, $37.99 (30) CV boot kit, all Vanagon, $7.88 (80) Ignition wire set, waterboxer,$25.99 (10) Clutch kit...
• Re: Ford's new silicone goo... interesting stuff for our Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:17:31 -0700
  >>I saw this show on the Canadian Discover Channel that was demonstrating >>Ford's new Silicone gel. First I thought they were going to...
• Re: EMERGENCY road trip repair advice needed.
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:43:24 EST
  ...After immediately pulling over I discovered that the coolant in the main coolant take had fallen below the sensor thus tripping my light. The...
• Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:42:10 -0400
  ...If this is the case, the debris is usually the clutch linings failing. If the filter is good, there is an internal leak causing...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:54:41 -0700
  ...to put a clutch in it but once I got started I found that the PO had installed a quick disconnect plug on the...
• Re: I need help on my conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 21:57:13 -0700
  ...On 2 Jun 2003 at 0:13, EMZ wrote: > The diesel pressure plate and clutch disc is smaller in size than > the stock 2...