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• Re: OK, Really time for the rebuild, final thoughts...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:05:10 -0500
  ...Well, since you are in upstate NY it's only a short drive, well slightly longer, OK, half a day long drive to my...
• My temp light is flashing
  Historical mailing list - stephen davis
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 22:10:32 -0400
  Hey folks I finally made the leap and bought a 85 westie auto on saturday. Sunday the family and I take the van for...
• Re: Manual Tranny vs Automatic Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:58:35 -0800
  ...When a local shop wants me to do an auto, I get the trans portion and do the swap onto the final drive with...
• Re: Compression readings...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:30:36 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver. Radish150 wrote: > > Well gang, I finally got around to checking the compression on that 1.9 in the 85...
• Re: redline gear lube
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:42:32 -0700
  ...90 is for the hypoid style ring & pinions we use in > the > Vanagons >> > Do you also recommend MT90 for a Syncro front final drive?
• Alloys on an 83?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:13:49 -0800
  Okay, so I finally had my Michelins mounted on the set of factory alloys rims that I bought a year ago... and I cannot...
• Re: SMV's In #1Lane
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:02:21 -0800
  ...We all know you aren't referring to solvent stinkin', grouchy bunch of bachelors who love to drive 10mph on the left lane. So...
• Not Friday but....
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 12:33:28 -0800
  ...Finally, he pounds on the window with both fists yelling "HEY KID!" After 15 seconds or so, the driver's side window rolls down...
• Re: road trip to georgia..
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:36:15 EST
  ...well i finally made it down to georgia to get my '91 westy that had been sitting in my dad's driveway in Atlanta...
• Re: 2WD 5-speed transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Sarriugarte
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:02:36 -0700
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM By multiplying your 5th gear ratio by the final drive, you get an overall ratio. As an...
• Re: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 20:29:10 -0500
  ...On 12/4/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Welcome to the honored league of stranded vanagonauts, Mordo! You have > finally arrived...
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:24:44 -0700
  I've seen the seal leak between the final drive and the A/T....but you would see fluid around that area, not in...
• Re: Won't go in ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:20:13 -0800
  Managed to have the troublesome shaft into position by standing the transmission upside down and by turning the final drives the same time. One...
• Re: Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:20:09 -0800
  ...Part of this is due to the fact that the final drive is 1:1 on the auto, 1:.86(?) on the manual. Others...
• Re: can't go forward
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:29 -0400
  ...You also want the torque converter rebuilt and seals on the final drive, (differential) done along with checking the final drive gears and bearings...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 12 May 2010 09:53:31 -0700
  ...Once it finally catches it runs great. If i drive it for > more then 10 minutes, it will put enough of a charge into...
• '87 4sp gear ratio's
  Historical mailing list - Martin Musial
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 10:49:31 -0500
  ...From the archives I've found the final drive ratio to be 4.86 but I can't find any manual trany info. It...
• Parts CD
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 19:11:20 -0500
  ...I have finally purchased a new monitor capable of the resolution necessary for the parts CD. After all of the initial preference screens, at...
• MotorHomeClassification
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:15:54 -0700
  ...you found a solution? I live in Virginia where we are finally getting some breaks on the cartax that everyone hates...but here's...
• Re: FW: 5 spd tranny
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:15:35 -0700
  ...Depending on how much the taller tires would affect the final drive ratio they might also destroy whatever hill climbing ability his Vanagon had...
• Re: Primer
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:33:41 +0000
  ...pulling, screwdriver, and finally banging the top on the driveway. Of course, the top came off along with the nozzle, which promptly proceeded to...
• Re: Definite Vanagon content- custom gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 17:01:08 EST
  ...1.23 as I would recommend) that would net you a final drive ratio of 3.888. For an additional $275 you could have...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:14:53 -0500
  ...If you have changed the AT fluid and put lube in the final drive, try to drive it for a while if possible; things...
• Wire fire in the Engine Room
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:09:56 -0400
  ...Check my mirror for following traffic and HOLY CRAP!! Smoke and flames out the driver's side rear vent grille. I grabbed my halon...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  30 Aug 1994 16:23:23 U
  ...Seems she'd drive up, park, go for a jog around the greenbelt, jump back in her car and drive off. Well, some of...
• FW: Final Drive pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:32:21 -0400
  ...Dennis I changed the pan gasket on the final drive section of my automatic transmission today. When I torqued it down to 7 lb...
• Re: A/T torque converter seal replacement (rabbit trans)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 22:24:52 -0400
  The torque converter and seal has nothing to do with ATF getting into the final drive. It is either leaking through the governor shaft...
• Re: Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:15:12 -0500
  ...Automatic trans and diff draining I want to drain (and refill with synthetic oil) both the automatic transmission and the final drive (differential) on...
• My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 22:00:37 -0400
  ...I had put in the floor of the van, a previous AT and final drive that I had, in case he needed parts. Apparently...
• Transmission Problems - 85 Vanagon Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:05:17 -0500
  ...I also checked the final-drive oil and added about a 1/4 quart. But the symptoms till persist. One final item. When I...
• Hypoid? EMERGENCY....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 9 May 2002 14:59:31 -0700
  ...to use Hypoid oil SAE 90, Mil-L2105 B for the Final drive lubricant and that the capacity is 1.25 liter (1.3...
• 86 Syncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 26 May 2008 16:25:05 -0500
  The time has finally come for me to reduce my Vanagon fleet. Up for grabs is my trusty (10 years ownership) 86 Syncro, which...
• FW: The VW & the Rolls
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:47:07 -0500
  ...About two weeks later, the job is finally done. He picks up his car and drives all over town looking for the Volkswagen Vanagon...
• (Fwd) Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:19:11 +0000
  ...Is it a 4 or 5-speed? Final drive ratio? TIA, Ron. Various old BMW, Alfa, Lotus. Gregory V. Robinson ajax@why.net tcdfw...
• More (early) Friday Funnies....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 08:24:17 -0500
  ...Still farther down the road, the man pulls over to the side of the road. "OK," he says, "This is my final offer. I...
• TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:25:12 -0700
  The instructions for the TiiCo kit only mention the OXS in the final tuning section. Does this mean that there is wiring for the...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:24:23 -0400
  ...Same scenario the next day on a 45 min drive. The only anomaly, on the 45 min drive is after sitting for an hour...
• What to look for when buying????
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:34:50 EDT
  I'm finally going to go look at a '87 Vanagon Syncro this friday. I looked at it several weeks ago and it had...
• Re: road trip to georgia..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:45:44 +0000
  ...well i finally made it down to georgia to get my '91 westy that > had been > sitting in my dad's driveway in Atlanta...
• Reassembled 1.9L from head gasket replacement won't start/idle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Sat, 22 May 2004 18:15:03 -0500
  Hello, I finally got my 1.9L digijet engine put back together today after doing a head gasket replacement and wanted to fire it...
• Re: Which automatic transaxle (A/T) has the best chance of life
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:11:35 -0700
  ...I ordered the A/T seal kit, the 2 back to >> back final drive seals, and for good measure, the 2 final drive axle...
• Rear Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Thu, 28 May 2009 02:10:34 -0700
  ...few more items left to take care of and I can finaly drive it:) � I need to replace the rear shocks.� It looks like...
• Re: Alloys on an 83?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:29:52 EST
  In a message dated 2/28/05 7:25:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, jim@HEISSENBUTTEL.COM writes: > Okay, so I finally had my...
• Re: Dealers?
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:23:47 -0700
  ...daily driver 80 westy for only $100! it had been parked by a neighbor's house for around 5 years and we finally just...
• Re: Was: ...talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?.... Now: gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:26:36 -0800
  ...to be > lower. > > But in regards to the figures in Bentley...... > > "Final drive 38:7 = 5.428" > > What do the first two numbers mean...
• Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 23:41:49 -0700
  ...I had about 40,000 on my engine when I > finally made the switch, and when I did, the oil consumption dropped by > half...
• Re: Fridge Fan Running
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:54:12 -0400
  ...My van stays parked with drivers side facing full arizona sun on ocassion and yesterday >when i went to drive it, the fan on...
• 12V Interior Fans Final Results
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:06:12 EDT
  ...I went for a drive on the freeway and the fan is a little bit noisy when still, but it makes way less noise...
• Re: Trans Oil ReVisited
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:38:40 -0500
  ...to drop the pan, BUT there is gear oil in the final drive and you can either suck it out or drop that pan...
• Recommendation Boston-area rust repair?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:57:48 -0400
  ...like to finally do something about my vanagon's body rust. Mostly seam rust but also a lot on the driver's side lower...
• 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:52:47 -0800
  ...I still would stick with a 4 speed and have a taller final drive done with a rebuild . I have a Go Westy rebuild...
• Re: swamp coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 09:32:21 -0700
  ...I saw several of these suckers at the show (first time I've ever seen one, and I finally walked over to find out...
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:19:47 -0800
  ...I'll drive to Livermore! Yau-Man Chan 87 GL
• vanagon cyclic idle finally solved! Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:05:00 -0800
  ...Now I need to post a new problem, my fuel gauge is pegged to empty, after parking on a steep tilted driveway. Thanks Jeff...
• vanagon cyclic idle finally solved! Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:05:07 -0800
  ...Now I need to post a new problem, my fuel gauge is pegged to empty, after parking on a steep tilted driveway. Thanks Jeff...
• Fog Light Grille Extensions Project Update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:58:39 -0500
  ...The project continues............! Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Vanagon Syndrom Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:24:59 -0400
  ...Vanagon Syndrom Fixed I have had the dreaded Vanagon syndrom for the last 4,000kilometers.Sometimes it would stumble during the final phase of...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 08:18:42 -0700
  ...get the brake drums off) and finally gave up and rented a 3/4 drive electric impact driver. Still took several seconds of impacting...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 16 May 2010 12:07:13 -0400
  ...I make the dash to my house and as I'm slowing down to pull in the driveway she stalls again. Try to start...
• Re: French Syncro Club
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 14 Dec 1996 12:28:25 -0500
  ...My query was not primarily about the size of the tires, but about the size of the final drive gears in the transmission, which...