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• Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Taylor
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:14:14 +0000
  ...Now, when I put it in reverse, it feels as if I'm trying to back over an enormous speed bump. It backs up...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:17:37 -0700
  ...side of box when transmission in reverse. If that plastic missing, not sure how it would affect shifting into reverse. IIRC, I ended up...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:28:37 -0400
  If you've reversed the normal rotation of the CV, then you're there. That is exactly what you're trying to accomplish; reversal...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:00:42 +0000
  ...dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > given it's well bled, 2 things come to my mind.. > > - thermostat installed in reverse > - clogged radiator (need new one) >
• Power Window Wires
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 23:15:58 -0500
  ...the power switch wires to go up or down? Or does it just reverse the positive and negative to go up/down? Thanks, GregM
• Re: Shipping a van
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:16:54 -0400
  Boy that is strange I was looking at the reverse..... On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Small tranny leak in front end
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:43:17 EDT
  ...It pops right off - reseal with RTV (silicone) and simply reverse procedure (theoretically). One of my customers just did it--took less than an...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone???
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:50:30 -0700
  ...I've also found the reverse to be true in that returning to my Vanagon, I have on many occasions found another Vanagon parked...
• Re: New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 08:49:49 -0400
  ...VWMad Could be the wiring to relay coil and contacts is reversed...that would certainly do it. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws...
• Re: 5 speed Tranny on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:07:08 -0500
  ...unless he is including reverse! LOL tabe johnson wrote: >Can anyone confirm the identification of >this tranny? (ebay # 7939028060)? The seller >says it's...
• Re: 81 vw caddy pickup transmission
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:34:19 +1200
  >Anyone have any recs on where to hunt down a manual 5 speed trans for an >'81 caddy pickup? Just lost reverse! parts place...
• Re: Oxy Sensor/smog trouble question, 87 Syncro, California
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:51:23 -0400
  ...He might even have two reversed. Let me know if I can send you a picture or diagram of their proper connections. Good Luck...
• Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 16:41:29 -0700
  ...They believe the problem was due to a backup warning system that had been spliced into the left taillight wires (ground wire and reverse...
• Re: Anyone want my 92 Vanagon V6 TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:15:10 +0200
  ...So a mix between generations is impossible, too. > > How on Earth did you manage to reverse the differential? I looked > into both Audi & Subaru...
• FW: Mysterious Vanagon Problem - Will not move.
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:30:00 -0700
  ...I could move forward with no problem to the limit of the parking space, about 6 feet, but in reverse the van would consistently...
• Re: Stops on its own (sometimes violently)
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:00:55 -0800
  ...the differential carrier and locking it up till the thrust is reversed and the pinion shaft get moved back into position... Daryl of AA...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:40:49 -0600
  ...Now this mornings, as I was backing out to drive 100 miles to >> do a two day art show - stuck in reverse. I know...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:13:51 -0600
  ...In that case it >> locked in reverse and refused to disengage. Don't think this is IN the >> transmission, but need encouragement! >> >> John >> On...
• Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 15:14:00 -0800
  ...The replacement has the order of the legs reversed so it must be installed upside down. There is a metal spacer installed on the...
• Problem with rear axle bolts breaking
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:12:55 +0000
  ...I should also note that I notice a slightly hard engagement when putting into reversed. Does anyone know if this has been a common...
• Re: clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 13:41:23 -0700
  ...one of the motor mounts was starting to go, and allowed the engine/tranny to un-align itself, and cause the chatter in reverse...
• Re: OT but germaine to list FW: Top vs Bottom Posting
  Historical mailing list - steeles
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:03:31 -0800
  ...Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? > Great! Just Great! Why don't more of us...
• Re: backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:30:51 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >has anyone ever installed the side slider window on their sliding door upside >down and reversed. that way the opening...
• Can the front seats be reversed?
  Historical mailing list - luke sponsler
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:05:01 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>My driver seat is much more worn out that he passenger side.&nbsp; It looks like I can...
• power drop on freeway at 1/8 throttle
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 05:41:12 -0700
  ...When I let off of the throttle my car slows down normally but then it does a bit of a reverse surge as I...
• Re: Help Needed -- replacing fuel pump -- no gas flow
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:12:11 -0400
  ...However, one mechanic told me there was a way to reverse the fuel and return lines to get past this, I guess by reversing...
• Re: Smelly reverse,?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:48:28 -0700
  ...Only when I got in reverse. >> I use a quart of 10-40 about every 1000mi. Oil consumption hasn't >> increased in about 4...
• Re: stuck in fourth gear
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:26:44 -0700
  ...I can get the trans out of > 4th by pushing down on the stick , like I want to get into reverse. If I > catch...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10:13 -0700
  ...if grinding going into reverse.. that implies clutch not releasing fully .. due to ....clutch hydraulics not bled well enough .. too much free play ... worn...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:58:33 -0400
  ...Will it work if you do not use reverse first? Could be the reverse piston was replaced with an incorrect one, no bleed valve...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:18:20 -0800
  ...Quick question. > Any chance this interior sliding door handle screw is reverse threaded on > an 87 Syncro? The screw head is stripping and I...
• 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:39:16 -0800
  ...The extra gears comes in before 1st and is down low and left ,like going in to reverse on a beetle . I had a...
• Re: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:46:44 -0400
  ...the reg seat around when necessary. >I keep it in the reverse position I tried that last weekend at West River, and I couldn...
• Re: FS in St.Louis area
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 10:45:02 -0500 (CDT)
  >> '84 Camper Westphalia (sic), 5 spd. >> Dean of Kirkwood 966-0303 >> >Five speed? Wow! Does this include reverse or is it a diesel?> >DC...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 31 May 2001 23:21:01 -0700
  ...some bone jarring chatters when engaging the clutch in first or > reverse. The engine runs beautifully but I fear I didn't install it...
• Re: Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 01:28:30 -0400
  ...And it prevents the big lever from moving into the position that would engage reverse gear unless you perform a specific extra downward motion...
• Re: fuel guage question... and where did reverse go?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 14:14:18 -0400
  ...don't have. BUT on a more immediate and serious note. Reverse is no longer one of my gear choices in my 73 bus...
• Re: unlimited Vanagon Syncro/Audi Quattro trans swap budget
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 19:12:42 -0600
  > jjvantol@USWEST.NET writes: > ><< The main problem with running a transmission in reverse >is that it may not last very long, >> See Corvair example...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:02:48 -0700
  ...If you use the 4 speed shifter then the reverse lockout guide blocks 1st so you have to go down before you go left...
• Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - clutch jump
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 18 May 2007 12:09:01 -0700
  Is there also a "chunk" sound and hard to move shift lever into first/reverse? If so, is it limited to only these symptoms...
• Re: CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 07:36:33 -0500
  Yes, you can reverse the joints/axels but it may be too late. This works only as a preventative maintenance measure. Reversing makes the...
• Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 May 2001 18:34:14 -0500
  ...You can't reverse wear or chemically fix a transmission, so just change the fluid and justify it as preventive maintenance. On Fri, 4...
• Transmission Main Shaft! Help
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:02:10 EST
  Volks, Getting quite frustrated with the simplistic instructions in the Bentley manual, i.e, remove circlip, slide reverse gear back unscrew shaft. I have...
• Re: I hate military time. . .
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:25:47 -0400
  ...It should be fairly simple to reverse the modification. It's something along the lines of adding or removing a jumper wire from the...
• Re: Steel Lids
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:28:25 +1300
  ...Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top posting frowned upon?
• 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:24:37 -0400
  Hard shifting sometimes girding when shifting in reverse. I have a 91 four-speed manual. I think it is acting like I am not...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:40:31 -0700
  ...I simply got it started long enough > to drive it up onto my trailer, got it home, reversed it back off > of the trailer...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:40:14 -0400
  ...I simply got it started long enough > to drive it up onto my trailer, got it home, reversed it back off > of the trailer...
• Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:44:09 -0700
  ...Over the winter, away on an extended road trip, the reverse lock-out function seems to be going away... probably from my being lazy...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:25:47 -0400
  ...Also, I now have to be very careful of the thing dropping over through the slot for reverse - like the stick goes way to...
• Re: Idling / Oil Pressure Warning Light -'88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 15:52:06 -0700
  ...Typically when this happens, it's as I'm backing up, but today it > died immediately upon engaging reverse. > -Once it's been on...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:15:21 -0700
  ...When the engine (whole vehicle) is > cold, I have no problem shifting in to first or reverse. However as > the temperatures climb (mid 30...
• Re: Question about adding lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:47:22 -0400
  ...rear light will not come >on unless the car is in reverse. Do you want all three backup lights to come on, or just...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:17:49 -0700
  ...http://stores.ebay.com/reverselogiclimited Regards, Vern
• Re: OT: new beetle bulb replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 12 May 2006 17:25:00 -0400
  ...the headlight unit out. From there you can change the bulb. Reverse the process to put the headlight unit back in. Ric 87 Westy...
• Re: CV reversibility?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 12:32:15 -0400
  Actually, you WANT to reverse them. As PM, I have the mechanic reverse our entire axles (one side to the other) to shift the...
• Manual Tranny Leak- full story (condensed), with mystery
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:02:44 -0400
  ...Mine, however, was intact; I'd had functional reverse as always. In fact, this is the first time the tranny's been worked on...
• Re: Mis-wired ps idle booster?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:53:58 -0400
  ...Whenever I put the van in reverse, > it boosts the idle. It seems that the booster/relay in the foreward right > corner of the...
• On-board Charging.
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 4 Nov 1996 15:05:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...measuring the > reverse current going back into the charger, the diodes allowed about 3 mA > leakage. not much but it bothered me. so i...
• Dometic, Fridge, Door
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:35:17 -0800
  Does anyone know if the fridge door can be reversed? And is there any reason no to do so? I'm planning to convert...