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• Re: Getting AT rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:49:43 -0800
  ...I've >found that the seals for the final drive and between the auto and final >drive should come from the dealer so they...
• Re Caveat Emptor, or: So You're Buying a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 07:55:26 -0800
  ...So You're Buying a Vanagon? > Well, I've finally saved up what I hope is enough money to close the deal, and > am...
• Re: horse power
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 9 Nov 2019 17:19:05 -0500
  ...it's for a Doka 16 with longer > 4th gear (I think 0.78) and a final drive ratio (ring & pinion) of 5.43...
• no emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:49:16 -0600
  Well, I finally completed my entire brake job, including installing 2 1mm shims on each side of the wide v-shaped thing at the...
• Camping
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:23:12 +0000
  Aha, I just finally found my road atlas and now I wonder if anyone can recommend the following State Parks: Watkins Mill State Park...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:32:42 -0800
  ...of pipe to fit in the space above the transmission > and final drive.......<<snip>> Rico.......You got a schematic and/or photos of the...
• Re: drive axle lengths
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:54:49 -0400
  ...vw4x4/vw4x4.htm On Fri, 2 May 2003, Pat Dooley wrote: > Finally getting my project van going, problem is Van came with auto trans...
• Instrument Pod Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:36:59 -0600
  ...My pod has finally given up the ghost and is crumbling apart. I't trying to build up a replacement with pieces and parts...
• Re: dash upgrade(friday)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:13:16 -0700
  ...dash upgrade(friday) > Happy New year to all! > > Now that the snow in my drive has finally melted, I can now proceed with > my...
• Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:03:40 -0700
  ...I also need to replace all the coolant hoses, the AT cooler, the seal between the final drive and the auto tranny unit, and...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Radiator Fan Switch Bolt Size?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:05:06 -0700
  ...Wasn't available as a regular deep socket - had to buy an "impact" style deep socket (1/2" drive) to get the size. -- Jim...
• Re: Westy Engine Swap and A/C Installation
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:54:48 -0400
  ...On rule of thumb when installing a more powerful engine is that you can decrease the final drive ratio up to as much as...
• Add one Vanagon sycro to the AK stats
  Historical mailing list - adam grove
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 13:14:31 PDT
  ...The van sat and finally he was ready to try again when he suffered a relapse. He finally recovered and decided this was one...
• Re: Which automatic transaxle (A/T) has the best chance of life
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:57:34 -0400
  ...I ordered the A/T seal kit, the 2 back to back final drive seals, and for good measure, the 2 final drive axle...
• Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:24:59 -0400
  ...0.86 0.70 > 5th 0.77 n/a n/a > Final Drive 3.80 5.43 5.43 > Tire size 225/45R17 225...
• Re: Suckers beware: Re: Interesting item on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:37:48 -0500
  ...Special 4+G >>>>transmission with lower gear ratios, Engine driveshaft and final >>>>drive protection rails, Suspension travel increased 20mm, Increased >>>>ground clearance,Front Final...
• Re: Nose Bra
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 31 May 2018 11:31:10 -0400
  ...It's finally gotten warm enough here in the Northeast to warm up my Covercraft nose bra out on the driveway prior to installation...
• Re: Idiots for Clunkers
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:36:48 -0600
  ...I am one of those who believes it makes more sense to drive/use what exists, rather than consume energy and resources to manufacture...
• Thoughts while driving
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Sun, 10 May 1998 11:14:32 +0000
  ...One to drive the pickup and one to put out the signs saying ROUGH ROAD. 2. On the whole one week trip, I saw...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:24:46 -0600
  ...I have a book with lots of illustrations that shows some of these complex drive systems. Yes it's possible. No, it's not...
• auto transaxle reseal?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 21:45:35 -0500
  ...Found the final drive nearly empty of oil and full of metal. Ring and pinion shot. VW wants $1127 for new gear set. I...
• Karmakanik in Berekley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 01:20:00 -0800
  ...His van sat unworked on for months, when it was finally worked on, the interior was trashed and some of the work was never...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:17:08 -0400
  ...With the Prius he finally does not drive a manual. Of course the Prius does regenerative braking, so the intent is the same. As...
• Re:panamint trip report
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 20:58:06 -0800
  ...what you're missing!) I'm 99% certain I finally got my front drive engaged (though you never really know...) and I *definitely* had...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:02:11 -0500
  ...You finally broke loose and spent a 100$ in repairs to that old dog you drive. I'm thinking that you are as cheap...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:54:47 -0800
  ...The shift governor for the 090 transmission is usually on the final drive section, and since they have such a wide range of output...
• Re: Battery light on in park or neutral
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Mar 2022 22:03:10 -0600
  ...It's off in any drive gears. > > > > Any idea about why this is happening? > > > > Thanks > >
• Re: Seat Swap
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 18:49:15 -0700
  ...500,000 miles in a '61, '67, '76 and finally an '81, I can drive my '87 Syncro Westy from Boulder to Moab, or...
• 91 Carat - Rpm hunting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:35:53 -0500
  Volks, you finally convinced me - Scott, David, Ken, others - to check the throttle switch per Bentley. Bentley confirmed what youwere trying to tell me...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:48:29 -0700
  On 3/30/10, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, and exactly how do you 'check' the "15mm below the lower lip" while...
• Re: Sachs Clutches
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:26:05 -0500
  ...Also to remember is that the Vanagon is a 'truck', not a car, and should be driven differently, i.e. no 'jackrabbit' starts or...
• Re: Rear Bearings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 22:24:40 -0500
  Kevin, how did you finally get that rear plate off. John Rodgers 88 gL Driver Kevin wrote: >Hi Everyone, >Just wanted to say thanks...
• Re: Updated pics of my Stretch Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:15:24 -0400
  link? On 9/16/07, Gerry Lepage <Vanagonstretch@aol.com> wrote: > If anyone is interested I finally finished my Stretch Vanalong and I updated...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:36:20 -0800
  ...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so...
• Lessons learned about syncro driveshaft vibrations
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 23:02:15 -0400
  ...Finally I tried swapping in a driveshaft from another van and the vibration magically disappeared. I don't have a really good explanation yet...
• Engine periodically bogs or dies
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sun, 15 Dec 2024 03:45:02 +0000
  ...Finally, on our street it died, but I was able to coast into my own driveway.   That, my friends, is the right way to...
• RE: Saddest day of my car-owning life :-(
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 08:15:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I finally leave it up there and hitch home. I pick it up the next weekend (worse snowstorm) and drive home $400 more in...
• Odometer fix worked...and Karen's curtains.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:06:44 -0700
  ...it should) so I reinstalled the instrument cluster and finally took a test drive today; 9 miles and counting. The reset works too, and...
• Re: How much AT fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:17:11 -0500
  ...How much AT fluid? Well, I've gotten everything back together, filled the final drive and added additional fluid (Redline) to the AT, a...
• Engine Woes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 18:25:52 -0800
  ...My head Gasket finally gave up and started pouring.. =..( not a pretty sight except for all the funny green anti-freeze in my driveway...
• Fwd: 93 Eurovan Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 27 May 1999 01:55:22 EDT
  ...Am I possibly missing something? I have test driven other Eurovans (93 models) and if I recall correctly they all shift that way. Any...
• Leaking windshield--- No more for me!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:54:25 EDT
  When I bought my van several years ago, I was getting water leaking in the drivers side behind the dash, soaking the mat under...
• balky automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:27:10 EST
  ...shift into second until she has driven at 10 MPH for five minutes or more. Then, finally, it thunks into second and functions normally...
• Re: tire quandry solved
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:10:08 -0700
  ...i finally bought a set of 4 michelin XCLT4's > size 195 75 r14. sears has these on sale right now if anyone is...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:52:35 -0600
  ...Mon, 6 Dec 2004 17:11:34 -0800 > >I was with Eric on drive to Seattle in his WRX van >warlier this year. We...
• CV joints / automatic
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:26:47 -0800
  ...I don't know if the flange to the wheel and the flange to the final drive are the same but by putting the...
• Finally changing coolant on '88 - any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 12:41:14 -0800
  Well, after finally finading some Prestone Long Life coolant, I am preparing to change it today. I plan on using a combination of Bentley...
• CV joint going?
  Historical mailing list - smaur
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:16:03 -0500
  ...wrote that they flip their CV's/drive shaft, reversing the outer CV to inner (final drive) position, to entend the life of their...
• Re: Calling all V-gon List Computer Guru's
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:54:59 -0600
  ...The final solution - save the data, wipe the drive and reformat, install fresh copy of Windows SP, re-install all program software. This is...
• Re: off road in a Vanagon Was Tires
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 01:54:33 -0400
  ...Ground clearance - 7.4" turning circle - 35' 1st gear x final drive = 18.3708:1 multiply this by 82 horsepower = 1506 at the tires...
• Re: Auto tranny rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 21:27:00 -0500
  ...The only tolerance issues I recall have to do with how the trans joins the final drive. If the final drive has not been...
• Re: Trip report: Final Tire Tour & New Heart for the 521 Bus (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:59:58 -0700
  ...Wow, it's like power steering to drive now. The old > tires were well used > but had quite some thread left. They were old...
• Re: Custom License Plates
  Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:25:30 EDT
  ...The morning after there was this wonderful smattering of colors on the driveway all around a van shaped blank spot in my friend's...
• Re: Product Review Bus Depot O Ring for rear Heater core valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:25:00 -0700
  ...They seeped. > > I decided to finally use gasket sealer but when I went to do this with a friend. I wanted sighted help to...
• Re: Special Parts
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:14:31 EDT
  ...Today, I finally got my last(newest) Vanagon up and running - my 1991 Carat. It had been in storage a lot of years, and...
• Re: Power Door Lock Consternation
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:20:25 -0700
  ...I was finally able to get the passenger side servo to completely lock the van (none had worked before), but the driver's side...
• ENGINE FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:00:40 EDT
  ...someone finally calls the fire dept on their cell, but its too late.. there is this huge fireball on the side of the road...
• Water dribbling out at the base of the windshield?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:20:38 -0800
  Hi All, We finally are getting some much needed rain in California. Between storms, I went out to check on the Westy Vanagon. The...
• Re-installing distributer drive gear, T4
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Sun, 15 May 1994 21:48:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I finally figgered out where TDc for cylinder 1 was. I slid in the gear. According to Muir, the gear slot is almost perpindicular...
• CV joint repacking-'85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 10:20:41 -0700
  ...Once the bolts are removed holding the inner cvj to the final drive/differential, will the complete assembly(inner cvj, axle, and outer cvj...