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• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 May 2010 15:24:23 -0700
  ...Cost of auto shifter cable > At 12:56 PM 5/26/2010, David M wrote: >>The auto shifter on my 1987 Vanagon, automatic, has...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:28:51 -0600
  ...Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in gear > at > > all. Reverse is difficult - often can't find it. Happens...
• Re: clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:04:03 -0700
  ...You can feel the engine RPM lower as I try to push the gear > shift into any gear. The shift lever seems fine as...
• Re: Cup Holders
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:56:55 -0500
  ...I would remove the shifter cover first as there are "things" inside where the indicator lights mount, etc. The shifter handle comes off after...
• Re: shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 May 2008 11:14:02 -0700
  Did you use "chain" type lube? I put some on just one of the shift linkage bushings. Made a diff just there. Used "chain...
• Re: parting out Buses, Bugs, and Ghias in Denver ('55-'81)
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sat, 08 Jun 1996 22:49:33 -0600
  ...That'd be everything from the shift lever back to the rod that connects to the nose cone on the tranny. If someone knows...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:00:25 -0600
  ...I wish they sold a shifter for the vanagon as well. I would really like to be able to lock the shifter in reverse...
• auto transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Peter Reilly
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 17:27:22 -0400
  Hi all, I have an 88 westy with 153kms 2.1L engine, lately I've been experiencing shifting problems with the auto transmission. Transmission...
• Shift selector shaft
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sat, 3 Feb 2018 08:08:16 -0600
  I am in need of the shift selector shaft for my 91 Vanagon. Anyone have a lead on a new one (long shot) or...
• Repairing front shift linkage ... need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:37:52 -0800
  hi, I am working the front shift linkage... per the Bentley... - put the plastic shells in the thick rubber ring... I tried but I...
• Re: berg shift kit ... UK short shift kit URL
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:30:21 EST
  Just in case some of the readers from the UK want an alternative, see: t25shortshifters.mysite.freeserve.com/ Got the link from Mocki at...
• Re: Manual Tranny vs Automatic Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:37:44 -0500
  Swapping a valve body is much better than dropping that trans if your symptoms are strange shifting.A can of seafoam will strip out...
• attn: Scott Dempster, make parts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Young
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:25:17 -0700
  If you can manufacture parts then please make some early-Vanagon shifter bushings and make a lot of folks happy, especially myself.� Do I...
• Re: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:50:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...When ready to shift, apply a constant GENTILE presser to the shifter and let off the gas. It will come right out of gear...
• Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:56:12 -0500
  ...I try to maximize mpg, and shift at reasonable points to do that. DMc > > The shift points are good -- and you can shift whenever...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 07:10:41 -0400
  I've tried searching the archives for "shifting problems", but I'm not finding the information. Any help here would be very appreciated. I...
• Shifting Problem Redux
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:08:04 -0500
  ...When the van's cold, it doesn't shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd until the revs reach about twice what...
• stuck in fourth gear
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:25:39 -0700
  Hello, the recent bout w/vanagon syndrome (or imitation vs) caused my shifter to get stuck in 4th gear . All the bucking , I think...
• Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:49:08 -0500
  ...the 2nd- 4th double shift was interesting winding out the engine to 40mph and then lugging in 4th after the shift. Made sure to...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:28:42 -0400
  ...The cable I mean is > inside the shifter mechanism, the hand-operated > lever for shifting the automatic transmission. Its > not the same thing is...
• Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 06:27:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...With the clutch pedal to the floor you could shift into 1st-4th, but it would grap within the first inch of pedal movement...
• Trouble with Shifter bearing
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:02:05 -0500
  Well the "lower ball" as Haynes calls it, on my 85 Westy's shifter has disintegrated. This makes shifting an adventure. Any ideas on...
• shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 5 May 2008 11:03:17 -0700
  ...One of these was lubricating the shifter and all its contact points. Before it was pretty stiff but I thought that's how it...
• Tachless Vanagons (1984)
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:57:53 -0800
  ...Do those shift dots represent red lining? The marked shift speeds are as follows: First gear limit ---> 20 mph Second gear limit ---> 40 mph...
• what causes 3rd & 4th gear to go out?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 23:31:20 EDT
  Here I am rolling down the road in the Vanagon "Big Brother" version- 1.9 watercooled w/4 speed when my shifter linkage busts...
• Re: Shift Linkage Issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:12:47 -0800
  ...Shift Linkage Issue > Good Evening, > > I need a bit of advice from the list. > 1987 Syncro Westfalia, 120K Mi. > > The shift linkage on my...
• Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 10:59:08 EST
  ...Measure your shift lever diameter before ordering. The 14mm is usable on the 12mm shift, but looks like it might chew the plastic parts...
• Re: Wanted - brown auto trans shifter cover
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:20:03 -0800
  ...The shifter moves back and forth in a box-like affair, and the space through which it moves is covered by a flexible, many...
• Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:04:07 -0700
  ...When engine supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting and engine is no longer "level". I'm mentally challenged right now...
• Shirt Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:10:12 -0800
  Dear Craig, Our GB 6790 is the quick shift kit only. GB 6782 and GB 6787 are the 12mm and 14mm extensions. Price is...
• Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:23:50 -0700
  ...She says it won't shift out of 3rd, and only into 3rd > with great difficulty. No other gears. She also says the clutch...
• Redline Synthetic MTL oil switch results...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 23:51:31 EST
  ...I could NOT shift into second from first until the tranny had warmed up during cold weather, then it would shift fine. I would...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 18:41:21 -0500
  ...berg shift kit > >I am in the market for the Berg short shift kit. Is someone >planning to do a group purchase? > > John > > '89...
• Shifter Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:07:01 -0400
  My 84 GL has gotten very hard to shift in all gears lately. Locating gears is even more vague than usual, and once in...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 21:51:48 -0700
  ...Oct 2015 09:55:16 -0700 > From: dn92610@GMAIL.COM > Subject: shifting anomaly... > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > 1990 Carat - manual trans.. > > the sifter...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:12:16 -1000
  ...Is that nut tight ? how about the splines in the middle of the long shift rods in the van ..is that nut and bolt...
• Help Transmission woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 18:34:00 PST
  ...So I yanked the nose off of my tranny (while still in the bus ) and was able to get a look at the shift...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:07:07 -0500
  ...question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork" > Is there supposed to be a plastic or nylon "finger" on each side of the > fork...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:11:51 -0400
  ...You can adjust the shifter by a little allen screw on the > > > shift so > > that the shifting mechanism in that box is pushed up...
• Re: Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:02:16 -0700
  ...It moved the shift point up about 800 rpms. I agree with >> everybody >> when they say it shifts too early. Since I put my...
• Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:44:44 -0800
  The Vanagon dash/shifter lights are oddballs. They are not just bulbs, but come attached to their plastic sockets. The shifter lights have different...
• Re: reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:24:09 -0400
  ...The shifting has improved vastly, but > the push down feature is still missing, I can shift into reverse > without pushing down. I obviously had...
• Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 05:55:06 -0700
  ...Yesterday, all of a sudden, my van quit shifting.� At first it seemed to be harder to shift into 1st and then it just...
• Re: squeaky shifting woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:04:42 -0800
  ...Remove the spare and you will see a box surrounding the shifter linkage. Reach in from the back with grease on your fingers and...
• Question about lubing front shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:15:26 -0500
  ...What should I use to lube, and what can I take apart without upsetting the shifter settings, on the front linkage? I can hear...
• Re: Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:59:52 -0800
  ...Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM? Hello all - just got in a Glow Shift tachometer from ebay - it looks pretty cool. External mounting, digital...
• Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 10:10:19 PDT
  Everyone knows that older VW busses' shifters are like stirring a molasses-and-rocks stew in January. My '71 is no exception-- 1st and...
• Re: Front shifter linkage broken--malfunctioning
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:42:19 -0800
  ...Right under the floor (just under the rubber boot) there is a plastic knuckle that keep the shifter up and solid. Over time thing...
• Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 09:26:36 -0500 (EST)
  mac chen writes: > Question-Does anyone have personal experience or can advise of the > damage, if any, that may be incurred by shifting without...
• Re: Switching 091from early to a later style.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:54:42 EDT
  ...The 76-79 were nose shifters and the 80-85 were side shifters. >> Actually the 091 in various forms was used through the end...
• Fw: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:24:11 -0500
  ...When ready to shift, apply > a constant GENTILE presser to the shifter and let off the gas. > It will come right out of gear...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:45:19 CST
  ...guess what? :) what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the 2nd-3rd gear shift distance is much less...
• re: Uh-Oh! Tranny or Shift Linkage?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 15:51:29 PST
  ...Steve H2obxr@aol.COM Wrote: | | OK, so about a week ago, it was all of a sudden (literally | from one shift to | the next...
• Re: valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 00:12:13 -0400
  Brandy - One word of caution when you remove the rear shift rod next weekend. Be careful of the bushings in front and rear when...
• Clunk After Shifting
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 07:54:59 -0700
  ...I wondered if it was just stuff under the jump seat shifting. No trouble shifting, tho reverse has always seemed stiff. I am *concerned...
• Re: Tachless Vanagons (1984)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 01:04:02 EST
  ...Do those shift dots represent red lining? > The marked shift speeds are as follows: > > tachometers werent offered until '85, unless it was a '84...
• Re: manuel trans pop's drops out of third gear
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:23:31 -0700
  ...The thing is that the shifter seem > to just drop out of third gear once and a while. > It does have a shifter extention...
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:08:58 -0700
  ...Then he pulled so violently on the shift lever moving it into 2nd that I thought he'd rip the shift lever right out...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:31:47 -0500
  If the shifter bracket on the transmission is installed on the wrong side of the casting then engaging 2nd and 4th is usually the...
• Re: Need Help with Syncro 5-speed Shifter Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:38:34 -0800
  ...Need Help with Syncro 5-speed Shifter Bushings >Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:34:16 EST > >I had a guy call me this...