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• Tie Rod Problem on '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Oct 1995 13:09:35 -0500
  ...It seems to have unscrewed itself, but it seems that I would have notices some serious steering problem well before it finally came completely...
• Re: standard vs auto
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 23:20:59 -0400
  ...Unless you destroy the final drive, it is usually cheaper to repair an auto than 4 speed and the performance with the 2.1...
• Hello from OKC
  Historical mailing list - Art Long
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:41:36 -0600
  ...Unfortunately, it has the dreaded #3 dropped valve seat that must be repaired before I use it as a daily driver. I need to...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 90 Volkswagen VANAGON, Emissions/Poor-mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:02:48 -0400
  ...The longer I drove it, the worse it ran -- rough idle, finally black smoke. Turn it off and it was OK...for a while...
• Re: Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:22:11 EDT
  ...It should be noted that on automatic transmissions with a separate oil supply for the final drive, GL-5 is recommended. This information is...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 May 2016 17:19:45 -0400
  ...Taking the final drive off the engine lets you replace the seal where it receives the torque converter, which should be done anyway. You...
• For Sale: Driver wanted for 87 7-seater PA
  Historical mailing list - Heffelfinger
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:15:01 -0500
  I finally got my Carat, so I can let go of this little trooper: 151K miles, 2.1. Gold with cream interior. CD player...
• Re: VW 3 : Locksmith 1
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 10:28:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...attempt to pick lock on driver's door. After > about 15 minutes of valiant effort, the locksmith finally gave up and > asked what window...
• Re: Subie conversion mystery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:01:35 -0400
  ...I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the > final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed...
• Arm Rest
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:48:38 -0400
  I drive an air cooled '80 Westy. The seats have no armrests. But even when I had an 84 (or was it 85?) Syncro...
• Re: anyone have any comments on shipping an auto trans?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:02:39 -0500
  ...Day before yesterday I lifted a complete A/T and final drive assembly from the floor to a workbench, and I don't think...
• Re: Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:52:02 -0900
  ...Will in Alaska - '82 Diesel Westy daily driver. On Mon, 2011-01-24 at 18:00 -0800, Mark L. Hineline wrote: > Last night, on...
• Re: Transmission suddenly slipping
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:17:09 -0400
  ...I finally figured out that if I let it warm up for a minute, or shift into a forward drive gear first, it would...
• Re: Syncro Rumble...Syncro Whine
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 22 May 1998 18:45:45 -0700
  ...However, there has to be some > > load on the drive train to feel it...and the greater the load on the > drive train, the...
• Re: Regearing transmission
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 04:48:13 -0000
  ...For example, a 1986 DU has a 0.85 4th > and a 4.86 final drive ratio. > So putting in a taller 4th in...
• Transmission suddenly slipping
  Historical mailing list - s kraning
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:42:29 -0400
  ...I finally figured out that if I let it warm up for a minute, or shift into a forward drive gear first, it would...
• Re: where the heck is Aiyansh, BC, Canada??? :)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:18:30 -0700
  ...It took me five hours to drive the hundred Km from Terrace last time I did it.
• goin to cali at last
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:13:11 -0700
  dudes/dudettes, this has been a long time coming, but finally i have gotten up the money and resources to drive to cali... not...
• Re: South African grills fitted finally
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 07:09:21 -0800
  ...I was already upgrading to H4 lights, and adding driving lights only helps my drive on dark roads, where I often find myself in...
• Re: ATF and Final Drive
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 21:03:21 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>&nbsp;its just </DIV> <DIV></DIV>that big round thing with the wire clamp on it that puzzles...
• Re: Engine performance vs tire size
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:39:51 -0800
  ...They had the 1.9 Diesel industrial engine and a air-cooled Vanagon > transmission with the 4.57 final drive . This engine, non-turbo...
• Re: Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:46:18 -0400
  ...There's not enough thread on the reverse side to attempt to drive in a bolt and drive the broken one out. Also, there...
• Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 20:38:57 -0500
  ...Very friendly tow driver. I do suspect it was run out of fuel as it quit during the big, fast sweep of the exit...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:34:09 -0500
  ...What does > > this mean? > > Did you watch what was hapenning as you do the final 1/4 turn? If you watch > the rocker (most...
• Re: TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:35:28 -0700
  ...Even the T2 has the 4.09:1 final drive. With stock 185R14 (25.6") tires gives us 3300 RPM at 100km/h (62MPH...
• Re: Drivetrain noise [was Re: Introduction and some questions
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 16 May 1995 08:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...THe pitch does NOT > >alter when I shift gears, indicating it's not a "gearbox" problem, but in the > >final drive or axles/bearing...
• Re: Actual or Theoretical Vanagon Trailer Hauling Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:26:57 +0200
  ...I don't think it's mainly a question of HP and the drive train (though these are relevant, too). It's more a...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:30:20 -0600
  ...Just need to know how and what to put in the final drive > assembly. > > > ~Annie > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:54 AM...
• Re: Trip Report (quick & dirty)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:34:52 -0400
  ...Well, I'm not using 50 weight, I'm using 20W50, which is > what the driver's manual recommends. It also does not recommend...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - What to do when you stop receiving posts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:00:04 -0500
  ...Then apparently a final collapse >> into an unreasonable fear that without the vanagon list posts, your >> engine will suffer terminal lifter clatter, your tires...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANS'
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:27:51 -0800
  ...As delivered the final drive is the same as the 4speed, so you have to change the 5th gear ration to truly take advantage...
• Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:00:03 -0700
  ...Well that you can drive in the LT so pleasantly. Because there is the comfortable, adjustable driver's seat in series. Just like two...
• analogies
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:07:37 -0800
  ...His fingers were wet, and shaking, and when he finally got the cigaret lit, the wet fingerprints and droplets of water he'd scattered...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:27:03 -0600
  ...FWIW, the waterboxer trans can be re-geared to an even higher final drive ratio (4.11:1, I think) than the DK. Mike
• Re: [T2] Let's not let this happen again if we can. Me, too.
  Historical mailing list - John Hartranft
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:29:29 -0400
  ...my driveway to a listee from WI who needed a last minute place to go the to Auburn Hill show. I finally figured out...
• Re: Transmission whine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:36:48 -0400
  ...I assume it's the final drive pinion gear (?). If I drive uphill at 70 next to a concrete median divider with the window...
• How to lose your roof
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:56:14 -0700
  ...Wife and I happy on the drive, thinking, "finally, this bus is going to get running, things are looking up!" Caught up to the...
• Re: White smoke?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:17:24 -0400
  ...Haven't driven it since then >until today: I fixed the hoses finally, started it up, idles fine, drive >it around the block, starts...
• Re: Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 13:31:20 -0400
  ...Twop came off like butgter.One took a ton or two of dynamite.I finally removed the arm from the shaft just for saying...
• Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:00:47 -0800
  Last night, on a short drive in my '82 Westy, I decided to turn the heat on and warm my toes just a tad...
• Wipers - Go/No-Go
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:00:22 -0500
  ...Got to my destination just as the rain tapered off, but the wipers were still running in the final moments as I parked. Turned...
• Re: '88 Westy Transmission Repair $2500?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 27 May 2005 20:19:39 -0700
  ...While you're down there, drain the final drive and refill >with Redline 75W-90 oil. > >The above may be a waste of money...
• '83.5 gl interior available
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 23:16:50 -0400
  Well, I finally have my weekender interior thanks to Chris Turner, so my 'old' interior is now immediately available. Here's the specs: 1983...
• Final - 91 bucking and Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:36:20 -0800
  ...Only problem I had was I apparently pulled the throttle cable to tight and on my test drive it some how tightened up and...
• Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:40:27 -0800
  ...I also went with the 4.57 final drive as I did the math and that one works the best for my needs. The...
• So long and good running!
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:48:25 -0400
  Well it is time to finally say goodbye to the list. I sold Siegfried back in August and just couldn't give up the...
• Re: Darn Westy Skylight and 7 days of nonstop rain
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:08:08 -0400
  ...My Westy (parked on a steep driveway) is quite dry on the inside, despite the rain that kept flood watches and warnings posted for...
• Re: Do you really want to increase a Westy's propane capacity or carry additional bottles inside.
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:57:56 -0700
  ...that explosion didn't shatter the glass in the drive up window. And finally.... Coooool! tim in san jose On Sat, Apr 28, 2012...
• Re: Hazard lights
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:16:32 -0700
  ...when you finally need them to. > > Mark > > > > Bruce Todd wrote: > >> Hi all - my hazard signals are only working on the driver's side and...
• Re: Tapping sound
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:15:06 -0400
  ...DO NOT DRIVE THE VAN WITH THIS BREW IN THE CASE. Allow the van to idle for 15-30 minutes, and *gently* rev the...
• Re: Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 15 May 2016 09:24:56 -0600
  ...PM, David Bjorkman wrote: > Hi All; > Finally on our way down Rt. 66. After a 2 day drive from Boston, a couple of very...
• '85 Westy full camper $2500 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:45:49 -0400
  the guy finally got around to returning calls after 3 weeks... anyway its the real deal, not a scam.. ive talked to him on...
• Question - Rear stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sun, 7 Aug 2011 21:19:56 -0700
  ...I finally had it looked at over the weekend and apparently the problem is with the stub axle and possibly the wheel bearing housing...
• Re: GEAR UP! 15" rims 75 series?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 22:38:43 -0500
  ...The idea being to lower my final drive ratio a bit (is this right terminology?) and make the motor turn less revs on the...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 21:31:16 -0400
  ...I don't know what the > ratios are in the final drive/differential. >
• Re: auto tranny swaps
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:22:44 -0700
  ...I believe the final drive assembly (gear ratio) is the same, but I'd have to check my references. Jim Thompson oldvolkshome@earthlink.net...
• Automatic Transmission Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:46:11 -0700
  ...The one that most urgently needs replacing is the one that runs from the plastic pipe, over the final drive, and into the thermostat...
• Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:21:52 -0800
  ...fully then but I was not paying full attention.� On the drive home something was definitely amiss.� It should have warmed up fully in...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 22 May 2011 12:56:36 -0600
  ...Surprising to me because I've driven at least 3K miles of the 15K I've driven in that year, on dirty/dusty roads...
• Three (!) Syncro Westies for sale (FWD)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:46:21 -0500
  ...SYNCRO ALL WHEEL DRIVE, A/C, SINK, 3-WAY FRIDGE, POWER LOCKS, AM/FM STEREO CASSETTE, MOON ROOF, AND MORE. RECENTLY REPLACED HEADS. ONLY...