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• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:12:01 -0800
  ...You can >> feel some breeze there from the spinning torque converter. This gives some >> cooling effect even when the van is stationary. >> I'm...
• Re: Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:27:27 -0400
  ...The automatic trans adds to this due to torque converter heat being put into the cooling system and the reduced radiator flow due to...
• Re: Bostig suspending AT kits
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:13 -0800
  There are a lot of little things that can go wrong with these torque converters. I had two sets of three matching bolts that...
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:06:38 -0700
  ...lot more wear but overall it is better > than > forcing the torque converter and lugging the engine. > Thanks, Dennis -- I hope I'm not...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:29:03 -0700
  ...a lot of work. >> need to change engine from flywheel to torque converter driveplate. >> need to swap lower engine mounting studs in block. >> >> need...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:28:42 -0500
  ...see what results you get with the "upgrade" Luckily the Vanagon torque converter has its own cooling as a left over from the air...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:36:09 -0500
  ...If not look for differential fluid or a bad valve body, > torque converter or clogged vent. > > Dennis, > From my phone. > ------------------------------ > From: Rick Cooper <rickdcooper...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high Removing the ATF cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:42:17 -0500
  ...Nearly half of it is in the torque converter and does not drain out. After each refill, run the trans for a short time...
• Re: Automatic transmissions? (friday little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:10:22 -0800
  ...is very appealing in a lot of circumstances, get torque multiplication out of the converter, etc.� Downside is relative complexity but durability is probably...
• Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:59:08 -0800
  ...Flex plates flex carrying that heavy torque converter, and that will ultimately lead to failure.� Some fail sooner than others. KEP had cracking problems...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 21:25:32 -0800
  If it's an automatic, check the torque converter seal. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-238)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:24:11 -0800
  ...Longevity and Economy You forgot to mention that as you lower the engine speed increasing the torque load, chamber pressures, and combustion temps, you...
• Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:14:26 -0700
  ...new radiator (my helper over torqued the bleed bolt and cracked it), oil psi gauges, clutch & cat converter I spent $500.42 at BusDepot...
• Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:24:36 -0400
  ...Most of the heat is > > generated in the torque converter and it does a great job cooling > > itself with those attached fins. The water...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:13:21 -0700
  ...When using > > this, avoid very heavy slow traffic or long slow mountain roads > > where torque converter slippage produces a lot of heat." > > > > Drat. It...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:32:06 -0800
  ...What next? > Are you sure the torque converter is filled? If you are reasonably sure > about your parts and work,go ahead with the...
• Re: '82 Jetta conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:33:48 -0400
  ...two down pipes into one two inch collector with flange for catalytic converter, converter is on left side of trans. crossover extension to right...
• Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:50:07 -0700
  ...The 2.1l torque converter and related parts needs to be removed, and the 1.9l flywheel needs to be bolted in its place...
• RE: Vanagon transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 97 16:16:06 UT
  ...They are complete with torque converters. I only had ten of the 091/1 series 4-speeds and unfortunately, they're all gone at...
• Re: 1991 or 92 Carat Panic Sale
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 15:24:49 -0500
  ...RPM came up for about half a second till the torque converter finally jerked into motion. The woman that owns this van met my...
• Re: Mystery part
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:27:55 -0800
  ...The hole is there to access the bolts that hold the plate > (don't know tech name) to the torque converter. I just used...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update #2
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 17:45:41 -0400
  ...Also, have them check the neck of the torque converter very carefully. Sometimes they crack at the base and it's very difficult to...
• auto tranny rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:05:09 -0400
  ...Also, he was the cheapest: $1200 parts and labor, including a new torque converter. It actually took him 3 weeks to complete the job...
• Re: Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 8 Oct 2022 01:03:50 -0600
  ...Worse the housing will often fail with the >> bearing towards the torque converter have the outer race come loose in the >> housing and start...
• Re: Auto trans not upshifting
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:41:44 +0000
  ...you the > person that had the shafts come out with the torque converter? Could be the > seal rings on the turbine shaft are broken...
• 2.0L engine swap is done... WOW!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:41:39 -0700
  ...timing and no catalytic converter and a free flow muffler I should be doing about 130hp and 140lb torque. -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:12:22 -0800
  ...2WD vanagons ...........the hose > that > goes over the top of the torque converter/bell housing area...... > that gets blasted with heat and AFF oily...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:07:36 -0400
  ...jonathan On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Craig Oda wrote: > Thanks to everyone that helped me to repair the torque converter and > drive plate on...
• Re: Bluetec diesel - Urea
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:03:17 -0800
  ...Bluetec diesel I thought that Bluetec was a Mercedez developed technology and that VW was going to use a different version of catalytic converter...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:18:56 -0800
  ...2WD vanagons ...........the hose that > goes over the top of the torque converter/bell housing area...... > that gets blasted with heat and AFF oily...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update #2
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:55:56 -0400
  ...replacement transaxle (rebuilt, overhauled, whatever,) new flex plate and a rebuilt torque converter for $3k is not a bad deal from a shop. Dennis...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:14:46 -0800
  ...the hose that goes over the bell housing ..where it gets heat and fumes coming out of the torque converter area ....those hoses get...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 12:53:00 -0700
  ...When you drop the pan you will get > some more out. > There will still be a little left in the torque converter. Bentley > specifies...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - Rover V8
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:17:17 +1200
  ...I would love to >drive one of those! (After knowing the HP and torque of that engine) :-) The Rover 3.5 has been dead...
• 1989 White Westfalia for Sale
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:27:45 -0500
  ...Automatic rebuilt including torque converter, governor and oil cooler. Rear differential has been rebuilt, set and sealed. currently running Michelin LT rated tires with...
• Re: jacking up tips for auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:09:53 -0400
  ...lowered the engine as much as I could to get the torque converter end of the trans in position on the engine studs it...
• Re: Bluetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:22:58 -0500
  ...140 hp, huge 236 > >> lb/ft of torque at around 1900 rpm, which I'm quoting from memory so I might > >> be off by...
• Re: FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:54:36 -0700
  ...We were driving our 93 E150 > high top van conversion with the 351, the 4 spd OD automatic, and the > electronic lockup torque converter...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high Removing the ATF cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:45:32 -0800
  ...Nearly half of it is in the torque converter and does not drain out. After each refill, run the trans for a short time...
• Re: New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:23:04 -0500
  ...I mean - we're not trying to install a drive plate onto our torque converters, are we? As for the rear ones - I don...
• Re: 1991 Westy - altitude sickness?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:34:12 -0500
  ...Inability to take hills in an automatic can also be a sign of a bad torque converter. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: WTB: Transmission (good or bad) that fits in an '87 Vanagon 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:47:29 -0800
  ...Can't really comment on the torque converter price...does seem highish though. What really matters is the out-the-door final price ...and...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:31:50 -0700
  ...a lot of work. > > need to change engine from flywheel to torque converter driveplate. > > need to swap lower engine mounting studs in block. > > > > need...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:15:49 -0700
  ...2WD vanagons ...........the hose > that > goes over the top of the torque converter/bell housing area...... > that gets blasted with heat and AFF oily...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:06:27 -0800
  ...You can > > feel some breeze there from the spinning torque converter. This gives > some > > cooling effect even when the van is stationary. > > I'm...
• Re: Doubts
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:27:16 -0500
  ...7. - Catalytic converter. 8. - Left engine mount. And optionally: 1. - TDI alternator. 2. - Oil cooler. 3. - Air-water intercooler. Is some other thing needed...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:20:24 -0700
  ...new radiator (my helper over torqued the bleed > >bolt and cracked it), oil psi gauges, clutch & cat converter I spent > >$500.42 at BusDepot...
• engine conversion experiences (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 10:49:05 -0800
  ...The exhaust goes from the engine underneath the driveshafts to the muffler and catalytic converter which are suspended underneath the left middle section of...
• 84 Wolfy, Dunner, for sale to a good home
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:27:30 -0400
  ...The Van has rebuilt engine by Porsche-trained mechanic (14k ago), replaced torque converter (14k ago), replaced afm (14k ago), replaced fuel hoses (1yr...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:53:19 -0800
  ...Loosen the Flywheel /torque >>>> converter plate then see if it turns then. Been there done that. >>>> When testing for crankshaft shim thickness it is...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:37:26 -0700
  ...2WD vanagons ...........the hose that > goes over the top of the torque converter/bell housing area...... > that gets blasted with heat and AFF oily...
• Re: Subaru Conversions Longevity?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 15:14:22 -0400
  ...The fun is to the extra low end torque and power which was not available from the I-4....(and maybe the free- flowing...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:24:14 -0700
  ...When using >> > this, avoid very heavy slow traffic or long slow mountain roads >> > where torque converter slippage produces a lot of heat." >> > >> > Drat. It...
• Updated For Sale Parts List
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:17:57 -0500
  ...with Tri-Square mounting bolts. $ 50.00 #58) One 80 up torque converter for automatic $100.00 #59) 1 Type IV Counter Weighted balanced...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:02:26 -0500
  ...They don't have enough contact area to hold torque properly, due to the recess for that built-in seal. I've been re...
• Re: 1991 Westy - altitude sickness?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:07:53 -0800
  ...Inability to take hills in an automatic can also be a sign of a > bad torque converter. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: oil leak from crankcase vent?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 0:54:36 +0000
  ...There is, however, no oil over the automatic transmission's torque converter which a mechanic friend agreed would be the case if it were...
• Re: Now that the mileage survey is done . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:51:59 -0800
  ...As a side issue, I did the stall test to the torque converter as Dennis > Haynes suggested in case the transmission is slipping. Engine...
• Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:47:15 -0800
  ...Flex plates flex carrying that heavy torque converter, and that will ultimately lead to failure.� Some fail sooner than others. KEP had cracking problems...
• Re: Auto transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 23:19:04 -0500
  ...If leaking at the torque converter you probably need the bushing. Leaking from here can have ATF sprayed all over the engine bay causing...