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Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:28:30 -0400
...More gears in a transmission allows one to keep the engine running closer to it's maximum HP output, for better performance. The comment...
90 Syncro engine power probs
Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 03:19:06 +0000
...Started when driving just outside of Denver in the mountains, in 4th gear there was basically no power to the engine at all, rpm...
Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:40:26 -0700
...On the shafts are so-called fixed gears and lot gears. All gears are constant in the interference. During the gearshift selection a connection...
Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
Historical mailing list - John Pronk
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 04:34:18 -0000
...On the shafts are so-called fixed gears and lot gears. All gears are constant in the interference. During the gearshift selection a connection...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:54:57 -0800
...Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears?? > Brian, I'm not really up on the effects of gear changes, but I did do > some driving in...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:21:46 -0800
...speed) you can climb | mountains all day long, and never tire more than on the flats, if you | change gears appropriately to keep pedaling...
Re: Electric door locks
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:51:01 -0600
All the gears in the locks can go in any direction--the next time they're activated, they just rotate to the correct position...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:23:01 -0600
...Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears?? > > > > >>Brian, I'm not really up on the effects of gear changes, but I did do >>some driving in...
Update on 1.9TD smoking problem
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 02:38:21 -0500
...Well see how well it does when it hits the mountains in the NW next week! Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987 Westfalia Syncro 1...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:55:42 -0400
...The >> transition between gears is much smoother now, and when going up hills the >> transmission does jump into second, but stays that way until...
Re: Wheels, once and for all....
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 02:34:29 EST
...I hate needing to shift into secon on mountain highways! 2. For the same reasons larger tires increase your overall gearing and diminished acceleration...
Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:09:08 -0800
...On the shafts are > so-called fixed gears and lot gears. All gears are constant in the > interference. During the gearshift selection a connection...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:54:11 -0800
...Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears?? >> >> >> >> >>> Brian, I'm not really up on the effects of gear changes, but I did do >>> some driving in...
Re: Trip and tire report
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:01:19 -0700
...In extremes like mountain climbs in lower gears I have even hot 240f with this set up. Still no oil pressure warning buzzers or...
VolksCafe
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:06:39 -0700
...and down steep hills in mountainous campgrounds. When I'm going up steep hills in 1st or 2nd gears, what RPM should I keep...
Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:27:12 -0400
...give us the power we need to safely go over the mountains, and, as long as I'm dreaming, possibly give us better gas...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:54:00 -0700
...The > >> transition between gears is much smoother now, and when going up hills > the > >> transmission does jump into second, but stays that way until...
Re: Wild West trip report
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 7 Jun 1995 13:25:49 -0700 (PDT)
...did notice about continuous mountain driving, is that there > seems to be a gap between 2nd and 3rd gears. Anyone else noticed this? > What...
Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:06:49 -0700
...But..... >>> >>> Driving up my usual mountain test route, the buzzer "chirped" on >>> inbetween gears near the top. Idling at the top, the buzzer "chirped...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:42 -0400
...The >>>> transition between gears is much smoother now, and when going up hills the >>>> transmission does jump into second, but stays that way until...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 14:19:36 -0500
...There were no gears in that box. It was filled with very small, extremely hard ball bearings. As the drive shaft speed accelerated, the...
Racing idle in the cold (1995 2.2)
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:39:53 -0500
...Difficult and perilous to change gears (esp. reverse at that high idle) And I get a pretty regular check engine light in this circumstance...
Re: Higher elevation -- anything to watch out for?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:03:34 -0700
...The differences between the 2-3-4 gears are too much. '85 7 pass. Vanagon. //Jack Date sent: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:03...
Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:40:10 -0500
...miles home. > > Started when driving just outside of Denver in the mountains, in 4th gear there was basically no power to the engine at...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:15:57 -0700
...road cruising or off road backroads, or even go through the mountains at high elevations, I normally gear down and run my ABA 2...
Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 7 Apr 2012 23:33:13 -0600
...miles home. > > Started when driving just outside of Denver in the mountains, in 4th gear there was basically no power to the engine at...
Re: Tires again
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:29:49 -0700
But, of course, for here we need "traction tires" (with the > snowflake/mountain emblem on the sidewall) to legally drive in many > places in...
Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:53:31 -0700
...But..... > >> > >> Driving up my usual mountain test route, the buzzer "chirped" on > >> inbetween gears near the top. Idling at the top, the buzzer "chirped...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:38:09 -0800
...Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears?? Brian, I'm not really up on the effects of gear changes, but I did do some driving in...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:17:32 -0700
...The > >> transition between gears is much smoother now, and when going up hills > the > >> transmission does jump into second, but stays that way until...
Transmission will not go into gear
Historical mailing list - WVVW
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 10:58:20 -0400
Yesterday we were on our way back from Greenbrier State Park, winding our way back down a narrow mountain road. To slow our decent...
Re: 5spd tranny
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 16:48:14 -0800
...true flat > > lander Weddle has a couple taller 4th gears available, doesn't help > > mountain people much. The main thing the 094 is good...
Off to Burning Man Trip Report #4
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 00:26:44 EDT
...The Westy has performed flawlessly up and down the mountains, albeit having to use all the gears to get up. But, the temperature and...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:42:55 -0600
...and do a lot of high >altitude driving and long hill/mountain pass driving. >I will soon be moving down to the coast at...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:27:47 -0600
...The >>>>> transition between gears is much smoother now, and when going up hills the >>>>> transmission does jump into second, but stays that way until...
Re: 16" tires? Long
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:52:37 -0400
...I don't mind flicking gears ahead of time to > negotiate mountains effectively, I enjoy it. > So anyone care to suggest a starting point...
Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:17:30 -0500
Marc Purdues recent issues over auto-tranny shifting in the mountains got me to thinking about alternative engine/tranny combo's for the Vanagons...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:42:20 -0400
...The >> >> transition between gears is much smoother now, and when going up hills >> the >> >> transmission does jump into second, but stays that way until...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:52:43 -0800
...Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears?? > > > > >>Brian, I'm not really up on the effects of gear changes, but I did do >>some driving in...
Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:12:03 -0700
...really big rear tires to get the gearing, and probably different gears are actually available too.) Vanagons are just utility vehicles and will never...
Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:30:56 -0400
...The tiico engine has a higher RPM range than the waterboxer which gives me a decided advantage in the mountains where I can run...
Re: [Syncro] West Virginia, Dolly Sods, Seneca Rocks, etc. (minimal Vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:11:19 -0400
...They can point you to some great mountain bike rides. I've done a lot of the ones they recommend. Do you ride on...
Re: .70 4th gear?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:02:47 -0500
...4th gears >and I love it. If I were running larger tires I would not have chosen >this route as it is mountainous here...
Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:04:53 -0800
...bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...." > From: Jamie Ayotte <jayotte@DESTEFANOARCHITECTS.COM> > Reply-To: Jamie Ayotte <jayotte@DESTEFANOARCHITECTS...
damage from missing bellhousing bolts
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Feb 1995 00:04:20 -0500
...How can I tell if the input shaft is very slightly bent? Wouldn't there be some difficulty shifting gears? Wouldn't there be...
Vanagon vs Syncro Opinion
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:27:45 -0700
...This feature has gotten me out of a couple of messes when adventuring in the mountains in the winter!! This year I have Nokia...
Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:58:40 -0800
...All 5 gears are closer together than the 4 speeds and top gear is nearly the same overall. For completeness let me add that...
Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 09:56:51 -0400
...miles home. > > Started when driving just outside of Denver in the mountains, in 4th gear there was basically no power to the engine at...
Re: Trip and tire report
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 20:33:59 -0400
...In extremes like mountain climbs in lower gears I have even hot 240f with this set up. Still no oil pressure warning buzzers or...
Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
Historical mailing list - Angus Macnab
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:24:05 -0700
...wrote: > Marc Purdues recent issues over auto-tranny shifting in the mountains > got me to thinking about alternative engine/tranny combo's for the...
Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 09:36:42 -0400
...Started when driving just outside of Denver in the mountains, in 4th gear there was basically no power to the engine at all, rpm...
Re: What does PUCH mean? and Wurth?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 12:49:29 +0100
...I think Haflinger means "mountain goat" or something like that. Wurth (to be precise, W�rth) are a German mechanical engineering company who design...
Re: 16" tires? Long
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:08:33 -0400
...I don't mind flicking gears ahead of time to >> negotiate mountains effectively, I enjoy it. >> So anyone care to suggest a starting point...
Re: Trip and tire report
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 20:49:34 -0400
...In extremes like mountain climbs in lower gears I have even hot 240f with this set up. Still no oil pressure warning buzzers or...
Re: 85' Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:17:33 EST
In a message dated 2/6/2003 4:08:28 PM Mountain Standard Time, jtlincoln@PORTCITY.COM writes: > > I am very new to the...
Re: 16" tires? Long
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:35:52 -0600
...I don't mind flicking gears ahead of time to > negotiate mountains effectively, I enjoy it. > So anyone care to suggest a starting point...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:37:38 -0400
...road cruising or off road backroads, > or even go through the mountains at high elevations, I normally gear down > and run my ABA 2...
Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 19:28:41 -0500
...Heavily leaking water pump in the mountains of West Virginia on my way to Kansas from New Jersey. Local parts place ordered one and...
Re: 16" tires? Long
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:39:56 -0700
...I don't mind flicking gears ahead of time to > >> negotiate mountains effectively, I enjoy it. > >> So anyone care to suggest a starting point...
Re: Transmission will not go into gear
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:04:57 -0400
...With the engine off, I could easily go into all the gears. This morning, I crawled around to see if I could see any...