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• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:37:35 -0500
  ...Does the final drive have a gasket between the pan > and drive? Bentley looks like there is one. How do you drain final > drive...
• Installing EKTA on drive other than C?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 20:23:18 -0800
  I have the downloaded EKTA working on my G:\ drive in Win98 and now I'm trying to install the CD version in Win2000...
• Re: Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:52:18 -0500
  Dave, I've often heard the "women are better drivers" remark, especially when I was a young man trying to buy affordable insurance. What...
• Re: [Syncro] drivetrain vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:13:45 -0800
  > I've recently had my front drive shaft replaced on my 87 syncro westy. Since > then I notice a significant vibration starting at around...
• some food for thought ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:49:13 -0500
  ...Rather, if the driver makes any mistake, a giant "?" lights up in the center of the dashboard. "The experienced driver", he says, "will usually...
• Rolling up the paper
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 07:27:22 -0800
  ...Exchanging the passenger side (LHD) shaft which in it's previous position was "driven" CW with the driver side (LHD) shaft will place the...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:41:35 -0700
  ...91 Auto Final Drive ? > Two questions, please. Does the final drive have a gasket between the pan > and drive? Bentley looks like there is...
• Re: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:18:06 -0400
  Has anyone else ever driven a stock diesel Vanagon through rush hour traffic? Now that's not very calming.... :) Darn right frustrating!! Jason On...
• Teenage Driver assigned to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Mon, 21 May 2007 18:12:30 -0700
  If you have a teenage driver, have them assigned as the driver of your Vanagon, then check to see that they are covered no...
• Fw: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:25:08 -0700
  Looks like the driveline u-joints are rusted and frozen up...... The van runs great with the driveline removed. We have VW original u...
• Re: Copy of: Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 10:36:37 -0400
  CHRIS you are right on i drive a 93 eurovan just think of the stuff e van drivers are subject to spencer
• Bay Area Busses-at-the-Drive-In night!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 08 Jul 1996 14:35:26 -0700
  ...Busses at the drive in, Saturday night. Bring your kids, homebrew, and your Jiffy-Pop. Burlingame drive-in. More details later in the week...
• Re: Help! Synchro Vibration
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 1995 13:32:03 -0400
  Tim, Thanks for the suggestions/explanation about the u-joints and driveshaft in my Synchro. I double-checked the alignment of the yokes. That...
• Syncro driveshaft clanging
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 14:51:00 -0400
  I have had driveshaft clanging from my syncro, especially when in reverse. It turns out that my center driveshaft protection rails had been bashed...
• Re: transmission whoes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 May 1997 08:15:01 -0800
  My department has an Aerostar, which I've driven on occasion. I'd rather drive my Vanagon in reverse only than drive an Aerostar...
• Re: driverless car Was:Racing
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:34:47 -0400
  Eric, If you believe Elon Musk, we'll have viable driveless cars in less then 10yrs! Cheers, Harry On 10/15/14 9:32...
• LiMBO/Vanagon Drive-In Night
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 18:26:01 -0400 (EDT)
  Yesseree folks the second annual Vanagon-list drive-in night as well as the first-annual LiMBO drive-in movie night will take place...
• Re: car that refuses to die...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:55:39 -0800
  ...other drivers and truckers used to toot their horn to say Hi when I drive my Bay... not anymore when I drive my vanagon...
• Bay Area drive-in night!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 02 Jul 1996 10:35:16 -0700
  Martha and I are planning a drive-in night. It will most likely be at the Burlingame 4 drive-in. More details to follow...
• Robot Drives Car from: Skeptic News - Friday #3
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:31:45 -0700
  # ROBOT DRIVES CAR. The car robot "Klaus", developed by carmaker Volkswagen (VW), drives a VW Multivan during a press presentation. One of the aims...
• Syncro w/driveline vibration - but not the driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:43:04 -0400
  Recently purchased an '86 Syncro Westy ..that has what I thought was a typical Syncro driveshaft vibration. It would get increasingly worse with speed...
• Re: disconnecting syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 23:39:17 -0500
  ...I think that not having the driveshaft in might slightly (very silghtly) increase the wear on the Syncro's viscous coupling. In normal operation...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:08:43 -0400
  ...91 Auto Final Drive ? Two questions, please. Does the final drive have a gasket between the pan and drive? Bentley looks like there is...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:51:17 -0700
  ...due to the direction of engine rotation ( especially true in a front engine rear drive car ) ....engine and drivetrain torque tends to lift one...
• Re: Vanagon crash tests and crumple zones
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 09:57:31 -0700
  ...I came away with a whole new view of driver awareness and a greater > appreciation for the driver training professionals.
• 1987 Syncro part
  Historical mailing list - Alder, Anne M
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 17:01:02 -0600
  I have a 1987 Syncro that had a bent drive line. Long story short I no longer have the drive line. Does anyone have...
• Re: boxer six driver
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 1 May 2010 13:38:27 -0500
  Richard, Have the car delivered to me in Alabama and I'll drive it for you until your arm's out of the sling...
• Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 16:48:10 -0800
  My driver lowbeam won't work at all. What didn't help: Swapped bulbs. Replaced turnsignal ring & stalk. Replaced dash headlight switch. Traced wires...
• Re: Bumper Sticker
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:44:24 -0500
  "Vanagon Driver's never die, They just don't get it up to speed as quick!" John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jim Cochran wrote...
• Re: 86 Syncro Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Nov 2019 07:52:50 -0800
  Hi Bob, I purchased a similarly-designed driveshaft from a different source ( driveshafts.com in Portland) and did not have good results with it...
• Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 08:59:13 +0200
  Syncronauts, recently another German Syncro driver contacted me because he's permanently having problems with his drive shaft. The viscous coupling was replaced due...
• Re: Vanagon and AI
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:48:14 -0700
  Nice ! ! Very soon someone points the iPhone to the driveway and says *"Burger and Fries"* and then the AI will say... - Go on the...
• Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 14 Apr 97 9:19:44 PDT
  Seems like Ruby-the-red-brick will need a little driveshaft work. I can't think of a mechanical reason why one couldn't...
• Re: VWs in Hollywood [Get Smart!]]
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 11:15:36 -0700
  ...Max did drive a Sunbeam Tiger but in some episodes or some season < hard to tell in reruns> DID indeed drive a Ghia Convert...
• Hard Drive Change - Going Offline
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 05:34:50 -0500
  I will be off line for a few days during a hard drive change and general tweaking on my computer. Will be back soon...
• VW DriversFest 2000 Info.
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 20:31:57 PDT
  ...Celebrate the Passion - DriversFest 2000 > > > > > To: Dealer and Field personnel > > > > > > > > > > Subject: DriversFest 2000 > > > > > Anaheim, California > > > > > July 23, 2000 > > > > > > > > > > This is your official invitation to...
• Re: Fw: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:59:53 -0400
  Anthony, First, it does not hurt a thing to run the van without the drive shaft installed. It just doesn't allow your AWD...
• driverless car Was:Racing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:32:38 -0400
  So, along with engine conversion threads can we have a thread on driverless Vanagons? as one of the visually impaired list members I'm...
• Re: Best Company to use to ship vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 20:13:13 -0800
  If the vehicle is driveable you may be able to get a private driver for the price of gas (although wear and tear on...
• Automatic transmission final drive gear oil leak.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 21 May 2019 08:09:06 -0400
  ...I�m not aware of any thing that seals out the final drive gear oil other than the drive flange, governor, and the seals...
• Re: Smart Car Opinions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 May 2012 18:48:52 -0700
  ...Does that mean that anyone who does drive one is automatically "smart" and anyone who doesn't is "not-so-smart"? > > > > OK, now that...
• Re: FFFriday Fumbling Follies ...well yadda-yadda-yadda
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 21:57:10 -3100 (PDT)
  So Joel Walker says: > > If you drive a Seven-Four, > It's some better than before, > Cause it's now got E-F-I...
• Re: A winter VW question /f
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:54:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Do you know the difference between a EuroVan driver and a BayWindow >driver.... > >A Bay Window driver has to keep the windows closed to...
• clunking/clanging in syncro drivetrain
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 10:36:31 -0700
  Syncronuts, If I quickly release my clutch, I get a clunking/clanging noise from the drivetrain. I can prevent the sound by being more...
• Re: Syncro driveshaft problems (maybe?)
  Historical mailing list - Gary E Thaxter
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:37:46 -0400
  >2) I've read about the mixed results people have had with rebuilt >driveshafts - it seems like only Mark >Drillock has had a positive...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:28:30 -0500
  ...My daughter occasionally drives the Westfalia. Having two or more drivers that can drive the camper makes long trips much more pleasant. (who needs...
• disconnecting syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Mar 1996 14:35:00 -0400 (EDT)
  List members, Would there be any ill effects from disconnecting the syncro drive sh= aft?=20 This may improve gas mileage and eliminate (?) possibility...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:09:26 -0500
  Don Hanson wrote a lot of stuff besides the following: > A bad driver? > Probably drives a Pious, trades it in for a new one...
• Re: It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 11:00:57 -0700
  ...Cub Cadet (Weekend driver) > 16. Mini Bike (Tree magnet) > 17. Off-Road Go-Kart (Tree magnet project) Are you trying to tell me I...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:58:06 +0100
  ...is a vanagon a suitable daily driver? Of course is the Vanagon a suitable daily driver! Most all of us uses our vans as...
• tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:40:36 -0500
  ...Socket Wrenches: (1) 1/2" drive, (2) 3/8" drive Sockets: 6mm-21mm 3/8" drive Deep Sockets (3/8" drive): 9mm-19mm, 21mm...
• Re: syncro driveshaft, which way?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:44:38 -0500
  The vibration damper is on the rear of the Syncro driveshaft. I hope that the NEAPCO u-joints turn out to be correct. Many...
• Interior light sequence on 7 seater......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Stothers
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:54:09 -0500
  Hi all, My drivers side interior light stays on when the drivers door is shut.So what is the sequence.... Should both the driver...
• Re: car that refuses to die...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:14:39 -0600
  I think that says about as much about where you live is it does about what you drive. Jim > On Nov 23, 2014, at...
• Drive that Vanagon (Mexico road)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:16 -0400
  ...Drive that thing, drive it hard!!! Benny http://www.benplace.com
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 22:47:38 -0400
  ...how many people drive vw as daily driver just vanagons are they very reliable? im looking at a 89 gl wolfsberg. for 3g the...
• Re: Balance Syncro DriveShaft (Wisconsin or Minnesota ??) Help
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:23:55 EDT
  ...He looked at me as if I were a mechanical dilettante and asked, "Why? You're not making up a new driveshaft." And, you...
• Running syncro without driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:48:52 -0800
  With driveshaft on, my front tires resist tight turns. During tight turns is also when the CV joints decide to self destruct. So the...
• Syncro Final Drive
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 13:53:07 -0500
  Hi, I'm interested in changing the final drive on my Syncro. What I was wondering is if I need two sets of final...
• Re: car that refuses to die...
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:34:54 -0800
  I get the "thumbs up" and polite drivers with my '79, but also get the crappy treatment when I drive the '90 Westy, or...