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• how to use heater controls on dash. '88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:06:06 -0800
  ...top 2 levers left, bottom 2 right, dash vents closed. For maximum defrost, all levers right, dash vents closed. Best cabin heat compromise and...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:30:14 -0700
  ...Just lever it free, then let it hang free. >> >> 2. Wiggle the clutch lever off the shaft. If it's been there for a...
• Re: Clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:58:34 -0700
  ...Clutch lever >I have a van owner nearby needing a clutch lever. > If you have one pmail me. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
• Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 25 May 2009 13:56:41 -0800
  <<What do each of the 4 heater controls do starting from the top moving down?>> Simplest lever first, the 2nd controls the amount of...
• Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:09:27 -0400
  ...I can block 90% of the heat w/ the top 2 levers to the left the 3rd (bottom) lever to the right, & the side...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Mah
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:51:24 -0700
  ...To make it easier to see the position of the shift lever itself I painted a white stripe down the side of the lever...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:45:30 -0500
  I ordered them from the same place I got the levers to save on shipping, World Impex. I was pretty tired of searching, so...
• Syncro Gear Shift Lever + parts
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 00:00:15 -0400
  Hello List, Could someone help me locate a parts seller who would stock a Gear Shift Lever (inside van) and the hardware to match...
• Re: Leaking auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 94 13:05:52 PDT
  > > ]Also, does the metal > ]lever next to the valve alter the flow of coolant? If so which position > ]is open and which is closed...
• Re: Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:59:29 -0800
  ...All levers to the right. > > To warm your feet up start inching the third lever back. > > To reduce total heat output start inching the...
• Re: that little light behind the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:19:17 -0600
  BE careful about removing the knobs from the levers. Don't!!! I did that and it ruined the levers. I was never able to...
• Re: Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 19:01:26 -0500
  ...Speaking of which, does anybody have a spare one for the temperature control lever they'd like to part with? Thanks, Marc Perdue Blake...
• Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:41:24 -0500
  I have an '87 with power locks that is missing the rear hatch lock cylinder and the "lever" that bolts to it. I got...
• Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:09:22 -0400
  Hello Volks, I want to save money (don't we all) and I need to replace the shift lever ball located at the selector...
• Shift Lever Broke
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:58:52 EDT
  It's always something with a VW, I went to shift my 86 syncro and off came the shift lever, cheap metal broke near...
• Re: Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 21:33:14 -0400
  In a message dated 95-10-04 15:05:10 EDT, gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu (Gerald Skerbitz) writes: > Are the temp control levers...
• ventilation levers
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 23:54:07 -0800
  Ref the 4 ventilation levers in the dash of my '87 Vanagon - how the bloody heck does one remove them (as in I need...
• Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:56:33 -0500
  Hi, Does anyone know if you can remove the heater levers or the knobs on the end of the lever so you can remove...
• Manual trans clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:34:16 -0700
  Neil, I have a small Pittman arm puller I use for the lever. There is very little for it to grab so if the...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 17:07:21 -0400
  ...As the shoes move out the cross bar loosens > > and that spring on the lever causes the lever to lift and turn the adjuster...
• Re: How does the clutch lever come off?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:17:58 -0700
  ...I then was able to pound the remaining spline stub out from the clutch lever. There is very little for a puller to grab...
• Leefers? we don't need no stinkin' leefers! what we need iz Knobs!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 26 May 94 09:08:05 CDT
  ...TWO levers!!! oh, fie, the shame of it all. then the 1968 buses came out ... with THREE LEVERS!!! oh horrors! and when the Vanagon...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 14:00:16 -0700
  I recall a list member posting a video showing how the lever moves. I think this is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
• clutch lever has left the housing(Thank you. Thank you very much)
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 2 May 2006 07:42:20 -0700
  ...I searched for pullers that had little feet that would fit behind the lever. Btween the lever and trans. Couldnt find any that came...
• Re: How does the clutch lever come off?
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:21:30 -0500
  Hey Roger, I was able to remove this lever using a small gear puller I picked up from Pep Boys. Good luck, Jake -----Original...
• Noise From Shift Lever
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Thu, 19 Dec 96 21:38:00 CDT
  A high pitched soft buzzing noise comes from the shift lever of my 86 Syncro (4 speed with the low gear). It happens most...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:31:12 +0200
  Brad Anderson wrote: > <snip> the shift lever for a 2WD is not interchangeable with the > Syncro. I have to correct you, Brad! The 2wd...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:54:39 -0700
  ...To make it easier to see the position of the shift > lever itself I painted a white stripe down the side of the lever...
• Re: Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:23:14 +1000
  ...Press the lever briefly away from the steering wheel - the wiper works about every 6 seconds ( intermittent wipe ). Pressing the lever briefly again switches...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:39:26 -0700
  An update on my clutch lever for the archives, as there were several things I learned from the list, and in this process that...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...so the upper end of the shift lever doesn't move as far, while the bottom of the shift lever (connected to the shift...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:27:19 -0600
  But Ben, some of us want to keep our levers. BenT pliers =, carefully ground for divorce. Jim On Feb 24, 2006, at 1:36...
• Re: how to use heater controls on dash. '88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:42:26 -0700
  ...To get that, put top lever to middle, and the second from the bottom lever to the middle. Set the second lever, the temp...
• Wanted: Heat/Air Control Lever Extension
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 May 2011 10:19:47 -0500
  One of the black knobs on the end of one of the control levers is broken off in my '88 GL. Difficult as the...
• Re: HOT AT SHIFT LEVER
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:24:31 -0700
  ---John Lauterbach wrote: > > The automatic transmission shift lever on my '84 DL gets quite hot when I am > driving. I don't remember it...
• Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:02:34 EST
  ...Having said that, if you are hanging a dead weight from a lever in order to apply a known torque, use a clevis between...
• Re: Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:30:44 -0700
  ...The reason seems to be that the knob shaft (insertion joke here) is not on the same plane as the actual metal control lever...
• Re: Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:29:57 -0700
  ...Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission) Hello Volks, I want to save money (don't we all) and I need...
• Rear Heater lever-91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Seleen
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:32:16 -0400
  The rear heater under the back seat works great but the lever to turn it off/on is broken off the plastic insert. Has...
• Re: Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:52:01 -0400
  ...The top lever controls airflow to the windshield. Right is more. The second lever controls air temperature (including the side vents on later ones...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:28:30 -0700
  ...To make it easier to see the position of the shift > lever itself I painted a white stripe down the side of the lever...
• Re: Heat/cooling lever knobs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 00:27:01 -0500
  ...If it is > removed then basically the lever is no longer whole or functional. The > lever itself is made to detach behind the slotted...
• Clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:28:08 +0000
  I have a van owner nearby needing a clutch lever. If you have one pmail me. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
• Re: diesel clutch operating lever
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 10:23:51 -0700
  I have both types of bell housing and the operating lever is exactly the same length on both. Mark Dave Bayer wrote: > > Hi- > Can...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:36:14 -0800
  ...when they're all out, > there's your lever assembly. > > Upon reassembly, put the faceplate over the levers loosely, push the > levers back on...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:40:53 -0500
  ...Here's the lever arrangement I use: Top 2 levers all the way to the right 3rd lever all the way to the left...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:19:01 -0400
  ...What is the function of this lever and could > it contribute to idle problems?
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:03:03 -0700
  ...What is the function of this lever and could it contribute to > idle problems?
• Re: [Syncro] Shift lever broke off in my hand
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:06:10 -0800
  Yes, this broken shift lever is an increasingly common failure. The location of the failures I have seen was at the dimple for the...
• Re: Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 04:46:36 -0800
  William, there is a light behind the sliding levers and heater switch. It may have burned out or been bumped out of place or...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:44:56 -0800
  The lever was not cut. It is very common for that shift lever to snap in half right where that one is welded. The...
• Re: Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 25 May 2009 15:14:09 -0700
  ...top 2 levers left, bottom 2 right, dash vents closed. For maximum defrost, all levers right, dash vents closed. Best cabin heat compromise and...
• Re: Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:32:40 -0500
  At 10:56 AM 11/11/2002, Blake Heinlein wrote: >Hi, > >Does anyone know if you can remove the heater levers or the knobs...
• Re: What does heater lever do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 11:18:16 -0500
  The "B" lever is to control the flow of coolant to the heat exchanger. The heat valve is under the glove box next to...
• Shift linkage Q
  Historical mailing list - Chris Arnold
  Fri, 11 May 2001 00:28:36 -0500
  ...Can anyone share their thoughts regarding the best method to remove the pin holding the shaft in the selector lever? (Talking about way back...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:16:16 -0600
  ...when they're all out, there's your lever assembly. Upon reassembly, put the faceplate over the levers loosely, push the levers back on...
• shifting probs. into 3rd & 4th pls help
  Historical mailing list - bbutler
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:18:13 -0700
  ...An interesting symptom is when I am parked in neutral (with engine running) and I feather the shift lever towards 3rd or 4th gear...
• Re: Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:54:37 -0500
  ...Top lever (1) in the left position directs the flow of air to the floor, in the right position it directs the flow of...
• Re: Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:39:39 -0700
  ...Mark T Collins wrote: > Hello Volks, > > I want to save money (don't we all) and I need to replace the shift lever > ball...
• 85 Vanagon - Gearshift Lever Bearing Assembly?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wohlgemuth
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:09:28 -0500
  ...I just rebuilt the Gearshift Lever Bearing ... but I do not have a manual ... yet ... the upper end of the Lower Ball half sticks...