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• New subcompact camper...
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 23 May 2006 13:43:24 -0600
  ...The lockable loft entrance. ( Lock up those wild children?), adjustable bed height thence storage space, electro hydraulic top lift. ( for Joy and her kayaks...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:14:02 -0500
  ...the van through the sliding door almost all the time so that I don't have to use keys to lock up behind me.
• Re: Radio says "SAFE" after battery change...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 May 2002 13:47:29 EDT
  ...You need to locate your 4-digit code to clear the lock-up. If you've tried the wrong code 3 times IIRC, you...
• need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 15:09:13 EDT
  ...Hammering against them would loosen them, but once i pushed on the brake they would lock up again. Is this problem fixable? Has anyone...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - Cheryl L. Summers
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 21:32:26 EDT
  ...loosen them, but once i pushed on the brake > they would lock up again. > > Is this problem fixable? Has anyone else ever had this...
• Re: Rear axle question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 May 2003 09:57:17 -0700
  ...It can break the outer drive and lock up an axle. You're right though ............... it's going to get very noisy before it...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:35:28 -0700
  ...give you more braking, seems like it would be easier to lock up the brakes. ?? From: Raimund Feussner Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 12...
• Re: F/RE: Law: NO VW Content
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 10:00:46 -0500
  ...you would only have to spend 5 years in > the state lock-up. Please advise. > > Ric DUDE! I figured a high-powered East Coast...
• re: Good News/ 3rd gears woes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 03:24:47 -0500
  ...A friend had a similar problem, but also the reduction gears lock up as well. Needless to say, this makes driving dangerous? anyone have...
• Re: tailgators ... Scourge of the Highway!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 14:59:00 -0700
  ...It really torques them off when I lock up my motors when they are tailgating. I just laugh when I hear that good ol...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:00:39 -0700
  ...ICLOUD.COM> wrote: > > I didn’t realize it was possible to lock up the brakes!! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 11, 2021, at...
• Re: Rear disk brakes - proportioning valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:59:31 -0700
  ...Total control will be lost, unless you have a ton of driving experience at high speed lock ups. fornt wheel lock ups mean you...
• Re: Syncro locker in a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:30:25 -0500
  ...that came with the lock up. So you can get the case as you require. All other parts except the dash valve were out...
• Re: Power Door Lock Actuator Small Springs.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 07:48:46 -0700
  ...With slider lock up and front > door lock down, touch the leads to their corresponding terminal on the > slider -- slider lock should go down...
• Re: Brakes on an 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 23:34:05 -0700
  ...Then I read a thread somewhere that said the driver could lock up their front wheels in a panic stop. I decided to try...
• Re: Locking Gascaps
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 13:01:57 -0700
  ...BTW, after the first lock-up I did spray some WD-40 in my locks. That made for easier key action but it sure...
• ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 13:24:22 +0000
  ...My wheels never lock up, no matter what I'm doing!! Pete C -- Pete Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com Cork, Ireland http://www.iol.ie...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 19:11:59 -0700
  ...I have never, ever, ever heard of an R & P that would lock up in reverse only. the trans would have to be on...
• Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:05:31 -0700
  ...70's and 80's 4cyl gas engines instructions were basically lock up cam, replace timing timing belt. No camshaft nut loosening and re...
• Horn question
  Historical mailing list
  27 Jul 95 19:25:00 -0700
  ...I have had too many incidents where I have had to lock up all four tires in an attempt to stop before hitting someone...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:07:07 -0400
  ...At high idle, with snow on the road, the front wheels would lock up with the rears still pushing forward if I left it...
• disc brake pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Thu, 16 May 2002 08:57:14 -0700
  ...As soon as I start the engine the front wheels pretty much lock up--I cannot turn the wheels by hand and the van...
• Re: ABS on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:48:21 -0400
  ...The switch was because braking distances in gravel or dirt shorten if you lock up the wheels because you build a wedge of debris...
• hands greasy, installing trans. -- please help!!...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Stangeland
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:30:42 -0800
  ...another concern i had was when i was removing the flywheel i had to lock up the teeth with a screwdriver on thr engine...
• RE: disc brakes on earlier bus
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Wed, 03 Aug 94 09:52:00 cdt
  ...I also think you would have to use a proportioning valve to keep the pressure balanced and not lock up one end of the...
• Re: towing concerns...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 19:32:56 +0200
  ...on this. > It's done all the time over here, they lock up the steering with some device (I believe the steering lock is...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2012 06:50:08 -0400
  ...If it is a sudden snap type hard lock up look into the tranny. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members (and my brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 10:27:00 EST
  ...If I pump them up, I can lock up the wheels, but steady pressure and the pedal slowly goes down. Is it master cylinder...
• Re: Strongbox center console
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 19 May 2015 08:18:00 -0700
  ...wrote: > After I bought it I'd have no money to lock up inside it!!! > > Sent from... Wow just about anywhere! > > > ------ Original message------ > From...
• Re: diff!?
  Historical mailing list - N E JAZZ 2
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:55:48 EST
  ...entire rear trans/diff? Seems unbelievable, lucky the wheels didn't lock up on you. Can you post a better description? I'm having...
• Re: My thoughts after hearing some responses--now brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:47:17 -0800
  ...The idea is not to lock up all four wheels with huge brakes, but to get a good, progressive response to increasing pedal pressure...
• Re: Auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:04:03 -0400
  ...The only problem at highway speed is the slippage of the torque converter as there is no lock up. The overall final drive ratio...
• master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:50:09 -0800
  ...One pump of the pedal, and all is fine, but in an emergency I don't know if I could lock up the wheels...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 27 May 2012 20:22:28 -0400
  I have seen diffs lock up in other vehicles, but never a vanagon. I once had a customer's car with "transmission problems" lock...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust smoke after sitting for 30 days
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:18:54 +0000
  ...I ahve also seen engine lock up from way too much fule being injected. It will take a lot of oil though to lock...
• Re: Syncro locking diffs question from Sudhir Desai
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 02:02:13 -0400
  ...The center "differential" on a Syncro operates sort of like an automatically locking differential and will lock up automatically when the rear tires begin...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 21:02:56 -0500
  ...I haven't *tried* to lock up the tires on mine, but the brakes feel reasonably strong, so I assumed it was possible. Pedal...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:35 -0700
  ...and have never seen one , of the many thousands I've driven or been around, that would lock up in reverse only .. though of...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:35:11 -0700
  ...The steering brakes allowed me to lock up the left or right brake, which then got the rig to "walk" through most mucky situations...
• Re: loud trans clanging in reverse and first
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:30:16 -0400
  ...found that after a long trip, the Viscous Coupling tended to lock up more quickly than it did on short trips. We concluded that...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve "Alternative"? (early Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:44:24 -0700
  ...my 1972 bay, the symptoms were that the front brakes would lock up with > no action from the rears. Jacked up with brake pressure...
• It's coming!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 10:32:23 -0800
  Warn the villagers! Lock up the children! Hide the dogs! It's coming! Yes [ran out of exclamation points] despite popular demand here it...
• Brakes lock-up
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:05:51 -0400
  Hope some one can shed some light on this new problem with rear brakes???? Yesterday while I was backing out of my drive way...
• VANAGON digest 607
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 17:02:23 -0700
  ...I managed to lock up the driver's side wheel on my '72 bus. It started pulling left, I figured the calipers weren't...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:16:52 -0400
  ...This should cause the vc to lock up and spin "unloaded in the breeze." A test for this theory is to view the rear...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 12:17:14 PDT
  ...loosen them, but once i pushed on the brake > they would lock up again. Sounds like your caliper bores got a little gummed up...
• Re: Radio Code Help Needed....
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Sun, 30 May 1999 08:44:10 -0700
  ...After two incorrect attempts at entering the security code the radio will lock up electronically (the display will show "SAF" and not change). You...
• Re: Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:22:00 -0800
  ...bout when braking - does the VC get involved if, say, you lock up the fronts while the rears continue to turn? Or, braking with...
• Brakes (I'm concerned...)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 12:57:41 -0500
  ...The concerning part comes from the fact that the brakes did not lock up like I thought they would. Sure, I slowed in a...
• For Sale 87 Syncro $ 5,000
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 23:50:21 -0600
  ...87 Syncro GL, 5 speed, lock-up rear differential (I tested it. It works.) Recently rebuilt engine and clutch, 2 new cv joints, light...
• Rear axle shafts making contact with trailing arms
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:09:52 -0700
  ...Btw, I repalced the rear shoes 3 weeks ago and I am still having the parking brake lock up after it rains (and rain...
• Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:39:46 -0400
  ...Has anyone had this symptom before? Any good leads? I've never seen a hydraulic system lock up hard instantly. Looks like only light...
• Re: Q: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:21:31 -0800
  ...but what about adding another emergency brake lever so you can lock up each rear individually? Thanks, TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg...
• WANTED: Various washer/door/powerlock parts for '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 3 May 2006 13:25:20 -0700
  ...mine stops working when it gets really hot, worrying it will lock up altogether soon) - plug (the part with the rubber "boot") for the...
• Getting A Key Cut From The Lock Code - '65 Type II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 22:04:16 CDT
  ...After I finish it's restoration I will want it to lock up as tight as possible. Richard.Kurtz@Att.Com '67 De Luxe...
• Re: Syncro "binds" in tight turns
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 19:30:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...The natural action of the Syncro's viscous coupling would be to lock-up and send some power to the front in this situation...
• Re: Pro Tip - Vanagon Seat Belt Inertia Reel
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:20:20 -0500
  ...Any acceleration/ deceleration/ hard leans left or right will also lock up the reel. This is how all seatbelt mechanisms have worked since they...
• Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Mon, 1 Feb 2016 20:52:04 -0500
  ...and even with larger wheels and tires, I was able to lock up all 4 wheels (20 feet of tire mark on the road...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:16:34 EDT
  ...anyway with these sliding window track guides out you can push up on the sliding window glass, which jumps the lock up over the...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 16:19:41 -0700
  ...As you get harder and harder on the brakes, the rears should never lock up. If one or both do, something is defenitely not...