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• Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:49:52 -0700
  ...I read about Fram being cheapened and I still used Fram. Finally I experienced oil drain back indicating a bad valve in the filter...
• WTB For 87 Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 13:37:43 -0800
  Spring is finally coming, hence the time has come to put forth my list of needed items for our 87 Westy Syncro. A transmission...
• Re: automatic transmission oil level?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:58:27 EST
  ...also levels that are too high can mean there is a problem such as final drive fluid leaking into the ATF and that can...
• RE: misc.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Finally replaced all 3 sections of hose from the manifold to the brake booster servo (also replaced the master cylinder, which leaked), and the...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 07:40:16 +0100
  ...Seems she'd drive >up, park, go for a jog around the greenbelt, jump back in her car and drive >off. >Well, some of...
• Radio in 1982 Westy, Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:53:11 -0600
  ...leaks! Sorry to ramble on but I am finally going to be able to drive it, maybe as soon as today! Remember I purchased...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Sat, 21 May 2016 21:55:09 -1000
  ...I guess I need grease for the CV joints (may as well > do the wheel side as well, right?), got the final drive seals...
• '87 Westy central (not) locking
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 02:31:43 -0400
  The locks on my '87 have been failing and I'm finally getting around to fixing them. I could use some help with something...
• Added a Eurovan to the Stable
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:45:15 -0700
  ...a little hard to drive so this last weekend we added a second VW to the family. I finally found the EV/MV that...
• Rebuild Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:23:18 -0500
  Wolfy (my 85 Westy) finally gave up the ghost this past weekend. After turning 169k miles coming back from the Ozarks, he got us...
• It RUNS, It RUNS!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:50:39 -0500 (EST)
  ...Everything looked fine on the passenger side, so I only opened up the driver side head. Sure enough, the on of the thin green...
• 2.1l idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 07:54:29 -0500
  ...When I go to reverse or drive it almost stalls or does stall. When warmed up, idle at red lights, etc is jerky and...
• Insurance value (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:59:32 -0500
  ...It is not covered by collision insurance, but after some wrangling, GEICO, the other driver's insurance company, has finally admitted their insured was...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:36:06 -0700
  ...Of course you know the rest- supply and demand will drive up the price of propane. Finally there will be no cheap fuel-supply...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:30:49 -0700
  ...I had sick feelings that it was in the final drive for a > while. The CV boot was in really good condition, I probably...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:21:25 -0700
  ...Both abs and aluminum want warp with moisture, and I have an annoying habit of leaving drivers side window down when parked at home...
• HELP! 2.0L Camshaft Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:10:40 -0800
  ...seat, they finally did and it was time to install the cam. (That is, after I removed the distributor and distributor drive shaft as...
• Re: costco 15" tires
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:44:58 -0700
  ...When purchasing > less than four tires, the new tires will be installed on the rear of your > vehicle regardless of the drive axle. This...
• Fw: Sycnro Driveshaft U-joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:41:44 -0800
  ...Any tips on getting the U-joint off the driveshaft? Shaft is > out and I have the new joint I'm dying to get...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Mon, 17 May 2010 07:31:58 -0600
  ...I make the dash to my house and as I'm slowing down to pull in the driveway she stalls again. Try to start...
• NVC: Me
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 2 May 2014 23:45:06 -0500
  ...I've finally had a chance over the last week to catch up on many emails. That's because on April 23 at the...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 09:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >I finally broke down and installed a second relay for my '77 westy >starter. The problem is, the windings on the magnet get hot...
• front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 05:10:59 +0000
  I have a strange scraping/clunking/reverberating noise that occurs when I go over a driveway bump or dip. It increases in frequency when...
• Re: 93 Eurovan Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 May 1999 09:49:34 -0400
  Actually, the Rialta uses a different final drive ratio. I don't remember the numbers but the Rialta spins the engine faster to compensate...
• Re: Fw: Re: gutless
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:02:35 -0500
  ...A 5th gear would be great...or maybe a two-speed final drive. ;) 'Course with a turbodiesel I probably wouldn't need it... David...
• Re: 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:12:30 -0500
  >Finally I opened the ECU compartment under the back seat, the cooling blades were hot so I helped it cool down by fanning with...
• Re: Adjusting 2nd Gear band in Auto Trans
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 08:32:37 -0700
  BTW, I have a new inch-lb torque driver (used once for adjusting my 84's AT 2nd band). If someone wants to borrow...
• Re: Redline MT-90
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:43:48 -0500
  ...Not a fun job > to do on a chilly day in your driveway, but well worth the effort. > Jeff
• Automatic transmission repair guide
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 16 May 2003 21:53:12 -0700
  ...the transmission part and the final drive part. This guide only covers the auto transmission part. The final drive can follow later, if I...
• Re: Underheating?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:40:09 -0700
  ...was leaking) I think we finally are making some headway. We took it for a 100 mile drive yesterday and everything seemed fine. The...
• Re: Front Seat Reversal
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:40:24 -0400
  ...The thought finally struck me, "Hey, what about also reversing the driver's seat?" It looks the steering wheel would still fit into the...
• Re: acceptable transmission leakage?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:51:46 -0700
  ...acceptable transmission leakage? >I would like to say that just snugging up the bolts on the tranny and final > drive are a good idea...
• Re: Possible Vanagon Syndrome...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:41:38 -0700
  ...A cheap (less than $20) and easy (20 minutes) fix. (When I finally remember that it’s been 5 years since they were changed...
• Re: 87 HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:19:45 -0800
  ...Bled for a good 30 minutes before bubbles finally stopped. After it cooled off completely, refill tank was empty again and expansion tank half...
• A/C outlet temperature
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brand
  Sun, 16 May 1999 23:54:40 -0700
  ...With an ambient temperature of about 78 deg I measured an outlet temperature of 50 deg at the outlet above the drivers seat. This...
• Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 29 May 1999 07:26:44 -0700
  ...I want to install this in a bay window or air cooled Vanagon that has a 4.57 final drive ratio transmission. There were...
• Re: Interstate Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:23:48 -0600
  ...I used to "drive" the Vanagon on the starter to where a downhill slope started if I couldnt' get someone to tow/push. (The...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 00:32:19 EST
  ...When I finally limped home, in the darkness of my driveway, I could see the cat glowing cherry red. It was so hot, I...
• Re: Fridge Fan Running
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:20:37 -0700
  ...My van stays parked with drivers side facing full arizona sun on ocassion and yesterday when i went to drive it, the fan on...
• Sticky keys
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:05:16 -0400
  ...for the drivers door on the GoldBrick got so bad, I couldn't lock the door. Well this weekend I finally got around to...
• Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:11:18 -0700
  ...Finally, put your new cap back into place in the end of the drive flange. If there's anything special about getting these plugs...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:54:11 -0500
  ...and get out there and drive the Van in celebration.... Phil Z. Campbell River, BC
• Driving Challenge videos from BOTC 2006
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:40:44 -0400
  ...Then they drive over to parallel park next to a flag placed between two trees. The final score is a combination of total elapsed...
• Just a simple little repair
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:45:09 -0500
  ...So my jewelers screw driver isn't doing anything on the old screw. I worry it for 30 minutes, until I finally decide, screw...
• ATF in the oil, postscript
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Jul 94 21:57:35 -0600
  ...Then you drive it for 20 miles or so, and finally replace the oil and filter one last time, this time just oil. (But...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:14:39 -0700
  ...There are different opinions on oil level in the transmissions and final >>>> drives. Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is...
• update vw vandals
  Historical mailing list - Brad J Winemiller
  Mon, 4 Sep 1995 19:08:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Well the police finally decided that the hand prints on the bus could not be lifted because the van itself was too dusty. I...
• WARM/HOT START PROBLEM
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:55:51 -0400
  ...If I drive the 12 miles to work (last 5 Interstate), and turn the engine off, it will not restart without much cranking and...
• Looking for "Safety Plug" for A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Mon, 10 May 2004 08:47:29 -0500
  All, Finally got around to finding the leak in our '87 Westy. It appears that the safety plug that sits atop the receiver/dryer...
• New Wheels Available
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:22:23 -0800
  Hey all, I finally received my shipment of Vanagon wheels from Germany! These are 15" X 7", ET25 alloys and are a direct bolt...
• Re: AT torque converter seal leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:29:55 -0500
  ...AT torque converter seal leak Okay, I was wrong, the leak was NOT coming from the final drive cover, but appears to be coming...
• Re: (fwd) FS---Finally: Vanagon Cross-Drilled Rotors (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 23 May 1998 11:51:37 EDT
  ...FS---Finally: Vanagon Cross-Drilled Rotors > >Recently we here at RoadSport America Racing developed something which >previously was not available to Vanagon owners: cross...
• introduction, story, questions about new '82 diesel westy[longish]
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 18:17:43 -0800
  ...Finally I arrived at Kotter's VW in Escondido who, diagnosed the problem as a blown-out glow plug perhaps due to bad injectors...
• Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:28:41 -0500
  ...is wrong, since the diesel 4-speed has a very low final drive ratio. I'm suspicious that the shift points would be incorrect...
• Re: '89 Jetta auto into '90 VANAGON Y/N?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:03:51 -0800
  ...Available to me free is a '89 Jetta >>autobox, replaced for a bad final drive (ring gear chipped). Boy do all >>them watercooled (including...
• Re: '56 Kombi update: DMV/clutch
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 07:08:50 -0800 (PST)
  ...Coz the clutch > it engaged when you start it, the gears in the tranny are turning and > "dragging" the final drive gears round a...
• Re: Hidden ATF leak, strange shifting behavior.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:40:27 -0500
  ...You can find out if they replaced the final drive too. I think they did not. The trans alone is the same one used...
• Re: Cooling Fan - '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:14:00 -0400
  ...One for the ATF and one for the final drive or differential. Yes they have gaskets or seals. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: bleed valve
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:45:24 EDT
  ...Make it a little stronger than the final solution you want in the system. That way the water you have left hiding in there...
• Re: Bucking
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:46:18 EDT
  ...Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:00:14 -0400 finalcut...