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• Re: Transmission Vent Hole Location?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:21:42 -0400
  ...In your transmission guru opinion, what are my chances of stopping the leak without rebuilding or replacing the transmission? I have one more new...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 14:28:41 -0800
  ...I'm trying to replace the manual transmission in an '83 Westy with one from an '86 tintop. Quite simply, I can't get...
• Replaced Transmission Mount - Whoa Baby!
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:16:00 -0600
  ...Replaced my front manual transmission mount on my '88 Wolfsburg this Friday, about a 10 minute job....but with the results I'm seeing...
• Re: Subie swap curiosity
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 4 May 2013 19:42:26 -0400
  I beg to differ as far as the requirement for a replacement automatic transmission cooler is concerned, at least using a 2.2L Subaru...
• Re: Syncro's Transmission....
  Historical mailing list - John S. Cronin
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:39:15 -0400
  ...I have never even heard of a Syncro with an automatic transmission. On Jul 23, 13:27, dave wrote: > Subject: Syncro's Transmission.... [snip...
• Automatic vs. Standard (Manual)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:15:14 -0500
  ...I had a '76 bay-window camper a number of years ago with a manual transmission, and it was a great vehicle, but driving...
• Re: Front Transmission Mount Additional Info
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:02:36 -0600
  Sorry! I mentioned manual transmission in the first post, but failed to state that it is for a 2WD, 1988 Wolfsburg Vanagon, ej22. ...not...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:18:20 -0400
  The cooler is mounted directly on the transmission. There is no line between them. I believe that some volks have mounted a temp sensor...
• Re: Attention automatic transmission owners; a little help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:18:22 -0700
  ...Attention automatic transmission owners; a little help! >I wonder if some of you fine folks would be so kind as to go out and...
• '88 Westy Transmission Repair $2500?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Fri, 27 May 2005 11:44:23 -0700
  The automatic transmission in my '88 Westy has started to stick and slip, apparently indicating the impending end of its natural life. My regular...
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:24:08 -0400
  Hello Don On 26-Aug-98, Don Schmeichel wrote: > Is there a difference in starters for a 1980 Vanagon manual > transmission vs auto transmission...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:27:45 -0700
  ...i've always been taught to NOT leave it in gear, cause it puts strain on the transmission (if parked on a hill) AND...
• Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:56:56 -0700
  ...Which is easier, both together or separately (automatic transmission)? I'll disconnect everything before removing either, including the torque converter. I have multiple floor...
• Re: Transmission R&R part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Sep 1996 01:18:11 -0400
  Thourouhly check the pilot bearing and the transmission main shaft. This is the usuall caused of clutch disk hub failure. If the shaft is...
• Best Place to Buy a Transmission on the east coast...
  Historical mailing list - Jesse and Monica Johnson
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:54:20 -0500
  ...Or would it be better to just to send out my transmission to have it rebuild and then have it sent back? Any help...
• Re: Looking for a Console Filler Strip for Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:55:50 -0500
  ...Nunes wrote: > Does anyone have the console filler strip on an automatic > transmission for > sale - 1984? > > > > Randy Nunes
• Re: windshield wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:35:36 -0600
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• 93 Eurovan Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Wed, 26 May 1999 17:48:13 -0400
  ...To the transmission issue. I went to see about trading my van in today on a 99 model and after "test driving" my van...
• Diesel Transmission (was RE: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 04:59:08 -0800
  From what I know so far, the diesel models use the model 091 transmission case from an air cooled (pre-Vanagon I think) bus...
• Re: Differential cost of replacing seals....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:22:40 -0700
  ...The final drive/differential unit is that 100 pound cast-iron monster between the engine and transmission where the axles attach. You have to...
• Re: Need good Westy Auto Trans shop in SE Michigan
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:49:47 -0400
  ...You do not need a Vanagon Specific > transmission shop. Almost any transmission shop that services and rebuilds > automatic transmission should be able to work...
• Rebuilt Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Sondergaard, Arlene
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:06:42 -0700
  ...I had no clue that transmissions needed adjustment!! So for anyone who has diagnosis problems with phantom noises, get your transmission serviced before its...
• Transmission Noise - Can you explain this.
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 12:23:52 -0700
  ...My transmission has just started making (or I have just noticed)what I call a growling sound at very low speeds and while stopped...
• Shift linkage part
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:10:27 EDT
  Volks, I have an early 1984 Westy with a manual transmission. I have been having trouble with the shift linkage part that bolts on...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:55:18 -0800
  ...TDI conversion with an > automatic transmission (porsche?). > > Pedro HAProjekt already sell a kit to out an Audi Tiptronic transmission (2wd) with gears to make...
• where to buy H4 connectors for lights (was RE: Ecode light report )
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:47:21 -0500
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:09:09 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission advice needed > > | > > |I just bought a 90 GL Vanagon that has a strange transmission problem > > |(at least I haven't run into...
• Re: Please Help! 4-Speed Transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 05:59:26 -0500
  ...Please Help! 4-Speed Transmission problem Dennis and List: The cap appears to be leaking from around the edges. It DOES NOT have a...
• Re: Sad news
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:05:39 -0600
  A few years ago I had the pleasure of talking with Daryl on various things transmission and Bostig related. He did what many in...
• Re: 5sp
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:49:05 -0600
  ...I'd be curious to know what the various 5 speed transmission setups were, and what their original intended applications were. -Jarrett Kupcinski On...
• Re: Transmission work ?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 07:25:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...engine compartment of my '80 Westy, > looking for trouble. > Forget the Transmission for now, you can take it out any time. Clean the whole...
• Re: Alexandria, VA Transmission Shop?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sackin
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:26:23 EST
  ...Let me know what you find out - if my Westfalia makes it back from Utah, I may need to take it there for transmission...
• Starter Trade
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:03:55 -0500
  I need to trade a good Aircooled 2000cc Automatic Transmission Starter for a starter for a Aircooled 2000cc Manual transmission starter. Anybody out there...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2003 18:57:33 -0700
  ...Mark phil cain wrote: > > I don't think you can break anything but just find the > bolts on top of the transmission and remove...
• Re: Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:13:32 -0400
  > I personally have a thing against rebuilt CV.s which > are what are used on those shaft assemblies Actually, for manual transmissions we have...
• Re: Adjusting 2nd Gear band in Auto Trans
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:03:14 -0700
  All transmissions come with the factory seal on the adjusters you have to break them loose and adjust them like the book said too...
• Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement pointers
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:12:16 -0500
  Quick check for coolant/water in the oil, transmission or engine. Pull dip stick and let oil drip on hot exhaust manifold. Coolant/water...
• Re: WTB: Transmission (good or bad) that fits in an '87 Vanagon 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:29:02 -0600
  ...My options are: >>>> >>>> - Get the old transmission fixed/rebuilt >>>> - Get a working used transmission and replace the old one with it >>>> - Get a non...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:24:59 -0700
  ...top two engine-to-transmission > bolts, then prepare a jack about 4 inches below the transmission and loosen > transmission mounts (and loosen the tin...
• Re: Accessing Rear Brake Lines above Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:55:58 -0700
  I removed my Syncro transmission in about 4h last weekend with nothing more than hand tools and a small floor jack. I did not...
• Re: The transmission was just replaced by a 5-speed unit that was built by the Guru of boxes in Belgium.
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:13 -0800
  ...The transmission was just replaced by a 5-speed unit that was built by the Guru of boxes in Belgium. ''The transmission was just...
• GEX transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Whitlock
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:31:37 -0400
  hello again, i forgot to mention that my van is also on it's fourth transmission. after the original, i put in 3 GEX...
• Re: Honest question for the group
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 12:06:30 -0700
  The manual transmissions are much better than the autos. The 5 cylinder engines have issues with cracked exhaust manifolds, and they are a bear...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:58:10 -0700
  ...Heavy loads are harder on the clutch than the transmission. I've been a longtime fan of Red Line MT-90 because of improved...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:05:39 -0500
  I have experienced a automatic transmission failing right after a fluid change. It had very high miles,no previous services done,etc. The reason...
• Re: Diesel Transmission (was RE: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 08:48:25 -0500
  ...Diesel Transmission (was RE: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help) >>From what I know so far, the diesel models use the model 091...
• Re: acceptable transmission leakage?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 14:38:35 -0430
  I should have clarified, this is a manual transmission. On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:40:49 -0400
  ...Auto tranny cooling Is there a drain plug? Don't know about auto transmissions in Vanagons. I've mounted the sender in the drain...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:11:51 -0600
  ...Bentley shows removing the entire wiper transmission by undoing all the nuts and bolts holding the transmission in. To access this, you remove the...
• Re: Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:49:27 -0500
  ...Tom, On my 90 Multivan with Auto the differential oil was getting into the Auto transmission so when I checked the auto transmission fluid...
• Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:54:55 -0500
  I want to drain (and refill with synthetic oil) both the automatic transmission and the final drive (differential) on my 1988 Vanagon. As the...
• Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:16:10 -0500
  ...Remember how I told you that my transmission fluid level is too high? >> Well, I thought it would be an easy process to just...
• difficulty shifting
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 17:32:26 -0700
  Hello all, I have a 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer, 4 speed manual transmission, silver-tan, with 180K miles. The clutch...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:20:34 -0400
  If this is a manual transmission then the starter bushing could have completely failed and worn through. The starter would have to be removed...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:13:15 -0400
  ...com>wrote: > Heavy loads are harder on the clutch than the transmission. I've been a > longtime fan of Red Line MT-90 because...
• 85 Auto transmission making strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 20:52:54 -0400
  ...While gliding to a stop and for a short time after coming to rest (while still in drive) the transmission makes a sound that...
• Re: how to keep your vw alive
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Thu, 2 May 2002 08:00:55 -0500
  ...I also parted an '84 automatic which uses a rabbit type auto transmission. I believe the 1.6 diesel engines used in Rabbits and...
• Re: Need 86-91 low mileage quiet tranny.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 17:42:59 -0800
  Warren, I have a few good transmissions and engines available. If you can't find one locally, drop me a line. Cheers, Jeff www...
• Re: Moving our aging bodies on from Vanagon (sniff!)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Aug 2019 02:12:54 -0700
  ...And a transmission rebuild in one of those can run $7,000!! BTW, I understand the appeal of a Rialta. Great layout and very...
• small leak from manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 7 Jul 2018 21:46:52 -0400
  I have what appears to be a very small leak from the passenger side flange of our manual transmission. If I remember correctly there...