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• Planning to go five speed? 483 vs 457...48(Some what long...)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 23:51:30 EST
  ...The fill hole is above and in front of the shift rod making filling a challenging task. Plus you have to fill it 14...
• Re: Powerflex transaxle bushing
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:41:19 -0500
  ...It was about $55+ shipping > On Apr 29, 2016 8:17 AM, "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Where does that come from? And...
• Re: Won't Start, 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 19:03:37 EST
  ...Slush would get packed into the shifter rod tunnel of the tank and as it melted, water would drip into the tank. For a...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 8 Mar 2022 13:24:43 -0800
  ...Or get a trailer with brakes. > On Mar 8, 2022, at 1:15 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > This conversion seems to...
• SV: Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 24 May 2004 10:00:38 +0200
  ...Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982 Jens wrote: "The support "stick" for the end of the gearshift rod, has a small plastic ring, that...
• Re: Syncro Tintops
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:20:50 -0700
  ...Need 3 CV boots, one tie rod end, and one steering > rack > > boot. Probably shift linkage bushing soon. Very clean interior. SS > coolant > > pipes...
• Re: no GL-4 available
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:07:49 -0500
  ...I kept having shifting problems.....hard shifting into 1st on my newly rebuilt tranny and I switched to Redline. The difference was amazing. Now...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 18:12:34 -0700
  ...as the other automatic parts, shift lever, etc. > > Just questions. Is it a reasonable project? > > Thanks guys and gals. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:20:13 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Rad Fan Shroud
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:06:01 EST
  ...Thirdly, most of the body seams, that had factory seam sealer on them, around the shifter box, are rusting. Fourthly, the two metal rods...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 18:06:47 -0800
  ...between the push rod tubes, but it's a PITA to install. I've now have the same Glo Shift sandwich plate on my...
• Re: Help! Drive shaft broke off at CV joint
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:25:12 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver P. Stanhope wrote: >Hi, i just broke down next to a Kinkos and i have my >laptop, how convenient...
• Re: Shoulder Arthroplasty Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:11:39 -0700
  ...I got back on after some time (and my bell stopped ringing) and rode on, only to find out when I reached my vanagon...
• Re: can you put 17 inch wheels on a 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:55:08 -0700
  ...965 shifter tower at horrendous cost and a new > shortshift kit at a rather less horrendous > price, then modify the shift rod... and still...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:22:03 -0600
  ...10:57 AM, neil N wrote: > On 9/4/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > >> Since both brakes and clutch are operated from...
• Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:01:48 +0000
  ...Shifter hard to find gears, replaced 3 bushings, shift > linkage ball to new billet receptor, replaced boots, Union and sandblasted > and treated shift rod...
• Re: Filling the transmission
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:36:23 -0700
  ...the road again. >However, unless I start taking off hoses and shifting rods (and maybe not >even then) there doesn't seem any way...
• Re: Filling the transmission
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:40:43 -0600
  ...the road again. > However, unless I start taking off hoses and shifting rods (and maybe not > even then) there doesn't seem any way...
• Original post GEO Drag Race
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:50:18 EST
  ...Yep, a hot rod, for sure. The howl of his motor snapped my reverie, and I looked back into the driver's eyes, nodded...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:06:34 -0700
  ...if you move the trans forward , you have to shorten the rear shift rod a like amount usually. Not too hard to do. yeah...
• Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:55:15 -0400
  ...I've put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, shifter linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other...
• Re: FW: Clutch Chatter.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:46:11 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver in Birmingham, AL BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: > > > Here's another question from Richard. Can anyone offer help? Respond > to him...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:24:32 -0500
  ...Another issue at tranny removal time is the shift arm on the side of the transmission. These wear, and shifting gets funky over time...
• Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 May 2021 08:32:45 -0700
  ...Plus I can restore all the nagging worn out things… like shift rod leaking a bit on trans, clean up tranny, maybe drop gas...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:04:09 -0600
  ...On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 5:01 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Trailer with brakes regardless. > > The Subaru engine installed was...
• 82 Diesel Westy FS maybe!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Yonker
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:28:52 -0500
  ...in the shifter rod. It is missing the center plastic piece that covers the lower heater duct in front of the shifter, but I...
• Re: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:58:04 -0700
  ...you might need to adjust that push rod length ..and always lube the cheap metal-to-metal pivot point where the push rod clevis...
• Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:15:24 -0400
  ...that it's time to > shift up. .... > And I do think sometimes, when I see a sepearated rod cap with > catastrophic failure, I wonder...
• Problem Solved: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:15:19 -0400
  ...The metallic squeal was still there sporadically when I shifted gears, at idle when revving the engine and sometimes at around 30-40 miles...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:36:08 -1000
  ...I think you have what I consider a 'nebulous' situation ...regarding clutch and shifting .. 3 major areas ( not counting the driver ) are all tired...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:10:32 -0700
  ...wall and it looks > factory. > > It has the WBX trans and shift rod to boot. > > Robert > > 1982 Westfalia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote...
• Frydaye's visit with the Bards
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:35:41 -0500
  ...A few of us, in an earlier age, had the privilege of doing some serious clutching and gear shifting while traveling a 1500 mile...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 07:22:12 -0800
  ...On 12/3/2013 6:02 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > That type control cable is also used in yachts and small boats as > shifter...
• neat old bus manual find
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:25:41 -0500
  ...Interestingly, it mentions a "back up light" below the driver's side taillight, with the switch in the shift rod. I've never seen...
• Re: Maintenance Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:27:00 -0500
  ...from ground wires check to alternator check, from cooling hoses to shifting rods and bushing. Average peoples just don't care about mechanical parts...
• Re: My Son needs YOUR help in getting his Dad's van back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 06:53:04 -0400
  ...He works the > grave yard shift at one of the local Kroger stores, so no one is around > at 1 a.m. in the...
• Re: Selling 2 Custom Carbon Fiber Composite Vanagon Gauge/Instrument Consoles
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:31:49 +0000
  ...I took a few items off ot it, one being the drink tray that fit around the auto shifter, very much like your design...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:39:35 -0700
  ...Go for a later tranny and just swap the rear shift rod. Dennis From: ralph meyermann [mailto:ralphmeyermann@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 14...
• Re: Transmission in Portland
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:03:15 -0400
  ...The other adjustment is the length of the rod between the transmission lever and the throttle. There is a spring at the throttle end...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:04:56 -0600
  Fill Plug Location > Locate the Horizontal Shift Rod Support that is attached to the Tranny, Feel above that Shift Rod & Ahead of that Support...
• FS / trade: 90 GL in SE VA -- $2200/offer
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:31:01 -0800
  ...Radiator, coolant overflow + expansion tanks, gas tank + filter, complete exhaust, master cylinders (clutch/brake), shift rod bushings, ECU + vanagon syndrome harness, more. Have receipts...
• Stalled project. WAS: can you put 17 inch wheels on a 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:18:54 -0600
  ...With a cable the rotation can be tailored by the length of the actuation arms clamped to the trans shift rod. The throw (axial...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 May 2010 09:23:17 -0500
  ...I'm following the Bentley procedure to align the >>> shifter. I >>> am >>> missing a plastic tab on the front shift rod, but didn't...
• Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 6 May 2021 01:31:42 +0000
  ...Plus I can restore all the nagging worn out things… like shift rod leaking a bit on trans, clean up tranny, maybe drop gas...
• Re: Replacing transmission fluid in a 82 diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:41:35 -0700
  ...The plug is above the shifter rod on the passenger side. It may be obscured by caked on dirt. I used Red Line oil...
• Re: manual tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:40:03 -0600
  ...It has a shifting problem and I switched to Redline MT90 and found the problem disappeared. I have run nothing but the MT90 ever...
• Porsche engine conversion costs enclosed...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:41:48 -0400
  ...I may need the G50 front transaxle-to-frame mount and shift rod adapter. I heard that otherwise I'm looking at a transmission...
• Re: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:03:44 -0800
  ...On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:54 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > heres some places where rodents can get into vanagons. please feel...
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:50:35 -0700
  ...So the rest of the trip we had mousetraps set and they would go off > randomly as food shifted during the drive, but no...
• Re: cold weather shifting, was: Re: Tom's genital defect
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:19:34 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mark Tuovinen wrote: >Al, > >My apologies for the cold weather front that we inadvertently sent your direction, it...
• Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 6 May 2021 07:35:03 -0300
  ...Plus I can restore all the nagging worn out things… like shift rod leaking a bit on trans, clean up tranny, maybe drop gas...
• Various Vanagon Parts For Sale in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:43:54 -0800
  ...pistons, rods, liners. Several good 4 spd. manual transmissions for '84-91, $350 ea. One automatic transmission & differential (trans won't shift into 3rd...
• Re: sodium valve idea
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:08:46 -0500
  ...although VW did introduce the first compound curve multi layer PCB with surface mount LEDS for shift indicators when they could have used a...
• cutting up a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:27:44 -0500
  ...00 pair ball joint looks good ** power steering rack tie rod to tie rod looks good 100.00 ** both front doors 60 each or...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:10:50 -0600
  ...points is that the line needs to go above the shift linkage rod. Hence VW's "clever" approach where you are supposed to get...
• Re: backup light saga continues ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 Aug 94 20:05:35 CDT
  ...white plastic parts of the shift linkage (at the bottom of the shift lever and along the shift rod to the transmission) are worn...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 08:56:49 -0700
  ...between the push rod tubes, but it's a PITA to install. I've now have the same Glo Shift sandwich plate on my...
• wanted to buy standard transmission for 87 gas westy 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:56:03 -0400
  ...linkage socket up firmly on the shifter arm ball before tightening the bracket that secures the lingage rod to the transmission housing. I speculate...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 8 Mar 2022 14:44:38 -0800
  ...Or get a > trailer with brakes. > > > On Mar 8, 2022, at 1:15 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > This conversion seems to...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 14:10:34 -0500
  ...back on the +AD4-transmission +AD4APg-are two boots, that cover the shift rod bushing. I have been having +AD4-problems +AD4APg-finding 1st...