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• Re: new owner of 82 diesel Westy, with a few questions
  Historical mailing list - freeholder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:36:38 -0700
  ...the top is very dirty. I power washed my top, and it really made a huge difference. Bill
• Fw: VW stories
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:56:01 -0500
  ...1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears!& nbsp; Whew! Granted, top end didn't change much, and getting to the top end was still, well, a...
• Re: THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:38:26 -0500
  ...When it's steep enough to have to downshift to 3rd, then the top speed in the Westy might be 50 (limited mostly by...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:18:28 -0600
  > I have yet to see any of those you mentioned 10 miles > up an old logging road with full camping gear on board. Mark...
• Re: Your Response to my e-mail
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:59:04 -0400
  ...your new 83 Westy. >>> > >>> >I have an 84 with 1st &2nd gear shifting problems that I believe is an >>> >adjustment problem, but haven't...
• 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale-Cheap!
  Historical mailing list - chris rahn
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 09:20:35 -0600
  ...cooled engine, 4 speed manual 4 wheel drive transmission plus granny gear(Professionally rebuilt by German Transaxle Sept. 2000, Less than 3000 miles on...
• Re: Oil on crank/water pump/alternator belt
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sun, 9 Oct 2016 16:33:14 -0500
  ...Usually under all the camping boxes and gear.  On top of that, the filler, on top of the valve cover, is in the...
• Re: sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:11:40 -0400
  ...I can't remember what kind of conversion top it is. It might even be a Westfalia one. That piece is to direct the...
• Re: Running a tranny with plastic bits
  Historical mailing list - Reece Isaac
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:51:15 +0000
  ...To put it into the crater case (gear case) it is stuffed complete with bag into a hole at the top of the case...
• Re: Subject: Re: Tire Question (27x8.5x14 vs 205/40 14)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:49:20 EDT
  ...2000rpm = 50 mph in top gear but I'm getting the same readings after the tire diameter increase. Any ideas on this? Gary 88GL...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 2 May 2000 02:21:41 +0200
  ...can you elaborate? For instance I am confused about how to tell > top > >> dead center if you dont have your pistons in? Don't...
• Re: engine conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:55:10 -0700
  ...Driving in hilly BC with a TDI is a joy - basically leave it in 4th gear and drive - you can conquer almost any hill...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:00:08 -0800
  ...Gear shift problem > >I am unable to shift the trransmission into 1st and reverse without severe >grinding, 1st gear a little easier, both while...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 May 2015 06:51:40 -0400
  ...now -- in thunderstorms, > hailstorm and heavy heavy rain, winds that toppled camp gear. It's never > let me down. > > There are some tricks. > > Always...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:54:47 -0600
  ...If it makes our 2.1WBX's downshift into 3rd gear, then that's MY definition of a mountain!!! DM&FS At 09:04...
• Re: Part out or Sell now No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:22:15 -0400
  ...Sure I have "pop top" envy from time to time - and some of those Syncros I see are really really sweet. However, I can...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:45:16 -0800
  ...volvo sedan, with electric button shifting in and out of overdrive top gear. my personal vanagon for a while was an automatic trans 85...
• Re: Do I have a Broken Clutch?????
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:07:50 -0500
  ...I just managed to get the van into 4th gear before the clutch completely jammed. I had a van full of Boy Scouts, a...
• Re: Mr Heater
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:33:32 +0000
  ...then boiling that pot of coffee and whipping up a stove > top dinner with open flames a-blazing is going to cause some breathing...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:42:03 -0500
  ...paddles and gear in it it's probably 80-90 pounds and I sympathise > completely when you say that putting the top down is...
• Re: Trip stats - added info
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:05:08 -0700
  ...My speedo guy actually advises hitting the reset button while moving, as it helps reallign the gears. The drive gear had walked itsself out...
• Re: Gypsy is gone...
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:38:17 -0500
  ...gutted, pop top melted, windows broken by the fire department. >> >I was able to salvage most of my search and rescue gear ˇ the...
• Re: another great portable BBQ
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 2 Jan 2014 15:59:55 -0800
  ...http://www.frontrunner.co.za/camping-gear/camp-kitchen.html# alistair
• Re: How do you pack your Westy for a long camping trip?
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Tue, 22 May 2001 16:46:54 -0700
  ...about 10 different areas/compartments inside > and on top of our van to store camping gear. Where do you store what? Do you > have...
• Re: vanagon top speed, was Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:25:55 -0400
  ...I would say my van is accerating at least as fast at 85 as a 2.1 WBX is acclerating in 1st gear with...
• Re: roof top storage container for westy and etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 May 2018 13:37:38 -0700
  ...Once that cargo is out, the top goes up. I’d advise, seriously, lift assist struts from jack Bombay to help lifting the top...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:10:21 -0500
  ...Gear shift problem > >I am unable to shift the trransmission into 1st and reverse without severe >grinding, 1st gear a little easier, both while...
• Re: Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 11:33:05 -0500
  Thank you for all who replied on this topic. GoWesty Used Parts was able to find one for me. Best, George On Fri, Nov...
• Load vs fuel consumption..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:25:18 -0700
  My 84 tin top with a westie interior and an inline ABA Jetta motor driving though a 5sp manual shifter: I just recently completed...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:06:59 -0400
  ...There's very little vertical height between > > the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control > > tanks and gear...
• Re: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:55:50 -0800
  ...round cover near the top of the trans and that thing >> next to it , part of the 2nd Gear Brake Band. The mechanic had...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:47:32 -0800
  ...the owner told me that some converters *lower* 4th gear for that .. and that's odd since vanagons are very low geared in top...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:40:31 EDT
  ...Only for the top gear and for up to three different wheel sizes (185sr-14, 27-8.50x14, and 215/75-15), in each...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:20:43 -0400
  ...It's a bit more dangerous because if the manual is in gear you know it instantly, whereas the automatic will wait until the...
• 1981 fuel related FI problem
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:14:09 -0400
  ...seemed to start to accelerate a little..............got to the top in 1st gear 15 mph. Got to exit 22, called a friend and...
• constant lack of power
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 23:19:55 -0500
  ...Starts and idles just fine; seems ok at lower speeds, except it won�t top about 3k rpm in any gear. I did find...
• Re: Extra storage?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 6 Jun 2015 22:11:43 -0400
  ...We have a >> fair bit of gear and I'm looking for a bit more space. Options seem to be a >> rooftop carrier, motorcycle...
• ~400 great miles today, round Oregon..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:41:11 -0700
  In the Inline 4 powered 84 'topless' camper..Wonderful rig, this Van... Today's trip was just what I had in mind when I...
• after-market poptop
  Historical mailing list - Martha
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:44:04 -0800
  ...It's called the high gear top bunk (cat. # TB19503). It's basically a cartop camper, which attaches to the top of a vehicle...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:59:13 -0700
  ...I'd love to hear some thoughts about the ASI > > top too. > > I'm not planning on installing any of the camping gear, I...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:17:12 -0400
  ...There's very little vertical height between the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control tanks and gear...
• Re: Power Steering Used as Manual Steering
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:54:06 -0800
  Ken, do you have any idea how much, if any, fluid is at the rack and in the steering gear and rotary control valve...
• Re: UPDATE Oil leak between eng. and trans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 01:05:57 EST
  ...gears. Once home, I opened the engine lid and found oil had been leaking out of the flywheel inspection hole all over the top...
• Re: AT rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:19:41 -0600
  ...The only vanagons to have diesels matched to automatic transmissions were some taxi's in Berlin which had a top speed of 45 or...
• Re: Van Break in
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:02:06 -0400
  ...All that was stolen were my glacier glasses > and my regular > sunglasses (luckily the didn't take any of my > mountaineering and climbing > gear...
• Re: Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 May 2016 21:24:45 -0400
  Was the system topped off properly after the trans install? If the trans oil cooler was removed with the tranny you will have lost...
• Re: Tips for gear shifter hitting radio?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:46:39 EST
  ...My shifter goes too far forward in 1st and 3rd gear. This must be pretty common. I loosened the nuts and adjusted the slots...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 01:17:03 -0400
  ...Contrary to popular belief lowering the engine can actually reduce your top speed. The stock set up is somewhat gear bound with the top...
• Re: Zoltan's Porsche engine
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 2 Dec 2020 13:06:13 -0500
  ...The bell housing on the transmission is different, as is the gearing. It might be simpler to go to a 1.9TD diesel instead...
• Re: Aux. battery for non westy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 11:12:01 -0800
  ...just put a Riviera pop top on and want to add an > aux battery for operating camping gear and down the road would like...
• Re: W/B engine speed max.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 12:59:00 PDT
  ...Anyone care to comment on this topic when it comes to waterboxers? My '88 shows 2500-4500 rpm as the 'green' zone on the...
• Re: Tranny synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 19:22:16 -0800
  > Guten Tag, all > > I can't remember if this topic has been > covered or not, but what has been the > general experience with those...
• Re: Ignition Switch Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:24:05 -0400
  ...Bought a $25 gear > puller from Sears and had the job done in nothing flat. > > Once you get the steering lock housing off its...
• Re: bleeding and draining system revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:32:28 PDT
  ...more >gear >will be >hijacked from the family mechanical contracting company ... so temperatures >will be monitored all over the cooling system and simultaneous >ambients...
• FS: 84 Vanagon 7-passenger near SF $1,000
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:37:25 EST
  ...A little sticky getting into 1st gear when I drove it. Rear bumper is crumpled. Front bumper needs one end cap. No cracks in...
• Re: ever seen such a site? akciddento
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:58:49 -0400
  ...our 140mph '65 Split > Screen Samba or the monster Danbury pop-top bay window in the tech > articles. see workshop mayhem and our buses...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:40:25 -0400
  ...Worn releaseshaft bushings, uses energy topush releaseshaft >instead of turning it? >3. Problem with the flywheel? >4. Problem with the clutch? > >Any other ideas...
• Was: ATF leaking into differential; now Governor or torque seal?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 3 May 2007 08:10:56 -0400
  ...of discovering tranny oil mixed with my gear oil - it spilled out from the gear oil bolt.  Any thoughts would be...
• Re: Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:24:37 -0500
  ...Like on the previous drive, I > kept the engine to 3600 rpm in second gear on the steep bits. Today's > temp is in...
• Re: Power window problem
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:06:30 +0200
  ...The top end, where the glass is attached has to be moved backwards, the motor unit has to be moved forward and out of...