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• complete 4spd setup for sale for AT to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 03:40:49 EST
  complete 4 speed setup for sale for those who want to change from automatic to manual trans. linkage, shifter, clutch pedal, etc. chris
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 11:29:15 EDT
  My Vanagon with the modified 2.1L can hit 90 mph barely touching the gas pedal, one day I might try to go faster...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:40:05 -0800
  ...If I remember correctly I had the SO pump the pedal a few times and the very slowly depress the pedal as I opened...
• 84 Westy stumbles off idle
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:57:32 -0400
  ...all is well if I gently depress the pedal, i.e. the engine revs nicely -- but if I trounce the pedal too abruptly the...
• Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:39:03 -0800
  ...So, I got a known to work master cylinder and >> installed it and still no matter how much I pump, the pedal has no...
• Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 May 2016 00:01:10 -0700
  ...With my foot on the brake pedal while setting the e-brake, I feel the pedal drop very very slightly. I know this means...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:05:45 -0500
  ...Schwartz wrote: >Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the engine...it races at >top speed. I realize this baby...
• Air-Cooled 2 liter noise--throwout bearing?
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:47:09 -0400
  ...Can feel vibration.....sort of a weird feeling thru the clutch pedal when I press it in. Other than the strange vibration feeling, the...
• Re: 91 autotranny with hesitations
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 13:21:46 -0700
  ...You step on the pedal and the engine takes a while to speed up to revs, or you step on the pedal, the revs...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:22:08 -0700
  ...One end attaches to the gas pedal and the other to a lever or cam that the throttle cable attaches to. You push down...
• Re: '81 Westy excessive clutch pedal play
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 15:37:54 -0700
  ...Landis wrote: > Over two days my clutch pedal has gotten very loose, to the point where > it's almost all "play". The clutch still...
• Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:31:51 -0400
  ...Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on. > > Hello Everyone, > > I replaced my front brake pads several months ago and the pressure...
• Re: master cylinder (p-mail)
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:29:42 -0800
  ...Does this sometimes. > > Adjustment problem- pedal goes half way to the floor & brakes work, > another quick pump and the pedal feels 'normal' and the...
• re:'90 brake probs fixed
  Historical mailing list
  19 Jul 95 16:46:00 -0500
  ...Lots more pedal pressure required as well. Is >this fade? (shouldn't have had time to get hot, and if I ran for a...
• Successful day today with the Pittsburgh Vanagon Club
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:30:35 -0500
  ...However, the pedal feels awesome with the car off and in position. Then..... with the car running, the pedal goes right to the floor...
• Re: 90 Syncro weak clutch spring?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:35:54 -0700
  ...and the TOB is turning constantly any time the engine is running, whether in gear or not, whether cutch pedal is up or down...
• Re: Friction
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:09:00 -0700
  It wouldn't change the rolling resistance but having the pedal down makes the engine work harder to overcome the diaphragm pressure. On Tue...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 17:12:15 EDT
  > > On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Scott Snyder wrote: > > > problem.......The clutch pedal will not depress unless the bleeder valve is > > open. Could it be...
• Re: Catch up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Nov 2023 08:49:14 -0800
  Working on selling the pedal pads and the door handles Bruce. Nothing in place yet. Cheers Ab > On Nov 26, 2023, at 7:54...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:35:00 -0400
  I am able to pump up the pressure to an extent but with increased pressure, the pedal still goes down beyond where it should...
• Clutch Pedal Repair Pics
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:48:43 -0700
  Not best quality images but hereyago! http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/ClutchPedRepair.html Gotta go! Cheers, -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:56:21 -0700
  ...One > >> closes when the foot is off the gas pedal, and the other closes when the > >> pedal is floored. They are wired in parallel...
• Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:25:48 EST
  ...He could see that one of his calipers was leaking and draging and the pedal was feeling soft. He told me to replace the...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:41:10 -0700
  ...The master is up above/behind the steering column, just follow the clutch pedal arm. It's a little harder to see. The master...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:20:39 -0500
  ...Remove old cable at transmission linkage, unbolt plastic transition piece from frame rail, remove cable under fuel pedal and pull it our from underneath...
• Re: Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:19:01 -0800
  ...The problems I have encountered in my Syncro with "smooshie" pedal have been related to rear drum diameter; either adjustment, shoe thickness, or the...
• Video of Noise at Clutch Operating Lever. Help Diagnose Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:24:38 -0700
  ...I first noticed this noise at the clutch pedal area. I originally thought the noise was coming from the clutch master cylinder or pedal...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans reinforced with metal
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:50:08 -0500
  ...more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans reinforced with metal > Isn't because the things are so slow that VW knew...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:21:46 -0800
  ...Most riders have a "sweet | spot" between 60 and 72 pedal strokes per minute (30-36 rpm at the | crank). As long as you...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:43:25 -0800
  ...What VOLTAGE is present in the black/red wire on BOTH sides of the round 7 pin connector with the brake pedal pushed hard...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:18:09 -0700
  ...It's pitch (frequency) changes with pedal pressure (higher with more > pressure), and only happens on AM stations. Unfortunately, my favorite > sports radio stations...
• Re: Cruise Control not working
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:13:43 -0800
  ...Electrical - Check continuity at the switches on the pedals, signal stalk. Check the sender at the speedometer. Check the computer. Randy Bergum Mike wrote...
• Re: Bad Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:33:24 -0800
  ...the symptoms: > > If you press the brake pedal quickly, brakes work > great. > If you press the pedal slowly, it will slowly go all > the...
• Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:15:26 -0700
  ...Can I try to work the clutch pedal in the same way as the brake pedal? Should I do the brakes first or the...
• Clive bashing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:10:43 -0500
  Really Clive? >Anyway, its flip-flops and sandals that are dangerous to drive in, catching the sole under the pedal, not plain bare feet...
• whistling engine? or Transmission whine?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:46:56 -0400
  ...Doesn't matter if I'm in gear, moving, have breaks on or don't, have foot on gas pedal or not, etc. - it...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:17:38 -0800
  ...and lube everything really nicely, then put it all back together ? I don't think a pedal assembly is a 'service part' .. that would...
• Re: clutch m/s removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 06:19:02 -0500
  ...The rod that links the clutch pedal to the master cylinder will stay attached to the clutch pedal. If you can get up in...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:48:14 -0700
  ...I had to teach him how to do the wrench part on the race car because he couldn't reach the pedal in the...
• Re: Static on radio
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:39:24 -0400
  At 02:36 PM 8/28/02 -0400, you wrote: >It seems to me that whenever I press lightly on the brake pedal that...
• 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:14:07 -0400
  ...When I try to start it the engine turns over and over and over and I feather the accelerator pedal and finally it starts...
• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:50:48 -0800
  ...Feb-11, at 9:38 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > The pedal cluster comes out without removing the whole dash. > It's tight ...but...
• Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:46:08 -0500
  ...It was the brake booster. > > There is a spring inside that which allows the pedal to return. We have > > them available on our site...
• Re: Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 16:45:35 -0500
  ...Same thing that you found, no amount of bleeding or fiddling would get the pedal firm. I discovered that the master cylinder for some...
• !985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lyle Lathem
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:17:46 -0600
  ...I have tight brakes and have good pedal, when I start the engine, the pedal drops and holds just like the Bentley says it...
• 82 air cooled running rough
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 22:01:50 -0600
  ...Then as the rpm's start to climb you let off the pedal for a sec. then she cuts out again and you can...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 00:20:25 -0500
  ...clutch pedal went right to the floor even after > topping off the brake fluid reservoir. > Pumped & pumped & pumped, but no increase in pedal resistance...
• Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:18:35 -0400
  ...After doing so I realized my brake pressure on the pedal sank a bit. What happened and how do I resolve this? I have...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:52:17 -0400
  ...Somebody enlighten me. <With no pressure on the gas pedal, the fuel is totally shut off, so the engine is not firing on any...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 May 2006 21:02:47 -0500
  ...Jim >> Last thing, a few weeks ago I wrote in about the accelerator pedal >> feeling >> as though it was falling off, well I checked...
• Re: Metallic "click" when depressing clutch pedal (Searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:37:15 -0400
  Maybe try a daub of grease where the little ball of the clutch operating shaft arm,meets the slave cylinder. I have seen these...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:42:26 -0700
  ...My 1984 Westy has a pulsating brake pedal and undulating slowing during braking. I can actually see my leg move up and down while...
• Re: Clutch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 11 May 2003 22:29:41 -0600
  ...Someone (Stan I think) suggested pumping the pedal 50 times. Between driving and pumping the pedal the clutch got better. When I got home...
• Accelerator Pedal Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:31:51 EDT
  ...he said, "Dad, the pedal is not moving." Upon investigation, I found the actuator rod which connects the pedal to the cam which transmits...
• Re: Help under the dash
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:25:21 -0500
  ...Last pedal assembly I did ...I left the dash in .. it was a very, very tight fit getting the pedal assy out ..but it...
• Re:Vanagon Temp Guage II
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 1994 15:51:50 -0400
  ...Amazing thing with the diesel is when you take foot of the gas pedal (oil pedal?) the mixture goes to about 120:1, ergo...
• Brakes need help!!!! just replaced r-shoes&hyd cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 17:00:37 EDT
  ...took it out in a test area and at first it felt great, then the pedal went to the floor. yikes!! i checked for...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:32:56 +0000
  Look under your pedal. I bet your toe has pushed the rod or the link pin out of place. Martin At 07:49 22...
• Re: 12 clutch pedals
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:25:14 EST
  ...I have the VW OE pedal covers for clutch/brake (same thing) for $1 each. I am sure BD is priced similar. When these...
• Re: Pulsating Break Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 31 May 2002 14:57:02 +0000
  >The pulsing pedal is more than likley due to the drums and shoes needing >replacement--- > >Its usually a good idea to do both ends...