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• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:47:15 -0700
  ...So far I do not see a throttle rod, > only cable...? Lyle > Ruffles what feathers, Lyle? This was the first time I've seen...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:29:31 -0700
  ...Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing? >I think in my case OC means Obscene Cussin'. > > (too many swears going on under the van) > > ;^) > > > Thanks much...
• !!!URGENT!!!-NEED HELP/ADVICE!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris W
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 23:58:30 EDT
  ...So basically I could shift form 4th into 3rd and back to 4th w/ no real problem except a noticeable weird feel, but shifting...
• Re: Friday - Geo Metro Race
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:26:20 -0800
  ...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: successful 2000 mile road trip
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:06:57 -0400
  ...Or, you might just be able to buy a complete > shifter from a parts yard or a member of this list. > > HTH, > Mike B.
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:35:51 -0800
  ...back on the +AD4-transmission +AD4APg-are two boots, that cover the shift rod bushing. I have been having +AD4-problems +AD4APg-finding 1st...
• Re: syncro trans gear engagement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 11:32:49 -0400
  ...If you look at your >Bentleys you'll see that pin goes into the case right under >the spring loaded shift rod and allows...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:23:56 -0500
  ...you move the trans forward , you have to shorten the rear shift rod a > like amount usually. Not too hard to do. > > yeah....5...
• FS: Enhanced 1988 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:16:35 -0400
  ...changed the rear engine mounts, added Gene Berg short shifter kit and shift rod extension, are among the many parts I have changed As...
• '85 GL Clutch Problems
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 21:35:55 -0500
  ...Couldn't easily shift gears. Used the old trick I learned long ago with my Beatle and my '68 Bread Box, about shifting with...
• Re: sounds of doomed tranny?
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:29:04 -0800
  ...It shifts a lot smoother and I backed up about 100 yards worth of one way street since the LAFD blocked access the other...
• Re: Syncro Tintops
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:05:28 -0400
  ...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: Tranny oil - success
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:52:26 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL driver Blake Thornton wrote: > > Well, I got around to putting in new transmission oil yesterday. I > drained the old (brownish...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:54:38 -0500
  ...Jason On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:42 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Michael Snow wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:28 -0400
  ...Inspect (power steering) fluid level, belt, leaks, line condition, rack bushings, u-joint, tie rods, wheel bearings, alignment, operation. (manual) rack bushings, tie rods...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 24 May 2009 12:22:18 -0400
  ...it into fifth - missed and got third and learned that Fiat rod bolts are good to ~7500 RPM! That exhaust valve was banged into...
• Re: Bike Racks-which one is best?
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:42:45 -0700
  ...One of the people that I work with recently bought one of these and I assembled and test rode it for her. I think...
• Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:22:49 -0700
  ...5th gears but I think a simple > rotation of the aft shift rod will cure that. > > Oh, and it pulled like a train - even...
• Re: clutch chatter -- how serious?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 21:36:13 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Art McGinn wrote: > my '82 vanagon had a new clutch installed about 12k back but, later, some >"chatter" began...
• Re: fuel tank and vibration
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:21:28 -0500
  ...On the vanagon there are two main carrier >bushings that support the shift rod as it runs front >to back of the vehicle. They...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:47:36 -0700
  ...So find where the horizontal shift rod connects to the vertical flat lever with the ball. Behind that lever. Or … find the place on...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 8 Mar 2022 16:04:59 -0500
  ...Stephen Mobile > On Mar 8, 2022, at 3:27 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > > After nearly four years, I FINALLY have a...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:09:33 -0700
  On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote: > I am helping a friend install an AHU in...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:33:45 -0600
  ...where are the idiot lights when you need them? > > Mark > > John Rodgers wrote: > >> Gary, >> >> Keep a close eye on the fluid level. You may...
• Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:50:23 -0400
  ...It also has an increase in cap shift at the parting line compared to the 1.9 rod. I think the bolt is the...
• Re: successful 2000 mile road trip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:25:33 -0800
  ...Or, you might just be able to buy a >> complete >>> shifter from a parts yard or a member of this list. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Mike B...
• Re: Battery switches
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 11:53:58 -0400
  At 11:04 AM 7/12/2002, Rodney Woten wrote: >Van is @ the shop right now so I'm going from memory. Base is...
• Re: How I Prepare For Road Trip vs How She Prepares For Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:46:28 -0700
  ...I > rebuilt the CV's, rebuilt the rear shift rod with all new > parts...boots, etc, installed a new clutch, TO Bearing, etc., new...
• Re: Removing BA6 - completely
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:28:37 EDT
  ...I probably should have mentioned that my method serves as an opportunity to lube the shift rod bushing directly above the tank. Also, re...
• Re: closest VW parts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:51:01 -0800
  ...First attempt, loosen the shifter bracket on the trans, push towards the trans and tighten. This usually helps. If not, then you need to...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:47:35 -0500
  ...wall and it looks >> factory. >> >> It has the WBX trans and shift rod to boot. >> >> Robert >> >> 1982 Westfalia >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote...
• Update: where'd my clutch go??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 09:12:41 +0100 (MET)
  ...Would it be on the thick or the narrow end of the slave cylinder? Or somewhere else? 4 - Found the shifting rod (the thing...
• Re: Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 May 2016 19:00:39 -0600
  ...Sent from a rotary phone > On May 25, 2016, at 6:26 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Finally, the Carat is home...
• Transmission Modification Question
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:38:39 +0000
  ...I was able to get trans from a 1985 boxer with known history, was running quiet when the rod went through the engine case...
• Re: Suspension noises (Clunks) 1991
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 18:37:52 -0800
  ...on my '81, the radius rod had > worn out the hole in frame to an oval shape. The sound of the rod > shifting in...
• Re: Question on rocker arms...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 02:12:52 EDT
  ...Plus, if you go with the swivel tip reducing the length of the push rod helps to reduce the amount of clearancing and the...
• Re: Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:34:45 -0500
  ...If you have an automatic, you should also check the switch near the shift lever. It should be noted that since the ground path...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:03:44 -0600
  ...Fewer > parts. > > Jim > > John Rodgers wrote: > > > Question: Is it reasonable/feasible to convert the van over to an > > automatic? What is involved. What parts...
• Re: Problems at the Bus Depot - Warning about poor service
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 13:53:53 -0600
  ...necessary to renew the shifter mechanism on my 87 >Vanagon. I first looked up online for the shifter renewal kit and then >called the...
• Re: Auto Trans dilemma
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 20:51:20 -0500
  ...No shift into 2nd, > then > it would shift into second, but not well, and never got any 3rd gear. > Also > leaking at the troque...
• Re: Tie Rods
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:46:15 -0800
  ...Some people just really trash cars, ruin the shift linkage, the steering etc. Sorry to go on, Checked out this pretty nice sunroof 84...
• Re: Tranny oil - success
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 08:36:55 -0700
  ...Todd '88 Westy John Rodgers wrote: > Somewhere along the way in life living with a Vanagon, I have read that > the synthetics may very...
• FS: 82 Diesel ASI Camper - dead engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:38:32 -0700
  ...Transmission was starting to "buzz" occasionally while shifting into 2nd gear. If I timed it right, it would shift in fine. If I shifted...
• Re: WBX 2.1L Engine Case - Reman
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 20:34:45 -0400
  ...The other notable things I've seen with the Factory rebuilds are 1.9 and 2.1 rods mixed on the same crank and...
• Re: Tires- 16" recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:43:59 -0400
  ...They just change where you shift. Not that big a deal. I dig them, even with the stock WBXer. -Craig On Wed, Oct 12...
• Clutch pedal doesn't return?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 13:21:20 -0500
  ...The bus drives and shifts pretty well, easier than some others I've test-driven recently, but this worries me a little. Anyone know...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:18:13 -0800
  ...Rodgers wrote: > Well, > > What IS the most torquey engine conversion out there for the V-gons? > > Inquiring minds and all that ............ > > John Rodgers > Chelsea...
• Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:14:13 -1000
  ...Short shift kit and shaft extension > 4. American flag awing/rain shield over poptop window > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1443607&a...
• Re: FS: Enhanced 1988 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:19:05 -0400
  ...changed the rear engine mounts, added Gene Berg short shifter kit and shift > rod extension, are among the many parts I have changed > > > > As...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:11:02 -0400
  ...Plug Location > Locate the Horizontal Shift Rod Support that is attached to the Tranny, > > Feel above that Shift Rod & Ahead of that Support Mount...
• Re: Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 May 2007 06:43:40 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@charter.net> To: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007...
• Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 May 2021 08:34:22 -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: Shifting Shudder Part II
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:10:08 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Michael Rule wrote: >Hi All, > >Thanks again for all the diagnosis suggestions, and clutch slave cyl. explanations! > >Another question...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:12:11 -0600
  ...On Type IV Air Cooled you can use an early type IV crank with the big rod journals, light weight rods and flat top...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:01:50 -0700
  I experience that rod becoming disconnect from the gas pedal, once in a great while, on vans here and there, and I just put...
• purchase advice 80 westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Fri, 11 Jul 97 13:47:09 EDT
  ...shifted and rode nice. poptop seals were brittle and cracked. I am making an appoinment w/ local vw guy to check it out for...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:23:08 -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: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:18:47 -0500
  ...tape > to the gapping "air cooled" vent hole just above the shifter. > > It is now being addressed! > > Neil. > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at...
• Re: NEW mystery - Subaru Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:23:48 -0500
  ...I DO get a red alternator/battery light when I turn on ignition and start the engine or shift into neutral with engine running...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:38:34 -0400
  ...ve put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, shifter > linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other work...