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• Re: Cruise control question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:32:16 -0500
  ...Bentley has a report of the cc system in the alt/starter section.Ther eare one or two vaccum release switches on each pedal...
• Re: For those w/ SS braided hoses experience ...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:10:28 -0700
  ...I was hoping to get away with only buying the hose. > > Thanks, > > Ken > > > > > SS braided lines on brakes are a great improvement for pedal...
• Re: Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:40:10 -0400
  ...Soggy brake pedal > > >> Okay, I've bled the brakes. My Westy Syncro still has a soggy brake >> pedal. If I pump, it gets a...
• Re: The automatic tranny on vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:02:02 -0700
  ...But if you step on > the pedal to increase torque the van would want to go too fast. Kids > riding in the vanagon could...
• Clutch Arm ( cross shaft ) Travel Video
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 May 2016 11:10:27 -0700
  ...Haven't driven this new clutch yet, clutch had an intermittent non release before R&R, but it engaged at normal pedal height so...
• Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sun, 6 May 2012 17:21:59 -0500
  ...While bleeding the system, I note that the pedal depresses only halfway. So, what do you think? This is my first time at this...
• Finally got my rebuild back.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 08:49 EDT
  ...On another note When I depress the brake pedal I notice a vibration comming from the left front wheel....could it be that the...
• Fuel Pump Problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 9:27:55 PDT
  ...In other words, car is fine when gas pedal is pressed, but once my foot comes off the pedal, it dies. At stoplights I...
• question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 00:29:56 -0500
  ...Could a bad pilot or throwout bearing ("bad" meaning a gurgling noise was regularly heard with the clutch pedal depressed) have gotten "worse" leading...
• Re: mechanics in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:24:59 -0800
  ...If Joy could find a helper to watch and see if and/or how much clutch lever at transmission moves when clutch pedal depressed...
• brake light switch failure?
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Tue, 16 May 2006 22:13:09 -0400
  What is the trend for this? My brake lights will not light unless considerable pressure is applied to the pedal. I'm assuming there...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:32:02 -0700
  ...This should help the >>>>> bleeding >>>>> procedure if like me you never have anyone around to pump the pedal. >>>>> http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:46:23 -0800
  ...How that hose got close enough to the clutch pedal arm to wear thought is beyond me. Anyway, filling and pumping won't make...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:31:25 -0500
  ...Then > how about I depress the gas pedal several times to adjust the timing. > > My self adjusters don't work. And they never will...
• Re: Thechnical clutch question....(the answer may help many to save some$$$)
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:17:50 -0400
  ...short explanation: >>The clutch pedal spring should bring back the clutch bearing in >>front (Front >>is front/ transmission side), moving him away from the...
• Re: Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 12:54:11 -0700
  ...tell me you *didn't* do this .. ! you stroked the pedal all the way to the floor in your manual bleeding process. In case...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:07:42 -0700
  ...If it starts to move with clutch pedal say two inches off the floor... and it's 'clean' like not real nebulous, but starts...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Does Not Move
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 19:55:15 -0400
  ...Clutch Pedal Does Not Move > > > > > > > > > > > > > After putting in my locking differential, replacing the clutch, > > > > > flywheel, brake master, clutch master, clutch slave, and brake > > > > > switches...
• Re: 90 Syncro weak clutch spring?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 06:10:14 -0400
  ...If the slightest push on the pedal disengages the clutch it is a sign clutch replacement is near. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• '87 low RPM/idle problems.
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 08:54:42 -1000
  ...This is what I notice If I nudge the RMPs up to 1200 or so (using gas pedal) RPMs repeatedly drift down, in cycles...
• ** Q: '82 Vanagon Clutch Work **
  Historical mailing list - C. Stafford
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:54:37 -0700
  ...Description follows: - clutch pedal makes a slight "rubbing" noise which I can also lightly "feel" thru my foot when pedal is depressed and am...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not? -Long
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:37:05 -0600
  ...When I press on the pedal I get nothing and then if I > let off the pedal, it dies. I suspect, injectors or ECU...
• Re: brakes breaks
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:50:09 -0400
  ...The brakes work fine in normal situations, but I have twice bottomed out the brake pedal on fast downhill stops. This situation is helped...
• Re: Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:34:49 -0700
  ...Those brakes kinda > scared me...I could > push the pedal down to the mechanical stop with just > my toe. They'd hold, > but it...
• Re: Strange braking problem!!!! (this week challenge)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 08:25:30 -0800
  ...If you stomped the pedal hard the seal would "stick" and the brakes would work. It started off the same way he described (occasionally...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:17:52 -0800
  ...Aside from a *minor* click I can feel in the clutch pedal, sure feels good. Parts overall weren't too pricey. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson...
• Hanging Clutch Disc
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:15:59 -0500
  ...ie depressing the clutch pedal does not fully release the disc. My cure is to turn off the engine, horse the shifter into neutral...
• Re: Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:57:29 +0000
  Shawn, I have found that this pedal pump issue is caused by one of two things. Either your rear brakes are not adjusted properly...
• Not Downshifting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:47:37 -0400
  ...There's the cable that goes from the gas pedal to a lever on the tranny. Then a pushrod goes from there to the...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:37:14 -0800
  ...AMC Cylinder Head Question > > > Mark, the transmission will make noise even in neutral if I try to let > go the clutch pedal. I think...
• Re: brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:39:04 -0400
  The biggest thing that I have found to make the pedal feel more firm is to adjust the rear brakes properly. Many times the...
• Re: Bleeding Brakes & Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 07:08:31 -0600
  ...Opening just a bit or pushing the brake pedal down gently can allow air to remain in the system in high spots. The bleeder...
• Re: AT Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:57:32 -0500
  ...Shorten that threaded rod just before the throttle linkag so the throttle opens earlier, (pedal higher). With the pedal pushed all the way down...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-274)
  Historical mailing list - ZedEE Scooby
  Sun, 6 May 2012 20:43:34 -0400
  ...Clutch pedal goes only halfway '84 Westy, 1.9L WBXR Specific to the clutch, I replaced the master and slave cylinders, and throw= -out...
• Re: Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:52:47 -0700
  ...What I mean is when I push the clutch pedal down the catch point is still ALL the way at the bottom. I did...
• NVC Bicycle touring
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:30 -0900
  ...From there they will spend the next approximately nine months pedaling their way to Bogota, Columbia. Though not driving a Vanagon they do share...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:32:29 -0700
  ...Gas pedal push rod comes unseated To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 12:16 PM I left Mellow Yellow downtown...
• Re: Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:12:09 -0600
  ...By "tapped", >>I mean easing up on the accelerator pedal and just tapping the gear shift >>lever into neutral without depressing the clutch pedal...
• Re: Clutch pedal engagement
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 12 May 2003 13:01:40 -0400
  On Mon, 12 May 2003, Daniel Brideau wrote: > Where should the clutch pedal engage? > > I'd like to think it should start to grab...
• Vanagon supplemental security
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 13:55:31 -0700
  I am going to buy a steering lock or pedal lock for my newly acquired 86 Syncro camper(too much money,but what can...
• FS: Vanagon auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 9 May 2003 10:31:57 -0700
  ...All linkage, pedal cluster, and shifter included. $100, pick up only, western MD. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures
• Re: Brakes, still soft after bleeding - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:02:05 -0400
  ...There is some improvement but the pedal is still soft. I will take Unca' Joel's advice and bleed lots more fluid through them...
• Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:38:37 +0200
  ...Could be pilot bearing, though it looked good. /JJ At 21:29 09-06-2007, neil wrote: >Ok, so same clutch pedal behaviour as...
• A mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:32:39 -0500
  ...If I keep my foot on the gas pedal then the van continues to slow down. If Ilet of the pedal a few seconds...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:12:22 -0230
  ...When > she is going up a hill, she is applying pedal. > > I have a VW pigtail for sale, but I don't think Joy...
• Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 May 2010 21:40:24 -0700
  ...I've lubed the stuff on the engine and the pedal in the cab without much improvment. This is an 84 manual tranny van...
• Re: Fuel System Issue
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:18:04 -0500
  ...Prop window squeegee between seat and gas pedal. > > E: Run to the back and plug in fuel injectors > > F Fiddle with throttle till squeegee...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members (and my brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 10:27:00 EST
  ...The pedal goes almost to the floor. If I pump them up, I can lock up the wheels, but steady pressure and the pedal...
• Re: transmission? - whiring sound w/clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - tp
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:30:26 +0100
  Daniel Brideau wrote: > > My camper has developed a "whir" when the clutch pedal is depressed. The > noise is most pronounced when the gear selector...
• Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:09:19 -0500
  ...was low.....and the reason i know this is the brake pedal started to go all the way to the floor after about 2...
• Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:05:51 +0200
  ...Regards Raimund Am 29.06.2017 um 19:14 schrieb J.C.: > Following up on my "brake pedal not retracting' question from a while...
• Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:16:45 +0000
  ...Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed? Following up on my "brake pedal not retracting' question from a while ago, we finally got her...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:43:01 -0700
  On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hi Neil, > I have a pedal assembly out...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:40:58 -0300
  ...One thing especially intriguing, that is a special tool that goes between the driver’s seat and the brake pedal. It’s just and...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:27:27 -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...
• Re: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 15:23:06 EST
  ...Although slow steady > pedal pressure will prevent skidding, if you are in a situation when you > have to stop under control as quickly as...
• Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:08:50 -0700
  ...Brake Pedal Pulse Questions At 04:05 PM 8/22/2012, neil n wrote: >I checked all wheel fasteners. None were loose or hard...
• Clutch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 11 May 2003 07:59:36 -0600
  ...The pedal only works near the floor. Pumping the pedal helps a bit. The mechanic at Kal Tire (they were installing new tires and...
• Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:36:41 -0500
  Just a reminder, clutch slave bleeding's pretty simple even on level ground, using gravity to move the stuff out, and slowly enough to...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:44:35 -0800
  On 3/24/10, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Brakes have always: > > - Locked up causing nose dive, at city speeds, or faster. Fronts...