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• Re: Eurovans (bare with me)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:01:55 EDT
  ...The designers of the early VW transmissions (automatics), have been let go, FIRED! Be sure to bring the Eurovan to a VW DEALER first...
• TIICO engine adapter question (automatic tranny)
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 22:26:02 -0700
  ...like it was in the right place to connect with my automatic transmission. There is a picture of my adapter plate with arrows pointing...
• Re: Manual or Automatic? Which is the One True Tranny...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 08:29:18 -0500
  ...Are there some torque advantages/disadvantages to the > automatic? Is there a significant weight diffenence between the > manual and > automatic transmissions? > > > Thanks for your...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:30:43 -0500
  ...Actually the major goal is the transmission. One manual (Millee's Sally) and one automatic (mine). I've had engines out before, but not...
• Re: V'gon been sittin...Want to start her up again...recommendations
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 07:21:16 -0700
  ...The auto depends upon the engine running to drive the ATF pump and lubricate the transmission. All the moving parts in the manual transmission...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 08:03:18 -0700
  ...The automatic section uses Dexron ATF > and you fill it through the dipstick tube. You must have the van sitting on > a level surface...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:39:49 +0200
  ...The 911 auto transmissions >are not difficult to find, and at 1500-1800 dollars are a little cheaper >than a beefed up automatic van...
• Re: Automatic transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Danny C
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 11:47:23 -0700
  I removed about 1 quart of ATF and cleaned off the tranny. I did notice there is a round 4" thing on the driver...
• Re: Stuck Parking Brake
  Historical mailing list - Thad Hunkins
  Thu, 06 Mar 1997 21:16:45 -0800
  It has always seemed to me that "just" leaving the car in gear on a hill would be bad for the transmission in the...
• FW: in search of radiator
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 12:00:25 -0700
  ...in search of radiator I am in dire need and am desperately searching for a radiator compatible with the AUTOMATIC transmission in my 1987...
• '85 Westy Camper for Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 12:14:14 MDT
  ...Very good body and interior Automatic transmission working A/C recent paint job (Gold) good canvas and appliances 92K miles no rust Price is...
• Automatic trans conversion FS
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 11:36:26 -0400
  ...I converted the van to manual transmission for the customer. $200 /offer for everything. You pick up in western MD. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures...
• FS 1988 vanagon - engine fire, $775 Jacksonville, FL
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 03:06:36 -0500
  ...904-282-0057 Comments Burned in rear, engine fire, parts only - Florida Salvage Title burgundy, grey interior, automatic transmission VIN WV2ZB0250JH049553 anybody need parts...
• Anyone looking for a Westy???
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:15:19 -0400
  ...Contact - Vert Komoroski @ 724 423-4899 Location - Western PA Westy - 1987 GL full Westy 75,000 original miles Garaged all winter Automatic transmission Air...
• Automatic transmission reverse slipping?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:53:30 -0700
  One of my vans with an A/T is slipping but only in reverse, typically when there is a load on the vehicle (i...
• Request for resources (2nd gear automatic trans piston rod)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:28:13 -0400
  ...do with the piston rod for the 2nd gear on an automatic transmission mainly a 010. I think that the vanagons are 090, but...
• Re: Proper Clutch use
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:44:44 -0400
  ...your automatic transmission if you put it into neutral every time you stop. This does not have any positive effect on your transmission, and...
• Re: Bostig engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:26:47 -0700
  Automatic transmission Vanagons are just undergeared anyway, with the stock 3 speed auto tran. It's real easy to be at 3,500 to...
• Re: Auto Transmission Drain Pan fitting a 1990/2.1 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 22:42:11 -0700
  ...A drain pan from nearly every pre-93 VW or Audi automatic will fit. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Where to get 84 GL Automatic Transmission rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 11:02:16 -0600
  ...A couple of days ago I removed the transmission from my 1984 Vanagon GL. The transaxle seals where leaking. The transmission wouldn't shift...
• Re: Tiico Out of business!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:38 -0800
  ...I cam across a product they used to sell: > rebuilt Vanagon automatic transmissions with the A2 (Golf/ Jetta) > final drive. > > Can anyone help me...
• Re: '84 GL Automatic transmission problems
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 22:50:39 EDT
  I would try Ken's idea first (good filter), but typically when these auto's get a few hard miles on 'em the internal...
• Carat
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:44:36 -0500
  ...My only beef is that it's an automatic transmission. Any advice or past experiences?? Thanks, and happy Friday! Karen Brown
• Need Planetary for 090 A/T
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:19:11 -0500
  I'm in the middle rebuilding the automatic transmission from my '91 Carat, and I need what Bentley calls the "forward planetary gear set...
• Re: Auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:18:59 -0400
  Regarding the automatic transmission....Is anyone aware of any reliable, available options for modifying the 3rd gear to provide a lower rpm? Looking for...
• subie motor wtb NVC
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:21:20 -0400
  Friends, I am in need of a 2.2L Subaru motor for a 1996 Legacy with an automatic transmission. This is for a Subaru...
• 1985 Vanagon Automatic Transmission Needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:31:45 -0800
  Desperately needing an A/T for my 1985 Vanagon GL... Anyone have a low-down�on where to get one for a reasonable price...
• Re: Oil leak when engine has been warm for a couple of hours
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 4 May 2010 14:55:29 -0700
  ...Turns out one of the automatic transmission compartment (the one that isn't easily filled) is leaking. Any recommendation on a good place to...
• Re: ok.. last time for 84 auto trans into an 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:30:27 -0500
  ...with the '84 transmission. > Replace > >starter bushing in transaxle case prior to installing > transmission. > > I thought the starter in an automatic was completely self...
• Re: Tragic yet comforting bus news
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 19:14:32 +0600
  ...don't drive an automatic! >:) > >Richard > > As the driver of an '85 automatic, i am wondering: could the transmission be shifted into reverse without...
• Automatic Trasmission Question
  Historical mailing list - william landsman
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:34:30 -0700
  ...If it is a defective Automatic Transmission Governor (Where do you find these?) 2. If the governor is dirty/gunked up (How do you...
• Re: New Torque Converter-was loss of power resolved
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:58:11 -0800
  Near as I can remember, an automatic runs on a fluidics principle with a set of springs and valves that are controlled by fluid...
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 1 May 2008 18:25:39 -0700
  ...Never had a single problem with the transmission after that. I reckon the hydraulic engine-transmission coupling provided by torque converter prevents any really...
• Re: Starters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:50:15 -0800
  ...SR17X according to Bosch was originally used on Beetle Auto-Sticks, Type 3 & 4 Automatics and Bus/Vanagon Automatics up thru early 1982. Jim...
• Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:57:52 -0400
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/TransmissionFail# ><http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/TransmissionFail> > > > > > >Also; can someone with an automatic tranny check the fluid level when...
• Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:34:35 -0400
  ...The mounting should line up, and if you flip your way through the bently for automatic transmission rebuilding, you'll find they changed a...
• Re: Auto Trans Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 03:15:47 EDT
  ...rebuilt automatic transmission for an 84 Vanagon (Westy) with a 1.9L gas engine. >> Wish I could help you with an automatic Greg, but...
• Re: need help Transmission trouble in Newfoundland
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:10:06 -0400
  ...need help Transmission trouble in Newfoundland 1991 Vanagom with 212000km. original. No transmission work or service before. (am 2nd owner). Drove across the continent...
• Re: towing a Automatic vanagon in neutral w/ drive wheels on the ground??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 May 2002 16:34:11 -0400
  Virtually all the moving parts in the automatic transmission move when the van is rolled. The major exception is the oil pump and this...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:26:10 -0500
  ...Al was asking > about rebuilding an automatic at home. I believe John has a manual > transmission. > > Mike > > Yup. Manual tranny. John Rodgers
• Gasoline additives
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:08:10 -0800
  ...Many entries advise putting a quart of Automatic Transmission fluid (ATF) in a tank of gasoline every so often to clean the fuel injectors...
• Torque converter help also
  Historical mailing list - Neil Kostka
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:13:38 -0700
  ...Torque converter help Would appreciate any hints and help about putting the torque converter back on my automatic transmission. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84...
• Re: Transmission swapping
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 20:04:40 -0700
  ...Mark Robert Cardo wrote: >....... >Nothing wrong with the Vanagon automatic's. > >Pretty tough trans, considering they seem to go longer than it's sister...
• How much / what kind final drive oil in A/T?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:07:26 -0700
  ...I have the automatic transmission out of the van. Before I install into the van I want to change the gear oil and final...
• Re: Example of Glossy Painted Vanagon Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:11:54 -0500
  ...POWERED BY A TREMENDOUS 2.1L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE WITH AN AUTOMATIC > TRANSMISSION THAT IS AS POWERFUL AS IT IS FUEL EFFICIENT....<< > > Bwahahaha! > > > George...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 6 May 1998 13:44:52 -0700
  db25 <Douglas_M_BENSEN@UMAIL.UMD.EDU> wrote: > > I understand that the automatic transmissions upshift very quickly. I was > wondering if gas pedal position...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:26:39 -0500
  Loose Vanagon Transmission Inertia. I took my van to have its automatic transmission rebuilt. I had a spare automatic and offered that he could...
• Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 19:18:39 -0700
  ...You have to rule everything else out though since you'll have to pull the transmission to confirm. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: source for coolant hose '91 GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:31:20 -0500
  ...That's the version for automatic transmission, and it has an extra small hose branching off to go to the transmission cooler which would...
• Re: Starters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 18:46:15 -0500
  ...Before I go out in the snow to my spare transmission... Will this bolt up to the standard 2WD transmission? Other than the solenoid...
• Re: TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:35:28 -0700
  ...TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears? The internals of the automatic Vanagon Transmission are the same as the internals of the A2 Golf/Jetta (1985...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 09:58:59 -0800
  ...Dec 23, 2014, at 9:45 AM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Where is the back up switch on an automatic transmission ? > > Stacy
• Re: AT v.s. Manual (was: Re: Automatic Transmissions!!)
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 03:54:14 -0800
  > > i'd pick an auto over a manual Vanagon anyday... the hassles are less..... > if i want to go 100mph, I'll drive my...
• Re: 90 Automatic Trans Problems
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 23:17:54 -0500
  ...FWIW, I still have 2 auto transmissions available, brand new, not the rebuilt ones that are now being sold, with torque converter, for $1599...
• '90 Westfalia GL Camper For Sale - add'l photos posted
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 14:34:17 -0400
  1990 Dark Blue 1990 VW Westfalia GL Camper - Excellent Condition Automatic Transmission 73,000 actual miles Always garaged, midwest vehicle - NO Rust Northwest Pennsylvania...
• Transplant complication
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:32:38 -0400
  I am putting a new engine in my '84 Vanagon with automatic transmission. When I went to see how easy it would be to...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:18:46 -0800
  On 3/28/06, Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca> wrote: > Hi, > > I am sure Dennis will chime in here, but let me beat him...
• Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:32:42 -0700
  ...metal downwind from the radiator (either inside or outside) or above the automatic transmission Any advice on which is the best benefit/cost ratio?
• Re[2]: Tragic yet comforting bus news
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 16:51:05 -0700
  ...don't drive an automatic! >:) > >Richard > > As the driver of an '85 automatic, i am wondering: could the transmission be shifted into reverse without...
• Re: Auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:27:28 -0400
  ...automatic problem. In the morning when the van is cold the transmission will not shift into third until the engine and presumably the transmission...