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• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 28 May 2009 20:23:31 -0400
  ...Don't use your granny gear (or it will escape), but get the engine running this way and then drive it untill you have...
• Re: FLUIDS for VANAGONS
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 18:24:51 -0500
  ...that henceforth SAE 75W/90 synthetic oil must be used in final drive units of automatic transmissions: 010,087,089,090,096, and 098...
• Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:56:50 -0400
  ...Today I was working on fixing the driveline vibration and finally got around to hopefully fixing the diff lock. The diff lock has never...
• Re: Westy Front table survey
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 08:50:38 -0700
  ...Westy Front table survey >In looking at quite a few Westies over the last couple of years, and finally >settling on one recently, I...
• 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:47:38 -0700
  Well, I finally got around to replacing my air plenum, throttle body, air runner gaskets, FI seals, setting back timing to stock setting and...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:12:07 -0400
  ...On all the front drive VW's and vanagon Syncros the cable is driven off a gear set driven by the final drive. Usually...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:57:32 -0400
  ...think of. Including using the engine torque to break it loose. Finally I took it to the auto shop and the guy had to...
• Vanagon Air-flow meter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 12:39:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I drive it for a couple of miles and it feels as if i have the emergency brakes on! The brakes are fine, it...
• Re: T-3 Transaxle Needed: 82 Diesel Westy1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 00:38:34 EDT
  Hello, Just keep in mind that if you simply change tire diameter to change the final drive ratio it will effect how the Van...
• Re: Automatic Transaxle w/ Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:24:43 -0700
  ...diesel engine in > a Vanagon w/ an > automatic transaxle? Are the final drive gears the > same as manual diesel > vanagons? > Thanks for any light...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:30:28 -0500
  ...applied at the axle is less >producing a slightly lower overall final drive ratio. The reverse is true >for fully inflated tires (larger axle...
• Re: Auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:04:03 -0400
  ...The overall final drive ratio is the same as a standard 4 speed. Although they do eventually wear and require some service before 200K...
• Syncro Safari 2001, Baja - Thanksgiving Week
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 19:58:25 -0700
  ...The final 10 mile leg is dirt but suitable for just about any vehicle if driven carefully. Kids are welcome and desired as some...
• '83 Westie questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 09:44:33 -0700
  ...how was it to replace? And lastly (finally eh?) I need floor mats for both the driver and passenger side but VW wants $125...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:24:00 -0500
  ...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so...
• Re: Parents Finally See the Light!!!
  Historical mailing list - tom riis
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:22:44 PDT
  ...Parents Finally See the Light!!! >Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:48:21 -0400 > >Howdy. I know it's not quite Friday, but I...
• Re: Audi 5000 and Vanagon auto trans are the same???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 09:39:49 -0800
  ...The final drive in the tranny is flipped, ring gear side to >side relative to a van. I'd guess physically you can do...
• Re: horse power
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 9 Nov 2019 16:27:49 -0600
  ...it's for a Doka 16 with longer > > 4th gear (I think 0.78) and a final drive ratio (ring & pinion) of > 5.43...
• Re: Automatic Phobia (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:08 -0400
  ...If you are experinced, you can separate the auto section from the final drive. Then dissasemble the auto section following the Bentley manual paying...
• Re: Vanagon A/C
  Historical mailing list - Steve Reilly
  Thu, 22 Jun 95 10:02:07 PDT
  ...to drive the freeways to Los Angeles, and its 95F, smoggy and stop and go for ever. I guess the German engineers finally took...
• Re: Bummed and need advise about my 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:08:07 EDT
  ...lip.Easy to do. Hopefully you did not bend a valve. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC> On Mon, 17 Aug 1998...
• Re: Oil pressure with Mystery oil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 08:28:17 -0500
  ...I put Marvel Mystery Oil in the Vanagon two weeks ago and have not driven it much since. Finally got around to driving it...
• Front-End Wobble - LB3V
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:59:29 -0500
  Well I finally bought my first Vanagon this weekend....an '87 GL Weekender (~180k mi.). Lots of projects planned for this one. To start...
• Upper control arm woes
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:35:28 -0500
  Well, finally got back to Rustfalia tonight to see if I could finish the drivers side upper control arm. I have installed another unit...
• Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:13:40 -0500
  ...One is for the ATF section, > the other for the final drive. If the vents are blocked or plugged when the > transmission warm up...
• Cheap vanagon parts for sale in south central pennsylvania...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:24:41 -0500
  ...It still drives but was getting a bit vague between first and second. Has 157,000 miles on it.. the final drive is still...
• Re: Tiico buzz / vibration / whine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:57:24 -0600
  ...I've had my TIICO powered Syncro Westy for 5 years and have finally given up on the motor after the last trip-abandonement...
• Re: Suckers beware: Re: Interesting item on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:07:13 -0600
  ...Special 4+G >>transmission with lower gear ratios, Engine driveshaft and final >>drive protection rails, Suspension travel increased 20mm, Increased >>ground clearance,Front Final...
• Re: Wire fire in the Engine Room
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:31:27 -0400
  ...Check my mirror for > following traffic and HOLY CRAP!! Smoke and flames out the driver's side > rear vent grille. I grabbed my halon...
• Re: ATF level
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:27:25 -0800
  Totally loved everything until the last line - "ATF loss at the governor seal going into he final drive is a fairly common problem." The...
• Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:09:48 -0500
  ...At the time I had a hard time getting a Brembo drum that wouldn't pulse when braking and finally had to settle for...
• FS: Side tent
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:23:25 EST
  ...this will most likely determine final price. I just want to get rid of it. It takes up space in my basement and we...
• Re: Audi / Golf and Vanagon auto transmissions ARE the same!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 17:54:04 -0800
  ...09 2.65 1.59 1.0 1.80 > > Note the final drive is NOT interchangeable. >> > >Of course...the next logical question is..... > > DOES...
• another coolant leak and solution
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:18:18 -0800
  ...When I finally baught a bottle of coolant at a VW dealership in Nanaimo to keep the car safe for winter I asked for...
• Re: Automatic transmission failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:19:58 -0500
  ...Does it make sense to do more than put in a rebuilt transmission and not work about the torque converter and final drive? John
• Idle air regulator does it
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Mon, 11 May 1998 22:49:22 -0000
  ...Conditions finally came together to allow me to be near my nearest VW wrecker, with enough money in my pocket to afford a used...
• Re: gearing
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 13 May 1999 17:15:58 -0700
  ...I know that >there is a formula that incorporates tire diameter as well as final drive >and other factors, I just can't find...
• Re: Home from the woods, drivetrain protection
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:05:32 -0800
  ...Finally I had a suicide cruise control! > Pulled over and found a larger mass of ice hanging > on the accelerator cable, above the driveshaft...
• Re: White smoke?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:07:27 -0400
  ...Haven't driven it since then until today: I fixed the hoses finally, started it up, idles fine, drive it around the block, starts...
• FS: 1988 Vanagon GL Auto
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:39:30 -0400
  1988 Vanagon GL,139K on odometer but TMU, automatic transaxle, engine/trans/final drive have synthetic oil. Tires are Michelin Agilis in 185R14 ($500...
• Re: Late Late Friday but fit's a thread from last week: Volkswagen/Rolls?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 04:00:06 -0400
  ...About two weeks later, the job is finally done and he picks up his carand drives all over town looking for the Volkswagen. He...
• Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:35 -0400
  ...This is how the final stages of the Bus Movie was funded with many of the folks on this list donating if I recall...
• Auto Trans Audi
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:19:13 -0500
  ...86 AW with an 07 subi 2.5 and a peloquin final drive. After the 1st rebuild and about 30K miles I have been...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:53:43 -0700
  ...models '86-91" > > If you'd like to provide the gear and final drive ratios for the > automatic, it's easy enough to calculate...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:28:59 -0500
  ...serious, I will not waste keystrokes expounding upon this point) and finally: Why did Mazda -abandon- the wankel altogether? Yes it is a dirty...
• Help in SoCal asap!!!
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:33:15 -0700
  ...The kicker is i had driven about 500 miles without incident from Oakland and was only about 20 miles from my final destination of...
• Golf engine conversion runs
  Historical mailing list - Carolyn Kitzmann
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:45:37 -0500
  ...Well it finally ran today, loud as s%^&t because it doesn't have an exhaust yet, but it ran. If anybody is interested...
• Re: Manual Tranny vs Automatic Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:43:42 -0800
  ...A rebuilt differential/final drive section can cost as much as the auto transmission unit, but with the additional disadvantage of being made of...
• Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:22:45 -0800
  ...With a skillful driver a 2wd van can go pretty ok, but they have crappy traction that the good driver can work around. Not...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:47:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The back plates being driven by the motor/rear wheels, the > front plates driven by the front tyres. > With the front DS disconnected the...
• Re: Mud Flap Repair/ My solution
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:53:49 -0400
  ...Net effect is quite clean, but I am still disturbed by > the different look from the drivers side to the passengers side. A few...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 12:00:32 EST
  ...Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was actually my final solution after all the other stuff.) Check...
• Re: Zzzz . . . least interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:05:34 -0700
  ...About two weeks later, the job is finally done. He picks up his car and drives all over town looking for the Volkswagen beetle...
• Re: DynaCam Engines - Possible V-gon Engine Swap!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:22:46 -0500
  ...What this means is that it could be difficult, if not impossible, to drive it around town easily. As a final note, there are...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 15 May 2008 21:14:36 -0700
  ...For those of you driving standard 4 speed transmissions, you should expect a little better performance than that, your final drive ratio is better...
• Re: philosoph.advice
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 14:29:50 +0600
  ...I finally got rid of them because I couldn't enjoy driving them anymore. No matter how much you put into the restoration, there...
• Re: Matilda is on her way out
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:25:32 -0400
  ...drive her, and Matilda is being retired. Going to the happy hunting grounds for old and infirm vanagons. I was about to (finally) register...
• Re: headin' for the rockies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 16:08:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...As for driving up to Estes, I haven't driven a bus up there but the road up through Loveland and Big Thompson Canyon...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 87 Volkswagen vanagon, Misfire
  Historical mailing list - "Henry Malki (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 10:47:46 -0400
  ...Under load ___________________________ FIX: ___________________________ Finally got another Vanagon and switched computers.Let customer drive with it a few days.Said problem gone.Bought new computer...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:02:20 -0400
  ...Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals > Comments: To: type2@type2.com > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Since I just did this procedure today...