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• Re: Vanagon transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 07:26:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...acquired a few brand new OEM 091 4-speed Vanagon transmissions, some > automatics, and even some (extremely rare) 5-speeds with the (in)famous...
• two 1.9L engines (both running), an AT from an 85, remains of an 85 GL parts van
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:20:48 -0500
  ...Even if I could keep the GL, I have no need for the automatic transmission (nor the parts, if someone wanted them, for a...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:24:30 -0500
  At 02:26 PM 12/18/2014, Edward Maglott wrote: >Loose Vanagon Transmission Inertia. I took my van to have its automatic >transmission rebuilt...
• Re: NVC: I want a sports car
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:24:18 -0500
  ...with 2L/200 HP turbo engine, 6 speed direct shift automatic transmission, automatic climate control, power steering, power brakes, 17" wheels, power a-bunch...
• Re: Auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:17:14 -0400
  ...I seem to be leaking a small amount of fluid out between the drive and the transmission so I may have to pull the...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparison and Feedback please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 May 2009 21:00:24 -0400
  ...Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparrison and Feedback please Okay I guess that people on the forum just use what ever they find...
• Re: Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:09:07 -0700
  ...automatic wye-shaped franken-hose. I notice no ill effects. If I were to do it now, I'd probably install a SmallCar transmission...
• Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:51:36 -0800
  ...http://www.foreignautosupply.com/parts-accessories/1-automatic-transmission- heat-sink/#.VqJrjvkrLIU So, anyone have one? Thanks! Stuart
• Automatic transmission & final drive
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Wed, 20 May 1998 15:58:36 -0400
  I am having the automatic tranmission and final drive on my 90 Westfalia checked for problems early next week here in Toronto Canada. I...
• VWs for sale (again!)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 19 Apr 96 12:35:34 EDT
  ...301 -- Maryland 410 -- Maryland On with the ads: '93 EuroVan GL, 7 passenger, automatic transmission, a/c, ABS and more. Mint. $13,995. Silver...
• Re: Overland TDD conversion details
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 01:58:39 -0500
  ...last week, those of us here > >like me who have an automatic transmission likely can't install the > >diesel because the engine needs to...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia GL 2.1L 2WD Automatic transmission sticks in 2nd gear Oil cooler thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Sep 2019 12:36:05 +0000
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• Re: Eurovan Owners, please tell me
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 19:53:04 -0500
  ...If you have an automatic, the "S" switch is for "sport" mode; it may change the transmission's shift points. -- Scot Douglas Powertrain Performance...
• 86 cabrio advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 06:34:33 -0500
  ...Automatic transmission. Any ideas, or any resources you can point me to? Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles
• Re: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PICTURE CD
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:09:02 EDT
  In a message dated 9/13/2003 8:25:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, shiels.t.w@COGECO.CA writes: Thanks for the reminder...
• Differences between auto & manual starters?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 19 May 2005 02:44:00 +0200
  ...I know that the starters from an automatic and a manual transmission waterboxer starter are different, mounting-wise, but was wondering if the high...
• Re: need to "See the light"
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Nov 96 17:19:53 CST
  ...Pinkstone said: >Actually, if you remove the "PRND21" cover from the automatic >transmission shift console, you'll find two tiny, tiny lamps that >move...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:50:48 -0800
  ...Move the selector lever to "P" (Automatic transmission) of move the gearshift lever to "R" or "1" (Manual transmission). On hills also turn the...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 22 May 2012 16:18:01 -0700
  ...A bad ring and pinion in the transmission >> can >> cause that nasty effect. If an automatic so can a bad sprag clutch. >> Brakes will...
• Re: Small transmission leak--questions about dealing with it
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:14:20 -0500
  ...But those are both automatics. > Is there any reason to believe it would help my Vanagon's manual > transmission, or any reason to avoid...
• Re: Syncro Automatic??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:18:04 -0800
  ...syncro >>with an >> > automatic transmission .He even said that there was a >>OEM stripe on the >> > side saying syncro automatic. I have never >>heard...
• Re: Looking for a New or good used Tiico kit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:08:01 -0600
  ...I do Have a line on a Good used kit for an automatic transmission but the guy does not have the torque converter plate...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:26:39 +1300
  ...able to check this myself). >2) EVC - Automatic transmission ONLY. I will not buy an automatic. Maybe in the US... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:33:39 -0700
  ...Transmission/gear lube Heavy loads are harder on the clutch than the transmission. I've been a longtime fan of Red Line MT-90...
• Re: Field of (air-cooled) dreams
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:16:44 +0000
  ...detail.php?id=1201990 > 1981 Westy, automatic, "very are air-cooled", no mention whether the > automatic transmission is rare. "Factory A/C" set up...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Fri, 10 May 2013 15:55:43 -0400
  Well that makes me feel better! LOL On Friday, May 10, 2013, Edward Maglott wrote: > That is what I experienced as my transmission got...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Automatic Transmission Needed!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:19:40 EST
  ...Aaron Bright > Louisville, KY > > > > > i have a bunch of engines and transmissions.. p-mail me . chris in PA ************** Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters...
• Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:28:30 -0400
  At 12:27 PM 8/26/2009, Marc Perdue wrote... >Is there any kind of automatic transmission alternative that could >take advantage of the...
• Re: auto vs. manual
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 12:12:44 -0500
  ...ive driven both. > >odds are, if you own a 4spd Vanagon, you will experience transmission failure, >long before someone with a automatic Vanagon does...
• Re: Needed: Rear right CV axle '87 Vanagon 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:35:48 -0700
  ...Jacks On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 7:04 PM, levi hawkins <b1levi@yahoo.com> wrote: > Is yours a manual transmission or automatic? > > I...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 22:02:09 +0000
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• Automatic Transmission/Shifter cable?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:40:56 -0700
  My AT (�85 Westfalia) is getting *really* hard to shift. A couple of people have tried to adjust it, both have suggested that it...
• Re: Automatic transmission valve body
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:31:08 -0300
  Last time I talked to German Transaxle about it (a few years ago) they were selling reconditioned and tested valve bodies. You might give...
• Automatic Transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - James Ogul
  Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:42 -0400
  This is further to my previous post regarding the AT in my 85 Westy. I had mentioned that 3rd would kick in at about...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:56:52 -0700
  I don't have any experience with VW automagics, but just last weekend I finally got around to changing the fluid in my similar...
• VDO Transmission Temp Gauge in a 2.1L.
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:23:40 -0700
  ...Another Gauge question...I'd like to install a Transmissiom temp gauge in my 1990 Carat/2.1L/Automatic Trans....I was thinking of...
• Re: [T2] 1978 FI
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:24:16 -0700
  ...I am getting terrible gas mileage on a 78 FI with automatic >transmission. I am getting 14-17 mpg. I have checked and adjusted...
• Re: Lower Engine Stud Needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:25:29 -0700
  ...Remember, the manual tranny studs are a different length than for the automatics. You may want to take the one you have for comparison...
• Re: autoTRANSMISSION rapidly leaking in 90
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:49:07 -0800
  ...darned transmission is spilling and splashing trans > fluid all over the place. > > I know very little about transmissions and even less > about automatics, but...
• 93 Eurovan Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Wed, 26 May 1999 17:48:13 -0400
  ...To the transmission issue. I went to see about trading my van in today on a 99 model and after "test driving" my van...
• Re: Transmission quits after 310,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:09:54 -0600
  ...That's why transmission shops won't install used ones and typically install a new torque converter with any rebuilt transmission. It's probably...
• Automatic Transmission Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:46:11 -0700
  ...The manual transmission version is just a straight-forward hose. The AT version has a smaller hose (for the AT cooler) grafted onto it...
• Limping home from GA... 1982 Tranny needed.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:35:02 -0500
  Hi Volks, Just a quick note to ask if anyone has a good standard transmission for a 1982 Vanagon somewhere between Georgia and Roanoak...
• ebay westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:42:36 EDT
  ...Then it also has a rebuilt trans--it's an automatic, and says: "The transmission was DEALER REBUILT 45k miles ago. Total cost was...
• Re: sportamatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:31:38 -0800
  ...It's >more like an automatic clutch pedal rather than a true automatic. And, as I recall, lacks one speed the lack of which...
• '88 Auto Trans Part Identification
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Wed, 16 May 2001 10:37:15 EDT
  ...I have a 1988 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg w/Weekender Package, A/C, and Automatic Transmission. I'm in the process of rebuilding my Automatic...
• Automatic shift point adjustment....anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:59:42 -0400
  My 88 runs pretty well, but I can't help but feel some adjusting automatic transmission is in order. The throttle linkage is all...
• Re: Honest question for the group
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 12:06:30 -0700
  ...Honest question for the group I believe your thinking of the automatic transmission... The manual is a tank and the 5cyl Audi engine is...
• 16" tires on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:18:49 EST
  i am running 215/75/16 tires on my '85 doublecab which is a 2wd w/ automatic transmission and there is no rubbing , with...
• Fuel Additives
  Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 09:15:58 -0500
  A local VW & foreign auto parts retailer recommended running a quart of Automatic Transmission Fluid with a tank of good gas every now and...
• Re: '84 GL Automatic transmission problems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:40:45 EDT
  I wouldn't clean that stainer (which is a filter) I would replace it entirely. I had a '84 GL with Auto box last...
• Re: '81
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:06:01 -0400
  ...All that with 62 HP and an automatic transmission! I am jealous! ;-) Chris, '85 Westy.
• Searching for Porsche 996 tranny data
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:31:46 +0200
  Hi, I am searching for any details about the 996 automatic transmission. I�d like to install an Audi tiptronic in my Vanagon but...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:10:05 -0500
  ...I like it more for the automatics though. Should be fine for you. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Ben Cichowski wrote...
• Re: [Syncro] Automatic transmissions? (friday little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:28:44 -0800
  ...of the desert this >winter are automatic transmission rigs. >.................................................................. >I'm not 'dissin' anyone's choice of transmissions or vehicles...I am >curious...what...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 19:53:44 -0800
  ...when you're used to them probably, working on them. >> >> the automatic transmissions a fail and suffer *failures* ..not 'fails' . >> And they are very...
• Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 4 May 2001 15:46:51 -0700
  ...how often to do a transmission service. One guy said he recommended doing it more often on an automatic because of fluids crossing over...
• Re: I found a palm tree in my transmission!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:41:59 +0000
  ...I found a palm tree in my transmission! > > On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Steve Delanty wrote: > > > I *think* it's a palm tree. > > Maybe...
• automatic shift point adjustment was Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 May 2011 07:41:21 -0700
  ...As far as I am concerned, the transmission upshifts too early >>> when >>> accelerating. Tends to bog a bit. >>> >>> -- >>> Rocky J Squirrel >>
• Re: Automatic trans cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 23:38:33 -0400
  ...id=29877 > > Does anyone know if the hollow transmission cooler bolts that screw into > the > transmission and provide fluid to the cooler are the...