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• Re: 30-50 challenge
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:01:53 -0400
  ...Fully > loaded canoe on top. 215/75R16 tires. 1.08 3rd gear and SVX engine > using the stage 1 v5 chip on regular gas...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:21:58 -0500
  ...There's very little vertical height between the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control tanks and gear...
• FS:1990 Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Leon
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:17:37 EST
  ...There's no catching up to do here - it's already in top condition. It's never been in a crash and nobody has...
• Re: roof top storage container for westy and etc
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 May 2018 17:00:53 -0400
  I have been thinking about a waterproof box to fit in the luggage area on top of the Westy. Wouldn't want anything too...
• Re: AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited slip options?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 11:54:26 -0500
  ...1 transmission (stock gearing) got a LSD, and fixed 4th gear. 2nd transmission replaced 4th gear (went from 0.70 to 0.77) and...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:53:18 -0700
  ...top of the starter . so rather than using magnatism to make the main contact to run the starter motor, and move the gear out...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:13:18 -0600
  ---- Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> wrote: > ...If it makes our 2.1WBX's downshift into 3rd gear, then that's MY > definition of a...
• age of listees?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:19:48 -0500
  ...We made that camper sleep four despite having only a single bed up top. I slept in the gear sling/crib over the front...
• Re: lurching engine
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 2 May 2008 16:14:54 -0500
  ...At first I noticed that >> this only happened going down >> > hills in the highest gear (4th), but after a >> bit it actually happened >> > going...
• Vanagony: Was Maiden Voyage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:14:19 EDT
  ...Rented a car and went back home, grabbed the "Crapsler", and went back to Topeka to pick up gear, clothes, etc. and headed to...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:05:42 -0700
  ...I'd love to hear some thoughts about the ASI top >> >>too. >> >>>>I'm not planning on installing any of the camping gear, I...
• Speedometer Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:40:54 -0500
  ...The teflon gear engages a teflon worm gear. The potmetal gear is locked to the shaft and serves as a stop for all the...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 2 May 2003 21:10:58 -0700
  ...If it > > increases, than the fluid is coming out of the top vent in the rear axle > > section that is averfilled with contaminated gear...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:44:33 -0400
  The reverse "lockout" is accomplished by the "fence" on the right-hand side of the shifter box (under the car, directly underneath the gearshift...
• New mexican bus ad in uk mag.
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Grant
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:10:18 +0000 (GMT)
  ...The normal curve has gone to be replaced by what looks like a squarer top, rather like a metal version of a pop top...
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:15:50 +0100
  ...motor. > >You run larger tires on 15" wheels to gear up for the 117mph top speed. > >The claim is it'll out climb (syncro...
• Re: cabinet use
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:24:32 -0400
  ...H - closet jack, tarp, canopy, tent, small back pack w/survival gear, fannypack first aid kit, jacket, mosquito netting, vinyl shower stall > I - Back...
• Re: Rear Wheel bearing...diagnostic question..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:40:04 -0700
  with it running in gear, with that RR in the air .. get a nice long 'listening rod'. I like a 2 1/2 foot...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:27:08 -0700
  ...I remove the air box, air boot, and sometimes throttle body to get to that top right 17mm hex nut that holds the starter...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:40:06 -0700
  ...to give you an idea of what I'm talking about ..there was one van towed in with a blown out 3rd gear and...
• Help! I need a transmission!
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Thu, 20 May 2010 09:07:21 -0400
  ...I was driving down the highway and very suddenly it decided that 4th gear was no longer an option. I got it in third...
• Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:42:38 -0500
  ...top on a Westy. We will also be carrying four bikes on our new rear hatch mounted Paulchen rack and an assortment of gear...
• A question for the tranny experts...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:54:29 -0700
  ...I pulled over at the top of the pass over the tunnel that goes into Bisbee, got out to whiz, leaving the van to...
• Re: 130mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:45:34 -0600
  ...I also have a trick little program that calculates theoretical top speed in each gear given the input of any specific gear ratio, final...
• Re: [Syncro] 10K update-2.3 H.O. WBX from Unique Imports
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:34:53 EDT
  ...far has moved my 87 Adventurewagen hi-topped Syncro Westy about 10K miles. Westy has custom gears and 15 inch wheels with TAKO' BFG...
• Re: Limping home from GA... 1982 Tranny needed.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 07:45:46 -0500
  ...Please forward any further details to Mark Dearing at VWBrain@AOL.com; I won't be as available online today to keep on top...
• 1987 Vanagon GL Westfalia For Sale in Boulder, CO
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:11:57 -0700
  ...Peloquin limited slip differential installed in 2008, with transmission rebuild with all new synchros, seals and gaskets, and some gears replaced. Go Westy 15...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:35:34 -0400
  ...There's very little vertical height > between > > > the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control > > > tanks and gear...
• Re: Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier
  Historical mailing list - David Weaver
  Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:23:11 -0500
  ...access to my gear. Will not be carrying on my Westy as I do not want to drill the top to mount the rack...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:46:54 -0400
  ...gem that Ferrari build. �This flat-12 engine sits on top of > the gearbox. �It's not a true boxer, despite the name, but...
• subaru engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:58:36 -0600
  ...without incident--I had a cargo box and canoe on top that made the winds in wyoming esp. annoying. At time, the pedal would...
• Re: more anti theft tips
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:10:25 +1200
  ...Engraving ALL parts including visible face of stereo Removable pedals & steeringwheel Gearshift locks Bomb wired to ignition Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New...
• Re: [T2] Wont start update
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:59:26 -0500
  ...to the ring gear before it runs the starter motor. Jump from the battery post on the solenoid to the top right push-on...
• Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:41:20 -0700
  ...I drive mostly freeway at around 50 to 60 mph, with camping gear. No canoes on top or trailers behind. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 08:14:37 -0500
  ...next, as you > approach your shifting point simultaneously back off the throttle and pull > the gearshift into neutral. then blip the throttle and as...
• Successful road trip completed..Some figures(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:48:47 -0800
  ...The brown 'topless' camper was pretty loaded, weighing in at about 5200lbs on a truck scale. I had aboard all my cycle gear and...
• Re: NVC Porsche 911 Toronto>Phoenix (long story)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:48:59 -0700
  ...trooper inside..He > wrote me anyhow, but only for 80mph..(top of first gear, in that Porsche) > Don Hanson > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986...
• Re: still confused
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:57:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...You'll need to choose either the full camping gear or the seating for 7. Complete Camper models were offered every model year from...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:49:56 -0700
  ...The first rule about the distributor drive gear in an air-cooled or waterboxer engine is never, ever turn the engine ( particularily clockwise I...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:56:15 -0400
  ...and there's a switch in the gear selector >> enclosure. �You can pry off the top cover of the enclosure to get to >> it...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 20:28:02 +0100
  ...Just put the lower half of an engine on top of the engine itself, sounds easy But those common valve controls probably have a...
• Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:03:57 -0800
  ...5 Speed Diesel Tranny > You can tell by the shallow ribs on the top of the case that it is not a > DK from...
• Re: Banging around, was Re: Compact cookware set
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:01:08 -0800
  ...What do you all do? > > Figured this'd be a good topic for anybody, like me, who's snowed/iced-in > today! :^) > > Thanks, > Marc...
• Kayaks Roof Mounts poppytops etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:16:56 -0800
  ...Most volks just leave the gear on the roof and sleep downstairs en route, put your swag and your orang in the front seat...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:00:22 -0500
  ...In a tank the tread describes a rough oval with 'trapezoidal' ends, in a top drive Cat it is more like a pyramid. Regardless...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:11:24 -0300
  ...There's very little vertical height between the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control tanks and gear...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 15:49:07 -0300 (ADT)
  ...GREAT!! Rigidly held on by curved plates top/bottom of the hatch with rubber pads. Had foldown rack that held tires of 3 bikes...
• Re: Weekend Fun/Need RPM's
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 14:56:13 PDT
  ...I freind kindly > told me come by his place of employment later this week and we'll re-tap > the top, screwed up(no...
• Suspension parts to replace during upgrade -
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:23:37 -0800
  ...It wasn't a Westy when I bought it, but it is now that I've put in all the gear. I want top...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:11:29 -0700
  ...next level up ..remove console cover ...I think that starts with a tiny allen screw on the top of the shifter. once that cover...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help!
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:47:44 -0500
  ...Put the pedal down, went thruogh the gears, and the van stalled out on me at 4th. I pulled over, started it up, merged...
• Re: something to think about ... :) van cramming
  Historical mailing list - dahn van laarz
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 19:08:34 -0800
  ...older work at> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts...
• Re: Buying a Van - New Question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:45:38 -0700
  ...There was a slight gear grind as it went > into one of the two each time - I don't thing a loose bushing would...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:45:07 +0100
  ...The idea of two instead of three gears is from ZF. I have a stock Porsche gearset lying in my garage. I wanted to...
• Re: syncro trans gear oil
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:49:42 EDT
  ...from my VW dealer and they themselves don't even use GL-4 gear oil in their service dept. >> Am I surprised at that...
• NEED VANAGON JACK PRONTO!
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 16:35:51 -0400
  ...had broken up at the top, where it attaches to the gear that attaches to the other gear which you turn with the handle...
• Re: One-Ton vans
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 17:59:17 -0800
  ...2 of those people weigh in around 300 lbs..the other is a measly 150..:) 75 westy, no top, no interior, wooden panels up...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:46:01 +0200
  ...205/65 R 15 4th gear ........... 1,023 to 1 Tyre pressures Top gear ........... 0,816 to 1 front ........ 220 to 280 kPa Reverse...
• Re: 5-/6-cyl in VW vans, bell housing numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 09:51:07 +0200
  ...drive ratios, suggesting that both have the same top gear ratio, rather >than the 5th gear being higher. This sounds wrong to me. Does...
• Re: [WetWesties] secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:38:39 -0800
  ...a strange egg-shaped elevator to the top of the Arch. Came back and found camera gear all stolen (replaced with insurance money) along...