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• automatic transmission slippage
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:25:09 -0800
  ...I have an 89 westy with an automatic transmission, so that wasn't much help. Just got done having a Subaru conversion done, so...
• Used automatic trany and parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 12:59:03 -0400
  Having recently completed the conversion of my '86 tiico Westy from an automatic to a manual transmission, I have the following parts for sale...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:36:50 -0500
  It is indeed Automatic Transmission Fluid. Mike '84 GL 7 pass manual steering '85 GL Westy power steering > Bentley says ATF fluid. Is this...
• Re: Syncro's Transmission....
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:45:24 -0700
  >Hi Folks, > >I have a quick question about VW Syncros and their transmissions. > >Can Syncros come with an Automatic transmission? Personally, I have never...
• van won't drive faster than 30 in any gear -- automatic
  Historical mailing list - will hansen
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 14:56:56 -0700
  87 Vanagon GL 2.1L automatic transmission. Transmission engages manually in all gears, but van won't drive any faster than 30mph -- even in...
• Looking for Automatic Transmission pan and filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:03:23 -0500
  I am looking for a good condition used oil pan for an automatic transmission and also the oil dipstick tube that screws into the...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:21:04 -0800
  ...engine studs to the transmission are a different length for auto vs manual transmission... >I just took a automatic 85 apart for parts. What...
• Re: Rebuilt Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:43:29 -0400
  ...Rebuilt Automatic Transmission This is interesting, but what internal clutch are you talking about? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:31:47 -0700
  ...He says that a couple months ago they ran short of Vanagon automatic transmissions, so they took a bunch of Audi configured units off...
• Free Used automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:35:15 -0400
  I've got a well used automatic transmission from an '86 Vanagon for anyone who will come and get it. It has 220K miles...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:15:41 -0800
  ...Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon? Hi Volks! I was looking into upgrading my vanagon automatic transmission. By the way I love the...
• Auto Tranny vs. Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 11:02:33 +0000
  ...In browsing the prospects, I've run across two late-model (a '90 and a '91) Westy which had automatic transmissions. I've been...
• Automatic or Standard
  Historical mailing list - Rissman
  Thu, 6 May 1999 23:50:17 -0700
  ...Automatic or Standard > All of our VW Vans have had standard transmissions. Is the late Vanagon > Auto trans dependable? > > Lee... > 86 Vanagon GL > 47...
• Vanagon and Type 2 Auto transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:36:01 +1000
  Does anyone know if the 3-speed automatic transmissions introduced in the Type 2 (Kombi) were physically the same (externally) as the Vanagon auto...
• Re: Need Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:31:07 -0400
  ...Need Automatic Transmission In a moment of colossally dumb hamfistedness while putting in the 2nd gear brake band piston, I broke something in my...
• four speed automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Felix Bello
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:08:06 EST
  I would like to have a four speed automatic transmission in my vanagon so that I can have a higher top speed and gas...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:16:05 -0500
  ...Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible? Dear sir, if you were talking about a subaru front engine transaxle, or an Audi...
• Re: 1985 GL Automatic transmission issues
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:13:09 -0500
  ...Thank you, Aaron Bright Louisville, KY > > I know very little about automatic transmissions but the guy who ran > the transmission shop across the road...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:39:16 -0500
  ...Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible? > Why not put a complete TDI driveline in there sideways? Modify the drive > shafts to...
• re: EV Transmission Preference
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 28 May 1997 23:29:14 -0700
  ...5 litre >engine let me know their preference for manual or automatic transmissions? >(especially in terms of derivability and service.) > I think with the...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 2 May 2003 21:10:58 -0700
  ...The transmission >section > > uses automatic transmission fluid, and the rear axle uses 90W gear oil. >The > > main shaft goes from one unit to the...
• Problem with '89 Westy - Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 30 May 1997 10:54:01 -0500
  Hi, I've got an '89 West with an automatic transmission. It's got about 66k miles on it and it has had an...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:17:32 -0700
  ...Automatic transmission, WTF? > > > > > >> Hi Marc: > >> > >> I had my transmission rebuild recently by German transaxle, who also > >> installed the Peloquin limited slip or� torque biasing...
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:24:08 -0400
  ...Will a starter off an automatic fit > a 1980 with a manual transmission. No... I recently bought a rebuilt for my manual, but found...
• Re: Looking for a Console Filler Strip for Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:55:50 -0500
  ...Nunes wrote: > Does anyone have the console filler strip on an automatic > transmission for > sale - 1984? > > > > Randy Nunes
• Re: Automatic transmission leak - fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 06:03:40 -0500
  ...Automatic transmission leak - fixable? Let me say that this is the first vehicle with an automatic transmission I have owned.� Previous vanagons and all...
• Re: Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:28:49 EST
  ...I spoke to VWSA directly about this and they said that automatic transmissions have a bad reputation over there from some of the early...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:08:03 -0500
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass automatic '85 GL Westy 4 speed Mark C wrote: > I just noticed the automatic transmission being sold through TIICO...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:50:17 -0800
  ...Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible? I didn't know that they made 911 TDI's? Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Automatic transmission supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:36:04 -0500
  ...I’m in the market for a rebuilt automatic transmission. Does anybody have any experience with Rancho Transaxles or German Transaxle? I don’t...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 13:15:42 -0800
  Possible gearing issues aside, and not to side track too far, but what about a Mk3 VR6 OBD1 harness/ECU, transmission brain, automatic transmission...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:44:19 -0400
  ...wrote... >Uh.... Automatics only have 3 speeds. An ACW is a 4 speed. I just pulled it out of a "Vanagon Transmission Ratio Chart...
• Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:29:37 -0500
  ...It seems that I can get engines, and manual transmissions but the automatics aren't available from our Vendors. Am I correct? Any idea...
• Re: ominous sounds from automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:07:25 -0800
  ...ominous sounds from automatic transmission > Hello Scott: > > thank you for your assistance. Sounds are not like CV. All the times > sound has happened I...
• Help: Vanagon Automatic Transmission Service
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 08:53:41 -0500
  Hi, Has anyone serviced a Vanagon automatic transmission? I expect that it is a matter of draining by dropping the pan, cleaning the screen...
• EV Conversion of an '84 Vanagon with Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:22:47 -0700
  ...into a lossy automatic transmission, I never heard about! I also see that the differential is integrated in the vanagon transmission ( http://www.gowesty...
• Separating Automatic Trans from Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:16:20 EDT
  Hi All, Has anyone had fluid leak from the torque converter after removing the engine from the automatic transmission? This is the first automatic...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:19:29 -0700
  ...manual transmissions but the >automatics >aren't available from our Vendors. > >Am I correct? Any idea's? I have several messed up automatics and...
• Re: Water cooled AT 1980?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:02:06 EST
  In a message dated 2/26/06 12:41:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA writes: > Diesel did get automatic transmissions - very...
• Re: Automatic transmission compatibility?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:59:56 EST
  ...difference? Please pmail me if you > can, thanks. > > all wbx vanagon automatic transmissions are interchangeable.. chris ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on...
• Re: 1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - William Leslie
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:12:29 -0400
  ...It should be no problem getting a transmission shop to work on it. Autozone carries the transmission filter, etc. Bill L '89 Westy Automatic...
• Re: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 6 Nov 2019 09:19:39 -0500
  ...Edward On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 9:16 AM Jeff Laudin <76westy@gmail.com> wrote: > I am rebuilding an automatic transmission from a...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:05:54 -0800
  ...2) EVC - Automatic transmission ONLY. Vanagon - manual transmission. For me and camping/driving in the mountains, or just having fun on the back roads...
• Re: Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 23:22:05 -0500
  ...Automatic Transmission Dirty transmission oil in 15K miles is a sign that things are going wrong. The clutches have been slipping and are burning...
• 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - Don Schmeichel
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:59:44 -0700
  Is there a difference in starters for a 1980 Vanagon manual transmission vs auto transmission. Will a starter off an automatic fit a 1980...
• Re: '84 Westy, dead automatic tranny - help
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:50:17 -0400
  ...Does anyone have a slightly used good automatic > transmission for sale, in Canada? > > Gregor
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:44 -0800
  ...Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible? You'd either have to have the powertrain protruding into the interior (cutting out the...
• GEX transmission Advice Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:26:22 EST
  Anyone have any experince with GEX transmissions? They offer a automatic for $950 with a 12/12 warranty. Ed
• Automatic Transmission Welch Plug
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 6 May 2014 20:03:37 -0400
  I have a spare automatic transmission from an '88 Wolfsburg Vanagon that works fine, but it has a welch plug (what I would call...
• Looking for good used Automatic transmission differential section
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:49:44 -0500
  I have a customer that needs a good used differential section for a waterboxer automatic transmission. If you can supply one please pmail me...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:54:00 -0700
  ...Automatic transmission, WTF? > > > > > >> Hi Marc: > >> > >> I had my transmission rebuild recently by German transaxle, who also > >> installed the Peloquin limited slip or torque biasing...
• Rebuilt Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:24:16 -0500
  ...my first automatic I've ever owned, and I must say that I'm quite impressed with the Vanagon automatic transmission. I don't...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:42:20 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission, WTF? >> > >> > >> >> Hi Marc: >> >> >> >> I had my transmission rebuild recently by German transaxle, who also >> >> installed the Peloquin limited slip or� torque biasing...
• Re: reliability of Vanagon automatic transmission ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:52:54 EDT
  Chris, Sure did mean to say auto tranny. Sorry for the mistake. Dennis Lockwood 91 Carat Automatic Original Owner
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:14:44 -0400
  It's not just Vanagon transmissions, I think pretty much any automatic will do that to some degree or another. The newer ones with...
• Re: EV automatic transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 12:13:01 -0700
  I'm forwarding this to the Vanagon list where someone more familiar with automatic transmissions might have advice... >message: My 1993 Eurovan GL, 60000...
• Re: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 6 Nov 2019 07:57:12 -0700
  There is 1 in ABQ, where are You ~ On 6 Nov , 2019, at 5:10 AM, Jeff Laudin wrote: > 010 transmission
• Auto transmission valve body
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:35:34 -0400
  Anyone have a source and approximate cost of a valve body for an 91 Vanagon automatic transmission? Thanks, Bob C
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:08:13 -0400
  If you have an automatic transmission, what's the possibility of it being transmission fluid? Mike
• Re: Automatic transmission reverse slipping?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:09:30 -0400
  I know there is some who may disagree with me, but a competent automatic transmission shop should be able to take care of things...