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• 66 on the road/ HEAT!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 03:03:05 -0500
  ...Reduction gear boxes get drained tomorrow. I think the gear oil will get changed again. clara
• Re: overdrive 67 bus- possible?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 11:27:48 CDT
  ...the Bus Boys sell a late tranny conversion that eliminates the reduction boxes, which effectively raises you ratios considerably, but you better have a...
• No instament lights
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:07:56 +0000
  ...Down at the fuse box there is 1 wire comming in(from switch?) and 2 going out. 1 of the 2 going out goes...
• for sale/wanted: vwcoa and LiMBO
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 09:27:13 CST
  ...i don't need the heater boxes. Larry Easley, 145 Orangewood, Lafayette, LA 70503 (318) 988-6994 Wanted: late split window bus reduction boxes...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:22:06 -0400
  ...that is corrosion between two dissimilar metals that have different voltages of reduction (that is a physic/chemistry term). when dissimilar metals have different...
• More power
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:36:31 -0800
  ...Maybe that's a no-no, but when you consider the massive reduction in engine efficiency that occurs with this setup, you will end...
• Re: 5sp
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:25:33 -0800
  ...still available and if they still can.� You do see whole boxes on ebay.de not uncommonly, but buyer beware, and shipping $$$.� And also...
• REQ - Dead Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Donation
  Historical mailing list - Inua
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:12:20 -0500
  ...With a little chart, negative voltages indicate he has a reduction, and positive voltages indicate an Oxidation atmosphere in the kiln. How much the...
• Re: volt/ohm meters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:31:39 -0600
  I've got an analog meter that is still in the box - 36 years old - looks and works like new. Have no intention of...
• Copy of: Re: VW Newbie...
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  26 Nov 96 13:35:49 EST
  ...The '67 down split window buses are cool, but parts are alot harder to find, and then there's the reduction boxes etc., which...
• Re: I4 conversion -- wiring diagram/help
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 06:28:07 -0400
  ...splice the power in the fuel pump and load reduction relay box. jonathan On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, John Runberg wrote: > The conversion has...
• Lurker Out Of Hiding-Re:'87Head Gasket...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Warren x2760
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 15:15:03 EDT
  ...Heads done as part of VWoA campaign early on, CVs @75K, fuel & water pumps, usual reduction in cooling system heat xfr coefficient, etc, etc...
• Re: [T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:21:01 -0500
  ...When I look around the fan shroud I can see the heat exchanger flapper boxes. Am I missing some critical engine tin here? Maybe...
• Re: Splittie engine swapping
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 23:09:29 -0500
  ...Any comments? He's also wondering how much extra power the reduction boxes will take . . .? ----- the 61 would have come new with a 40hp...
• '64 tranny noises - advice wanted
  Historical mailing list
  1 May 95 24:03
  ...amount that comes out to see if it was low - the reduction boxes where recently overhauled so the guy who did it might not...
• Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:28:42 -0600
  ...He told me that the ignition switch just provides power to the load reduction relay though, so though some of you have indicated that...
• Re: Front door speakers and window crank
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 16:41:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...He noticed a small aberration with the metal piece inside the air box that moves from the bottom of the box to the top...
• Lee's 60 s/cab update
  Historical mailing list
  15 Jun 96 11:46
  ...the tranny oil (it had been leaking through one of the reduction box seals) and it's perfect :) So I've started to tidy...
• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:09:48 -0700
  ...what don says. > > The changes I like are: > > The improved fuse box > The improved sliding door mechanism > The improved Westy kitchen, sink and stove...
• Re: splittie - one of ten wrost(worst)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 13:26:57 -0700
  ...The early brakes were marginal, the early reduction gear bearings too small, and the list goes on. Still, I've owned and loved a...
• New subject: Improved AC performance
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 23:03:54 -0500
  ...I > eliminated the problem with the switch by installing a gang of three 40 > amp load reduction relays inside the air conditioning cabinet to...
• Re: Phantom power drain: Accessories work with key out...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:51:24 -0400
  ...For the rest of the stuff, ignition switch, load reduction relay, cross connection or short in the fuse box. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:46:38 -0600
  ...I > eliminated the problem with the switch by installing a gang of three 40 > amp load reduction relays inside the air conditioning cabinet to...
• Got the single cab, yeah
  Historical mailing list
  25 Mar 96 24:54
  ...All I need to do is replace one if the reduction box outer seals as it's leaking a bit, although the bus is...
• Re: California Emission Test?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:00:59 -0400
  ...Of course since the water boxer relies mostly on the Cat and O2 sensor for NOx reduction these parts actually get tested. The idle...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 5 May 2004 23:50:45 -0700
  ...The Diesel trans has a way of dampening your greatest HP ambitions(like the old Bus gear reduction boxes). If you want HP and...
• Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 18:40:36 -0300
  ...Also, is there any chance that all this torking on the axle nut will damage the shaft/reduction box/ or trannie? Bugs & Things & Bricks...
• Re: Loose as a Goose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:43:33 -0500
  ...Again, the stupid bolts that hold the gear reduction box to the rear swing-arm have come loose! I _lost_ the main one, so...
• Busses in the Bushes... kinda long...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 12:40:11 -0400
  ...has 1/2 dozen Trannies, at least two set of Reduction gear boxes, numerous fenders, hoods, bumpers and such for early Bugs ( his Brother...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:26:41 -0500
  ...but check those two relays in the black box > above the coil first. they control the power to the fuelpump and the > injectors. you...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 08:41:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...This does not apply to swingaxles w/reduction boxes!) > > 2: Should I go ahead and do both axles, all 4 CVs, at the same...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:48 -0400
  ...that have > different voltages of reduction (that is a physic/chemistry term). �when > dissimilar metals have different reduction voltages one can oxidize the > other...
• Re: 5sp
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:36:40 -0800
  ...still available and if they still can.� You do see whole boxes on ebay.de not uncommonly, but buyer beware, and shipping $$$.� And also...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:58:11 -0500
  ...system which requires a dash drop and a late model heater box to be installed first. The removing the back window's and installing...
• Re: Soundproofing recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09:15 -0700
  ...Not as much reduction in sound, but much easier to work with in the tight spots. Personally, I think one of the best courses...
• Should I buy this 66 Deluxe
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 95 16:59:13 EDT
  ...no nasty gear box/ reduction gear noise, moves under its own motive power in all gears to 40 mph (as fast as I dared...
• BARNDOOR LEAD!!! (buses FS)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:22:18 -0400
  ...new brake master & wheel cylinders, new brake hoses, new seals in reduction boxes, new seals in popout windows and windshields, new front seat covers...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 11:27:15 PST
  > > > OK but can you tell us how to test it? The Hayne's is unclear and even > though i have replaced the "black box...
• Re: Sending photos
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Wed, 21 May 1997 22:34:43 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This would be unacceptable for many e-mail systems -- and I would KILL YOU if you filled up my mail box with this size...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:45:19 -0500
  ...GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter Our esteemed membership mentions: >>>As for starter performance the permanent magnet, gear reduction starters are becoming extremely common due...
• Tim Smith On Trans FAQ
  Historical mailing list - "Tim Smith (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:15:55 -0500
  ...1) we're f*cked, the gear box is inherently weak! 2) get as much reduction as possible at the R&P, modify 3...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:50:00 -0700
  ...also operates the load reduction relay. On the later vans the > > contacts at the back of the fuse box do fail so you may...
• Re: Swap a Mazda Diesel in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:41:27 -0700
  ...reduction gear boxes, ala 'old buses'. The don't have to reduce gear ratio though, .......they can be 1 to 1. or they can...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
  ...The pinion head drove the coast side of the ring gear due to the reduction gear box design- 2 spur gears which reverse the...
• '56 kombi tranny: day 6/?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 21:22:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...another set of gaskets! Oye! I'll have to split the reduction boxes again, and take everythign apart all the way back up to...
• '57 Deluxe Saga ends OK!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 10:12:51 MST
  ...It turns out that the main bolt which holds the reduction box to the swing arm in the middle was gone. I was not...
• Re: Tire Load Index
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:30:11 -0800
  ...Interestingly the 10% reduction is for the NorthAmerican P-Metric tire sizes used "in light truck services" and doesn't apply to the European...
• Re: Torsion-Bar Spring-Arm Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:35:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...and thank your personal god(s) that you don't have reduction boxes! Its not extremely difficult (like timing a carrera 4-cam engine...
• Improving the performance of the Vanagon air conditioning fan and saving the switch
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:13:54 -0400
  ...inline fuse) from the Distribution box in the engine compartment to a rack of four standard load reduction relays located in air conditioning housing...
• Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:55:30 -0700
  ...I have encountered a few 'in-operative' parts right out of the box... Also, the Temp II plug...those are finicky little things. Those...
• Re: More power
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:43:20 -0500
  ...Maybe that's a no-no, but when you consider the massive reduction in engine efficiency that occurs with this setup, you will end...
• Re: Splitty love story NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:08:12 -0500
  ...We > overhauled and > reinstalled the early rear wheel gear reduction boxes giving the > '55 > extraordinary climbing ability coupled with the torque of the type...
• Re: Question about sound-deadening alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:06:41 -0700
  ...the dash a little (basically wherever there was carpet), front wheel boxes, inside both front door panels.  Yes, it DOES make a difference.  Not...
• How to change your transmission mount
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 09:58:43 EDT
  ...3 Separate reduction boxes from spring plates. this is obviously for splits, I don't know if the CV's and axles will give...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:36:10 -0500
  ...An 800$ set of wheels isn't going to change the overall box of lead Westy. For those of you with chrome spark coil...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:56:06 -0400
  Would be interesting to take a refrigerator box and cut out a full partition to put behind the front seats and measure sound with...
• 1.9L AAZ Turbo Diesel is now running in my Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:00:27 -0700
  ...Vibration is nil and the protrusion through the engine cover is about 2" - we are making a 3.0" box on the engine cover...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:09:08 -0700
  ...but a couple MPG reduction would be acceptable.� Still thinking about my design....rounded frontal end on my "box" seems appropriate.� Also a factor...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:44 -0800
  ...No reduction boxes like the old bus to reverse the stub axle rotation. Other than that, it's a bolt-in! Mike B. ----- Original...
• Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:58:43 -0400
  ...The water boxer has a number of design features reducing NOx and being able to work under a load longer without damage, Dennis -----Original...