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• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:25:37 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:36:11 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: My Van
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:11:54 -0400
  Quite the legacy! Happy trails! Pete Owsianowski On Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 7:17 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > As said...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:14:24 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in > the 2wd > Vanagon for $20 > 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 > 3. 251957809J...
• Re: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 20:43:04 -0500
  ...I have seen Rabbit motors turn 7500 rpm on a dyno with nothing more than high quality rod bolts and shot peened stock rods...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:43:19 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in |>>>>>> the 2wd |>>>>>> Vanagon for $20 |>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 |>>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: My Van
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:15:39 -0400
  ...Eric > On Jul 16, 2022, at 7:17 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > As said before, 4 years ago I started out...
• Re: My Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:29 -0500
  ...All new bearings, >> including mains, new rings, heads, valves, guides. All the internals. So >> if >> these are 300,000 mile engines, I'll prol...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:12:57 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in > >>>>>> the 2wd > >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 > >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 > >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:06:34 -0700
  ...if you move the trans forward , you have to shorten the rear shift rod a like amount usually. Not too hard to do. yeah...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:11:49 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:28:20 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:39:38 -0500
  ...If you use the 4 speed shifter then the reverse lockout > guide > >>>>> blocks 1st so you have to go down before you go left...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:44:12 -0400
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:23:56 -0500
  ...If you use the 4 speed shifter then the reverse lockout guide > blocks 1st so you have to go down before you go left...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:02:57 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:15:38 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >> >>>>>> the 2wd >> >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >> >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >> >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: W.B. Turbo and weak spots
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:02:14 -0500
  ...shift for the hills on the highway ratio rockers could give you 10% increase in power and put more strain on the valve guides...
• Re: W.B. Turbo and weak spots
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 07:05:24 -0800
  ...shift for the hills on the highway > ratio rockers could give you 10% increase in power and put more > strain on the valve guides...
• Re: [syncro.org] Question to the group about Syncro shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:20:27 -0500
  Joel, You bent the shift rod. You only had to remove the two bolts holding the guide bushing to the side of the tranny...
• Re: fuel tank and vibration
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:21:28 -0500
  ...On the vanagon there are two main carrier >bushings that support the shift rod as it runs front >to back of the vehicle. They...
• help from you breadloafers or former ones...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 17:28:43 EDT
  ...The last owner replaced brake shoes, shifter bushing. He said on a trip, the exhaust valves stuck open. He took out the motor, took...
• Volkswagen tool list for 1963-1967.(long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:10:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...VW 422 Slotted tube VW 423 Punch, 21.5mm VW 427 Guide tube VW 428 Guide tube (tapered) VW 429 Thrust ring VW 435...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:36:42 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>> >>>>>> the 2wd >>> >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>> >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>> >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:15:24 -0400
  ...that it's time to > shift up. .... > And I do think sometimes, when I see a sepearated rod cap with > catastrophic failure, I wonder...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:20:13 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>>>>> the 2wd >>>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Repowering madness, is this workable?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:21:24 -0600
  ...shifting linkage for the 6 speed transaxle, please post those URL addresses. I have some good sized universal, captured ball-end screw-on rod...
• Gerbil engine replacement, part III
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 05 Jul 1996 23:59:48 -0600
  ...Of course, removing the plastic guide for the fuel pump push rod helps, too. Unfortunately, the drive shaft is rotated about 45 degrees from...
• Re: What's it really worth?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:07:21 -0700
  ...The rep there looked it up in their lending guide and found the Retail Low, Medium, and High to be $2800, $5800, $8600 respectively...
• clutch and tranny issues - lessons learned (long)
  Historical mailing list - Peter McHugh
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:55:01 -0500
  ...still a bit sticky shifting into 1st and 2nd; separate problem with either shifter rod bushings and/or need for tranny overhaul (gotta be...
• Re: Question on rocker arms...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:58:32 EDT
  ...it add 10% power increase. <<And, were any other modifications necessary to the engine, such as shortening the push rods, for these to work...
• Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 19:37:58 -0400
  ...leap off the cliff with a scream, chuck your tiny guide-parachute of mechanical know-how into the ether, and pray that the big...
• Re: What's it really worth?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:16:00 -0400
  ...The rep there looked it up in their lending guide and found the Retail Low, Medium, and High to be $2800, $5800, $8600 respectively...
• Re: How do I lower my late model?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 13:51:32 -0400
  ...own modifications to this design to provide maximum clearance from the shift rod and the steering drag link. And instead of the "V" shape...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:24:03 -0700
  ...jumping: > leap off the cliff with a scream, chuck your tiny guide-parachute of > mechanical know-how into the ether, and pray that the...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:31 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>> >>>>>> the 2wd >>> >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>> >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>> >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:09:21 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>> >>>>>> the 2wd >>>> >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>> >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>> >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:53:45 -0700
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in >>>> >>>>>> the 2wd >>>> >>>>>> Vanagon for $20 >>>> >>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 >>>> >>>>>> 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:34:24 -0400
  ...leap off the cliff with a scream, chuck your tiny guide-parachute of mechanical know-how into the ether, and pray that the big...
• A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:34:26 -0400
  ...When the cable is loose up to the hole/passage above the gas tank/next to the shift rod attach a pull-cord/string...
• My Trip so far
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 01:06:36 -0400
  ...Had the John Muir Idoits Guide safely tucked stored in the van, hoping murphy's law would only give me need to use it...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:09:08 -0600
  ...to the hole/passage above the gas tank/next to > the shift rod attach a pull-cord/string to the end that had been...
• Wannabussers, this is your lucky day!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 09:05:54 -0400
  ...The shifter box has been properly updated for the six gates and the reverse lockout. The shifter has also been overhauled with new bushings...
• V6anagon Trip: Day 1 (continued) /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Dec 1995 18:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Tie rod boots are split open, duct-taped, and split again. A yank on the left tie rod makes the rack itself (the long...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:28:13 -0500
  ...to the hole/passage above the gas tank/next to > > the shift rod attach a pull-cord/string to the end that had been...
• tune up
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jun 97 14:00:27 CDT
  ...I just wanted >some guidelines to go by when looking for a good mechanic. If anyone >knows a basic list of things that need...
• Re: More Clutch - part 4 or is it 5
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:59:10 -0700
  ...GL-5 is considered better for pressure on gears ...and stiffer shifting cold, and GL-4 is considered to be better shifting cold, easier...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:52:11 -0400
  ...to the hole/passage above the gas tank/next to >> the shift rod attach a pull-cord/string to the end that had been...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:31:14 -0400
  ...some kind of tactile guideline or even a measurement like 4 inches from the bottom of the shock toward the wheel. Stuart says as...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:01:56 -0400
  ...some kind of tactile guideline or even a measurement like 4 inches from the bottom of the shock toward the wheel. Stuart says as...