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Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:16:49 -0600
...Engine to transmission top bolts are the right size. Hope that helps, maybe get you out of a bind. Not to be redundant, but...
Wear Index
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 10 Nov 94 10:10:39 PST
...We need Diesel data for both 4 and 5 speeds if the top gear ratio is different. Also, we need the stock tire size...
Another VW bus sighting
Historical mailing list - Jerome
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:44:13 +0100
...out the bus at 42 seconds in.(And, for fans of "Top Gear", the Stig at 1.41!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Fast Car at VW track in Germany
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:49:43 -0500
...hit this speed! Video runs 5 minutes at VW test track in Germany http://www.metacafe.com/watch/422697/bugatti_veyron_on_top_gear/
Replacement for cracking 3rd & 4th gears
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:52:42 +1200
...Replacement Vanagon gears by: Long Enterprises 2475 Morse Rd Sebastopol CA 95472 (707) 829-1169 fax (707) 823-5664 Also, on p61, pic of...
Re: Roof Racks for Westy Poptop
Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:01:33 -0600
...For sailboard gear you might add a spongy cradle at the rear of the top but the rack would carry most of the load...
improbable fixes
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:27:05 -0500
...Saw a lot of people waving as they passed me having a top gear of third, Or at least I tink they was waving...
Tire Pressure
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:09:46 -0400
...baby is in tip top travelling shape. What should I keep my tire pressures at on a 1980 Westfalia with three people plus gear?
Re: Question on 15" rims 4 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 05:10:48 -0600
...top end toque drop is limiting the vehicle speed rather than peak horsepower, so I think that tweaking to a slightly taller effective gearing...
Re: PLEASE HELP!!!.... TIMING ISSUES ON NEW ENGINE
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:59:21 -0500
#1) Roll #1 Piston in top position of TDC. Both Valves Closed. #2) Pull the distributor gear and reset it so the Notch in...
Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:12 -0700
...top gear is nicely just a bit higher than top > gear in a 4 speed. > There are Euro gasoline 5 speed trans. > > re > > but...
Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 16:45:46 -0700
...2.2, but only for >> top >> gear. I have drag and powertrain loss effects only for fourth gear >> for >> those engines - what's left...
91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:08:10 -0400
...http://www.flickr.com/photos/62140935@N05/ #1 Shows both housings, top picture has motor and gears #2 Shows large gear removed and flipped...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:32:11 -0500
...van will NOT allow me >>> to find reverse, first or second gears. >>> >>> Suggestions please - be kind. >>> >>> Regards >>> Peter Marsh >>> Naples FL >>> 1991 Tin top.
Re: Friday: T3 car models
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 12:16:55 -0400
I love that they have a model of the Top Gear channel crossing Vanagon - sweet! What a terrible failure it was on the show...
Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:15:03 EST
...So the rear cargo bed can be used for gear and such. BenT
91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:21:36 -0400
...http://www.flickr.com/photos/62140935@N05/ #1 Shows both housings, top picture has motor and gears #2 Shows large gear removed and flipped...
Re: Source for those net gear hammocks?
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:25:04 -0400
...stuff in there. > I want some for my 'topless' camper to put my extra gear and clothes up > off > the floor when the bed...
Re: � � � How do vanagons get up the Willamette National Forrest?
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 03:35:33 -0700
...us with all the the gear for tent camping plus my trailer with 4 mountain bikes on top. I can't remember a pass...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:04:18 -0500
...van will NOT allow me >> to find reverse, first or second gears. >> >> Suggestions please - be kind. >> >> Regards >> Peter Marsh >> Naples FL >> 1991 Tin top.
Speedometer markings
Historical mailing list - Sidote, David [PRI]
Mon, 12 May 1997 11:00:51 -0400
...Are these supposed to be the top speeds for each gear? My westy would be screaming at 50 in third gear, and 20 in...
Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:48:05 -0500
...tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast on top >gear. I guess it must be running at about 4000-4500 rpm...
5 spds FS
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Tue, 26 May 1998 10:37:50 -0300
...why not swap over just the 4th gear set to get a higher top end/lower cruise RPM? Way smaller/cheaper fix, maintains town...
sewing outdoor gear and clothing
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:07:04 -0400
I know this isn�t directly on topic so I've waited to Friday. I�ve started a yahoo group and some of the...
Recent Upgrade Experience (wheels/tires/transaxle)
Historical mailing list - honemastert
Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:52:11 -0700
...by 2-3mpg, and the top end is easily 10mph faster than it was with the stock gearing. Also gave up the hope of...
Re: aligning distributor
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 19:31:42 -0400
...The top surface of the dist. drive gear has an eccentric groove which, (in my experience) keeps one from reinstalling the distributor in any...
AT overdrive
Historical mailing list - michael pabst
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:18:38 +0100
...Anybody out there knowing where to get a taller AT final drive gear ratio ? TIA, Michael, Germany 80 Westy 86 7-seater AT ________________________________________________________________ TopMail...
Re: Death of a 911 (For Stan) (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 2 Dec 2005 18:01:59 -0800
My favorite episode of Top Gear featured a very plain Jane Renault. The car was on loan from the manufacturer. The Top Gear crew...
Re: Wheel Help please
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 12:18:32 EST
...Beforehand, I did some calculations and found that in top gear the auto rearend would drop the revs a couple of hundred RPM's...
Top sppeds
Historical mailing list - David Cooper
Sun, 23 Apr 2000 16:13:19 EDT
What is safe speed(engine wise) for 3rd and 4th gear in my 82 Westy? Since my Westy does not have a tach and...
Roof racks, bike racks, accessories, add-on pop top,
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Thu, 14 May 1998 02:51:40 EDT
...It's mounts on top of the roof, sleeps two on a huge bed. They call it the "High gear top bunk". Check the...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:25:29 -0500
...van will NOT allow me to find reverse, first or second gears. Suggestions please - be kind. Regards Peter Marsh Naples FL 1991 Tin top.
What Engine to get...Build your own 2.2L...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 12:56:25 EDT
...The other change is to the gearbox, add a .457 five speed for the perfect engine gearbox combo... Robert
Re: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:18:52 -0500
...large >castellated nut on top of the Main Gear Box shaft, it kept the rotor >head attached to the gear box. There was a...
Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 14 Sep 2001 07:15:56 -0700
...be answered, upon which all gearing advice > depends, is what rpm the vehicle should have at 76mph (working top speed > given the speed limits...
Re: Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:44:38 -0800
...round cover near the top of the trans and that thing next to it , part of the 2nd Gear Brake Band. The mechanic had...
Re: New oil pump not snug in case
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:36:33 -0400
...on putting the new Schadeck gears in the old pump housing? I can get the old top gear to move laterally ever so slightly...
Re: 4-speed to 5-speed?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 19:46:29 +1200
...Try a top gear of 0.62. Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Phone: 0064 (3) 473-8863 Fax: 0064 (3) 479...
Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:01:15 -0800
...Front engine, rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, and right on top of the torque tube (drive shaft?) Sits the shift lever, with...
Re: regearing a manual trans
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 11:52:45 -0400
...I often hear stock motor vanagons driving along at what sounds like maybe 1500rpms in top gear...That can't be good for the...
Re: regearing a manual trans
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 19:18:05 -0400
...Most people envision the 5th gear as on top of the existing 4 but that isn't what VW built. People usually desire a...
Re: 4spd to 5spd conversion
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 19:56:17 -0600
...Vanagon 5spd top gear is a lower ratio.
Re: Thule box weight, pop top issue?
Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:31:40 -0500
...Usually when we stop to camp I unload the box with our gear so popping the top is not much different than normal. I...
Re: Poptop strut install
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:53:42 +0000
...we have our kayaks and camp gear up top. Not a problem at all to lift the top! On Sat, Mar 12, 2016, 7...
Re: Emergency in South Dakota
Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:46:04 -0400
...and 4th gear when descending hills or fully "lanced"/engaged (at full speed) and eventually slightly pressing the clucth. My top speed was btw...
Re: odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:21:59 EDT
--------------- ""What would be wrong with roughing up the little shaft the gear goes on"" --------------- I did that one myself. I roughed up the shaft...
Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:34:43 -0700
...The top gears are also similar; the biggest "advantage" is having an extra stop in-between. > > I never considering limiting camp site selection in...
Re: Eurovan RPM@70 - Friday OT but not Phryedaye OT
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:08:55 -0700
...1st gear � 2.71 38.1 mph > > 2nd gear � 1.55 66.6 mph > > 3rd gear � 1.00 103.2 mph > > 4th gear - .68...
Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:14:46 -0800
...You may need to shift to the first gear and watch engine temp goes through the popup top. David ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound...
Re: 5spd tranny
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:07:46 EST
...it was, was not far off my 88 waterboxer in gearing for top gear. the interal bits of a diesel and a petrol tranny...
Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:56:36 -0500
...be answered, upon which all gearing advice > > depends, is what rpm the vehicle should have at 76mph (working top speed > > given the speed limits...
Thule box weight, pop top issue?
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:34:47 -0800
I'm considering adding a Thule box to my pop top. My PT has the gas strut assists but if the capacity is 110...
Re: Friday engine conversions
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:15:12 -0400
...This flat-12 engine sits on top of > the gearbox. It's not a true boxer, despite the name, but rather it is a...
Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:39:38 -0400
...be answered, upon which all gearing advice > depends, is what rpm the vehicle should have at 76mph (working top speed > given the speed limits...
Tips for gear shifter hitting radio?
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:34:08 +0000
My shifter goes too far forward in 1st and 3rd gear. This must be pretty common. I loosened the nuts and adjusted the slots...
Redline MT-90 Winter Weather Advisory
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:19:37 -0500
...I have since been pleasantly surprised on the few mornings in the 20 degree Fahrenheit range to find the gearbox shifting like on a...
solved: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:36:05 -0700
...I was starting to do the shim mod described by dylan when I asked my wife to help me out by shifting the gears...
Re: Diesel Westy Mileage/Gearing
Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 18:44:46 EST
...If all you want is top speed you might look into changing the rear differential gear. This may increase your top speed on the...
Re: Roof racks, kayaks, and wind
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 03:33:23 -0600
...I'll attempt to create a >drawing of it here: > > __ > /|| < Roof rack "tower" and "cross-rod" to hold gear. > //|| >_________//_||__ < Top of pop-top roof...
Re: improbable fixes
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:32:20 -0800
...Saw > a lot of people waving as they passed me having a top gear of third, > Or at least I tink they was waving...