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• Re: Viscous Coupling Test
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 15:19:09 +0100
  ...Different rotational velocities in the VC produce heat and the heat is what makes the silicone in the VC stiffening and transfering more torque...
• factory front carpet and sound deadening FS Tampa FL
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:40:33 -0400
  ...https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8b1wdm2OOrk/VCR65ITf-rI/AAAAAAAAAQM/0RFtC rehd0Q/w702-h395-no/SAM_1365.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6mca7Jq2JD0/VCR65bKfarI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/mJUgv...
• Re: Viscous coupling needed
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 May 2010 00:40:11 -0700
  ...IIRC, Alistair has been posting a VC wanted ad here with little or no success. BenT Sent from my spare VC On May 14...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:44:24 -0700
  ...When my VC gives out I'll likely be doing some experimenting. But if you think my manly, rock-crawling syncro is going to...
• Please remove from list
  Historical mailing list - Catherine Loughlin
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 19:44:06 -0500
  Hi please remove me from the list, as I will be away for some time, Thank You. [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:; tel...
• Engineering a LCD screen for my camper
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:21:08 -0700
  ...So I want to make a very cheap LCD screen TV (DVD/VCR) player for my van with a flat panel screen. Just like...
• Digijet tool?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:59:35 -0600
  ...text/x-vcard] BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Bagdan;Alfred FN:Alfred Bagdan EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:abagdan@powersurfr.com REV:19991015T045935Z END:VCARD
• Re: viscous couplings again...........
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:27:35 -0300
  ...Looking for Syncro VC To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM Ken, Rebuilt VC from German Transaxles of Bend Oregon (1-800 892-4327), $600 plus refundable...
• Re: VC failure symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 01:55:25 UT
  ...VC failure symptoms Can anyone that has had a syncro VC fail please tell me what your symptoms were? I have a major vibration...
• Re: Suggestions for lights and shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 09:06:56 -0700
  for dash light a nice upgrade is using LED light bulbs https://www.vancafe.com/VCLEDDASHBULBKIT-p/vcleddashbulbkit.htm on my son's 2WD...
• Re: Re : How VC's work -- Please Read
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:04:50 -0700
  ...The simplicity of the VC is ingenious. I >just wish that VW would have given more specific details on >limitations/properties/care of the...
• Re: VC
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:33:31 -0700
  ...VC > My VC does NOT engage when I raise ONE wheel off the ground at idle to > 2000 rpm. I do feel a slight...
• <Syncro> VC #4: The Real Story
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 12:58:53 -0400 (AST)
  ...Wacker Chemical and Dow-Corning VC details: sealed container with 24 discs (12 input/12 output) which operates at up to 100bar (1500PSI) when...
• Westy-Vision
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:55:06 -0700
  ...He got lots of options including the extra seats option and a TV/VCR unit. I looked at the TV/VCR and scoffed until...
• CB or cell?
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:43:22 -0600
  ...TIA, Drew 83.5 Westy [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http...
• Syncro VC engage/disengage
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 08:29:27 -0700
  There is a device available which can be attached between the VC and a modified driveshaft which will enable the engage/disengage operation. It...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:35:45 -0700
  ...On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > German company selling replacement siloxane for VC refilling (they...
• VC and waterpump ????sss
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:49:28 -0700
  ...I did notice my waterpump was weeping more and more as the trip progressed and my vc seemed to get over active after long...
• Oil and new rings
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:46:52 -0600
  ...mile mark? TIA, Drew 83.5 "Happy" camper [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300 x-mozilla-html...
• Re: syncro pumkin unit
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 10:19:04 -0800
  The oil you can change in the front diff is just for the bearings & ring/pinion stuff....the VC has its own very special...
• test of VC
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:39:01 -0700
  ...But if I understand things right, this test will probably be inclusive as the VC will allow a little slip... Anyone in the bay...
• Canadian Westy Owner's - Is there a decent Can. Tire coolant for my 84
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:28:30 -0300
  ...sells Thanks in advance for the help, eh. [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:O'Neil;Sean tel;work:(902) 425-3607 x-mozilla...
• Re: FYI: Syncro on Craigslist in Northern California
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:55:49 -0700
  ... and, not to be too picky or finnicky, but: "new VC, still smooth, grabs good," "6 14" wheels with max height truck tires, 2...
• Re: VCs for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 08:07:16 -0700
  William, Well, it seems impossible to say which is the best VC replacement.. the new ones or the rebuilt ones. The rebuilt ones can...
• Re: Binding when turning
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 02:36:14 -0400
  ...I doubt that this binding has anything at all to do with the VC--it's probably related to the front diff or CV...
• Re: [VC] Test of new content identifier
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:59:45 -0500
  ...Re: [VC] Test of new content identifier > Entity tom ring spoke thus: > > > To assist those that want to read only vanagon oriented content, I...
• Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:26:19 -0700
  ...You'll note that the front Diff has pretty significant cooling fins at the back section to dissipate the heat from the VC. I...
• Re: vc question on syncro / I stand corrected
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:01:54 -0800
  ...vc question on syncro > > > To be more specific the VC is not "in" the front dif. > It is part of the drive line and...
• Re: RE Engineering a LCD screen for my camper
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:00:48 -0700
  ...Have a mini TV/VCR set up now that is great for those 1000 mile trips, but more junk to bring. A folding screen...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Jun 2024 09:35:39 -0600
  ...I’m not a fan of the hot coolant smell. >>> >>> Most recent find is that I have many VC silicone hoses but have the...
• Re: VC and waterpump ????sss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:06:28 -0500
  ...I did >notice my waterpump was weeping more and more as the trip progressed and >my vc seemed to get over active after long...
• Re: 4WD stuck
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:10:46 -0500
  ...Order through me a brand new VC from Germany for about $700 or > > $800 (I am going to do a group order at some...
• Re: Tires & Spares & rotating & VC
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 04:15:15 -0700
  ...months back and I went out and bought five new Goodyears. VCs are too hard to come by and cost way too much...why...
• Re: Report on proper % Air Viscous Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 21:25:57 -0400
  ...I should have more intel on the VCs within a week. Hopefuly I will have the other kind of VCs all over me by...
• Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 17:11:52 -0700
  ...Any thought on this? Oh, and by the way, how does one tell when their VC has failed. Paul Uu At 6:56 AM...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:52:57 -0700
  The few pics I have seen of used disassembled vc also show a grey colour opaque fluid. The German site I originally posted does...
• Re : How VC's work -- Please Read
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:52:18 -0700
  At 12:55 -0400 990423, Gary Thaxter wrote: | As far as the life of the VC, I do not see that the fluid could...
• Re: Re(2): Towing a Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:07:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...The VC would make (or attempt as best it could) the front & rear wheels turn at the same speed. If you lifted the front...
• VC repair - new info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:11:07 -0700
  The German IG16 wiki has just been updated with some very good info in the VC repair section. It really is worth a look...
• <F> TV/VCR Adapter for Kayaks?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:53:28 EST
  I was curious if anyone knew if there was an adapter available so that I could use my portable TV/VCR/Microwave in my...
• Re: Westy-Vision
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:20:45 -0700
  ...what make/model tv/vcr do your firends have and where did they get it and how much? If i get one, i am...
• Re: Viscous Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 13:10:49 -0700
  Binding on turning after longish hwy driving is a sign of the VC going south. You know how your VC feels the rest of...
• Re: Binding when turning
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:45:25 -0700
  ...Would it be possible to replace the VC with a solid link? I believe Tim Smith replicated the locking mechanism for the center driveshaft...
• Re: More Info on Parts Place Auburn Hills,MI
  Historical mailing list - Steve Grayer
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:59:56 -0400
  ...Its really sad.....Thank > goodness we have some great vendors on the list! > > cheers > > nick [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Grayer;Steve Grayer...
• Re: viscus coupling
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 16:18:05 -0500
  All of the suggested VC tests passed indicating that nothing is wrong with my Viscous Coupling. So the question remains: when I was climbing...
• Re: My New Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:55:55 -0700
  ...It's not >> called a VC though. >> Viet Cong ? >> that's what it is, you got it from the Viet Cong. >> >> On 4/7...
• Re: Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 10:27:23 -0800
  > After much thought, I think my VC is about 50 % dead. If it would > be engauging forward only, my guess to this would be...
• Trip
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 27 May 2016 14:50:49 -0500
  Thursday,26,May,2016,15:39:45:59466 VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 10 x64 VCDS Version: 15.7.4...
• Report on proper % Air Viscous Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:42:01 -0400
  I have received a report that indicates filling a SDP VC with 86% air and then putting in the correct specification fluid yields a...
• Re: MIME avoidance
  Historical mailing list - Alexander Dallas
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:36:06 -0500
  ...the mime Alex Dallas adallas@worldnet.att.net [text/x-vcard] BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Dallas;Alexander FN:Alexander Dallas ORG:US...
• Re: [Syncro] Answers from Steyr Puch
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:22:19 -0500
  "Buettner, Peter" wrote: > From: "Buettner, Peter" <PGB@dolby.com> > > > Good work Anders! I forgot how much the VW dealer wants for a new VC...
• Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 19:00:03 -0800
  ...I didn't mean replace the diff with a VC, but instead to couple the two. The VC transmit load with a threshold is...
• Recovering interior panels
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:59:58 -0600
  ...TIA, Drew Park City, UT 83.5 Westy "Crappy" 94 Passat GLX "The Rocket" [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;cell...
• Towing a Westy (Auto Trans)
  Historical mailing list - AL Ferguson
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 13:32:06 -0500
  ...OR do I need the car carrier that I drive the entire van on? Thanks, Al aferguso@brazosport.cc.tx.us [text/x-vcard...
• another syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 19 May 2010 07:34:50 -0700
  ...does anybody know if I Need to use a straight shaft in place of a VC in this case? I think it would make...
• Re: [VC] Test of new content identifier
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 7 May 2004 20:40:51 -0600
  ...oriented content, I suggest we > start using this new prefix on [VC] "vanagon content" messages. That is rediculous as all gitout! This list IMPLIES...
• Kool Kampers
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:09:49 -0500
  ...Does anybody know what it is? *www.vwbusclub.nl/VW-HANDEL/vw-vcc-amersfoort.htm*<http://www.vwbusclub.nl/VW-HANDEL/vw-vcc-amersfoort...
• Re: Viscous Coupling test : Excessively stiff VC's - Who has/had one ?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:26:04 -0800
  I read Rainer's lengthy post on this with great interest, since I felt last June that my VC was 'too stiff' therby not...
• Re: another syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 19 May 2010 16:41:07 -0600
  ...does anybody know if I Need to use a straight shaft in place > of a VC in this case? > > I think it would make...
• Sliding door fell off center track....
  Historical mailing list - Alexander Dallas
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:49:30 -0500
  ...be carefull of the rear top corner that you do not crack the paint. [text/x-vcard] BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Dallas...