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• Re: Bay Area Busses-at-the-Drive-In night!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 19:31:09 -0400
  ...Bay Area Busses-at-the-Drive-In night! > Date: Monday, July 08, 1996 5:50 PM > > Just a reminder: Busses at the drive in...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:49:00 -0800
  >The Differential (Rear Wheel Drive) >This animation demonstrates how the power from the drive shaft turns the >ring gear, which is fastened to the...
• Re: "Deadly Crash"
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:06:16 -0800
  ...Ask any race driver or especially rally drivers how important their harness is for their ability to maintain control. "Hang in the belts" has...
• Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 19:12:46 -0300
  ...1) would you recommend removing the front drive shaft for the trip (I can carry it with me and reinstall if/when I need...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:32:25 -0500
  ...I'd start with #3 Phillips driver, 3/8" and 1/2" drive ratchets and breaker bars 3/8" and 1/2" drive extensions...
• Re: Driveway/parking list
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:44:22 -0800
  There may not be a list, but for those wandering north to Alaska, our driveway usually has room for another vehicle. Mark in AK...
• Locks again in 86GL
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:21:02 -0700
  Okay I didn't write it correctly, My care does not have the automatic locks that uses a control on the driver door, but...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:39:45 -0700
  ...Lube in the final drive Annie still hasn't received an answer to her original question: What lube (like weight and type) to use...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:32:59 -0400
  At 07:08 PM 4/13/2010, mark drillock wrote: >I think there is only 1 driver for all 4 injectors. Yup. +12 and...
• Drive-in nite TONITE!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Aug 1996 09:40:44 -0500 (EST)
  Just a quick reminder to listmembers in the CT/MA/RI area....Drive-in night @ Rustic Drive-in, N. Smithfield, RI, RT 146 (just...
• Re: GoWesty Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:52:01 -0500
  I had a drive shaft like that on my Westy Syncro. I just replaced it. In other words, it can get unbalanced just like...
• Go Anywhere
  Historical mailing list - Steven
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 01:45:17 -0400
  INTERNATIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE Need a new driver's license? Too many points or other trouble? Want a license that can never be suspended...
• Re: Head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:21:31 -0500
  ...How is your vanagon driven? A) daily driver B) Weekends C) Seasonally >stored >3. Was VW coolant used? > 1) head gaskets leaking badly at...
• Re: Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:24:35 -0400
  ...Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft >Syncronauts, > >recently another German Syncro driver contacted me because he's >permanently having problems with his...
• Re: Balance Syncro DriveShaft (Wisconsin or Minnesota ??) Help
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:44:08 -0400
  Also, any drivetrain shop can balance that thing. Take the u joints and the shaft to them, and let them do it all for...
• Drive Flange Seals - Repair
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:43:42 -0600
  ...I then used thoses same two screw drivers to wriggle the drive flange off of the splines. I then used a screw driver as...
• Seats
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:12:25 -0700
  In my 83.5 does anyone know before I start this, if I can put the passenger seat where the driver seat is?? I...
• Re: '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:03 -0400
  ...I suspect that >the U joints in the driveshaft are wearing out. Any other ideas? How does >one definitively check the driveshaft U joints...
• Electric Window Motor Mounts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:12:51 -0500
  ...The same motor drives both the passenger and driver windows. There is a plastic mount that fits to the motor that determines whether it...
• Re: Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:02:44 -0800
  ...And she drives my van like she should drive her diesel truck....Shifts it at 2000-2500 rpm no matter what the terrain... I...
• Re: question bout diff-lock and tires (new syncro owner)
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:27:28 EST
  ...Engaging 4WD mode in a conventional 4x4 essentially (figuratively) take the vehicle from 1 wheel drive to 2 wheel drive, with one on the...
• Re: Syncro question... vibration!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:24:46 -0400
  ...The syncro is regularly driven at highway speeds for hours at a time over a period of time. Eventually, the driver notices binding in...
• Re: Shoulder belt for middle seat?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:33:08 EST
  ...yes drivers belts are different from rear and middle shouderbelts. chris
• boxer six driver
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 1 May 2010 11:46:33 -0600
  ...Quick solicitation on Craigslist for someone with "recent experience driving a boxer six engine," and I had a driver: http://jones.colorado.edu/Driver...
• Re: remanufactured syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 23:07:47 -0500
  You can safely drive the Syncro w/o the center driveshaft for an indefinite period. No damage occurs to the vc. You simply have...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:51:49 -0700
  ...I drive one. Am I a good driver? Well, I do all the things that you guys cited that good drivers do. What gives...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:12:26 -0600
  I don't think Jeff was saying everyone should learn to drive a stick as their first vehicle. Only that everyone should at some...
• It happens every 100k
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 22:25:54 GMT
  ...Has anyone really driven 200k in the same vehicle? I suppose a few have, but I bet not many. - David ('87 Wolfsburg - driven 25k...
• 4 wheel drive tires
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:46:04 -0700
  ...Tire shop said they were cupped [which I knew] because they were 4 wheel drive tires and the front axles on the van aren...
• RE: '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:25:24 -0700
  ...I suspect that >the U joints in the driveshaft are wearing out. Any other ideas? How does >one definitively check the driveshaft U joints...
• vc install/alignment?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:35:23 -0800
  ...Front final drive alignment must be done to ensure driveshaft is installed without distortion." Okay, can anyone tell me what this procedure entails? There...
• Re: Box behind/below driver seat.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:24:24 -0700
  Hey, you dissin' our Westies? Seriously, the driver's seat only needs to turn about 90 degrees to use the front table. Karl Wolz...
• Van transportation driver available
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:36:33 -0500
  ...Pmail if you need a reliable driver. Might even bum a listees driveway to sleep in on the way home as I drive a...
• Slow power windows
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:39 -0700
  ...Any suggestions? The driver side is reasonable... My assumption is the wireing/connection between the drivers side switch and the window motor is old...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:41:38 -0600
  ...6mm-21mm 3/8" drive > Deep Sockets (3/8" drive): 9mm-19mm, 21mm > Large Sockets (1/2" drive): 27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm > Torque...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:47:53 -0700
  ...Learning to be a safe driver, both vehicle operation plus all the other things a new driver must learn to do to be safe...
• Bus at the drive-in (sorta')
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 16:30:43 -0800
  Okay, so this isn't really a bus at the drive in story, but I thought it appropriate as it still makes me chuckle...
• daily drivers
  Historical mailing list - rob le duc
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:16:43 MDT
  my wife drives our 90 vanagon gl ( for sale ) every day and loves it we have an 87 synchro waiting for us will also...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 15:25:27 -0400
  Brent Christensen wrote: > > Another question related to my upcoming trip: > > Would any of you Syncronauts out there recommend removing the drive shaft > and carrying...
• vc install/alignment?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:17:56 -0800
  ...Front final drive alignment must be done to ensure driveshaft >is installed without distortion." > >Okay, can anyone tell me what this procedure entails? There...
• 86 Syncro Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 17 Nov 2019 10:57:07 -0600
  Has anyone sourced a driveshaft from Wholesale Import Parts? https://www.wholesaleimportparts.com/VW_Vanagon_Syncro_Driveshaft_1986.php <https://www.wholesaleimportparts.com/VW...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 09:47:09 -0400
  At 06:27 PM 5/25/2010, Rowan Tipton wrote: >I've got jack stands but they are VERY unsafe on my unlevel driveway...
• Re: help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:12:55 +0100
  ...yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF door, > but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door. > > when i put...
• Re: 85 - 91 Vanagon -- 2wd drive performance in snow and ice.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 11:07:28 +1200
  ...A rear-drive rear-engined van should have better traction for drive (but perhaps not as good for steering) than an FWD gas car.
• Re: It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 18:46:57 -0600
  ...Cub Cadet (Weekend driver) > 16. Mini Bike (Tree magnet) > 17. Off-Road Go-Kart (Tree magnet project) > > Jeff Warner > Galloway, OH > '86 Wolfy Westy...
• Vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:37:35 -0700
  ...so I can't drive. The Dr. says partial healing is about 6 months and full healing is about 12 months, he will tell...
• Syncro "replacement" drivesafts on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:38:52 -0400
  I was looking at Ebay and someone is advertising ""New" Vanagon Syncro Replacement Driveshaft" for sale. There are pictures and they are a bid...
• Re: Posted Pics of Driveshaft "Piston" and SA Bushing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:44:58 -0700
  REgarding the driveshaft... instead of the fancy bushing... have an o-ring groove or machined into the male portion of this 'piston', and then...
• how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Colin Carmichael
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:59:01 -0700
  I have a 1991 Vanagon GL that is used as a daily driver (my wife usually takes it to work - 40 miles round trip...
• Re: rights
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 01:02:50 -0000
  Now for a VW related topic, if you disconnect the front drive shaft of a syncro and drive the vehicle for many miles this...
• Re: I need help (buying buses)!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:54:37 EST
  In a message dated 2/12/03 10:37:07 AM, kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes: << Maybe I could drive a different one each day...
• Teenage drivers
  Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:02:45 -0400
  My daughter helped restore her own 51 split VW and knew how to drive it at 13. An early apprecation and respect for the...
• Re: Rt.Hand Drive Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:14:09 +0000
  On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 21:40 -0700, David Etter wrote: > Can anyone tell me if the English/Aussie right hand drive Vanagon...
• Final Drive flange seals
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 12 May 2019 21:57:11 -0400
  91 Vanagon Auto 2.1 This weekend I replaced the final drive flange seals. The new seals didn't seem too tight around the...
• Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:42:20 -0700
  Hi to all, I am having trouble to take out the distributor's drive shaft. That four inch long little shaft with a gear...
• Re: "Drive-Aways:" No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 13:07:17 -0600
  ...Brian > Hello Everybody: > > Somewhat out of scope but does anyone know of automobile > transporter companies who actually DO drive-aways (not > driveways). This is...
• Front Seat Reversal
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:06:27 -0800
  ...The thought finally struck me, "Hey, what about also reversing the driver's seat?" It looks the steering wheel would still fit into the...
• Re: removing driver's seat in 91
  Historical mailing list - Karen
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:22:58 -0400
  ...removing driver's seat in 91 I need to replace my driver's seat with a replacement that I purchased a long time ago...
• Re: alignment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:24:25 -0700
  If we wanted to be really fussy about weight and alignment, we'd put a sack of concrete or something in the driver's...
• Re: remanufactured syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 06:05:40 -0700
  Its amazing with the amount of Syncro Vanagons on the road in the Northwest that most driveline shops, and even VW mechanics, have never...