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• ATF vs PS Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:17:35 -0500
  ...Looked at Bentley and says add ATF fluid. Is this still correct? Can I top off with the PS fluid I purchased? Stupid Michael...
• sythetic auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:52:46 -0600
  Hi Volks, It's time to change auto tranny fluid and I want to go with synthetic. Does anyone know if syn. trans fluid...
• Re: Removing brake fluid from carpet
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 06:56:05 -0500
  ...Brake fluid dissolves in water. Eric Lee Kouns wrote: > Hi everyone, > The front carpet on the driver's side of my 88 van has...
• what to do about transmission fluid leak out of freezeplug in the left side cv flange
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:46:03 -0500
  i dropped the transmission tonight and came upon a major tranny fluid leak. the freezeplug had fallen out of the cv flange, and when...
• Re: Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 21:08:25 -0800
  ...Brake fluid overfilled > re: I did this once and it caused the rear brakes to drag badly > enough to heat up the drums and...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:36:38 -0700
  ...Changing AT Fluid Second this question on using the minivac to siphon out the AT fluid. Has anyone tried this? is there any reason...
• Re: PS pump getting noisy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:59:46 EDT
  When you changed the fluid what did you replace the PS fluid with? The book says ATF (Auto Tranny Fluid, Dexron) and not that...
• Re: Slipping Auto Tranny after fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:58:53 -0500
  ...Slipping Auto Tranny after fluid change Drained the tranny. New screen etc. Put some fully synthetic fluid in and it has some slippage problems...
• Re: Brake fluid --- WHOOPS
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 10:07:05 -0700
  ...Nothing will flush away brake fluid better than water. At 09:54 AM 08/09/2003, you wrote: >Hey Group, >I was just bleeding...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 May 2018 14:42:04 -0600
  On 4 May , 2018, at 10:27 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote: > Can one mix Dot 3 and Dot 4 brake fluid in a...
• Redline fluid source?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 12:14:47 EDT
  ...Who has good prices and will ship? What Redline fluid and quantity should be used in the auto tranny? What Redline fluid and quantity...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:44:11 -0500
  Synthetic and "regular" fluid should be compatible, check the labels. Did VW specify DOT-4? (I ask because I don't know). If they...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:59:26 -0500
  ...Some fluids claim to be better than others but I dont know about that. Castrol HAS however come out with a synthetic fluid that...
• Power steering fluid; does it last forever?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:20:05 -0700
  How often should power steering fluid be changed, if at all? Any recommendations for the type of fluid, or will any Dexron ATF work...
• Re: Auto trans problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:21:02 -0600
  The fluid levels are proper,being checked after the van is warm and while the engine is running. Motivates the van but fluid comes...
• Re: How much AT fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:17:11 -0500
  ...How much AT fluid? Well, I've gotten everything back together, filled the final drive and added additional fluid (Redline) to the AT, a...
• Re: moaning, steering rack and me
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 08:24:24 -0800
  Just as reminder, vw specs atf, and not power steering fluid for the system. How does the Lucas fluid you linked to compare? You...
• Re: Blinker Fluid source
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:19:08 EST
  In a message dated 97-12-19 09:31:16 EST, cjtaft@IBM.NET writes: << Hi, when your blinker gets slow, how much fluid...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:00:12 -0600
  ...If > you are not leaking any fluid at the slave cylinder and you are not > leaking fluid externally anywhere else in the hydraulic system...
• Re: Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:49:32 -0700
  http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/brake-fluids/dot-4-brake-fluid/28 480�Dry B'P' ~ 311�Wet B'P' ~ I would...
• Brake fluid: poison=not
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 00:51:43 -0700 (MST)
  Hello, After tasting the worst taste in my life (brake fluid) and under Joel's and William's prompting, I did call the Rocky...
• Re: Power steering Fluid for '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Nov 1996 12:41:10 -0500
  In a message dated 96-11-23 01:55:53 EST, BILIBON@aol.com writes: << I am low on power steering fluid and the...
• Re: Thoughts on changing auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:28:41 -0700
  ...Thoughts on changing auto trans fluid? Hello all, Any special things i need to be aware of when changing auto trans fluid? I have...
• Re: bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:53:56 -0400
  At 08:24 PM 3/26/2011, Mark wrote: >Quick question - If I lost hydraulic fluid through a bad clutch slave >cylinder, to the...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Oct 1994 12:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
  While you are fooling around with the wiper fluid system, why not try and rig something up so that you get heated fluid on...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:10:53 -0800
  > Your brake fluid level is probably low. All 85 and newer Vanagons have a > level sensor in the brake fluid tank behind the speedometer...
• Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:49:37 -0700
  ...hate taking a chance on hurting a new unit. 'normally' when one goes out, it's had fluid in it for years, the clearances...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Fri, 4 May 2018 14:44:51 -0400
  I have been using Valvoline brake fluid for the last few years without an issue and it says compatible with DOT3/4. https://shop...
• Windshield Cleaner Fluid Spritzers
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:23:20 -0700
  One of the spritzers for the windshield washer fluid is shooting the fluid over the roof of the van. Are these things aim-able...
• Re: clutch adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:35:01 +0200
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Also, where is the clutch's hydraulic fluid reservoir located? The Clutch takes its fluid from the brake fluid reservoir, if...
• Re: Recomended Brake Fluid?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 20 May 2006 09:10:05 -0600
  Chris, The recomended brake fluid for these beasts is marked "DOT 4". I think it has a higher boiling point than the more common...
• Re: Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
  8 Jan 97 21:58:23
  Might check your slave and master clutch cylinders for leaks as they use the same brake fluid reservoir. 1217 @ MN2.LAWSON.lawson.com (Paul...
• Re: Rebuiliding brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 1 May 1999 18:01:02 -0700
  ...this makes the annual cahnge of brake fluid not such a miserable task.
• Re: Rack am Ruined
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 07:53:02 -0600
  ...I had heard that the wrong fluid will wreck the seals, Vw uses the CHF brand of mineral fluid that costs about $30.00...
• Which Fluid Brands do you use in the Van 2.1 L Auto High Milage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:13:02 -0400
  Hey everyone which Fluid Brands do you use in your Van? My van is 2.1L Auto with rebuilt engine and rebuilt transmission. Note...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:19:54 -0400
  ...Changing AT Fluid Another newbie question, but what advice can you all provide on changing the automatic transmission fluid myself? For starters, where do...
• redline need and what is easy way to get ranny fluid in?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:41:11 -0500
  hey all i need to get my hands on some redline tranny fluid. also what is the easiest way to get the fluid into...
• Re: sythetic auto trans fluid? (Revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:29:38 +1000
  ...sythetic auto trans fluid? > > > >Hi Volks, > > > > It's time to change auto tranny fluid and I want to go with > >synthetic. Does anyone know...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:30:41 -0400
  I'd buy the a couple liters of the cheapest brake fluid you can find (W*alm*rt, Autozone, etc.). Wear nitrile gloves. Place...
• RE: brake question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:48:49 -0600
  ...Just keep filling the resevoir with clean fluid and pumping out the dirty fluid until clean fluid comes out when the pedal is depressed...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:17:56 -0400
  Second this question on using the minivac to siphon out the AT fluid. Has anyone tried this? is there any reason this wouldnt work...
• Re: What power steering fluid to use?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:03:56 -0500
  ...What power steering fluid to use? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > All the Dexron fluids are basically the same viscosity. The later ones are...
• tranny fluid service
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:35:59 -0700
  hello out there, after the lengthy conversation of synthetics, i decided to replace my tranny fluid with redline mtl. this will be my weekend...
• Re: WD40 Diplace or Wash Off Brake Fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:41:34 -0700
  ...I'll try to "wash off" the brake fluid from wires with WD40 but as does water, does WD40 actually displace brake fluid? Or...
• Wet Floor may not be water, break fluid removal
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 06:28:40 -0800
  Another thing to check is a leaky brake or clutch master cylinder or fluid reservoir or plumbing. The PO of my non-running '80...
• Re: Leaking Power Steering Fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 May 1997 12:38:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I assume this is PS Fluid, it is = coming out of the passanger side boot on the steering rack. Does anyone = know what I...
• transmission fluid level
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 20 May 2010 16:50:24 -0400
  I've been leaking a bit of tranny fluid out one of the drive axles (well, it isn't actually getting into the CV...
• Leaking Power Steering Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 16 May 1997 22:48:36 -0500
  HELP! I was changing my oil today and I noticed a small pool of red-orange = fluid under the front of the van. I...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:47:33 -0700
  ...Also, since you are > > doing it anyway, you may as well change the fluid. Just bleed all four wheels until the brake > > fluid coming...
• cooling fluid capacity of 84 vanagon w/ 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:27:03 -0700
  What is the cooling fluid capacity of 84 vanagon w/ 1.9? (how much does it hold when I change out the radiator fluid...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:24:25 -0400
  BTW, has anyone used the mitivac 7201 for ATF removal? http://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-7201-Fluid-Evacuator-Plus/dp/B0002SR7TC/ref=sr _1...
• Power steering rack with fluid
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:47:59 -0700
  ...what is the best fluid for these systems?Bentley says Dexron AT fluid but maybe there is something beter by now? I am about...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:45:35 -0700
  ...You don't want them to see anything but new > fluid. Don't install new stuff, then flush old cruddy fluid through them. > Flush...
• Re: Case of the disappearing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:56:04 -0700
  ...did you pull the drums and check for fluid inside the rubber boots on wheel cylinders? Flex hoses? Hard hydraulic lines?) then check at...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 7 Oct 1994 15:16:30 -0500 (CDT)
  On Fri, 7 Oct 1994, Alistair Bell wrote: > While you are fooling around with the wiper fluid system, why not try and > rig something...
• Break fluid leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:49:06 -0500
  I am still trying to locate a break fluid leak under the dash of my 84 Vanagon. I have replaced the clutch master cylinder...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:20:13 -0500
  I sorta thought the reason to flush brake fluid every two years was to keep the absorbed water from rusting out the calipers, brake...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 06:03:54 -0800
  ...It is supposed to light the brake warning light when the fluid gets too low. Nothing wrong with checking the fluid now and then...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 21 May 2000 10:34:07 -0400
  Change the fluid every few years, it keeps your brakes and seals up to snuff. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "W. Silva...
• Re: a quick question about bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 19:42:08 -0700
  ...Other than that....new brake fluid is always better ......as long as it's a quality brand. Brake fluid absorbs moisture out of the...