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• Veedubbing Poem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 19:36:05 -0700
  One of my customers composed this little ditty for me after a tranny rebuild (successful, I might add) and with his permission..... > "Shifting gears...
• Gene Berg short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 May 2001 06:21:30 EDT
  I finally got around to installing my Gene Berg short shift kit & extension the afternoon before leaving for Carlisle. Took but a mere hour...
• Re: Air-cooled rpms and tach - recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:51:27 -0800
  ...I am going by my gut reaction here; it seems like 2000rpm is getting > into 'lugging' so I shift down at that speed, and...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:06:17 -0400
  ...12:13 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> napisał(a): > >> Trivial stuff mostly, and I've included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on the...
• Shift Lever: Fits All Years?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:36:17 -0700
  ...Have folks found that a shift lever assembly from an 80-83 air cooled - diesel works in a later model year Vanagon? Thanks, Neil...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:48:55 -0800
  ...The DK type can be converted to bus nose shift and so are sought by dune buggy types since they are stronger than other...
• Clutch Pedal Going To Floor
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 07:54:32 -0500
  About 2 months ago my clutch pedal in my 83.5 would have to be depressed all the way to the floor to shift...
• Lost AA Transaxle's email(defunct)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 18:56:39 -0800
  I'm either having the 3/4 slider problem on my 90 GL 4 speed or shifter trouble. Tranny is locking up into 3rd...
• Re: WHERE IS A 5 SPEED ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:15:33 -0700
  ...It comes with the special 5 speed tranny nose mount, the 5 speed gear shift knob, and the five speed shifter assembly. According to...
• Re: syncro driveshaft 'clunk!'
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:44:27 -0400
  Many people will suggest that the "clunk" is normal when we don't shift to smoothly. Malcolm Loretta Abbott-Kennon wrote: >Hello Listees! After...
• Shift bar seperation and part # question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:21:18 -0500
  Hi Everyone, Found out my shifter problem (I think) whole bar is sagging some because the gromet at the gas tank is quite worn...
• hesitating automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 21:48:27 -0500
  ...Recently the transmission is hesitating when shifting from second to third. It is more pronounced when it is cooler outside (like now) and after...
• Re: Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 00:59:58 -0400
  ...Just unscrew > the shift knob. ) > > use a small hammer to make minute adjustments to that plate position. > it will move left-right, fore-aft...
• Re: What a day...Billy kicked my as_
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:21:44 -0500
  You might have installed the shift rod holder in the wrong position on the transmission. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Shift but no go
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:52:18 +0000
  ...anyone? Clutch feels fine- shift feels firm- but did a shaft break in there or something?!? Help! Dave 85 manual schtuck
• Re: Transmission quits after 310,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:31:59 -0500
  ...The only part I am missing is the control rod which runs from the shifter to the shift arm on the transmission. This should...
• Transmission advice; 3/4 slider
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:07:50 -0500
  Hi Eric, Can you describe your symptoms a bit more? Are you sure it's not just the linkage sticking somewhere? If I shift...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:39:32 -0700
  ...He shifts too early and lugs the snot out of it every last shift. And that is why his previous engine puked oil so...
• Re: Duh! What gear we in?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:22:06 -0700
  ...they > had a rather strange shift pattern with normal > positions for 3rd and > 4th switched. deploy for a couple months of heavy > time in...
• Re: wearing down my westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:11:59 -0700
  For hard to shift into 1st and 2nd, try this: pull up the rubber boot at the base of the shifter, put the shifter...
• Re: Was Got Shifter Bushings? Now Rear Shift Rod Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:14:24 -0500
  Nice!! Good looking rigs too. Can't say much about the facial spinach however!!! :-) John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver...
• Re: Was Got Shifter Bushings? Now Rear Shift Rod Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:29:08 -0500
  And, WHY don't you have a girl again?(or boy)not judgin' Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73...
• EV GL (auto) still 4 sale...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Feb 1996 06:07:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...Moe about my comments about automatics (Moe and his EV are shiftless!)...but we need to find this EV a home! So how 'bout...
• Re:speeding buses/list stickers? [f]
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 11:21:43 -0400
  >the only way i would see that speed is coasting _down_ the hill in neutral > >michael Since production of the beetle and loafs shifted...
• Re: re Shifting, no clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 05:23:17 -0800 (PST)
  ...Every standard shift car can be driven without use of the clutch, except for stopping of course. The variables are "fear" and competence. Now...
• Gear Jammin'
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 09:25:46 EST
  ...I figured out last night that if I pushed the shifter down, and around the reverse lockout, I could get first. Bentley mentions changing...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 10:21:09 -0500
  ...540-659-5652. '73 Beetle, auto stick shift, fair condition, great project car, $500 obo. 301-350-5015. '70 Beetle, kelly green, excel cond...
• WTB '85 parts
  Historical mailing list - Santos
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 05:39:43 -0400
  ...first the ball shaft that drops into the shifter directly on the transmission. the bracket that mounts the power shifting pump to the engine...
• Re: Short Shifter Extension for big guys
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 11:39:08 +1200
  >Hi, > >I'm looking into purchasing a Gene Berg short shifter with an extension. I >am familiar with having one on a 74 Type...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:04:19 EST
  Many folks wrote to me and said: "....� I replaced my shift linkage bushings and it did nothing, nada, nil, bubkus..." Hey, I'm glad...
• Re: Speedo Question (Not the beach type)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:31:52 -0400
  This are, you mentioned already, the shifting points for a standard. Hartmut -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:29:11 -0800
  ...All European Diesels have different sheet metal in > front of the shifter. Once my 1987 Turbo Diesel Syncro Westfalia High Top > (say that three...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2008 - Special issue (#2008-780)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:05:46 -0400
  ...I believe that this feature is related to what gear > you're in, not the RPMs. > Why is shifting to neutral less convenient with...
• Re: Stick jumps to left ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 10 May 2014 08:23:39 -0400
  Grab the shifter gently and lift. If it has up and down play that is the first problem to address. Lift the boot and...
• Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 5 Jun 2018 20:31:12 -0500
  ...I think the PO had problems with it, because he added a gear shift lever extension that gives a lot more leverage. I have...
• CB and 2M ham radio install
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:18:39 -0400
  ...Also, a "glow shift" tachometer was added as I was a bit worried about RPM going up hills in second gear (automatic). The automatic...
• Re: Shift rod accessory
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 19:43:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...remember many of the details. > In any event, it shortens the shift throw considerably. Er, how can it shorten the throw if it lengthens...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 May 2010 14:46:39 -0700
  I'm presently using my original 4 speed rear shift rod with the 5 speed Hmm - so if the 4 speed box and rod...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...The plates that sandwich the shifter guide bushing can be bolted to either side of the ears that stick out of the tranny. If...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:28:54 -0400
  ...Every EXPERIENCED driver should learn to be able drive with a stick shift, but NEW drivers should use automatics so as to learn how...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:27:47 -0600
  ...You can just 'slap it' ....from 3rd to 2nd....... >>>> like going into a hill. >>>> Shifting back up to 3rd from 2nd - same thing, no...
• Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:35:20 -0800
  Funny, I don't remember shifting my cars at all. It's automatic. And yes the car is a manual. The daughter, learning to...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:26:29 -0700
  ...an improvement but I > reserve some optimism since when I had shifting issues in the past the > problem was failed parts within the gearbox...
• Re: '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 19:40:23 -0500
  ...I had shifting problems and they went away when I switched. Redline can be found on the internet and you can buy direct I...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:15:09 -0700
  ...Transmission seems fine >in all other gears. > >Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? > >Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City...
• good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:30:02 -0700
  Hi guys Im looking for a front shift rod for my 1990 vanagon manual transmission. One of the metal ears is broken off. Does...
• shift rod bushing lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 12:12:24 CST6CDT
  Starbrite makes a teflon based lubricant for trailer hitches called, oddly, "Trailer Hitch Lubricant" that works very well for the shift rod bushings. It...
• Shift Points
  Historical mailing list - JASON M YASMENT
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 10:44:22 -0500
  While my '84 has no tachometer, I shift according to the speedometer. 1st 10mph 2nd 20mph 3rd 30-35mph 4th 40-45mph I really...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:11:58 -0800
  I like my Berg short shift kit and shifter extension, but the best mod for me was the sew-on Wheelskin leather steering wheel...
• Re: [Syncro] Automatic transmissions? (friday little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:28:44 -0800
  ...http://www.dctfacts.com/information/dual-clutch-animation.aspx �� or�� http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox or re the T5(.5) try...
• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:52:49 -0800
  ...It seems the backup lights blink on while >>>>shifting gears and will remain on when in 3rd or 4th gear if I pull >>>>gently...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:18:18 -0800
  ...I also remember my 84 Westy have higher shift points than normal, > but that one is sold,so I can't be sure. > > Anyone...
• 86 Vanagon 4 speed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 15:31:59 -0500
  The tranny won't shift into 4th and is very difficult to shift into 3rd. 1-2 and reverse shifts stiff but seem ok...
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 08:29:16 -0500
  Can you clarify what you mean by "changes hard"? Shifts late and/or slowly or Shifts with an abrupt bang I am currently working...
• Re: Automatic Transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:07:38 -0500
  ...The lock (push button) operation though is in the shifter. Check both ends to make sure cable movement is not restricted. If you never...
• Re: Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:59:52 +0000
  ...Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic? I still haven't been able to find this part online -- plenty of Google results, but leading...
• Re: Huston we have a problem
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 27 May 1999 17:44:21 -0500
  Dear Kate, Our '84 GL had a transmission shifting problem before we bought it (the previous owner told me about it). I think a...
• Re: Shifting 5 speeds
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:32:59 -0700
  ...The problems lie in the shifter mechanisim below the floor...There is a sliding bolt thing that has a small ball in a hole...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 11:51:40 -0700
  Hi Loren, I dunno about "we," but my gripe with the stock shift points is that I find them to be too low for...
• weekend report and shifting prob.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 2 May 1994 20:49:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...During the trip, however, my shifter started behaving worse, so now it's become hard enough that I really have to fix it. It...