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  • Re: Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Sun, 22 Mar 1998 13:42:39 -0500
    ...To avoid paying dealer prices and to try to avoid a recurrence, I went to a local speed shop and purchased a hot pink...
  • [WetWesties] Found VW Syncro 4x4 for sale (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:12:59 -0800
    ...His email is "pinz4me2*yahoo.com" replace the * with the @ sign... From: "pinz4me2" <pinz4me2@y...> Date: Wed Apr 3, 2002 12:05 pm Subject...
  • Re: Shift linkage part
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:32:06 -0700
    ...I have been having > trouble with the shift linkage part that bolts on > the transmission shift shaft. > It is shaped like a "J" with...
  • Re: Unidentified part
    Historical mailing list - M Catlin
    Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:34:04 -0700
    ...in the link below? I am referring to the > flat circlip/alignment-shim-looking parts to the left of the cotter pins. It > came...
  • Re: Pinned down
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:52:20 -0600
    ...Craig Jones > > <jimcricket@W-LINK.NET> > > writes: > > > Have I made a grave mistake? I forgot to install the pin > between > > > flywheel > > > and crankshaft on...
  • Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:17:59 -0600
    ...pinion, and the discussion is quite long, but from what I recall you'd > need the reverse R&P, modified linkage + custom linkage parts...
  • Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
    ...linkage with the same GW > kit at the same time as installing a rebuilt transaxle. I hear what could > be a very faint pinion...
  • Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:33:42 -0700
    ...The > wrist pin then floats and presses the clip against the cylinder wall, > machining two grooves into it. > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com...
  • Re: What coil part number for my van?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:21:25 -0700
    ...84 Models using Bosch 03010 Cap (the > > one without the pins) > > See my links: > > http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V8384 > <http://www.oldvolkshome...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Wed, 5 May 2021 11:42:27 -0700
    ...The earlier > posts > >> had the picture links. > >> > >> I’m not completely understanding the placement of the pin or what the > pin > >> looks like but...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 5 May 2021 13:05:28 -0500
    ...The earlier posts >>> had the picture links. >>> >>> I’m not completely understanding the placement of the pin or what the pin >>> looks like but...
  • Re: Cold Idle Problem
    Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
    Thu, 7 Sep 2017 13:37:20 -0700
    ...Once it warms up, it's fine. > > As before, when I pinch the hose to the AAR, there is no change in the > idle...
  • Inermittant Ignitoin , 87 wbxr ECU, David care to take a crack at it ?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:29:17 -0700
    ...it was very stuck on the upper pins .. and with a Z bed rear seat hard to get to easil. . Had to use a...
  • Re: James May on westies
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Wed, 19 May 2010 10:35:34 -0400
    ...since the Pine :) > > > alistair > > > On 19-May-10, at 6:27 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > > Couldn't get that link, but found this...
  • Re: Cold Idle Problem
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Thu, 7 Sep 2017 18:44:45 -0400
    ...www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term...
  • Re: accelerator linkage 85 Vanagon automatic
    Historical mailing list - jmatchet
    Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:37:17 -0400
    ...The non-cotter pinned metal accelerator arm that wears against the linkage is the one you probably need... it cost back then 28$ jm...
  • Re: Consensus wanted....OK to drive with power steering belt detached for awhile???
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:14:28 +1200
    ...column & u-joints, but the rack and pinion will be under no abnormal stresses. The weakest link by far will be the driver's...
  • Re: Subie engine prices
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:43:34 -0600
    Ben, Thanks for the link. I will check it out! John Benny boy wrote: > Why go with an older 2.2L ? They are getting...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Wed, 5 May 2021 09:02:00 -0700
    ...The earlier > posts > > had the picture links. > > > > I’m not completely understanding the placement of the pin or what the pin > > looks like but...
  • Re: 91 vanagon 4 spd to 5 spd gearbox
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:49:13 EST
    ...Or have a .457 ring and pinion put in place of a .486. I would get the .457 ring and Pinon rather than the...
  • Re: Manual Tranny/Linkage Woes
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Mon, 23 Aug 1999 18:28:35 -0400
    ...I assumed I had a linkage problem, so I replace some > bushing and assorted pins (at tranny end) and re-adjusted. Got first, > second...
  • Lil change items link requests
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:25:05 -0400
    ...As a follow up I wanted to see if folks here could help me find links to some needed oil change items. My 84...
  • Source for OEM (German) parts
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:58:11 -0700
    ...I'm looking for the boot the covers the guide pin/rear shift linkage connection near the transmission, part # 251 711 167A. None of...
  • Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 4 Jan 2018 06:02:39 -0800
    ...pinion, and the discussion is quite long, but from what I recall you'd > > need the reverse R&P, modified linkage + custom linkage parts...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 6 May 2021 20:18:32 -0400
    ...The earlier posts >>>> had the picture links. >>>> >>>> I’m not completely understanding the placement of the pin or what the pin >>>> looks like but...
  • Re: Shifter ball boot needed!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:37:30 -0500
    Putting a piece of bicycle inner tube there can work in a pinch ... though getting the one with a bellows is better. Mike Jonce...
  • Re: Flue Cap?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:09:44 -0700
    ...Much less expensive, and less likely to get "pinched". :-) Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus" Santa Barbara, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clark, Patrick...
  • Re: Attaching adj armrests
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:29:15 -0400
    The pin which holds the adjustable armrest in place has nothing to do with the adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is self contained in...
  • Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Sun, 11 May 2025 12:29:03 +0000
    Here is a link to the vid that I found illuminating.   This solved my no start issue. The sporadic bogging issue was found by...
  • Re: Subie Transmissions to Vanagon Conversion
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Mon, 6 Jan 2014 19:05:32 -0800
    That's the **whole point** of subarugears ring and pinion .. they go 'the other way.' to allow the trans to be turned around and...
  • Re: interesting tiico advertisement...(BurningMan pics?)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:32:23 EDT
    ...Florian Speier wrote: > > > so, on the tiico webpage, they have a link to this picture, saying > > it has a > > tiico. I knew people had...
  • Re: 12-volt LCD monitors for FREE DTV NVC
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Sun, 4 Mar 2007 10:34:03 -0500
    I don't want to start a thread on this, but Pinnacle makes a Windows product of this nature - a slightly larger than thumb...
  • Re: What coil part number for my van?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:17:57 -0700
    ...84 Models using Bosch 03010 Cap > (the > > > one without the pins) > > > See my links: > > > http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V8384 > > <http://www.oldvolkshome...
  • FREE VW Mechanics "School"
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 31 Mar 1996 05:47:59 -0500 (EST)
    ...Replace link/king pins. If I have to pull apart the front brakes, it doesn't take much of a stretch to do the...
  • Re: 'drives like a boat'
    Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
    Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:37:36 -0600
    ...end, including ball joints, tie rods, drag link, wheel bearings, etc. So I ordered a center pin/bushing kit and new steering box ($$$). Sounds...
  • Re: Definite Vanagon content- custom gear ratios
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Sun, 22 Nov 1998 17:01:08 EST
    ...The replacement ring and pinion sets for the 4.86s are now a 4.83 ratio with a 7 tooth pinion instead of the...
  • Re: Rabbit Transmission (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
    Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:38:02 -0500
    ...Spider gears explode, ring or pinion gears missing teeth, diff bearings worn, etc. Otherwise, the drive gears and syncros hold up very well in...
  • Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
    Historical mailing list - madvws
    Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:05:36 +0000
    ...Pin 12 is for the injectors, pin 14 is for the digifant control relay. Maybe one of the relays is flaky.   Either the fuel...
  • Re: wearing down my westy
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Tue, 4 Nov 2003 07:20:35 -0800
    ...in without lubing the linkage bushings. Here's a good quick fix that I used, and should help pinpoint the problem: Buy a can...
  • Re: Shift Linkage problems
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:30:49 -0400
    ...On the part I have been working with, the ball appears to have been a press fit without a pin or bolt. After a...
  • Re: What's a Vanagon "Sport"?
    Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
    Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:31:03 -0700
    ...Does not look like a shadetree pinstriper > job. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > >
  • Evans NPG+ non-aqueous coolant - was: blue vs green vs orange coolant
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:32:25 -0700
    ...Thanks for the link. I just read through this material, sounds interesting. How does the 'no pressure' aspect work? Does one put a pin...
  • Fw: VW Bus Campout: New Year's Eve
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 23 Dec 2002 07:31:02 -0600
    ...PINE RIDGE CAMPGROUND - Spartanburg, SC > located near Walnut Grove Plantation > > LINK TO MAIN SITE: > http://www.fullmoonbusclub.net/nbrc/nbrmain.htm > > NEW: We are...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Thu, 6 May 2021 21:41:37 -0500
    ...The earlier posts >>>>> had the picture links. >>>>> >>>>> I’m not completely understanding the placement of the pin or what the pin >>>>> looks like but...
  • Re: space
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:11:04 -0500
    ...There are a couple of locator pins at the very top lip, and a locator pin at the bottom. These pins are just part...
  • Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 10 May 2025 09:48:58 -0600
    ...You guys probably know this already, but if you ground out the center pin on the hal sensor plug (1990 bus), the computer thinks...
  • more poor shifting; follow up
    Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:36:33 -0700
    ...the linkage, specifically the rear > > end of the > > > linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has > > anybody replaced > > > the pin that holds...
  • Stupid Cheap Computer (MP3 player thread)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:07:03 EST
    Just thought I would pass on this link to a company that is selling really cheap 500 mhz Celeron machines: http://www.aberdeeninc.com...
  • Re: power steering rack core
    Historical mailing list - Karl
    Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:15:18 -0400
    http://www.amazon.com/Edelmann-Rack-Pinion-Seal-8928/dp/B0031GDWXC/ref=au_pf_ss_3?ie=UTF8&Model=Vanagon|963&n=15684181&s...
  • Re: Cold Idle Problem
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:12:27 -0400
    ...It's hard to understand how the AAR could cause this problem but when I pinch it off at startup the idle doesn't...
  • Re: Trans Conversion
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:23:27 -0600
    ...Do both trannys have the pin that bolts onto the tranny which holds the shift linkage and the twin ball bushings to match? Im...
  • 5 Speed Vanagon Trans
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 24 Oct 1997 13:02:29 -0700
    ...OR a 483 ring and pinion. They are about 6" longer and will need a different mount and linkage for the shifter. I will...
  • Re: Brake lights went out
    Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
    Sun, 6 May 2001 15:26:43 -0600
    ...D, pin 16, to the brake lite switch, which is up under the dash--part of the brake master cylinder, pedal linkage, etc. Again...
  • Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 17 May 2025 10:19:43 -0600
    ...You guys probably know this already, but if you ground out the center pin on the hal sensor plug (1990 bus), the computer thinks...
  • trip report & pix--Beef Basin, Utah
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:07:53 -0700
    ...Plenty of pinyon pine for campfires. We hit THE week! From pavement to pavement, we probably drove 150 miles. Burgers at Milt's in...
  • How do I ... (shifter stuff)
    Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
    Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:49:33 -0400
    ...I'd like to clean the rear shift linkage. The area that goes into the transmission. I've had a look and found the...
  • Re: Electric locks.
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:46:23 -0700
    ...On the door there's a flat contact plate, on the body there is a contact plate with 4 pins. When you close the...
  • Re: Diagnostics needed 2.1
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:13:19 -0500
    ...Reversing the two pins of the temp II sensor shouldn't matter since it is still completing the circuit and giving the proper resistance...
  • Re: WTB: 5-speed trans for an 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon-reply/1
    Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
    Tue, 26 May 1998 00:07:21 EDT
    ...Are there any 5sp with the early style shift linkage, or do I have to change to post 83 shift linkage if I want...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Thu, 6 May 2021 20:44:19 -0700
    ...The earlier > posts > >>>> had the picture links. > >>>> > >>>> I’m not completely understanding the placement of the pin or what the > pin > >>>> looks like but...