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  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Thu, 6 May 2021 20:56:33 -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: GERMAN source for VW parts
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
    Thu, 19 Sep 2002 14:35:16 -0400
    ...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: Shift rod
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:39:43 -0800
    ...you mean front half of 82 westy shift linkage to operate the rear half >> of linkage and trans that's 91 ? >> >> if you look...
  • Re: Shift rod
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:49:44 -0800
    I installed a later model tranny and shift linkage into my '81 http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/WBXTransmissionInto81VanagonWasAirCooled# I had access of sorts (was...
  • Re: What's a Vanagon "Sport"?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:21:18 -0700
    ...Photos at <https://picasaweb.google.com/116691745702392292959/VanagonSport?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNLjuajX7cOjvgE&feat=directlink> (Assuming I got the link right, have permissions set correctly...
  • Friday - Cool stuff in Issue 9 of VW Camper & Commercial
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:30:56 -0500
    For those who don't subscribe the link is: http://www.volkswagencamper.co.uk Plus I think Ron sells them at Bus Depot Articles...
  • Syncro de Mayo '05 Photos
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:26:14 -0700
    ...Or i can link to your page. Videos welcome, too. Is anyone else trying to make it out to the Loneliest Highway Off Road...
  • Re: New Scam on Yahoo watch out for it!!!
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:05:15 +1300
    ...complete this process by clicking link below and enter in your bank >ATM Debit Card number and PIN that you use on ATM." > >And...
  • New Beetle and more at CarPoint
    Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
    Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:01:22 -0800
    ...the continued link. There are also some videos here of it being unveiled. Check out the beetle babes in the pink suits... To take...
  • Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:21:18 -0400
    ...I have also seen the 1-2 shift plate break off the pin rendering those gears useless. Either way tranny coming out. Dennis -----Original...
  • Re: Slider Hinge
    Historical mailing list - Gene P
    Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:45:39 -0700
    ...see that rounded cap, just the post of the hinge link with the pin through it above the spring. Same with every pic I...
  • Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:25:31 -0500
    ...Regards John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jim Johnston wrote: > In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage are torn > to...
  • Re: shift linkage boots
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
    ...I > seem to remember driving a > pin out of the rearmost vertical cup attached to the > linkage shaft there > and unclamping the middle joint...
  • Re: Fuse Box Confustion
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:43:45 +0100
    ...Safest way is to remove relay, find the contact for "53" on it, and inject 12V into the mating pin of the relay holder...
  • Re: Matthew Pollard's downshifting into 2nd: whining sound
    Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
    Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:24:09 -0500
    ...I have since taken it to my mechanic who "tweaked it" and basically greased the linkages. Everything seems to work smoother now and the...
  • Re: Need Westy interior piece
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:57:20 -0700
    Van Cafe calls it the "poptop lifting assembly bumper" and charges .95 each.� I had the link before my computer puked a few minutes...
  • Location of tranny number
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:07:04 -0700
    I need to replace the two rubber pieces on my 091 shift linkage. I have the one that covers the guide pin on the...
  • Re: Evans NPG+ non-aqueous coolant - was: blue vs green vs orange coolant
    Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
    Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:56:19 -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...
  • Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:53:15 -0400
    ...Pretty sure no one else has the early shifter bushings or link pin, but we do. If you need something let us know. www...
  • Re: infrared temperature readers
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Fri, 15 Jun 2001 13:28:58 -0700
    ...Here is a link to a source of a couple of point and shoot > thermometers to help pinpoint the problems. I haven't tried...
  • Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:01:34 -0600
    ...But Butzi was the creator of the 911, which is the most direct link to the Porsche family design-wise.I guess that I...
  • Manual Tranny/Linkage Woes
    Historical mailing list - Tim King
    Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:59:22 -0700
    ...I assumed I had a linkage problem, so I replace some bushing and assorted pins (at tranny end) and re-adjusted. Got first, second...
  • Re: Transmission Guide Pin: Should be Straight?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:29:15 -0800
    ...Will try all 4 now. >> >> Woohoo! >> >> Neil. >> >> On 3/21/10, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: >> > Yeah, the vagcat.com transmission linkage illustration...
  • Re: grey water tank ideas
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 23 May 2006 14:23:55 -0700
    ...Here are a couple of links to some guys who built their own; you probably would just have to scale them down a little...
  • Tranny woes
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:37:46 -0800
    ...Any ideas from the list tranny gurus? Doesn't feel like a linkage adjustment thing. Karl Wolz
  • Re: Heater core and fan
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Wed, 6 Jan 2016 12:58:57 -0500
    Neil, your samba link links to an arabic wepage. The VW link is "www.thesamba.com" Karl. On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11...
  • Re: '90 Carat Runs Rough...the epic continues...help??!!
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:09:40 -0400
    ...of the pin (for the AFM - see link below) was loose on my ECU connector. Van was staling for nothing!!!! Link: http://www.loam...
  • Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:05:56 -0800
    ...I tried looking up > underneath with a flashlight and mirror....can't see the pin area. I > removed instrument cluster and tried looking down...
  • Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 6 May 2014 17:42:27 -0700
    ...BAD! > > Also the socket can get loose where it is attached to the linkage rod with > a lousy roll pin. The third thing is...
  • Re: heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:24:48 -0800
    Hopefully you are not trying to use the rear part of the aircooled linkage. The diesel tranny mounting position is very different and the...
  • Re: More overheating
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:27:22 -0700
    ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Please send fav Vanagon/Westfalia links to me at: musomuso1963@hotmail.com
  • Re: Electric locks.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:48:43 -0500
    ...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: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:39:13 -0800
    ...As I was doing with the larger connector pins, I used bailing wire but obviously a smaller gauge for this: Image link: https://photos...
  • Re: tranny Question...`
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 7 Mar 1998 16:51:40 -0500
    ...into them (ring and >pinion is bad) can I just bolt it on and go, should I take the linkage too? >all this and...
  • Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:17:52 -0800
    ...it once in a while.... > FWIW Jake, I got that clevis pin from VM Autohaus in Burnaby. Possibly it could be ordered in to...
  • Re: poor shifting; Help
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:39:29 -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...
  • Relay PN question. (Load reduction relay. 81 Westy)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:48:01 -0700
    ...141 951 253 B I checked pinout first. It works, but being the type A person (at times) need to know if using this...
  • Re: Stuck sliding door on Buss'
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 23 Jan 1995 14:55:14 -0800
    ...The owners manual points to one spot on the link pin that should be periodically lubricated. That helped some, but the real problem was...
  • Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:40:26 -0800
    ...Change the oil and filter, add a pint of Marvel Mystery Oil and drive it. It'll clear up. (BTW< if you have an...
  • I did it
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:27:21 -0500
    ...rubber bellows at rear of shift linkage, greased pin Cleaned and lube'd everything Adjusted shift linkage Lots of zip ties I have 3...
  • Lost the source of Tach Swap/install info
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:23:14 -0700
    ...my 84 for a later model Tach, but I lost the link. Tried an Archive search and got a few hits for swapping out...
  • Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:36:08 -1000
    ...the hole in the clutch pedal that the clutch master cylinder clevis pin rides in, is a bare metal-to-metal pivot point, and...
  • Re: Oil pressure light
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:52:06 -0600
    Someone on the diesel vanagon group recently posted a link to a van-cafe oil pressure kit that works mechanically. Installation seemed like it...
  • Broken 84 Tranny Shift Linkage - Stuck in NC!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Sackin
    Sat, 1 Sep 2001 05:49:31 EDT
    ...My questions are: � 1) Are there any pins or mechanical parts that might have sheared and need replacing to put the ball socket linkage...
  • Transmission Modification Question
    Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:38:39 +0000
    ...I am having my 82 diesel trans refurbished, and hopefully a higher final drive ratio ring & pinion installed. I was able to get trans...
  • Re: '72 steering box
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 16 Apr 1996 11:48:05 -0500
    At 9:32 PM 4/14/96, Vdubdude@aol.com wrote: >Ed, >Have you checked the center steering link? That's the most common...
  • Re: Short shift for 5 speed
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:02:50 -0700
    ...It involves replacing the Subaru ring and pinion with a custom aftermarket set that reverses the rotation of the output flanges. This is needed...
  • Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
    Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
    Wed, 9 Jan 2013 11:59:31 -0500
    If your rack and pinion boots haven't been changed or are hard/brittle, noes a good time to do it since you'll...
  • Re: GoWesty is now GoWestyAutoParts
    Historical mailing list - Ry
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:37:33 -0500
    if you're on windows try this Open up command prompt and type in ping gowesty.com that should tell you if your computer...
  • Re: No bus content:Cabrio TV commercial music?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Taberski
    Mon, 27 Mar 2000 01:19:49 -0500
    ...Milky Way" Song: Pink Moon Band: Nick Drake VW's "Commercials" page: http://www.vw.com/commercials/ There is a link there where you...
  • Re: Microwave in the cabinet under the sink
    Historical mailing list - jeffg
    Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:46:33 -0400
    i have a sharp half pint under my sink as well...hooked up to a 1200watt power source...i have bought and sold these...
  • Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Mon, 22 May 2023 14:53:27 -0500
    Harry - how did you fix it :) I can’t find any remnants of the pin or rivets or anything. Thanks Jeff Sent from my...
  • Re: Cold Idle Problem
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:29:23 -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...
  • Fw: New Beetle and more at CarPoint
    Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
    Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:28:20 -0800
    ...the continued link. There are also some videos here of it being unveiled. >Check out the beetle babes in the pink suits... > >To take...
  • Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
    Historical mailing list - JD Foster
    Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:00:53 -0700
    ...Here is a link to a PDF that specifically addresses the potential toxicity of ethylene glycol (primary constituent in most antifreeze) when absorbed through...
  • Re: Location of tranny number
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Sun, 14 Mar 1999 13:10:53 -0700
    ...two rubber pieces on my 091 shift linkage. I have the >one that covers the guide pin on the rear shaft rod, however, I...
  • Re: Sway bar link breakage - are you at risk?
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 02:08:21 -0400
    ...I >took a good look at the front suspension, the good link along >with its sleeve and here are my thoughts: The sway bar...
  • obvious always first - shifter problem solved!
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:20:32 -0500
    When my van refused to shift last Monday on the way to friend's place I assumed the culprit was my aging shift linkage...
  • Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?
    Historical mailing list - Pete O
    Fri, 2 Nov 2012 11:51:01 -0400
    ...http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Frank Lee <techedteacher@gmail...
  • Re: looking for information regarding 1984 front decal
    Historical mailing list - Danny C.
    Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:15:25 -0700
    I would love to have some of those pinstripes. Danny C. Portland, Oregon '84 Westy (Vanny) � � --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1...