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Re: [Syncro] Starter removal/replacement syncro w/ Tiico
Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:56:38 -0400
...Then you have pretty good access, though you also have to remove the diff lock servo and associated brackets too. Being a Tiico also...
Re: Curise control for Diesel?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 26 May 2003 20:06:22 -0400
...Vaccuum for the throttle servo shouldn't be a problem, though, as long as you have a good vaccuum pump.
Re: SA van images
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:55 -0800
...I have all sorts of web sites bookmarked for either vacuum or electric powered 5/8" coolant flow valves and airflow diverter servos. I...
Ultimate Cruise Control - Was Lost, Now Found!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:54:27 EDT
...Well, the Ultracruise II is an electrical servo driven unit. No vacuum or vacuum reserve canister. Unfortunately, when others tried to purchase the Ultimate...
Re: [A] Camper woes
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:50:18 -0500
...The only other vacuum line that I haven't replaced is from the carb to the vacuum assist brake servo. Replace with German hose...
Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel
Historical mailing list - seth rippey
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 15:47:35 -0700
...1) in the Haynes manual for the air cooled vanagon this part appears to be in close relation to the brake servo vacuum hose...
ARA cruise control fix
Historical mailing list - Joe Pilot
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 05:07:29 +0000
...The switch works- power and brake - the servo tests but no engage light. My question is; where exactly do the 2 pickup wires (coil...
Re: Clutch and Slave stuff
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:59:59 -0700
...So it's the Master Brake Cylinder (again) or that Brake Servo thing. Thanks Bill H. 88 Silver GL (4 speed) Pittsburgh --- jbrush@aros...
Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:07:56 -0800
...And the stock subaru throttle servo even connects directly to the vanagon valve/gizmo in the engine compartment. Or, you get an aftermarket system...
Re: need help- what is this hose?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:26 -0500
...distributor box. >> This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum in the front >> of the car. But right under the pipe...
Re: Raining-no cruise control
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 00:23:38 -0500
...manifold vacuum was too low for the vacuum-driven cruise control servo to pull the throttle open any further! At that point the speed...
LED Brake lamps and Audiovox cruise control
Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:22:45 -0700
...What If in fact want the Servo wanted to see was a load on the brake lamp switch so in would see that it...
Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Sun, 4 May 2008 09:42:49 -0700
...SA rotary control "panel" in his vanagon. > > > > They do not operate servos or the like, but rather push/pull control > > "wires" similar to our...
Re: need help- what is this hose?
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:13:23 -0700
...distributor box. > This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum in the front > of the car. But right under the pipe...
Re: That Audiovox Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:51:06 -0700
...My servo unit is mounted under the Camper in front of the transaxle crossmember. The cable parallels the throttle cable into the engine compartment...
Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 31 May 2006 08:04:47 -0700
...on to the list. (I'm not about to pull the servo on mine to see what the DIP switches are set to, it...
Re: Eurovan brake vibration
Historical mailing list - Reece Isaac
Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:51:59 +0000
...on it now) but I have had the Brake servo fail twice and a vacuum pump fail in the first 15 months I've...
Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:58:42 -0400
...get back there short of removing the brake master cylinder and servo. I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever (much better...
Re: Syncro diff problem
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Fri, 12 Jun 1998 00:01:38 +0100
...the lock assembly, drill and tap two holes M6 for the servo bracket and then fit the locking bits and pieces. The principle of...
On the road again!
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:23:50 -0700
...Recharging A/C, now blowing at about 54 degrees Fixed inop power mirror (broken wire) Fixed (kind of) power locking (new drivers servo) Fixed...
Re: Shift Linkage Lube?
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:14:48 +0100
...Follow this plastic line and make sure it is not the brake servo line!! A vanagon with no servo assistance is difficult to stop...
Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:57:58 -0700
...Of note, found it curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense...
Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:56:05 -0700
...like the servo for automatically latching and unlatching the lock mechanism (power window & lock models)... And then there would be the engineering of having...
Re: 12 volt linear actuator
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:17:55 -0500
...If you are going to operate the flaps via some sort of cable, you might use a servo that would move a lever, and...
Re: cruise control
Historical mailing list - Latchua
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 05:17:50 EDT
...The unit uses a vacuum-operated servo- controlled mechanism -- the vacuum reservoir is large enough that the Vanagons low vacuum at highway speeds is...
Re: Flux capacitor install
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 12 May 2021 04:52:52 -0500
...But similarly, in my 16 > year old Toyota Highlander, I was having funky issues with one of the > servos for heater and air distribution...
Re: 81 Westy Break/Engine qusetion
Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:55:28 -0800
Well I did all the tests & the Brake booster servo is shot. Will it be OK to just plug the large vacuum line that...
Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:17:03 -0400
...Is there a power brake servo that's gone bad? Can master cylinders go bad without leaking fluid? Please give me some tests to...
Re: Winkler/Oettinger brakes
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:45:09 -0800
...disc brakes (ventilated fronts) >with solid brake calipers and a dual-servo emergency brake. It not only >improves stopping times, but also performs with...
Differential lock lock
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:55:03 -0700
...Since the switch detects the shaft position, it seems the servo shaft is retracting enough to turn the light off, but is just hanging...
Looking for differential lock parts(from Syncro)
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 19:58:41 -0700
...two of the hoses to the vacuum servo on the side of the transmission, and the third hose goes to the vacuum resevoir and...
Re: 86 syncro brake questions
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:10:02 -0700
...fluid loss, none noticed, so what should I check for? Brake servo? 2nd problem is a loud tick from the left hand valve cover...
Re: 82 westy brake troubles...2nd master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:09:11 -0600
...after > you pump the pedal 2-3 times. > Checked the brake servo and it passed along with the one way check > valve. > I suspect...
Re: Cruise Control Afterfit?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 21 May 2006 00:42:06 -0400
...I installed the servo under the driver's side of the van just inboard of the fore and aft frame member ... under the rear...
Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:13:50 -0400
...This symptom can be caused by a bad check valve or servo diaphragm. A vacuum reservoir may also be needed due to the Vanagons...
Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:35:31 -0500
...This could be specific > to the blend door (like its servo or link has failed) or it may be the > vacuum routing switch in...
Re: master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:33:51 -0800
...Make sure > rags keep fluid from running down MC into servo or anywhere else for > that matter. Undo steel lines, then undo two nuts...
How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:48 -0700
...I'm trying to find the best way to run the hard plastic vacuum line (for brake servo) in engine bay to my Jetta...
FW: Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:45:35 -0400
...the said unit. > I think it may be the brake vacuum servo unit but I am not sure. I _think_ you are describing the...
Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 08:29:33 -0700
...It may be possible that the vacuum lines have been switched on the switch or on the vacuum servo at the trans. This may...
FW: cruise control install progress and
Historical mailing list
Mon, 06 Jan 1997 08:27:00 -0500 (EST)
...BUT....the vacuum system doesn't suck enough to pull the servo cable and work against the throttle springs. When I turn the system...
Re: Power brake booster on Type II
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Mon, 1 Jan 1996 22:20:28 -0600 (CST)
...I've already > >purchased the servo (yow! that was expensive!) the master cylinder and > >vacuum line check valve. I figure I'll have to...
Power mirror tips (long)...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sat, 21 Jul 2001 11:29:36 -0700
...The Bentley manual has instructions for removing the heated glass component from the servo mechanism, and after that it's intuitive. Reassembly: The mirrors...
Re: '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:01:10 -0500
...the cheaper but reliable vacuum hose that runs from the master >servo to the intake manifold? What's on there has stuck me with...
Adding Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:50:57 +0000
...Adding Cruise Control I've been very happy with the "old school" (that is using manifold vacuum for the servo) Audiovox CCS100 cruise control...
Re: Still won't run right
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:17:22 -0700
...shape? Any chance you worked on the vacuum lines to brake servo (booster)? Any vacuum leaks? All vacuum lines connected? Hope that sparks a...
Re: syncro locking differential stuck on!
Historical mailing list - mike g.
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:55:11 -0700
...This served to knock off the vacuum servo unit that engages the diff-lock. Look under the van where the two rear drivlines come...
Re: Syncro: to lock or not to lock
Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
Fri, 2 Feb 1996 16:23:16 -0700 (MST)
...I talked to a > couple of mechanics and they told me that it is common for the servos to go > bad and should be...
The van is fixed...
Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
Mon, 10 May 1999 15:28:51 GMT
...The box has been totally rebuilt and he has also stripped and cleaned my diff lock servos and both front and rear locks now...
Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:19:33 -0400
...note, found it curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the > brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense, just...
Re: New Listee.
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:03:06 +0200
...Difflock servos cleaned and checked. Bodywork immaculate. Weber carb conversion. Recent headlining and curtain track. �4,250 sterling available first week of November. Malcolm
Re: cruise control troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:39:33 -0500
...It has a vacuum line going to > it (connects to the throttle servo), but there is an unused nipple just > below the one that...
Fw: Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:45:41 -0800
...It may be possible that the vacuum >lines have been switched on the switch or on the vacuum servo at the >trans. This may...
Re: Help with brakes!!
Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:06:29 -0400
...Perhaps something in the vacuum booster servo is bad, allowing it to contine to apply pressure when it shouldn't? Or, a kinked/rotted...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:13:53 +0100
...under the pedal, not plain bare feet - thought you all had servoed disk brakes. I think everyone should be made to drive a car...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:00:20 -0700
...Mike Houlton, Maine Dennis Haynes wrote: > Send it back and get the unit with the electric servo. The Vanagon does > not have enough vacuum...
Re: ATF mixed with Power St. fluid
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:36:22 -0700
...Both oils will do the job, but in the high pressure/high heat environment of the PS pump and servo, PS fluid will begin...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:14:30 -0500
...control pump so that the pump is only hooked to the servo. The electrical switch on the brake and clutch still turns off the...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:54:30 -0700
...wrote: >Send it back and get the unit with the electric servo. The Vanagon does >not have enough vacuum for this to work reliably...
Re: A throttle puzzle
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:44:55 -0400
...That explains why some folks seem to have this handy and nearly >perfect place to affix their servo cable to, and Mellow Yellow doesn...