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• Syncro transmission support
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:52:59 -0400
  Hi, I'm looking for a Syncro transmission support. Anybody has one fo sale? Best regards.
• Re: Hesitating automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:26:08 -0400
  ...I have an 85 Westfalia GL with an automatic transmission. 290k kilometres. Recently the transmission began hesitating when shifting from second to third. It...
• "wet" spot on head gasket - advice?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:25:27 -0500
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• Re: Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 94 8:45:27 EDT
  Regarding standard transmission oil changes. One of the reasons I've been told why transmission oil changes are not required like engine oil changes...
• Re: Jumpy Trans
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:09:09 -0700
  My transmission has the exact same symptoms. It will shudder when cold - but be okay when the van is warm. Started happening right after...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:06:36 -0700
  ...On my first transmission swap, even with engine supported, it tilted toward the rear bumper when transmission removed. This caused trouble for transmission installation...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bonde
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:32:00 +0000
  ...After >> removal the transmission is easy to manage and move of lift as needed. A >> good transmission jack can make moving the engine or...
• Re: Whining Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:23:03 -0700
  ...Whining Transmission > I've been having my transmission whine in first, second, and a little > bit in third for a little while now...maybe...
• Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 May 2005 15:20:26 -0700
  So, 3rd gear is a grinder now and its time to consider a new transmission (before it gives up the ghost in the middle...
• Looking for a working used 2.1 engine and manual transmission.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 2 May 2019 21:24:05 -0400
  Hello List After totally renovating my 1991 Vanagon I manage to burst the engine and do something terrible to the transmission. I’m retired...
• Re: auto tranny noise
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 12:09:38 -0500
  On Friday, November 26, 2004, at 11:46 AM, John Rodgers (concerning auto transmission repair) wrote: > there is always Darryl at AA > Transmissions (on...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 07:02:42 -0700
  ...replacing transmission selector shaft seal > > > > My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft > > enters the transmission case. Is it fairly straight...
• Re: Transmission issue
  Historical mailing list - Arlene Sondergaard
  Wed, 13 May 2015 09:02:15 -0700
  ...Transmission issue > > I have a 1987 Wolfsburg Carat tin top > With auto transmission problems. > In the morning when cold, > I start the van in...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - James Flournoy
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:53:42 -0700
  Gear Lube vs Transmission lube You need to really read the labels many GEAR lubes (even synthetic) are not suitable for synchromesh trannies or...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:57:41 -0700
  ...my transmission blew the ring and pinion gears, the main shaft bearings and seals and mixed the gear oil with the automatic transmission fluid...
• Re: Transmission Be Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Tue, 28 May 1996 14:55:38 PDT
  Mechanic just called back. - No new transmissions available anywhere! Options are to get a used trans w/ 90 day warranty or a rebuild w...
• Aircooled transmission into water cooled van- AUTOMATIC
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:52:39 -0400
  ...We have an aircooled automatic transmission...... I know it's a strange question, but i'd like to hear what you guys think about...
• Re: Audi 5000 Automatic Transmission in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:50:58 -0800
  The actual transmission bit - the part opposite the bellhousing end - is swappable. The supporting stuff like the ATF filler tube, shifter cable and a...
• Re: Needed Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:38:39 -0800
  ...Does > anyone have a good used automatic transmission? I'm thinking it would be > cheaper than having it rebuilt for the second time by...
• Re: '84 transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:21:54 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '84 transmission replacement > > I tried to access the archives for this question, but > had no success. My transmission needs...
• Re: Transmission repair options
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:10:53 -0700
  ...Mechanic tightened the linkage between stick >> and transmission but that has not solved the problem. >> >> Do I need a new transmission, a rebuilt transmission...
• Re: need help Transmission trouble in Newfoundland
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:10:06 -0400
  ...need help Transmission trouble in Newfoundland 1991 Vanagom with 212000km. original. No transmission work or service before. (am 2nd owner). Drove across the continent...
• Automatic transmission repair guide
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 16 May 2003 21:53:12 -0700
  ...Please note that the vanagon transmission is a two piece unit: the transmission part and the final drive part. This guide only covers the...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 13:15:42 -0800
  Possible gearing issues aside, and not to side track too far, but what about a Mk3 VR6 OBD1 harness/ECU, transmission brain, automatic transmission...
• ominous sounds from automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - john
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:36:45 -0500
  ...sounds apparently coming from automatic transmission, but i don't think I have a dirty valve body as the shift points are right on...
• Re: CV Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 18 May 2004 11:55:35 -0600
  The Civic Hybrid uses a CV transmission. On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 11:21 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Subject: Re: CV Transmissions...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:52:14 -0700
  ...My '84 has an automatic transmission. It's okay. But I grew up driving manual transmissions and if I could wave a magic wand...
• Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 11:17:34 -0400
  ...I own a 1990 Vanagon (syncro) Camper >> and I am in need of someone to work on my transmission. >> >> The local VW dealership wants...
• 2.5L subaru engine suitable for vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:22:54 -0600
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• headlight relay installation - problems with fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Tue, 25 May 2004 08:34:46 -0500
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• drilling out and replacing "snap" rivets
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:41:41 -0500
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• Re: Can engine and transmission be swapped?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 19 May 2008 22:06:22 -0400
  ...The Westy might weigh more than a Buick but the Buick transmission is built to stand up to a lot more torque from the...
• mysterious ticking sound??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Parsnick
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:22:53 -0700
  This unidentified sound has stumped me, my vw mechanic, and a transmission specialist. I own a happy, silver 86 Vanagon GL with automatic transmission...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:51:00 -0600
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• Re: known Vanagon problems- 12days
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:40:36 -0400
  ...ken transmission mount... > > On the Second Day Of Vanagon My Westy Gave to me > 2 squeaky wheels, > and a bro-ken transmission mount > > On...
• EV Conversion of an '84 Vanagon with Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:22:47 -0700
  ...I know that many EV conversions leave the manual transmission as an interface to the drive train and to have that torque converting gear...
• Re: transmission types vs codes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:00:57 -0700
  ...The aircooled also had a type 091 transmission, but with code DK. What is the difference between these two transmissions, and especially, the parts...
• Re: Automatic Transmission alternatives
  Historical mailing list - NBT - E. Beggs
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 14:33:36 -0800
  ...Automatic Transmission alternatives > Was at my favorite mechanics the other day. Noticed that a auto > transmission from a Audi looked very similar to that...
• Re: auto transmission any good?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:48:25 EDT
  ...sgross@SOCCCD.CC.CA.US writes: > > It's got an automatic transmission and I'm a little nervous. How much > power does the AT...
• Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - LC
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:39:21 -0500
  Hi, does the automatic transmission just dies? Or it gives problems before going south? My van all the sudden it doesn't move...it...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:41:27 -0700
  ...Get yourself a bently book, a clean work space, a master kit for the transmission. Take the transmission apart and overhaul it yourself. Phil...
• Automatic Transmission Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Fri, 31 May 2013 12:13:17 -0400
  Anyone have experience with Dubble's German Auto in Reading PA to fix my automatic transmission? Jim 85 Westy
• Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:49:14 -0700
  Updated the pics. Not for the faint of heart. : / Cya, Robert http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/TransmissionFail#
• Transmission Oil Additives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 04:37:23 -0500
  Has anyone tried the SLICK 50 type (moly based) additives in their manual transmissions? Any success? 84 Westy "Wally"
• 84 Vanagon 4 Speed Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Dahl
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 21:20:31 -0400
  Hello All, I have a 84 gas that needs a transmission. I'm located in Ct. --steve
• Wanted Used Synco Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dino KubiK
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 11:13:51 -0400
  Wanted a used Synco transmission with differential lock. Looking for something quiet and in running order. Dino Kubik
• jvd transmissions?
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:55:19 -0700
  anybody, especially in the sf bay area, had experience with jvd transmissions out of southern california? thanks. art '82 westy
• Re: Towing Vanagon by Tow Dolly
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:33:02 -0700
  Leon, Newly-acquired 84 Vanagon has leaking heads and a newly-rebulit transmission. I have a- "It was working when we removed it because...
• Auto Transmission Fluid Ports
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:11:40 -0800
  So in the wake of the discussion on cooling of automatic transmission fluid, I am once again indulging my instrumentation fetish, this time by...
• re: (1) Dry sumping and (2) oil heat and (3) MSDS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 95 13:50:47 PST
  Is this failure related to the 3rd/4th sychronizer problem that the 2wd 4sp can develop? What actually breaks in the syncro transmission? Steve...
• expected lifetime for transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:03:02 -0400
  What should one expect the lifetime of a Vanagon manual transmission to be? I know it varies according to ones driving habits, terrain, etc...
• wtb: '85 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:08:11 -0400
  howdy all- i'm in need of a used transmission for my westy while i save up for a rebuild. how badly do i...
• '84 transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bill James
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 19:13:43 -0500
  ...My transmission needs replacement, 4th gear is gone, and I am looking for a rebuilt or used one. Can the transmission from an '84...
• passenger side parking lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:04:20 -0500
  ...If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, attachments, and destroy any hard copies.
• Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:05:35 -0600
  ...If a transmission is needed does anyone nearby (Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan) have a known good transmission they could ship to Regina?How much would...
• Automatic transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:57:47 +1000
  ...In the 'Chilton's Guide to Automatic transmission Repairs: 1980-86 Import Cars and Light Trucks" reference is made to the 010 series transmissions...
• Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 12:06:24 -0500
  ...t see how it could be a transmission issue as it is still present > when > the transmission is in neutral and when the clutch...
• Re: Rebuilding a Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:40:59 -0500
  I dunno about syncro transmissions, but for those with the standard manual transmission Daryl has a Posi-Traction kit he can install if anyone...
• ISO front five speed transmission mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:44:08 -0500
  Found out mine is broken. Does anyone have, new or used. For a DX transmission. Thanks, Jim
• Alexandria, VA Transmission Shop?
  Historical mailing list - KiddPanoscha
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:15:08 -0500
  Our '86 Westi needs transmission work. Can anyone recommend a shop in the Alexandria, VA area? Thanks. [text/html]