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Great Ideas!!! Thanks
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Sep 1995 10:52:13 -0700
...None of you has mentioned anything about any special rubber transmission mounts. Carpeting, a good commercial grade with a tight weave might work...I...
STARTER FIXES
Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:00:19 -0400
WELL THERE IS A FORD STYLE REMOTE STARTER SWITCH THAT MOUNTS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT(MANY of us are familiar with) but there is a...
Re: Who syncro-knows it all?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:50:36 -0700
...Are the steering racks the > same? Transmission mounts? > >
Re: Engine carrier question
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:56:26 -0500
...This has pulled the carrier towards the rear of the vehicle, bending > the cradle causing the rubber mounts to have a severe angle when...
Re: Tiico into Diesel
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:43:22 EDT
...You have the correct bellhousing and motor mounts. You will need to fabricate the wiring, extend the accelerator cable, throw out the diesel parts...
Re: What parts could I use?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:02:51 -0500
...t use. > > You need: > motor mounts and cradle with attaching hardware > pan and oil pickup > bell housing > transmission input shaft > flywheel & clutch > starter motor...
Re: Who syncro-knows it all?
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:43:33 -0700
...Are the steering racks the same? Transmission mounts? TIA (not my name--see below) On 9/4/06, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com...
Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:34:35 -0400
Greg you mention the manual transmissions. On the aircooleds and diesels i believe, the transmission is mounted in a different position than that of...
Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 13 May 2013 09:59:04 -0700
...mounts > oil pan > oil pickup > oil filler > dipstick & tube > exhaust mounts > bell housing > bell housing dust shield > bell housing to engine attachment bolts > transmission...
Re: Auto Trans Rumbling
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:09:08 -0500
Off hand, I would say how are your engine / transmission mounts? Dave On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw...
Re: '91 SVX (flat 6) Syncro for sale on samba
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:42:58 +1200
...Porsche transmissions can be adapted; the very same Kennedy adaptor plate fits these too, though the clutch & flywheel are different. There is an e...
Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:13:48 -0800
...It's a transmission party then. ;) Makes sense to remove as > unit. > > If it were me, I'd crack the engine/transmission fasteners loose...
Re: Weird oil leak
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:26:15 -0600
...Another leak point is from the > bottom bolt that mounts the starter to the trans. This is motor oil, > not transmission fluid. I am...
Re: Air cooled diesel Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:07:49 -0500
...The computer, fuel pump, motor mounts, transmission and mounts. Getting it all as one unit makes it a lot easier. �� jimt Planned insanity is...
Syncro drive shaft seal & motor mounts
Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
Mon, 4 May 1998 15:48:33 -0800
I'm looking at a leak around the lock ring, where the right side rear drive shaft exits the transmission. My mechanic is getting...
Re: bad vibrations
Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 13:45:51 -0600
...Could this shake the car? > > 2) Transmission. Is this RPM dependant shaking under > load a common symptom of a bad transmission? > >Since the engine...
Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 18 May 2007 12:55:04 -0700
...Out in left field question number two: > is it possible to install a Manual transmission in a van originally > set up for an Auto...
Vanagon Tranny Mount Idea
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:12:45 EST
As some of you already know, and the rest are about to learn, the youngest Vanagon transmission mount out there is almost 10 years...
Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:07:52 -0700
I'm wondering what is meant by modified transmission mounts. pretty sure I saw those words. your fast series of knocks comments sure reminds...
Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
Wed, 5 May 2004 11:30:37 -0400
...I own an '86 westfalia, 2WD, 4 speed manual transmission. I plan to install an 8 valve Audi 3A with used diesel mounts and...
Re: Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:38:31 -0700
...The engine/transmission needs to be lifted quite a bit, like 5" or so, then you pull on the engine from front of car...
Re: Popping out of 4th gear!!
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:02:58 -0800
...Popping out of 4th gear!! | |You are gonna want to check the motor mounts. If the front |transmission mount is worn, and moving with...
RPMs constant, but pulsing vibration at idle
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:51:41 -0500
...idle control valve idle control module throttle body throttle switch vacuum lines/hoses checked for intake leaks, none motor mounts transmission mount 02 sensor...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 2 Jan 2010 04:26:25 -0500
...The vibrations and resonances you experience in the installation are a function of the motor and transmission mounts, as well as the exhaust system...
Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:05:55 -0500
...I would not mix > bushings and mounts of drastically different durometer on single component, > such as transmission/engine. You want to be careful about...
Re: A few urgent things - curtains, hot start, book
Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:24:22 -0400
...So I installed a new steering column switch, a plastic switch that mounts below the lock cylinder and now my problem has gone away...
Re: best mod for vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:07:30 -0800
...South African, maybe? Are you talking about using the >> 5 speed transmission with the 4 speed shifter guide box that mounts >> under the floor...
Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:07:49 -0700
...I tried > to keep the MV code WBX transmission because it's what I had, but would > have had to cut the engine mounts...
Re: tranny mount responsibility?
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Tue, 25 May 1999 08:55:19 -0700
...all mounts to the frame after dropping the engine and > remounting it. The mechanics response was that he did not service the > transmission just...
Re: Replacing a starter on a Syncro
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:53:04 -0600
...My buddy, the experienced VW mechanic, swears the > transmission mounts need to be loosened to ease access to the thing. Any > comment? > > #2 > My...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:15:29 -0500
Not that Daryl needed my help "showing" where the ground strap is located but...... ;) WBX transmission, looking toward rear https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ehcz...
Re: Trans report : SOLVED!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:46:58 -0700
...cause of the noise : > > the PO had replaced one of the transmission mounts with a solid piece of > metal, which is why it sounded...
Re: Dream: Lost my Vanagon; a new muffler, and other news
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:40:24 -0800
...Nothing found wrong with wheels, > bearings, CV joints, motor mounts, tranny mounts, Canadian mounts, rear > suspension, front suspension, veeblefetzer fittings, or the steering > hawsers...
Re: A few Items for sale
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:53:39 -0500
I also have adapters for the jack mounts that will work with a hi lift jack that my dad made me out of stainless...
Mystery sound found...hard accel vibration...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 18 May 2013 18:37:51 -0700
...I've looked, intermittently, at lots of stuff..thinking it might be something to do with motor mounts, close clearance to the body work...
Re: Engine carrier question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:28:53 -0500
...This has pulled the carrier towards the rear of the vehicle, bending the cradle causing the rubber mounts to have a severe angle when...
1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips?
Historical mailing list - C B
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:47:29 -0800
...fresh coolant)? Mechanical fit issues? Will the existing 4-speed manual transmission mate correctly, and is it appropriately geared? Remove/insert from above or...
Re: More Coolant Leaks/Tire Availability
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Fri, 5 Sep 1997 00:22:04 EDT
...025-121-082 Manual Transmission Models 025-121-082A Automatic Transmission Models Price for either one lists for $42.40 in the latest VOA...
Why no 5cly transplants to Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:45:29 -0500
...mounts and exhaust system parts and brackets etc, probably even wiring harness for sale. Is there an issue with compatibility of the transmission that...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:11 -0800
...The vibrations and resonances you experience in the installation > are a function of the motor and transmission mounts, as well as the exhaust > system...
Re: Trans report : SOLVED!
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:41:42 -0700
...the PO had replaced one of the transmission mounts with a solid piece of metal, which is why it sounded so bad/loud at...
Re: Reverting A Diesel Questions
Historical mailing list - jon
Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:05:55 -0700
...cooler assembly 6) Possibly motor mounts 7) Bell housing (although the one you have might be ok) 8) Transmission (IMPORTANT for a 1.6...
Inline 4 transplant question
Historical mailing list - Carolyn Kitzmann
Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:42:50 -0500
I mated the engine from the 87 Golf GT to the newly re-bellhoused vanagon transmission today and noticed somthing funny. The engine, which...
Re: Shifting when hot
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:44:38 -0400
...When the transmission was pulled last > summer the rubber mounts all seemed fine. >
Re: Vanagon safety and design? (addendum)
Historical mailing list - Jim
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:43:57 -0800
...in this evening's postings, of the five Chrysler posts, three are regarding Voyagers. '96, Transmission, no lockup, '89, Engine, poor idle, '91, steering...
Re: Air cooled diesel Vanagons
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:22:51 -0700
...The computer, fuel pump, motor >mounts, transmission and mounts. Getting it all as one unit makes it a lot >easier. > >�� > >
Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub
Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:04:03 -0800
...pipes. (I'm about to reinstall a balanced one with new transmission mounts). 3. It drives and accelerates very similarly to many small cars...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 17 Apr 2016 16:21:27 -0500
...unlikely, given that Johns transmission is a > rebuilt, could the tube on clutch housing that the slave bracket > mounts on (where clutch shaft passes...
Shuddering clutch fixed / New tranny bad!
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:58:56 EDT
Hi Thanks to all who provided helpful input regarding the problem I was having with my clutch and transmission. I solved the problem with...
Re: [Syncro] stretch Syncro/Vanagon lives!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 22 Dec 2002 10:43:14 -0800
...Do you sell your 15 degree engine carrier and mounts? I already bought the KEP parts. Mark David Marshall wrote: > > Mark, > Why not use...
Re: TiiCo Vibes, Flex joints, etc.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:09:41 -0700
...The muffler will still be isolated from the body by the motor and transmission mounts. I have yet to understand why the system is...
Re: Accessing Rear Brake Lines above Syncro Transmission
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:08:16 EDT
...Support transmission with 2nd floor jack, remove two large mounting bolts, lower as much as possible. Leave halfshafts attached if possible. Re-assemble in...
Re: '87 Vanagon shudders in Reverse
Historical mailing list - Eric R. Gougar
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:45:46 -0700
...I would expect that if it were the clutch, I'd have a shudder in both directions, right? As for the rear mounts - the...
Re: Not able to engage any gear
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 2 Jun 2011 08:04:53 -0500
...Becasue it mounts in the flywheel, and the felt washer is mounted against the needle bearing, the two are a bit dis-associated, and...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:07:01 -0800
...Will the > transmission hold the weight? > > Dave > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus...
Re: Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:26:44 -0700
...manual transmissions for '84-91, $350 ea. > > One automatic transmission & differential (trans won't shift into 3rd gear) > > Radiators, cooling fans & sheet metal mounts...
vendor results, and ordering an engine
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:04:24 -0600
A few days ago, I asked for comments about engines and transmissions from MoFoCo, Pro-Tech, So-Cal Imports, and Scat Enterprises. The answers...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:37:18 -0500
Hi Al, 4 of those rubber mounts would *probably* be plenty strong enough to raise a vanagon. I know I have seen a bay...
Re: 1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips?
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:52:47 +0000
...fresh coolant)? > Mechanical fit issues? > Will the existing 4-speed manual transmission mate correctly, and is > it > appropriately geared? > Remove/insert from above or...
Re: Cost to R&R seal between tranny/differential
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:09:15 -0600
...Last week it was suggested here that I might > check the motor and transmission mounts, CV joints, etc. > > He poked and prodded and found...