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• Syncro can o' worms???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 May 1997 19:43:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Owner says that the VC is working because the front tires scrub in very tight turns?? Anyone had a front diff or VC go...
• Re: Looking for Syncro VC
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 15:47:08 -0400
  Ken, Rebuilt VC from German Transaxles of Bend Oregon (1-800 892-4327), $600 plus refundable $300 core charge. Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia KENWILFY...
• Re: Westy-Vision
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:20:03 -0000
  Kelly, I've had a 9 inch TV/VCR in my westy for over 5 years. It's the best way to travel for...
• Re: Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 08:43:17 -0800
  ...I don't know of anything in the VC that would indicate any differentce between forward and reverse action. I'll have to try...
• Broken brake line
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:47:14 -0400
  ...Thanks again! Chris _______________________________________________________ Personal Homepage ~ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9860 Email ~ theerion@gator.net ICQ ~ 77358087 Yahoo Messenger ~ gkikoboy [text/x-vcard] BEGIN...
• Re: 1998 SA Vanagon on eBay UK
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 14:57:03 EST
  ...owner says new tires on rear - isn't the biggest killer of VCs different tire sizes - just like when you replace two tires at...
• Re: viscous coupling
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 17:20:58 -0400
  ...Shouldn't the vendors who monitor the list topics figure out that there may be a healthy market for a VC exchange program as...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 15:07:31 -0700
  ...VC fluid - take a chance on this > I've not driven a syncro, nor have I ever seen a VC nor studied how it...
• TV/VCR-AC/DC Question
  Historical mailing list - Ralph P. Geho
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:25:05 -0500
  ...We are thinking of buying a combo TV/VCR for the Westy and are undecided as to purchasing an ac/dc model or an...
• Re: Engineering a LCD screen for my camper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:27:14 -0230
  ...So I want to make a very cheap LCD screen TV (DVD/VCR) player for my van with a flat panel screen. Just like...
• Re: I'm Sorry...NYS Motor-Smoker Law
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 13:01:34 -0300
  ...YasmentJM [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:O'Neil;Sean tel;work:(902) 425-3607 x-mozilla-html:TRUE adr:;;;Halifax;Nova Scotia;;Canada...
• Re: VC: Late Friday Entry
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:08:57 -0700
  "VC: such practical vehicles! You CAN play trombone in it!" Thus the question, "What's the least used sentence in the English language?" "Look...
• Appologies re virus warning
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 17:25:02 -0600
  ...Again I'm sorry Alfred 85 Westy [text/x-vcard] BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Bagdan;Alfred FN:Alfred Bagdan EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 14:19:36 -0500
  I've not driven a syncro, nor have I ever seen a VC nor studied how it works - BUT - this is very interesting to...
• Re: [Syncro] removing VC- time and ease??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:11:15 -0800
  ...once replacing the VC with > another one that I had taken from a salvage vehicle > (did not work), once with a new VC from...
• Syncro with engaging VC
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:14:16 +0200
  ...There were three knobs to lock diffs - yes one to engage/disengage the VC. 2. A factory fitted 2.5 3. 105l gas tank...
• Re: some VC anatomy info
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:17:57 -0800
  I'm really glad you weren't doing other things - very cool to see how the VC is put together. BT On Mon, Nov...
• bench testing a VC--> how??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:57:15 -0800
  folks, i have a handful of VCs laying around and want to "bench" test them for a qualitative "aggressiveness" of them. Any firsthand experience...
• Re: factory front carpet and sound deadening FS Tampa FL
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:49:16 -0400
  ...https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8b1wdm2OOrk/VCR65ITf-rI/AAAAAAAAAQM/0RFtC rehd0Q/w702-h395-no/SAM_1365.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6mca7Jq2JD0/VCR65bKfarI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/mJUgv...
• refill viscous....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 20:53:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...as of today, june 10,1997 the factory is not setup to produce VC's so right now even SDP is not set up...
• Wanted: Clutch fluid pipe for Vanagon 1.6 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Alan Conway
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:19:18 -0400
  ...Alan Conway Email alanc@ms.com [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:; tel;fax:USA (212) 762-0520 tel;work:USA (212) 762-2111...
• Fwd: Re: Test Setup Test Viscous With Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:59:28 -0500
  ...I got a value of around 25 >ft/lbs before the VC would allow some slow slip. Then I tried the same >thing on...
• Re: VC Fluid Appears To Be Under Pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:35:43 -0400
  Derek Drew wrote: > > I took an old VC out last night .... > > 1. The fluid was obviously under pressure as it gushed out of either...
• whats up ? no 4th on an 87 syncro westy? Help
  Historical mailing list - Late braking
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 21:30:55 -0400
  ...day how much you people know! Bill K [text/x-vcard] begin: vcard fn: Bill Kaehrle n: Kaehrle;Bill org: Eh - Oh Time for...
• Waterboxer headset
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 19:10:27 -0400
  ...http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/ 'Transporters By The Tunnel' - A fun camping event ' held July 14th-16th [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:DiGennaro...
• Front Door Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 09:49:42 -0400
  ...Thanks for the tips on how to install it without having to bleed the whole cooling system. [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:;Kids...
• Re: VC: Clinging sound found
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sat, 13 Dec 1997 13:27:52 EST
  I was sent a message from the list bout a guyin oregon that rebuilds the vc for 600 bucks with a 300 dollar core...
• <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid wishes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Feb 1997 18:54:23 -0800
  ...When one side of the drive wheels slip, the two sides of the differential spin with a difference above 6% and the VC locks...
• Re: Running a TV/VCR in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 May 2001 11:34:19 -0500
  I use a 12v /120v combo Tv/Vcr that I got from a Sams Club. I've run it on battery power many hours...
• <Syncro> binding when hot/VC
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:27:43 -0300
  Hi Syncronauts, rest of you can press delete while drooling ;) VC works on heat, from shearing of silicone paste inside normally. Lockup is something...
• Hope to see you at Transporters by the Tunnel, This weekend
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:55:27 -0400
  ...http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/ 'Transporters By The Tunnel' - A fun camping event ' held July 14th-16th [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:DiGennaro...
• Re: VALVE COVER ADHESIVE
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 23:17:18 -0500
  Mark and All, I have always used Permatex "High Tack" on the VC gaskets, which in my opinion is nothing more than red contact...
• Re: Kool Kampers
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:17:49 +0100
  ...Does anybody know what it is? > > *www.vwbusclub.nl/VW-HANDEL/vw-vcc-amersfoort.htm*<http://www.vwbusclub.nl/VW-HANDEL/vw-vcc-amersfoort...
• Re: FWD Vanagon ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:34:43 -0700
  ...However, with all the syncro folks talking about their vc's melting down now with some miles on them, I'd think carefully before...
• poptop crack in my westy - need advice
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:44:39 -0300
  ...flocking on the inside of the top? TIA [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:O'Neil;Sean tel;work:(902) 425-3607 x-mozilla...
• Re: What's a Syncro Wolfsburg Worth?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:20:01 EST
  ...Pete, better check on what a new or rebuilt VC worth before going too far with this one. The VC's are lots of...
• Re: Syncro Tire Diameter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:24:21 -0700
  ...Laziness can cost $1000 for a VC ... not my choice. Same with improperly aligned front/rear ends which destroys tires and begs for VC...
• TV/VCR-AC/DC Question
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:23:08 -0700
  ...For example, I had a regular VCR plugged into my inverted and it absolutely refused to play a tape at regular speed. It would...
• Running a TV/VCR in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Fri, 11 May 2001 12:02:45 -0400
  I am interested in taking a TV/VCR combo on long trips for evening entertainment. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking about...
• Re: Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:22:00 -0800
  ...Maybe the VC is going bad? > >Hmmmmm? That's odd. I don't know of anything in the VC that would indicate >any differentce...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:19:18 -0700
  On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > in a nutshell.. > > > -vc were and are rebuilt by...
• Re: [syncro.org] bad vibes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 11:25:47 -0400
  ...Eric David Devere wrote: >Eric, > I can't see how draining the fluid from the VC would do anything other >than make your VC...
• Re: Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:38:35 -0300
  ...I could > be wrong with my theory but, if there VC is speed dependant when it locks > then 0km/h + 100km/h = locked VC...
• Viscous Couplings Everywhere! (was: Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:51:35 -0500
  ...One VC for each half-axle to maintain the axle speed proportional to the driveshaft speed? This would put a constant & heavy load on...
• Re: Syncro TDI double cabs!? I want one!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:00:34 -0700
  --- wb6otg <wb6otg@INTREX.NET> wrote: > >My favorite two quotes from that article: > > >"a simple, maintenance free automatic four wheel > drive system" and > >"(The VC...
• FS: 84 w/ inline-4 conversion $1500
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:48:31 EDT
  ...BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/sale.html">VC classifieds</A> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepagesale2.html">VC...
• TV/VCR in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:58:38 EDT
  A couple of weeks ago someone posted a question about running a tv/vcr in their Westy, worried that the alt. couln't handle...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:53:59 -0400
  ...In this case the VC is driven by > the main drive shaft, the VC drives the fron diff, which turns the > flanges for the...
• Westfalia cabinet molding...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 9 May 2000 17:00:26 -0700
  ...in this forum? :) Thanx again, Dan '87 Westfalia [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Schmitz;Dan tel;work:225-6119 x-mozilla-html:FALSE...
• Re: MODERATOR Re: Tire ongoing discussions
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:27:57 +0000
  q1RoaXMgc2V0IG9mIGRpc2N1c3Npb25zIHdpbGwgYmUgY2xvc2VkIGFzIG9mIE1pZG5pZ2h0IFBE VCwgc28gZ2V0IA0KeW91ciBsaWNrcyBpbiB0b2RheSBpZiB5b3Ugd2FudCB0by4guw0KDQpJIHNl Y29uZCB0aGUgbW90aW9uLiBUaGlzIGluY2x1ZGVzIGFsbCB0aXJlIHRocmVhZHMgdGhhdCBoYXMg YmVlbiBib3VuY2luZyBhLXJvdW5kIGFsbCB3ZWVrIHVuZGVyIHNsaWdodGx5IGRpZmZlcmVudCBz dWJqZWN0bGluZXMuDQoNCiANCkJlblQNCg0KU2VudCB2aWEgQmVuVGJlcnJ5IGJ5IEJlblROVA==
• bus list
  Historical mailing list - Michael Johnson
  Sat, 27 Apr 96 16:36:39 PDT
  please subscribe me.... Mike Johnson mjohnson@vcd.hp.com
• Window curtain
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Cooper
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:35:51 -0400
  [multipart/related] Jonathan R. Cooper.vcf [application/octet-stream]
• Re: front washer reservoir on 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Simon Godwin
  Tue, 5 May 1998 11:52:40 -0400
  ...priced parts (astronomical)? > > Durby Suniga > 87 GL WLE [text/x-vcard] begin: vcard fn: Simon Godwin n: Godwin;Simon org: BTG, Inc. adr: 3877...
• "hello to the group", just signed on.....
  Historical mailing list - Late braking
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 20:04:37 -0400
  ...westies as I plan to get one in near future Bill K West Hartford,CT [text/x-vcard] begin: vcard fn: Bill Kaehrle n...
• Re: TOASTED VC?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:23:32 -0400
  ...So does this mean the VC is toasted. NO. under the conditions it maybe working find. > Will it hurt anything else to drive without...
• Strange lights in the......................
  Historical mailing list - Allen
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 11:13:01 -0500
  ...Allen [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:;Allen x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:allen123@erols.com note;quoted-printable...
• Re: [Syncro] loose input shaft on syncro front diff
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:48:19 PDT
  Are you talking about a ring and pinion in the front diff? That would be on the other side of the VC and I...
• Re: Maps vs GPS-Minor VC
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:39:25 -0700
  ...Required VC. Melissa On Oct 9, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > can > women within one standard deviation of the median...
• Re: Inverter or AC/DC
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 28 May 1999 18:22:24 -0400
  Mark, I presently have a Tv., VCR, and a Nintendo game in the rear of my Vanagon (keeps the kids happy on trips around...
• Re: Syncro Stuck in ditch!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 22:04:27 -1000
  ...a worn out vc can ruin tranny and related parts if not replaced. I know... it happened to me. The good news is Derek...