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Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:41:13 -0500
---- Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote: > Dave, > > Once upon a time in parts of this country (Canada) if you took your drivers examination...
Re: Can you drive with skylight open?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:07:17 -0700
I drive with it open. Unless it's raining. Then usually not. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On...
Re: mileage revisited
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sat, 23 Nov 1996 11:09:18 -0800
I drive a 1986 Syncro Westfalia, use 91 to 93 octane gasoline, drive 100 km/hr = 63 mph. My consumption is 14.5 litres...
prop/driveshaft alignment how?
Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:50:38 EDT
hey, After I get new u-joints for my syncro, the Bentley manual recommends on aligning the driveshaft but it doesn't say how...
new syncro driveshaft installed
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 07:29:52 PDT
I installed the new (VW remanufactured) driveshaft into my syncro last night. Vibrations are gone, syncro is happy again. I just kept the old...
Re: westy rust
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:20:41 EST
...of drivers wheel to front of drivers side > rear wheel." > > run away? > > all vanagons get seam rust sooner or later if driven in wet...
Help! Synchro Vibration
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 May 1995 00:50:06 -0400
I'm about at the end of my driveshaft..and UNDER it too much lately. A year ago I had a u-joint wear...
Re: car that refuses to die...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:41:03 -0800
Me too...I get "Hippie Bus" often, and I keep up on the freeways and interstates with no horns blasting...aftermarket driveline, but still...
Re: more about my synco question
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 20:35:34 -0500
Funny you should mention a "slipper" shaft...the drive shaft on my Westy Syncro was definitely vibrating. So I pulled it and dropped it...
Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 01:34:42 -0700
...Mark > >Techincally, a turbo charger is exhaust driven, a super charger is > >mechanically driven > >Mark > > > No no no!!! Any form of increasing the inlet...
Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 17:12:01 -0500
Like many I drive my 88GL as a daily driver. I too have put enough new parts into it to feel realy comfortable with...
RV Roof Air...was Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:14:47 -0400
...how many people drive vw as daily driver I have solved the a/c problem with an RV roof air, and portable generator (now...
Drivers side door wanted for 84 westy
Historical mailing list - ghamburg
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:05:43 -0700
Looking for the drivers side door I am in California
Final drive level check
Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 06:39:17 -0500
Where do you check the final drive oil level in a 84 automatic?
Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 02:23:03 EDT
...So, get a GOOD driver. 2/ Did you seat the driver to the bottom of the socket? If not, the top of the socket...
Re: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:27:43 -0700
...Which vendor drivelines do the gurus like? >> >> If it doesn't hurt anything, I may just wait, drive without the driveline, and save up...
Re: Power Window Problem
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 01:08:14 -0700
I have a similar problem and traced the cause to broken wires in the run between the driver's door and the body of...
Re: bus accident
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Jan 95 12:00:59 PST
...The left front corner (driver side) was severly ruined. The driver door was missing (probably torn by rescue workers to get the driver out...
Re: Cool modified DOKA and BRM
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:15:45 -0500
The problem with unequal length drive shafts is "torque steer" where the longer shaft absorbs more torque than the short one, thus steering the...
Re: Gerry is ill - suggestions for a server upgrade
Historical mailing list - Dave
Fri, 21 May 1999 09:13:48 -0500
This sounds reasonable, except for the hard drives. I've had bad luck with drive failures and have found Maxtor and IBM drives to...
Re: teenagers and vanagons
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:29:24 -0400
...Learning to be a safe driver, both vehicle > operation plus all the other things a new driver must learn to do to be > safe...
Re: Friday question
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:54:34 -0600
...since > > neither of us considers driving to be a sport, neither of us feels > > shortchanged if the other one drives. When she drives, I...
Clueless........cont'd!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:39:25 EDT
...As I mentioned before in my earlier post, I've already been thru most of the common reasons such as replacing both drive-shafts...
Re: source for driveshft (syncro)
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 23:23:48 -0400
I have recently seen ford 1 ton (gas) trucks with Aluminum drive shafts. Obviously this would work in the Vanagon. This would be a...
Re: Driver's door lock info?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:27:57 +0200
...should you be able to lock a Vanagon driver's door without > the key? It is a feature to prevent you from locking your...
Re: 85 GL dead at end of driveway - can we tow it in reverse?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:27:40 -0800
...re IF I put it in neutral, can we tow it up the driveway with our truck (it will be towing in reverse)? Or...
Re: Am I sick?
Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:45:18 -0800
Paint it and Drive it! That is what cars are for. If you care for the paint job and are careful where you park...
Re: Busses in the driveway
Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:01:21 -0400
Hey...I do that...go out in my driveway (well actually the yard...my Van leaks oil on the driveway and my hubby doesn...
Re: Synchro to 2wd
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 01:44:50 -0400
You can remove the driveshaft, no problem. It's not realistically possible to remove the front axles since the outboard CV joints form the...
Re: It happens every 100k - vanagons with over 200k mi
Historical mailing list - John Baker
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:12:52 -0500
Isn't there a dude on the list who has driven his van 300,000 miles on the same engine? Or is he on...
Drive that Vanagon (Mexico road)
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:51:25 -0500
...clip i made yesterday, as i prepare myself for another trip this > winter. > > Drive that thing, drive it hard!!! > > Benny > > http://www.benplace.com >
politically correct
Historical mailing list
Wed, 14 Sep 1994 18:22:12 +0800
...his vacation, while his poor gyno-companion had to drive and drive and drive ! Perhaps I should have used a nicer term: metabolically challenged...
Re: gas milage
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 5 May 2005 08:16:05 -0700
To minimize the draw on the pension and the overall fuel consumption, just drive less. Assign two days a week to no drive days...
Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:14:32 -0500
...The photo shows a 17mm socket, with a 1" > drive. It is sitting on the drive end. > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pdooley" <psdooley@VERIZON...
Re: Power doorlocks again
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:28:33 -0700
I had the same problem as yours and replaced the drivers side actuator and that fixed it. I believe the drivers side actuator locks...
cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:23:19 -0400
...Project for son and future daily driver '87 Fox Wagon (4) SportWagon daily driver Spare Fox drivetrain (4) Don't think I'll ever...
Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?
Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:21:42 -0400
...Is the PS much nicer to drive? I now have nearly new MXT reinforced tires(from the wolfsburg) and steering effort is much easier...
Re: [Syncro] Slip Yoke Drive Shaft (May Special)
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 30 Apr 2004 06:22:34 EDT
...Re: [Syncro] Slip Yoke Drive Shaft (May Special) > > Hi Don, > Let me ask you something. Can you make a drive shaft out of > Aluminum...
Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Tue, 3 Jan 2017 11:39:38 -0800
Thank you, that's the method I've been looking for.
for sale: drivers side westy screen
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:41:11 EST
if anyone is missing their drivers side westy screen, i have one.. chris
Re: Risk Management was Re: Any Suggestions for 24-hour
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:15:41 -0800
...The 12-14 hour drives straight to Kingman, AZ, Vegas, etc. were punctuated with regular stops and during "normal" hours (i.e. get up...
AT and final drive removal questions
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:12:11 -0500
...Is the outside one suppose to turn? I found it pretty easy to separate the trans from the final drive. Is it possible to...
Re: Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:30:04 -0700
...Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft? > Hello, > > I would say that driving w/o the driveshaft is fine...I did for...
Re: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:26:44 -0700
...Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon | |Has anyone else ever driven a stock diesel Vanagon through rush hour |traffic? Now that's not...
Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:54:34 -0500
...91 Auto Final Drive ? > > > > Two questions, please. Does the final drive have a gasket between the pan >> and drive? Bentley looks like there is...
Boston to DC for Wolfy pickup
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sat, 25 Dec 1999 10:22:34 EST
...I have another Vanagon to drive down there but not a second driver to drive it back home. Please p-mail me if you...
Re: more about my synco question
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:08:47 -0500
...As I recall, there was someone making replacement drive shafts that were "slipper" shafts, someone there should know about it. If not, someone there...
Re: removing driver's seat in 91
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:35:13 -0700
...removing driver's seat in 91 > Would this also work for exchanging drivers set with front passenger seat? > > John > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loren Busch...
Re: calculating speed from rpm~reply
Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
Sun, 24 May 1998 02:48:16 EDT
...RPM X Tire diameter (say 25" tall for example) MPH = ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Final drive ratio X 336 (final drive= ring and pinion X gear ratio) 4...
Re: Jesus and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 16:54:24 -0500
...John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- HE would probably drive a Camelera!! John Rodgers '88 GL Driver -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- Date: Tuesday...
Re: How do I make driver's door lock w/o key?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:13:16 -0400
...How do I make driver's door lock w/o key? > > > > > > > > > Subject line says it all. > > > > > > People on the list have modified their doors...
Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
Historical mailing list - James V
Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:27:01 -0700
...it okay to > drive a van w/ newly rebuilt 2.1L on a 900 mi road trip? Can it be driven > as normal at...
Re: Refrigerator relay?
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:50:41 -0500
...Its exactly like the main battery compartment under the passenger seat, just on the drivers side. scootch the driver seat all the way forward...
syncro driveshaft, which way?
Historical mailing list - Gary Thaxter
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:10:20 -0400
I have had my driveshaft off for a while now, and got it rebuilt. I forget which end the vibration damper goes on. . . BTW...
Re: new Syncro driveshafts
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:09:16 -0500
>Several weeks ago, I noticed someone selling new replacement Syncro >driveshafts with greaseable Spicer (?) U-joints on ebay.... Chris, Here is an e-mail...
Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 08:23:06 +1200
...The speed of a belt-driven supercharger (and hence the boost) is set by the diameters of the drive & driven pulleys.
Re: DRIVEWAY DEGREASER (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:25:04 -0700
...DRIVEWAY DEGREASER (LVC) > Can anyone recommend an effective concrete degreaser to remove oil stains from the driveway? I searched the archives and back in...
Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:46:05 -0700
EMZ wrote: > > Have you been driving this without the drive axle? The front > wheel bearings are suppose to fall apart like that?. What happened...
Re: car that refuses to die...
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:21:55 +0000
...Jeff ----- Original Message ----- > oh yes... > other drivers and truckers used to toot their horn to say Hi when I drive > my Bay... > not anymore...
Re: auto trans final drive
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:30:50 -0700
...auto trans final drive > RE: Lube in the final drive > Annie still hasn't received an answer to her original question: What lube > (like...