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• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:07:51 -0400
  ...I've SA Big Brakes on the front, but still have stock drums on the rear. I got a power bleeder, but the problem...
• speaking of vans for sale-seattle
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:11:45 -0700
  1988 Westy, Dove Blue, 179k miles, auto, A/C, power mirrors, cruise etc. Newer VW factory rebuild moto, runs great. $800 of fresh brakes...
• more for sale ... Houston/Galveston, TX area ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 21 Nov 95 12:21:34 CST
  ...292-6384 Bill O'Toole 1989 Vanagon Westfalia - 4-speed, power brakes, power steering, cruise control, A/C, alloy wheels, Heidleburg stereo, metriculously maintained...
• Audi 5000 discs on a Vanagon - anyone do this?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 18:30:24 -0700
  ...Anyone ever try this? Also does anyone have a line of Syncro LT brakes? I'm finding with the extra power that I am...
• FS 1990 Westy - Utah
  Historical mailing list - T and RMB
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:08:44 -0600
  ...A/C, power locks and windows. 120k with new clutch, new brakes and head gaskets done. We are selling our van to purchase a...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 20:43:07 +1300
  ...If you >need more powerful brakes, put on the bigger calipers and rotors. I don't >think an 0.1 liter boost in motor...
• FS: 87 Vanagon, GL, Wolfsburg, Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:18:37 -0400
  ...1 engine, 4 speed, Power Steering,locks and mirows AC newly rebuilt, rebuilt clutch clyinders New tires, belts, and brakes Never damaged. great conditions...
• Re: 71 bus, brakes, front end
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Mon, 15 May 1995 14:54:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...You must have the vacuum tubes from the manifold attached or the brakes won't work worth a flip. BUT, if you attach the...
• Re: brake system vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 10:33:44 +0000
  ...the normal power assist hiss? Hi. Thanks for your reply to my puzzle. The vacuum hiss is ever present when the brakes are applied...
• AC, power door and power window problems
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:22:32 -0700
  ...transaxle, CV joints, wheel bearings, brakes and fuel injection system. You can always cripple home with your power windows jammed; you can't get...
• Re: What do Vanagondrivers ride -- human powered
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:31:57 -0700
  ...Specialized Epic S-WORKS, flat EC-90 Carbon bar, XTR shifters, Mavic Crossmax Disc wheels, Avid Disc brakes, Marzocci Marathon SL fork, Panaracer Fire...
• Re: Rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 May 2013 20:49:16 -0700
  ...my brakes don't even wear much at all and I have never needed more stopping power than the van can generate ...granted it...
• Re: Slipping Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 10:57:25 -0500
  ...Also check the wheel cylinders by using a power bleeder, fluid should flow freely at ~20 psi. Also are the adjusters lubricated with ANTI...
• Re: Reversibility, was REAR DISCS
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 14:29:36 +0100
  ...I also have Mercedes, > 911, & BMW rear disc brakes on hand but decided that drum-style parking > brakes would be more complicated to adapt...
• Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 25 May 2004 10:08:33 -0500
  ...replacing the powerplant with a modern TDI unit and upgrading the brakes. The TDI engine would give you plenty of power with increased economy...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:08:59 -0700
  ...Any magic Goo you put on them, especially where the > friction > is 'supposed' to take place....that has to interfere with the stopping > power...
• Re: what is an 86 vanagon gl worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 02:50:23 EST
  ...power > steering, > brakes, mirrors. Other non-major parts new. Just curious to know what value > is, because I know that Vanagons are worth more...
• Re: Starting My Vanagon Search - Some Questions Please?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:14:20 -0800
  ...And I will add noticably better brakes when comparing my '85 to my current Westy, a '90. And very noticeable difference in power with...
• Re: [Syncro] Larger 303mm Syncro brakes
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:54:56 -0700
  ...have the 276mm dual pot Audi brakes on my TriStar - cross drilled > and slotted and the stopping power is pretty good but there is...
• RE thread on brakes, Dot3,4, etc.(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:53:08 -0700
  ...or slowly sinking pedal, and pumping the brakes won't really help you get more stopping power. After encountering this a few times, you...
• FS: '89 Vanagon Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 15:25:48 EDT
  ...serviced, new brakes, ect. runs great. will have new exh. burgundy w/ silver fiberglass bumpers/body mouldings, alloy wheels (5), power mirrors, pwr, windows...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:09:58 -0400
  Friday or not, if the rear brakes provide an amount of braking power which is adequately proportionate to the front, and if this power...
• Re: Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2007 12:18:01 -0500
  ...weekend, sometimes daily..Brakes were the biggest >> single lap time improvement on a racecar.. >> > If I were driving a WRX powered vanagon, it would...
• Re: Towing limits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 May 2005 20:24:50 -0400
  ...Is this strong enough? What is the weight limit on it? My Brakes are in good shape and I have a Subaru for power...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:09:31 -0400
  ...Would I have to > bleed the rear brakes (ore even also the clutch) if I remove those front > hoses? > -Wes > > > > On Thu, Jun 14...
• Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:18:16 -0700
  ...Set of rebuilt injectors installed, new Bilsteins in the front, rear brakes inspected and adjusted, emergency brake adjusted. Runs fine at startup, cold. In...
• Re: Oh, the weather out side is delightful, the fire inside is frightful...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:28:59 -0800
  Can you describe how you did the rear disc brakes? I'd really like those. Mike On 1/19/05 9:00 AM, "Kim...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
  ...The CC will sense the voltage at both sides of the brakeswitch. With the brakes not applied, one side should read 12-14 volts...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 26 Sep 2017 01:45:16 +0000
  ...power. > > > > About 4 mins in the power hiccups slightly then continues on. I had a > > bit of a corner so tapped the brakes lightly...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:11:54 -0800
  ...alistair On 2012-01-31, at 7:31 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > Hey John, what about this air compressor powered beastie from HF?? > http...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:54:54 -0400
  ...This shouldn't be an issue for the steering -- it's a flowing system, not a static one like brakes and clutch. The response...
• Re: horsepower increase
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:21:27 -0500
  ...to increase power and reliability. -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL, soon to have SA suspension and 15" disc brakes 85 Westy Weekender...
• Re: [Syncro] Larger 303mm Syncro brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:43:03 -0700
  ...have the 276mm dual pot Audi brakes on my TriStar - cross >> drilled >> and slotted and the stopping power is pretty good but there is...
• Re: Benefits of 15 " rims
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 19:59:29 EST
  ...power, the bolt up, stock VW setup, and that you need to use 15" rims on any van that has the bigger brakes ( I...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:41:13 -0700
  ...retrofit engine brakes, those are very useful because the fully loaded weight of a big truck vastly exceeds the braking power of the engine...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 08:37:55 -0700
  ...feel their brakes losing power due to overheating...and THEN they try to fix the situation.... Stopping to let the brakes cool is not...
• '89 Westy Price - Reasonable??
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 18:50:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The van has about 70K miles and is imaculate - Power steering, brakes, Air <needs service - no cooling>, automatic, but otherwise seems a very nice...
• 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
  From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche (and custom) brakes to VW T3s like ours. Hi Andrew, how are you...
• Re: doing more brake jobs
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:22:37 -0700
  ...power" and it was wise to conserve it till the vehicle was moving slowly enough to stop. Woe be unto him who brakes at...
• Re: Digest Number 2372
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:58:11 -0700
  ...So if the larger brakes provide 20% more braking torque and the increase in rolling radius is 20% then the braking effect is the...
• Re: Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 29 Dec 1996 22:23:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...to sell these in America where you haveta have automatic/power > steering/power brakes/blah, blah, blah? Should we just convert them when > there...
• FS: 87 Vanagon GL $5,500
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 12:40:10 -0500
  ...Grey-blue metalic paint 110k AC Power locks Power and heated mirrows New Parts: Clutch master and slave cylinder rebuilt Brakes, Turned front rotors...
• Re: Reversibility, was REAR DISCS
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 06:59:25 EST
  ...I also have Mercedes, 911, & BMW rear disc brakes on hand but decided that drum-style parking brakes would be more complicated to adapt...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 06:40:49 -0500
  ...If you >need more powerful brakes, put on the bigger calipers and rotors. I don't >think an 0.1 liter boost in motor...
• RE: One Way Vaccum Valve? -or- Could this be the problem?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 14:32:00 -0800 (PST)
  >okay, been cruising round lately, me and rumba, doing great...then yesterday i >notice a definite lack of power and my brakes are stiff...
• 86 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 22:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
  For Sale 1986 Westfalia GL Excellent condition White exterior, tan/brown interior Air Conditioning Power Steering Cruise Control Manual Transmission 4-Speaker Stereo Side...
• Re: 1990 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 26 May 1998 01:27:09 EDT
  ...sale CARAT..Fully powered, Auto Dual air, New tires, 144000 miles, MAROON WITH GRAY INTERIOR needs new windshield and brakes $5900 Tulsa, Oklahoma Email...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:26:18 -0400
  ...Unlike > petrol (gasoline) engines, diesel engines vary fuel flow to control power > rather than throttling air intake and maintaining a constant fuel ratio as...
• 84 7 Passenger FS Nor Cal!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:46:23 -0700
  ...Brakes Good Cv's Good Windsheild New Body Great Paint Great Interior Good Tires Good Trans Good Clutch Good Engine Strong!! No power Steering...
• Re: Brakes (upgraded and standard)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:07:27 -0700
  --- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > I was giving some thought on a drive home late Saturday to the > issue of > brakes. The few...
• Re: FS: 87 Vanagon, GL, Wolfsburg, Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Bobby K. Winter
  Fri, 02 May 1997 23:24:18 -0500
  ...1 engine, 4 speed, > Power Steering,locks and mirows > AC newly rebuilt, rebuilt clutch clyinders > New tires, belts, and brakes > Never damaged. great conditions...
• '85 Vanagon GL For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Bennett
  Mon, 4 May 1998 08:45:48 -0400
  ...Has 1.9L motor which is complete, Power steering, good transmission, brakes, front-end, tires. Did compression test on motor (125, 75, 0, 75...
• Re: Brake upgrades and Power Slot Rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:55:10 -0800
  Yeah, what I'd like to find is a DIY walk-through, explaining how to upgrade to used wrecking yard Audi brakes on a...
• Re: VW Bus Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  19 May 1994 18:57:43 GMT
  ...Power Brakes. Cruise Control. Tachometer, Speedometer, fuel and engine temp gauges. Oil pressure, battery, brakes, OXY, seatbelt lights. Fast, slow, intermittent wipers. Engine/Drivetrain...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:34:11 -0700
  ...07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > > Hi, "84 van, no power brakes, manual tranny" > > > What I did so far was to tap around...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:42:51 -0700
  ...On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > Hi Volks, > > I bled the brakes on Dad's...
• Was: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup - now Adjusting Parking Brake or Emergency Brake
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:44:18 -0400
  ...Dennis is consistent in reminding people that brakes need regular attention and that the main reason some people think Vanagon brakes are bad is...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:48:26 -0400
  ...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:42:33 -0400
  ...DOT4 and PS fluid! http://www.herguth.com/capabilities/brakeswell.htm Jim Akiba On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Greg Potts...
• Re: Fuel Master
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Tue, 6 May 2003 06:46:18 -0700
  Gentlemen, Americans buy power and sadly not enough buy for safety and economy. American car companies only add things the don't sell like...