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• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 2 May 2008 19:23:08 -0700
  On 5/2/08, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If it was knobs, i bet it was servo controlled. One could probably > adapt...
• Re: Flux capacitor install
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 13 May 2021 07:41:49 -0600
  ...But similarly, in my 16 > > year old Toyota Highlander, I was having funky issues with one of the > > servos for heater and air distribution...
• Re: Need a bit more help...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:56:24 +0000
  ...It's a servo motor. Wires from the cruise control ecu go in & a cable comes out. The cable is attached to the throttle...
• Re: Adding Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 20 Dec 2018 02:02:37 +0000
  ...Adding Cruise Control    I've been very happy with the "old school" (that is using manifold vacuum for the servo) Audiovox CCS100 cruise control...
• Fwd: <syncro> front locker/rear locker
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:49:43 -0400
  ...smitht@unb.ca (Tim Smith) >Subject: <syncro> front locker/rear locker > >Hi Derek, > >short answer, ALL locker/servo components are same in both ends...
• Re: Broken factory cruise on '90 syncro
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:01:17 -0500
  ...When you engage the cruise control, a vacuum is placed on this servo unit near the throttle and if the rubber diaphragm has aged...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:02:03 -0500
  ...rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the >>> reservoir...
• Retrofitting Cruise Control to a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:03:13 EST
  ...the electric vacuum pump as the Vanagon does? How about the servo - is it the same as what was used on the Vanagon? Reason...
• Cruise Control Vendors
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:48:15 +0000
  ...There were four major different items that needed to be ordered: - Servomotor & Controller - Control lever at steering wheel - Speed sensor that attaches to transaxle...
• FS: '87 Westy w/Turbo Diesel Motor - Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 20:28:32 EST
  ...R�servoir � essence neuf. Glow plugs neufs. Electricit� refaite. Alternateur reconditionn�. Moteur refix� avec braquettes. Batterie neuve. Timing belt neuve. Prix demand�: 19,000...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 21:07:21 -0800
  ...the side of the housing and machined > to fit the vacuum servo. This route is a lot of work, > and dangerous, because it is...
• Re: Cruise Control not working
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:13:43 -0800
  ...Vacuum - Check the integrity of the lines and vent valves by unhooking the line on the vacuum pump, collapsing the servo diaphram at the...
• Re: making sense of "M codes" ?? (vanagon option codes)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:40:25 -0700
  ...persons 500 - full width partition between cab and load compartment 657 - servo steering, hydraulic On 4/25/05, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com...
• Oettinger syncro 16" westfalia
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:23:25 -0500
  ...Climate, servo, eFh, eAsp, ZV, rinse, bed, stroke roof, cabinets, hzb. driver's seat, Tempomat, barrier vo. and rear, spare wheel owner rear, Colour...
• Re: Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -0400
  ...get back there short of removing the brake master > cylinder and servo. > > I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever (much better...
• Re: KEP/Group Response
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 13:18:17 -0700
  ...allow a longer more powerful starter to clear the diff lock servo. No such probs without diff lock. Bonus on the Syncros is that...
• Re: Clutch and Slave stuff
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:03:36 -0400
  ...So it's the Master Brake Cylinder (again) or that Brake Servo thing. Thanks Bill H. 88 Silver GL (4 speed) Pittsburgh --- jbrush@aros...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 11:41:02 -0700
  ...Lottsa little servos and pumps under both front seats, and buttons to make them > move around...Why?..... -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 13:00:26 -0700
  ...no info on their website about this unit. > Ive got the servo motor for the throttle cable and > the dash switch control. Im not...
• My new Starter's dimentions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Fri, 21 May 1999 10:47:44 -0700
  ...Eric (EMZ) indicated the winding case needs to be 2.5 inch not 2.75 inch to fit behind the diff lock servo. The...
• RE: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 08:47:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...3 sections on a '71) from the engine to the booster servo. My $.02... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon w/Chevy 2800...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:04:04 -0600
  ...the base of the L) to change the direction of the servo thrust/pull. On Friday, October 8, 2004, at 10:27 AM, Automatic...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:47:41 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/new-parts-past/power-brake-servo-rebuilt-281612105-x HOWEVER, do check the areas noted by Dennis...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:10:05 -0700
  ...The last one worked either from a wheel pickup, or ignition, and had the electronics integrated into the servo housing. There were other smaller...
• RE: misc.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Finally replaced all 3 sections of hose from the manifold to the brake booster servo (also replaced the master cylinder, which leaked), and the...
• Re: [Syncro] Front diff lock light not blinking
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:16:57 +0200
  ...So check your vacuum lines and the rubber connections at the diff lock servos as well as at the diff lock switches. Or perhaps...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:44:33 -0400
  ...Mike Houlton, Maine Dennis Haynes wrote: > Send it back and get the unit with the electric servo. The Vanagon does > not have enough vacuum...
• Brake Problem or Nature of the Beast?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:12:06 -0700
  ...Not sure ow to tell if the Power assist servo is working. Could it be that I am too used to driving newer cars...
• Re: Cruise Control Vendors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:53:10 +1200
  ...There >were four major different items that needed to be ordered: > >- Servomotor & Controller >- Control lever at steering wheel >- Speed sensor that attaches to transaxle...
• Re: Ultimate Cruise Control - Was Lost, Now Found!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:55:50 +0000
  ...Etc., Etc. > >Well, the Ultracruise II is an electrical servo driven unit. No vacuum or >vacuum reserve canister. Unfortunately, when others tried to purchase...
• Questions About Adding Diff Lock To Non-Lockers
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 14:26:01 -0500
  ...Secondly, the factory put a protective piece of hose between the diff lock servo and the diff lock servo bracket to keep dirt and...
• Re: LED Brake lamps and Audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:25:49 -0700
  ...What If in fact want the Servo wanted to see was a load on the brake lamp switch so in would see that it...
• Re: Alarm with power door locks?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:03:17 -0700
  ...power to trigger it properly), and I've wired the rear servo up as a remote trunk release. No siren wired up to the...
• Vanagon List Brake Special (Spring is coming!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:59:58 EST
  ...Brake Master Cylinder- (ATE)- $80 Brake Servo (aka Booster)- $195 Rear Wheel cylinder (ATE)- $12 Rear Brake Shoes (ATE)- $40 Rear Brake Shoes (Aftermarket...
• RE: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the intake naifold, all >>the way forward to the power brake servo. Replaced the valve > > Thanks for the reply. However I am not aware...
• Re: cruise control mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 May 2001 22:07:07 -0700
  ...clutch pedal A Vacuum motor in the engine compartment A Vacuum servo attached to the throttle I'm guessing that any year that had...
• HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:19:01 -0700
  ...Mounting the servo: I mounted the servo in the little empty area behind the left tail light. I angled it so that I could...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 2 May 2008 21:21:03 -0400
  ...even connected directly to the knobs? Or do the knobs control servos that control the valves....... My mind was also racing while the list...
• Re: sad For Sale story on Seattle CL
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:49:34 -0800
  ...Luckily a vanagon stops relatively well w/o servo. Most newer cars don't.) I don't regret the 1.9TD conversion. After replacing...
• Re: Syncro Diff Problem
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 00:01:43 +0100
  ...the start of step 4 on my previous > >message, remove the servo mounting bracket, one circlip and 2 x M6 > >bolts. Sorry! > > > >Don McCallum...
• Re: Syncro Starter Removal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:24:47 -0400
  ...You may want to remove the 1/2 shaft and lock axle servo. This will make the proceedure doable. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi...
• Re: Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:39:09 -0700
  ...get back there short of removing the brake master > cylinder and servo. > > I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever (much better...
• Re: Differential lock lock
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:25:20 -0400
  ...A small "crunch" signaled the return > to normal mode. > > Since the switch detects the shaft position, it seems the servo shaft > is retracting enough...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 23:09:57 -0500
  ...the side of the housing and machined > to fit the vacuum servo. This route is a lot of work, > and dangerous, because it is...
• Re: Flux capacitor install
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 13 May 2021 09:20:57 -0700
  ...But similarly, in my > 16 > > > year old Toyota Highlander, I was having funky issues with one of the > > > servos for heater and air distribution...
• Cruise Control for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:09:36 +0000
  ...locks in tight-tight-tight.  I have had to replace the Servo a couple times; I don't know it the problem was electronic...
• Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!! update1
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:10:10 -0500
  Pumping the brake pedal and then starting the engine does have the pedal drop, so I'm thinking that the vacuum servo line is...
• Re: Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:25:46 -0400
  ...Is there a power brake servo that's gone bad? Can master > cylinders go bad without leaking fluid? > > Please give me some tests to...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:53:44 -0500
  ...The basically use a servo motor to assist with turning the steering shaft. Except the controls, makes for a simple, low cost solution. Dennis...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:19:01 -0700
  ...small spaces. > among other problems I had to butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock > to get it to fit with the new...
• Re: Oettinger syncro 16" westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:22:39 -0800
  ...Climate, servo, eFh, eAsp, ZV, rinse, bed, stroke roof, cabinets, hzb. driver's seat, Tempomat, barrier vo. and rear, spare wheel owner rear, Colour...
• Re: remote/keyless entry
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:14:49 -0400
  ...And I never leave any car in gear, either! The alarm system would need to command a relatively cheap doorlock servo to push/pull...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:10 +0100
  ...I have all sorts of web sites bookmarked for either vacuum or > electric powered 5/8" coolant flow valves and airflow diverter servos. I...
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:30:30 -0700
  ...from a vacuum pump (not manifold vacuum) to power the vacuum servo that adjust throttle to maintain the speed setting. With the exception of...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - caryccc
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 04:33:57 -0600
  ...Perhaps incorporating a coil spring between the cable and bellcrank would duplicate the flexibility of the vacuum system? Another idea--use an electric servo...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:12:25 -0700
  ...Per listmember Jason's hint last week about checking the slack in the (Audiovox CCS 100 cruise control) servo unit cable to the throttle...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 20:12:29 +0000
  ...Lottsa little servos and pumps under both front seats, and buttons > >to make them > > move around...Why?..... > -- > Neil n > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > '88...
• RE: '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 Nov 1995 17:52:00 -0800 (PST)
  >what exactly is the cheaper but reliable vacuum hose that runs from the >master servo to the intake manifold? What's on there has...
• Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:42:21 -0700
  ...note, found it curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the >> brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense, just...
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:38:28 -0600
  ...The black box had an old label that said something to the affect: "AT Magnet...Servo..." Memory is hazy.