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• Re: Tranny Whinning in 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:49:30 -0600
  ...day the van would not shift into any gear unless the ignition was off, & I topped off the brake/clutch fluid, which was only...
• Re: Looking at 1986 Syncro GL Westy with Buick Engine today!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 22:16:19 +1200
  ...The gears were there to avoid breaking, which would probably have happened with stock gears. I have heard from various sources that a VW...
• Re: curious about campers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 95 10:10:08 bst
  ...to the Westfalia factory to be fitted with the camping gear. The pop-top just fits over the sunroof hole so no cutting or...
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:46:24 -0500
  ...2.2, but only > for > > > top > > > gear. I have drag and powertrain loss effects only for fourth > gear > > > for > > > those engines - what's left...
• Re: Re powering `82 Diesel with 1.9 Turbo Diesel (not TDI)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 06:36:45 -0700
  ...4 speed the > same gear ratio as the diesel 4 speed? As it stands, I'll probably have a > top speed of about 60...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 11 May 2016 11:09:16 -1000
  ...one was exactly that, all fine but wouldn't go into top gear. Nothing obvious in the pan or that could be seen by...
• Re: Roof Racks & Storage
  Historical mailing list - ncarter
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 17:03:44 -0800
  ...tops with waterproof compartments, and since I carry them right side up, I use the kayaks as storage for wetsuits, snorkeling gear, paddling gear...
• Re: Fan belt tightening-- When to do it?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:35:47 -0700
  ...Fan belt tightening-- When to do it? > Isn't it fun you all, to be back on topic again? > > Ben, > The "geared adjuster nut...
• Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:13:48 -0700
  ...it and me not????? I'd suggest that both of you carry recovery gear, and stay 40', 50' apart when traversing "suspicious" terrain. bob
• Re: While Discussing Gas Prices repeated
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 19 May 2012 19:05:42 -0700
  ...This thread has been skirting off topic like the rings of that certain planet called 'Notafridae'. It seems we have all been given a...
• Re: 227 Hp Vanagon 4 sale on Samba.
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:44:39 -0700
  3rd gear will last fine..Its a racing 1.14 ratio..4th may be a different story as its still stock Depends on how...
• Hot start problem, '91
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 21:28:35 -0400
  ...gear shift shakes a lot. Intermittent problem, though. Reading through the news group, I relocted the wiring harness to the distributor to on top...
• Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 11:13:21 -0800
  ...The top of the line Amsoil gear lube is a blue color. You may be doing a gear oil change and downgrading your gear...
• Re: shifting anomaly ...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:02:51 -0700
  ...starting engine cold, in gear clutch pedal down, I'd hear a "thud" and the bus would lurch forward a bit. I'm certain...
• Re: 914 gearbox in bus
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 19:52:29 -0700
  >Can anyone tell me if it is possible to fit a Porsche 914 5-speed gearbox >in a bay window bus with an upright...
• Re: Derek's worn clutch
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:45:27 -0500
  ...Ch '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon '87 16V GTI - now with 2nd gear, ahhh it's nice to have a second gear. '87 16V GTI w...
• Re: Cartop Yakima Spacecase ...
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 01:03:08 -0400
  ...the top. Also hard to get into....need a ladder or step stool to reach. And its always there and full of gear and...
• Re: Speedo repair question
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:16:36 -0400
  ...I say that someone had been in there because I see a metal tab being used to hold in place the top right gear...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:19 -0700
  ...This flat-12 engine sits on top of > the gearbox. It's not a true boxer, despite the name, but rather it is a...
• Re: transmisson swap
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:18:12 +1300
  ...Evan if it is, do you really want 1 forward & 5 reverse gears? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff...
• Re: Ladies and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:37:30 -0700
  ...either born a gearhead or not. I met my wife-to-be at a truck driving school - - she was on top of a Kenworth...
• Re: AFC Spring Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:49:48 -0500
  I've seen the topic of AFM spring adjustment discussed on this list for years now and I still don't understand how spring...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:47:07 -0800
  ...van will NOT allow me to find reverse, first or second gears. > > Suggestions please - be kind. > > Regards > Peter Marsh > Naples FL > 1991 Tin top.
• AW: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:58:01 +0100
  ...top (8.95 feet high!), an awning mounted at the side of the roof, a 1.6l td engine and a 5-speed gearbox...
• Re: Strongest STOCK Waterboxer tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:40:54 -0700
  ...The 7/34 is a 4.86 which lowers my top speed, and 3rd gear is > a 1.26 > vs a 1.22, so...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top of the gears and they would just...
• Re: Tranny Whinning in 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:23:12 -0700
  ...day the van would not shift into any gear unless the ignition was off, & I topped off the brake/clutch fluid, which was only...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Wed, 3 May 2000 20:20:43 -0700
  ...The first three lines represent the shift points from 1st to 4th gear. For instance in 3rd gear when I go beyond 55 mph...
• Re: no power in 4th
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 11:23:18 -0700 (PDT)
  Maybe its the "4th gear timing adjustment mechanism" thats out of whack. Isn't there a vacuum line(s) running from the distributer up...
• Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 17:35:38 +1200
  ...long-enough hill, they'd probably top 200 (125mph). My Corolla 1.8 van has considerably lower gearing, accelerates and holds speed uphill better...
• Re: Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:48:48 EST
  ...The SA 5 speeds run an overall top gear ratio of 3.94 and 3.73, with 1st gear numbers of 19.86 and...
• Re: Installing a tie rod in a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 23:49:40 -0400
  ...it turned out that the notch on >the steering gear rack it on top and not on the bottom. >That makes it impossible to...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:29:04 +1100
  ...You will not need the extension.It makes the top of the gear lever too high.Forget about it. ...and to chime in on...
• RPM at 60 MPH?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:37:17 -0500
  ...For those of you with 4-speed manual trannys and similar tires, what RPM does your tach show in top gear on level ground...
• Re: Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:44:36 -0500
  ...Start the car in 1st gear. 2. As you wind it out in 1st, slip the car out of gear. 3. Gently press the...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:30:59 -0800
  ...It had nothing to do with the gearing effects. Mark Don Hanson wrote: > I disagree about diameter being inconsequential..When I swapped sizes last...
• Re: Top speed of a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 14:57:33 -0500
  ...rebuild fund... > > Given that Final drive ratio is 4.570:1 (Top gear is 0.85) > Then: > (Engine revolutions/mile: 3072 X 100 mph...
• Re: Oil warning light?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:48:11 -0400
  ...came on and buzzed when driving in 4th gear as we came to the top of a > grade. It would go out and stop...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:41:50 -0800
  ...Saw >> a lot of people waving as they passed me having a top gear of third, >> Or at least I tink they was waving...
• Re: Reverse lights on
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 21:05:33 -0000
  ...is strangely on the gearbox! But seriously when I look at the engine towards the gearbox on the top LHD side you will see...
• Re: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 19:35:26 -0400
  ...a stripped gear or is it possible that it broke the > cam > or something? > I can get it back to top dead and the...
• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:13:06 -0700
  ...top-up of 'normal' gear oil (about one pint) was > easy compared to the Swepco.. > First impression is the Swepco makes my gearbox quieter...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:52:26 -0400
  ...Just stayed in 4th (or was it 3rd?) gear. Yah, some folks passed me (and braked at every curve). Hey, they passed me on...
• Re: ATF leaking into differential
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:53:59 EDT
  ...But I clearly don't > want to damage the inerts of the tranny either - can I just keep topping off > the fluid until the...
• ATF leaking into differential
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:18:29 -0400
  ...the van so I checked my gear oil level and ATF fluid came pouring out mixed with gear oil.&nbsp; My auto tranny seems...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:18:12 -0800
  ...On 1/11/07, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > I think most automatics lock up everything once they're in top gear. > >
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:13:31 -0700
  ...2.2, but only for >>>top >>>gear. I have drag and powertrain loss effects only for fourth gear >>>for >>>those engines - what's left...
• Syncro 94 Dude Drives In a Mine
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 18 Oct 1996 16:18:19 -0400
  ...It was 2nd gear and top revs, so the cylinder head=20 overhauled. I have no doubts about your pics in the snow, with...
• OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:37:37 -0700
  ...top-up of 'normal' gear oil (about one pint) was easy compared to the Swepco.. First impression is the Swepco makes my gearbox quieter...
• 5 spds
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Wed, 27 May 1998 21:06:00 +0200
  ...Check http://www.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM for the German/US and the SA gearings. The inputshaft of the SA tranny is like...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:21:19 -0500
  ...Even has a new shifter knob on top. I would like $250 each for them. Don't ask where I got them but they...
• Re: Gene Berg Short shift/extension kit
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:25:18 -0700
  ...A collar is then fitted to the gearshift > stick and the stick is re-bolted to the floor on top of the 1" plate...
• Re: Danger of too much Gear Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:59:38 -0400
  Overfilling a gearbox or any other compartment can cause all sorts of grief. The first is the fluid foaming and overheating from the churning...
• Re: '85 1.9 manual shift
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 May 2012 18:46:08 -0700
  ...It shifts > smoothly up and down through the rest of the gears. > > My question is: when the stick is out of gear (N) how...
• Re: Small gear trailer for vanagon- any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 May 2008 21:05:22 -0700
  ...There is also a nice tarp that goes over the top of it to keep things reasonably dry. David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 20 May 2006 22:25:27 -0700
  ...However when it reaches the 'top' of its travel it's turning the trip odo drive gear which in turn is driving the 'tenths...
• Re: 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:20:38 -0800
  ...it's exactly as if a 'real top gear' is missing.. you get to 52 mph in 4th.. oh...it feels and sounds exactly...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:01:46 -0500
  ...van will NOT allow me >> to find reverse, first or second gears. >> >> Suggestions please - be kind. >> >> Regards >> Peter Marsh >> Naples FL >> 1991 Tin top.
• Replaced the axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:00:49 -0700
  ...About three weeks ago I topped off the trans with a normal gear oil (worried that I might be running too low on gear...
• Re: Burning Bus Crashes Into House
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:37:45 -0600
  ...Some testimony to rethinking the idea of leaving the van in gear � but then, this "appears" to be a case of the plastic "T...