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• Re: Do I need a new Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 23:38:21 -0400
  ...This will cause poor acceleration and hill climbing as the torque converter can no longer multiply the torque. All automatic parts are available through...
• Re: A/T torque converter seal replacement (rabbit trans)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:02:54 -0700
  ...A/T torque converter seal replacement Hi Blake, 1) The installed seal depth is not decided by a committee, it's determined by the...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 10:37:22 -0800
  ...These are New VW Transmissions WITH NEW Torque Converters too! With all the Slipping Autos being talked about thought I'd Repost this special...
• Re: 90 Automatic Trans Problems
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 23:17:54 -0500
  ...FWIW, I still have 2 auto transmissions available, brand new, not the rebuilt ones that are now being sold, with torque converter, for $1599...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:56:41 -0700
  ...I think I'd settle for a taller R&P set with a lockup torque converter, but that's just as unlikely (the lockup...
• Re: Can't remove Auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:54:17 -0700
  ...Never needed them before , but that will be better than trying to pull the trans out leaving the torque converter in or removing engine...
• final drive cover leaking
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:38:03 -0700
  ...the floor, but it is being picked up by the spinning torque converter and flung out the holes in the top, all over the...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:09:54 +0000
  ...Don't let the > torque converter fall off the front shaft prematurely. Then carefully > pull the torque converter off the front shaft and you...
• Auto tranny screwed?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:09:53 -0500
  So I did the unthinkable, I pulled the engine and the torque converter came off with it. Pulled out the central tube half a...
• help
  Historical mailing list - JarsofClay
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:54:04 -0800
  ...I am experiencing a trans fluid leak and need to replace torque converter seal... I would like to do this myself, but am in...
• Re: online references for general engine knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:45:33 -0500
  ...www.howstuffworks.com" A valuable resource; helped me understand how a torque converter works. Jeff Birk '89 Wolfsburg '82 MB 240D '59 Commando Runabout...
• Re: Auto trans woes in a '90 Carat...
  Historical mailing list - LC
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:55:13 -0500
  ...My mechanic says that it could be the transmission, torque converter or the differential, nothing is loose inside the transmission he already checked it...
• Re: Auto trans woes in a '90 Carat...
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:39:13 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>I had this problem, right after it was rebuilt and the torque converter cleaned. It so happened...
• Re: Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:30:45 -0700
  If the donor subie is automatic, don't forget the FOUR 12mm torque converter bolts under the rubber plug at 11' o'clock if...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:09:58 -0800
  ...Then reduce that by a little to account for the stupid non-locking > torque converter---- I'd say a conservative 10% is about right...
• Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal- Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:22:27 -0700
  ...want to mention that 'one hose' that goes across the top of the torque converter area. Those commonly deteriorate pretty nicely from heat and...
• Re: Auto trans operating test help?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:23:20 -0800
  ...If there is any >> overrun potential at all it is in the torque converter. Once the >> converter >> goes above the stall or slip speed...
• Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:45:28 -0500
  ...Looked like the torque converter >> had spun some around on last weekend's short drive. >> >> I tried to dig up some info on Vanagon...
• Re: How much ATF in Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:39:43 -0500
  ...I just put the torque converter on and let the transmission fill it as it ran. Who rebuilt your transmission? I have a couple...
• Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal- Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:48:01 -0400
  ...Edward At 08:20 AM 3/27/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Intermittent torque converter leaks are usually a sign of something else >being wrong...
• Re: Auto Trans Rumbling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:05:35 -0500
  ...What gives? My brother says torque converter - but as much as I love him he's a dork so I am asking you. Things...
• Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:52:03 -0700
  ...On 9/9/2013 10:54 AM, Project Pat wrote: > Torque converter or flex plate will vibrate when the van is stationary. Rev > the...
• Re: Automatic transmission. How do I know what the fair value is?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 02:37:07 -0400
  ...I have brand new Volkswagen units complete with torque converter for $1395. This might give you some idea on what to spend for a...
• Re: What colour is freon?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 08:41:12 +0000
  ...If the torque converter > seal starts going it can get slung ALL over by the torque converter (a > condition I may be looking at...
• Brake fade vs. automatic tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 10:51:20 -0700
  ...So, if downshifting an automatic produces less than ideal results, does it mean you need to perhaps replace the torque converter? (Rhetorical question - I...
• 3L Polo
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 22:03:25 +0200
  ...maximum torque of 140 Nm (103 lb-ft) is available between 1,800 and 2,400 rpm. A pre- and main catalytic converter, together...
• Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - selten2
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:02:51 -0500
  ...TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions > The instructions for the TiiCo kit only mention the OXS in the final tuning > section. Does...
• Auto Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 22:52:51 +0000
  ...She's losing a little ATF, comes out around the torque converter and get blown out the slots in the bellhousing leaving a teeny...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 07:37:57 -0400
  ...The Torque converter, the > differential, and the CV joints are all things I wanted to learn about > at a later date. I guess I...
• Re: torque converter bolts-final summary
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 08:05:19 EST
  In a message dated 12/13/1999 5:19:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, schmidt5@HSONLINE.NET writes: > Also, someone pmailed me and said...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:18:12 -0800
  As far as I've been able to determine the VW auto in the Canagons does not have torque converter lockup. I'm driving...
• Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:28:48 -0700
  ...Looked at the torque converter and it was running with the engine. Checked the ATF and it was nice and pink and full. Checked...
• mysterious ticking sound??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Parsnick
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:22:53 -0700
  ...This is where the torque converter is; however, he would not commit to it being the converter. All he would commit to was that...
• Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:07:31 -0800
  ...Looked like the torque >>> converter >>> had spun some around on last weekend's short drive. >>> >>> I tried to dig up some info on Vanagon...
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:24:44 -0700
  ...Can anyone >tell me how difficult it is to remove the torque converter and get at and >change the converter oil seal. Any other...
• Re: Knocking Rod arm/B. Bobs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:47:08 -0600
  ...That knock could be loose torque converter, loose flex plate, broken flex plate. That 35$ Oil pressure gauge is something you're going to...
• Re: torque converter won't fit
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 10:18:11 EDT
  Jeff, look in the hole in the end of the crank. See a thing that looks like a pilot bearing. Swear. Pull it out...
• Engine Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Monique & Derrick MacKenzie
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 19:04:48 -0300
  My '85 Vanagon is dripping oil from the housing around the torque converter. It is engine oil and the problem is that it drips...
• Removing the three torque converter bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 20:02:51 -0700
  Hi- I'm removing an automatic transmission and the bolts are 10 mm - are'nt they suppposed to be 13mm? I can't turn...
• Re: Use this for fire saftey... AND eliminate the fire hazzard...
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 17:31:04 -0700
  ...I have to buy a drive plate and got machine work done to my torque converter. I may have to buy a torque converter...
• Re: flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:07:27 -0800
  John, Is Rick talking about the bolts on the torque converter flange or manual shift flywheel bolts into the crank? Doug ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: ATF
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:15:10 -0500
  Much of the ATF works inside the torque converter. The engine has to be running to fill the converter. When the pump stops and...
• flex plate break
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:26:41 -0700
  ...I only know that the three bolts on the torque converter are still on. Now, I think either the five big bolts broke on...
• Any Way to Filter Vanagon ATF on Autoboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 08:11:55 -0500
  ...Is there any place to tap into the pressure side AFTER the torque converter to grab a stream of ATF to send to a...
• Re: Vendor choices for rebuilt Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:01:09 -0400
  ...You might remember my posts about my leaking ATF in the torque > converter area. So tranny is going to need to come out to...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:32:17 -0800
  ...assume you have an AT and the leak is from the Torque converter > seal which conveniently leaks directly onto the front exhaust header > pipe...
• Re: 87 westy with auto tranny woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 13:25:02 EST
  ...I'm thinking damage to the torque converter. Any thoughts/experience on this? >> overfilled ATF????? chris '84 vanagon AT
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 06:35:45 -0600
  ...Loosen the Flywheel /torque converter plate then see if it turns then. Been there done that. When testing for crankshaft shim thickness it is...
• Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Merv
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:40:45 -0400
  ...Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to remove the torque converter and get at and change the converter oil seal. Any other...
• Autotrans as a stall converter!
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:00:41 -0400
  ...is using a "stall" torque converter. The engine is allowed to rev to about 2800-3200 Rpm before the torque convertor begins to take...
• Free Used automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:35:15 -0400
  ...Complete with torque converter. Has had synthetic fluid and grease for the last 100K miles. Was removed when I converted to a manual transmission...
• Re: AT gasket
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:31:20 -0500
  ...getting > all the > fluid out of the torque converter and trans. dead volume) Replaced > fluid and > did the torque in stages again with an...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:31:41 -0400
  ...The main limitation to the automatic is the torque that the torque converter can handle. If it constantly slips there will be excess heat...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:06:21 -0500
  ...Torque converter drive plate question.... > Hey all, > The new engine i bought came set up for a manual transmission. I > removed the flywheel, but...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:21:06 -0500
  ...Torque converter drive plate question.... > Hey all, > The new engine i bought came set up for a manual transmission. I > removed the flywheel, but...
• New Auto Transmissions Arrived
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 12:22:39 -0500
  ...I now have three genuine Volkswagen automatic transmissions available, with torque converters, for $1599 each. These are brand new, not rebuilt. They are the...
• Auto vs manual engine wear
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:01:32 -0800
  ...My thinking is that the torque converter absorbs some of the shock between the wheels and the crank. It seems altogehter "smoother" than a...
• Mystery engine wire
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Silliker
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:42:05 -0500
  ...One end was disconnected, the other end seems to be connected to something on the engine block near the torque converter. Looking through the...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:21:53 -0700
  Nah, changing shift points leaves you with a 3 speed 090 transmission with a non lock-up torque converter that still only gets you...
• Re: 1980 gone auto trashy questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 17:31:55 -0500
  It is probably the torque converter seal. Before you remove the transmission check the differential fluid. If it is a normal brownish color it...