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• 4spd tranny for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 May 1999 15:40:07 EDT
  i forgot to put this in the other ad: ive got a good 4spd tranny for '80-'83 vanagon for sale chris
• auto tranny swaps
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:00:37 EDT
  Can anyone tell me if a auto tranny from a 85 Vanagon is the same model as in the 90 Vanagon? Thanks Merv.
• Anydoby buy a tranny from Rick Barnett?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Dean
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:55:38 -0800
  Rick Barnett responsed to my ad for a used locker syncro tranny. Anybody have experience with him? thanks, tom
• Re: tranny mount responsibility?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 25 May 1999 08:55:19 -0700
  When I had my tranny rebuilt, the shop forgot to tighten the top tranny bolts ...which came loose and the nuts fell off....I...
• Syncro Tranny Died
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 96 00:19:51 EST
  ...The tranny seems to be seized. I was driving along (50 miles into a trip) when I went to downshift, and I could not...
• Re: Transmission advice
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:06:16 -0500
  Hi Eric, If you have the skills to do a clutch, you can do the tranny. The difference this time is that you leave...
• ELF or GL5 Manual Transmission Oil?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:29:21 -0700
  ...I'm changing the manual tranny oil in my '81 Westy. "Gear Oil Synthetic Trans ELF" put in at time of purchase. Shifting stiff...
• Re: missing van/plug wire question/tri sport camp
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 01:28:41 -0400
  mike, my van always runs fine until the tranny and assoc. paraphenalia starts to proverbially head south. after the tranny is rebuilt, the problem...
• re; pulling the tranny yourself
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:13:10 -0600
  I have dropped my tranny myself several times. I have done it both ways with the engine and without. If you arenot going to...
• Re: Auto tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:12:23 -0400
  Yes, the tranny is dying and yes, it can be repaired if you do not wait too long. If you want to go through...
• LVC: Tools- tranny swap success/ Gearwrenches and Harbor Frieght Tranny Jack
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:26:17 -0500
  A couple weekends ago I had the pleasure of swapping my tranny out of one bus and into another...I am still debating on...
• Re: Opinions on tranny rebuilds from Long Enterprises?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:19:46 -0800
  For what its worth...Rick Long has been doing tranny's a long time and is very knowledgable. I use his remachined sliders in...
• '79 2.0 liter engine & tranny for sale
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:39:13 -0600
  The original tranny and 2.0 liter long block from my one-owner '79 bus are for sale, along with a good pressure plate...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:26:18 -0700
  ...I disconnected the dipstick holder and drained the tranny fluid. I was planning to add new auto tranny fluid back in after the tranny...
• Used Vanagon Tranny FS- $350
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:02:39 EST
  I have a good, used Vanagon 4 speed Manual Tranny for sale. It is from an '84 Vanagon that I parted out because the...
• Re: syncro tranny fluid capacity part2
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:13:57 -0700
  The maximum the Syncro tranny should take is 4.7 quarts, per Bentley 34.19. The maximum the Syncro front diff should take is...
• Looking for another Manual Tranny for Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:15:13 EDT
  ...Also a special thanks to Rich Sapolich, list member who sold me the last tranny. He packaged the tranny so well, it was a...
• Re: auto trans -> manual trans conversion?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 13:22:44 EST
  ...the auto trannys are more relaiable than the vanual trannys on the wbx vanagons.. chris [text/html]
• engine converstion
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:05:43 -0400
  Talking about unreliable stock engines and transmission I am looking at all possibilities for engine conversion at the present and have an automatic tranny...
• Re: 85 4spd tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:36:31 -0700
  ...You will need to drain the tranny, obviously. But first things first!! Remove the FILL plug on the SIDE of the tranny FIRST!! Wouldn...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO auto tranny pan sources
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:40:50 -0700
  ok, so why do you need this auto tranny pan? thanks Matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of...
• Re: For Sale: '88 manual tranny for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 23:48:14 -0300
  4-gang or 5? > On 05-Jul-2019, at 23:45, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I'm selling the manual tranny from...
• Re: Raising the tranny in a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 19:57:29 -0400
  ...lower the tranny to > fit engines > under the rear deck. > > Does anyone know if it is possible to raise the tranny a couple inches...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:29:30 -0800
  The 80-83 air cooled tranny takes 3L of oil while the Diesel tranny takes 4L. To me that means that the cases may...
• Re: starting engine w/out tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:49:32 -0500
  ...Will I harm the tranny (manual 4 speed 091) if I start the > engine without fluid in the tranny? Of course I will keep...
• tranny leak at stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 08:19:42 -0600
  ...So I took the tranny to a car wash and cleaned it thoroughly. Yesterday I went to drain the old tranny fluid out in...
• Re: How much Tranny fluid??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:58:22 -0700
  Tom, Isn't that for a full drain? I think there's some of the volume you cannot get out without turning the tranny...
• Re: dropping engine and auto trans at the same time?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:47:18 EST
  Hey Raul, I've dropped the engine/tranny assembly a couple times, and I think it is the best way to go. I get...
• Re: Opinions on tranny rebuilds from Long Enterprises?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:41:53 -0800
  ...Opinions on tranny rebuilds from Long Enterprises? > > For what its worth...Rick Long has been doing tranny's a long time and is > very...
• Transmission Oil Seal replacement questions (followup)
  Historical mailing list - Buffy & Philip Simmons
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:24:17 -0700
  ...If I do not pull the tranny now, how much work is it to pull the tranny later, leaving the engine in place (or...
• Re: Opinions on Auto trannys
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 13:20:45 EST
  ...New engine put in, tranny goes bad shortly thereafter. Anyone else have this experience? Ken Wilford John 3:16
• Re: built tranny's
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:51:51 -0400
  ...your engine, > your tranny has to be built also... > > this realization is coming on the heels of the 4th tranny i've blown in...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:47:53 -0800
  ...Auto Tranny Problem.... Just to prove my ignorance on this subject, how is the torque converter filled? Does it need to be filled by...
• tranny issue?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:56:54 EST
  My syncro has sat for a few weeks, and when I drove it this morning I noticed the tranny making some creaking, sort of...
• WTB: 1983 - 5 Speed Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Tom L
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 14:34:06 -0700
  I'm looking for a 1983 5 speed tranny to put in my 1982 Diesel. Anyone have one they would like to sell?
• part needed: diesel tranny
  Historical mailing list - mike johnson
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:19:15 -0700
  Fellow listees, anyone have a diesel tranny they would be willing to part with for a reasonable amount??????? mike San Diego Ca (San Diegian) :)
• Re: linkage problems?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 10:06:37 ADT
  ...Support the tranny on a jack, remove the front mount and let the motor/ tranny droop SLIGHTLY until nosecone removal is possible. If not...
• Re: Need help, I can't get transmission back into vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 09:02:35 -0800
  ...You could pull the engine, fix the tranny, install the tranny and then the engine. All rather straight forward. On the new "improved" Vanagon...
• Re: Strongest STOCK Waterboxer tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:40:54 -0700
  The earlier DU trannys had a 7 tooth pinion gear..the later ABD or ACW ones have a 6 tooth pinion...the 6 teeth...
• my poor vanagon.. and other news thats fit to print
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:48:24 -0500
  well after 209500 miles, the original tranny gave up theproverbial ghost.. and the headers evidently didnt want to be left out of the whole...
• Re: Correct Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 05:40:24 -0700
  ...Correct Tranny? Volks, I am in the middle of putting a 1989 Jetta Digifant I4 engine in an 82 Diesel and from what I...
• "Clucking" noise from Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:33:24 -0700
  ...This is for a stock air cooled tranny likely with high KM's (nothing in PO's receipts about it). Maybe 350K + KM"s...
• Re: engine swap from auto to manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:09:48 -0800
  ...The engines attached to automatics have shorter studs that won't work with manual trannys. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:56:27 -0500
  ...Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size?? Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? Also, can anyone point me to...
• Re: 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:21:33 -0500
  ...5 speed tranny > does anyone know of a 5 speed tranny for an 88 vanagon? > darrel
• wanted 87 4sp tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Ohlenroth
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:14:16 -0700
  Hi all im in need of a good working 4 speed tranny for my 1987 vanagon im in Kitchener Ontario Ca. thanks Johnny [text...
• syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:00:33 -0700
  What is the average cost for a rebuild of the tranny/transfer case? Rebuild only, I'll pull it. Rich Blake no westies VW...
• Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:58:47 -0800
  putting in a taller 4th is much cheaper than a new 5-speeed tranny! assuming you need a rebuild anyways. mp
• Vanagon automatic tranny wanted
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:32:52 -0500
  Need an auto tranny for a late waterboxer van, the closer to Kansas City the better. P-mail me if you have one. Thanks...
• '64 tranny noises - advice wanted
  Historical mailing list
  1 May 95 24:03
  ...It sounded like the tranny and it was just like the bearings had collapsed - urgh. So I pulled over and got out to have...
• Re: How much Tranny fluid??
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:51:31 -0400
  ...How much Tranny fluid?? > > > > Buy 5 quarts. The tranny will hold about 4.5, so expect to > have some left > > over. > > > > TomC > > > > > > > -----Original Message...
• 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 31 May 2007 06:42:31 -0700
  ...I was thinking its got to some be what flexible to make the loop to get on the actual tranny cooler so real tuff...
• Re: Auto-tranny fluid level
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Oct 2021 16:55:43 -0500
  ...way to check the transmission fluid? >> Level ground, tranny warm from a short run, tranny in park or neutral, >> engine on or off? >> >> Thanks! >> >
• Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 11:26:07 -0600
  127k & the 'manual' tranny is at the end of it's time? I thought the EV 'auto' trannys were the problem with EVs? If...
• Re: FS Syncro/Camper parts from wrecked 1990 35k
  Historical mailing list - Steve Suprata
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:39:15 -0500
  ...I would be interested in VC and tranny if its available. If you decise to keep the engine/tranny, would you be interested ina...
• Re: Trans Conversion
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:23:27 -0600
  I just had an air cooled tranny cant remember year, installed in my 82 diesel westy,love my new rpm on the hwy due...
• Re: 4spd tranny trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:42:05 -0500
  ...4spd tranny trouble Date: 11/08/1999 10:03 am (Monday) From: John Hurley To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: 4spd tranny trouble here...
• Tranny woes - continued
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 May 2016 19:54:19 -0500
  My auto tranny is essentially dead. The transmission shop called today and said come have a look. When I arrived, there was my tranny...
• tranny replacement questions? do it your self?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:39:57 -0800
  ...How hard is it to replace the tranny in an 84 bus? I have considerable bug experience, and those transmissions were easy to change...
• Re: 84 Westie stuck in 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 2 May 2002 13:24:07 -0700
  ...pull the tranny and send it in for a rebuilt. Pulling the tranny in a 2wd is very easy and can be done with...