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• Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:49:52 -0400
  ...info for the correct gaskets and > > filters. > > > > I have an additional transmission cooler so need to find the > > additional > > filter in that line as...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - phil zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:11:32 -0700
  ...I have also installed an Aeroquip (fluid to fluid) Transmission Cooler to the Auto-Trans and a new Radiator to this Van. Gone are...
• Re: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:16:29 -0400
  ...90 or MTL in their VW transmissions, with good results. MTL is thinner, and more suited to cooler latitudes. VW has a synthetic which...
• Re: Replace trans oil cooler? 90 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:15:06 -0800
  At 10:55 AM 12/2/2004, you wrote: >Should I heed the warnings out there, and have the transmission oil cooler >replaced before...
• Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:50:57 -0500
  ...an affordable oil cooler, something that<BR>other cars use, without using the cooling system to mess up the<BR>transmission.<BR>As I...
• Re: Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:44:36 -0500
  The OEM transmission cooler and particularly the way it is plumbed into the cooling system is defiantly a questionable design. As for the concept...
• Re: How expensive to fix these problems?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:33:46 -0500
  When the Vanagon automatic transmissions need service. it is sometimes a cleaning of the valve body is all that is needed. A good reputable...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:20:06 -0700
  ...these coolers commonly fail for the 2.1 as well? My 1991 Volkswagen > Vanagon GL Campmobile with 2.1 engine (manual transmission) has 180K...
• Re: cooling hose part number
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:53:19 -0500
  ...into the middle of it that goes to the automatic transmission oil cooler. The various diagrams don't show anything like it. -Hans 87...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:39:16 -0700
  ...Cooler temperatures? Not clear if there is > any benefit from these alternatives - or is there? Will they make the > transmission last another 200k? Should...
• Re: Transmission cooler for 86 automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:23:40 EST
  Hey Karl, The 86 Vanagon ( and I think all the wbx automatics) have a tranny fluid to engine coolant intercooler already installed at the...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:33:52 -0700
  ...Kim Brennan<kimbrennan@mac.com> > > > The only product he sells that completely baffles me is the "scoop" type > transmission pan cooler.
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 3 Mar 2015 09:02:46 -0800
  ...transmission. >>>>> >>>>> What are the next steps now? Can I resolve the problem (pending >>>>> installing a new cooler) by simply taking the stock cooler out...
• Re: Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:23:20 -0800
  ...Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted I believe my 1984 automatic transmission cooler has failed since I have flu= id coming out my fill tube...
• Re: FS: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:59:26 -0400
  ...The Audi has an oil cooler like the Vanagon. This fix only applies to the actual transmission which is fwd of the final drive...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 11:07:50 -0700
  ...Once in motion. > Transmission has an air cooler on it. > > > Eric Caron > 2.3 with maybe 3,000 miles > > > > > > > > > On Jul 6, 2021, at...
• Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:45:29 -0800
  ...and since there's an ATF cooler/heat exchanger.....coolant could conceivable get into the ATF portion via the oil cooler. sometimes the filler...
• Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:24:36 -0400
  ...For the most part the transmission > > cooler is in parallel with the radiator. The coolant going to it is > > the same as that going...
• FS: 1987 Wolfsburg GL - Denver, CO
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:08:39 -0500
  ...4 speed manual transmission. Headlight relay upgrade, and accessory fuse block under passenger seat. Newer Sears International battery. AM/FM Cassette (not factory) Just...
• Re: Replace trans oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:23:50 -0500
  ...tranny work on an older transmisson then replace the cooler? or maybe it should just be don't go to Cottman Transmissions Dan Erlandson
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:51:08 -0500
  ...of VW rebuilt transmissions in VW and Audis. These rebuilds are supposedly tested and come complete with torque converters and coolers and are filled...
• Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:23:34 EDT
  ...mention that the aircooled auto trannys dont have the H20 trans cooler on them either.. ************** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up...
• trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:19:50 -0500
  ...409 637 A (6 x 2) 2.42 O-ring, transmission cooler to transmission, 089 409 069 1.62 O-ring, governor cover, 003...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 25 Feb 2015 07:04:24 -0800
  ...transmission. > > > > What are the next steps now? Can I resolve the problem (pending > > installing a new cooler) by simply taking the stock cooler out...
• Re: ok.. last time for 84 auto trans into an 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:34:47 -0600
  ...I ended up using the '89 starter with the '84 transmission. Replace starter bushing in transaxle case prior to installing transmission. Replace torque converter...
• FS: 1987 Wolfsburg GL - Denver, CO
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:22:23 -0500
  ...4 speed manual transmission. Headlight relay upgrade, and accessory fuse block under passenger seat. Newer Sears International battery. AM/FM Cassette (not factory) Just...
• Re: Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:18:09 -0500
  ...wrote: > Hi to all, > > This is a first to me.  The transmission cooler has failed, thus releasing a lot of oil into the cooling...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:40:58 -0700
  ...Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> The only product he sells that completely baffles me is the "scoop" type transmission pan cooler. With the heat...
• Re: [NEED INFO] Questions on AT Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Thu, 30 May 1996 10:17:38 -0500 (EST)
  ...Fluid cooler had an internal crack and sucked engine coolant into the tranny at 137 miles. I made several quick and successive transmission fluid...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:29:32 -0500
  ...As to losing tiny amounts of coolant, with no external indication, it's possible that your automatic transmission oil cooler has an internal leak...
• Re: Anyone out there install a Busboys oil cooler on a WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:29:40 -0400
  ...them? Where did you place the oil cooler? I thought about placing it forward of the transmission near where my A/C evaporator is...
• Re: Type F?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:45:33 -0500
  ...B&M has been a longtime expert on automatic transmission performance products and the best shifting transmissions forever. Ford Type F has is the...
• Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 15:09:46 -0400
  ...I think you would do better with the setup from bus boys and put the cooler above the transmission, as someone recently posted having...
• Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:14:04 -0300
  ...It's a long story; he was supposed to undercoat it, but he got carried away, stole my 4 speed transmission and replaced it...
• Re: trans leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Oct 94 13:10:56 EDT
  ...started to get cooler.Could this be partly due to the > thickness of the oil? I haven't seen many transmissions that don't...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:11:25 -0800
  ...The line of reasoning that led him to come up with that glue on air scoop transmission cooler is bizarre*, but I'm sure...
• Advice about using Air Cooled Auto Trans in a waterboxer Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 12:24:51 -0500
  I have a good used automatic transmission that was actually from a 79 Bus but it looks identical to an early Air Cooled Vanagon...
• Has anyone on the list dealt with German Transaxle of America?
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 16:55:25 +0000
  ...possibly got contaminated ATF fron the ATF cooler(I think) German transaxle will returm my transmission with a 2 year warraty. Anyone out there...
• Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:11:19 -0700
  ...No drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the transmission fluid or...
• Re: Auto Tranny question...slipping,shudder
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:36:55 EST
  ...I've also seen the tranny coolers "pin hole" and weep coolant into the ATF..oh ain't THAT sweet! One way that the...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:53:26 -0700
  ...months! > > It also has burst two (metal) differential coolers, flooding coolant > into and ruining my transmission. > > Any ideas what could be happening? > > My friends...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:52:09 -0400
  ...coolers bursting in one year! He is suggesting it could this be an intermittent problem??? I don't want to lose another transmission! Any...
• Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:45:12 -0400
  ...transmission oil cooler fan in addition to this that i >> found in a junkyard for free (this fan really puts out the >> air!) >> > >> >It...
• Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:08:17 -0400
  ...transmission oil cooler fan in addition to this that >i >>> found in a junkyard for free (this fan really puts out the >>> air!) >>> > >>> >It...
• 91 Vanagon Auto Trans Repair Part 1
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 09:50:52 -0500 (CDT)
  ...5.94 Differential/Transmission O-ring 010 409 549B $5.85 Differential/Transmission Gasket 010 321 385B $2.50 Transmission Cooler O-rings (4...
• Re: Auto Transmission Fluid Ports
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:00:17 -0800
  ...John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> So in the wake of the discussion on cooling of automatic transmission fluid, I am once again indulging my...
• Re: Favorite Mods
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:11:49 -0700
  ...Yep, I did the same thing, only instead of feeding the rear heater, they feed the transmission cooler. I considered just re-routing those...
• Re: 60 bar?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:01:28 -0400
  ...back seat as emergency fuel hoes) on which is written "transmission oil cooler hose 60 bar" Now I guess 60 bar is a measure...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Nov 2019 to 4 Nov 2019 (#2019-276)
  Historical mailing list - Mills Crosland
  Tue, 5 Nov 2019 14:29:02 +0000
  ...Automatic transmission I am rebuilding an automatic transmission from a 1984 Vanagon and I hosed up= the case. If anyone has a useable case...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:18:07 -0700
  ...I worked one up for my transmission on a racecar ...similar. If you use a fan you can expect much better cooling than trying...
• Re: Checking differential and manual transmission oil levels.
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:39:53 -0800
  ...Checking differential and manual transmission oil levels. > Hello vanagon list, > > I suspect this question is a result of the failure of my google-fu...
• RE: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Tue, 25 Jun 96 10:52:00 DST
  ...Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits? |Date: June 25, 1996 10:27AM | |Trevor E. envisions an electric aux oil pump. I would picture...
• Re: automatic transmission slippage
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:00:44 -0700
  ...engine warm, running, neutral etc) If your installer added a tranny cooler, you need more ATF than the stock setup. Low ATF will definitely...
• Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:07:22 -0400
  ...transmission oil cooler fan in addition to this that >i >>> found in a junkyard for free (this fan really puts out the >>> air!) >>> > >>> >It...
• Re: Foamy auto transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:11:10 -0400
  ...The other thing that could make it foam is if coolant is getting in there from the tranny cooler. Are you losing any coolant...
• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:50:17 -0500
  ...If the jeep is an automatic ( BTW I know virtually nothing of Jeeps) a transmission cooler might be a wise modification, esp. if you...
• Re: Subie swap curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 May 2013 18:54:23 -0700
  ...Other than Hobart's accounts, the only > actual stock transmission cooler failures I have heard about are the mixing > of coolant and transmission fluid...
• Re: Addition engine cooling thoughts/ Oil Cooler Issues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 19 May 2002 14:45:34 EDT
  ...fans in a puller configuration on the cooler and mounted it to the body above the transmission. I was going to mount it between...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 20:20:02 -0400
  ...months! > >It also has burst two (metal) differential coolers, flooding coolant >into and ruining my transmission. > >Any ideas what could be happening? Er...you...
• Oil cooling..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:15:18 -0800
  ...oil out at the Transmission drain plug and putting it back in at the filler plug. A Mocal cooler and a Tilton pump. Brought...