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• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:24:58 -0700
  ...Complete setups, includes the complete engine, including exhaust, > the > 5 speed transmission, shift linkage, shifter, all mounts and extra bits. > Heck, it even includes...
• Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
  Sun, 28 May 2006 05:47:34 -0700
  ...But I think it is the transmission driveshaft (I think Bentley refers to is as the hydraulic driveshaft) and then there is the pinion...
• Re: Subaru Boxer Diesel Available
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:13:15 -0700
  ...And with that, you get engine carriers, clutch housing/flywheel, mounts, mount arms. I don't see Boxeer engine carriers, mounts, etc. listed. Not...
• FS: Silver 88 GL Durham NC
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:12:37 -0400
  ...transmission, manual windows, no cruise, ac, no rear speakers anymore, a worn and dirty gray interior, some rust spots around the trailing arm mounts...
• Inline 4cyl kit in Portland, Oregon now includes an engine & diesel starter !
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:37:42 -0700
  ...and the engine may be free!) Complete Diesel trans (you need the bellhousing, input shaft & mount) or use entire transmission Intake manifold Exhaust manifold...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:53:45 -0500
  ...Van is still going strong last I heard so, so far the tilt hasn't negatively effected the transmission life etc. This is not...
• Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 19:18:39 -0700
  ...You have to rule everything else out though since you'll have to pull the transmission to confirm. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:08:56 -0400
  ...a 50 > degree installation on diesel mounts using a diesel bellhousing and > flywheel AND preferably a diesel transmission (either ratio). I found > Frank Grunethaner...
• Re: Tiico conversion vs. other I-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:23:41 -0600
  ...Then you would need a transmission designed to handle the torque. Pardon me why I wipe the slobber off my keyboard... vrooom, vrooom! Chris...
• TiiCo Vibes, Flex joints, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 09:25:06 -0400
  ...To install it the mounts have to come out. On the bench, I used a flywheel puller to open the gaps in the mounts...
• FS: 1.8l gas engine w/complete diesel kit for Vanagon install (Oregon) $850
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:27:00 -0700
  ...engine mounts, mounting brackets, hanging bars, rubber bushings, oil pan, oil pickup, oil cooler, set of coolant hoses, coolant bottle, flywheel, starter, intake manifold...
• Re: Shuddering clutch engagement
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:11:45 -0400
  ...I have three >problems I hoped to address while replacing the tranny. >1.) A noisy transmission(loud whine) >2.) Pops out of first and...
• Re: Jacking Thread? I'm Still Interested!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:31:07 -0700
  ...of the bus via the transmission. If you do you are lifting a lot of weight via rubber mounts on the tranny and engine...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:04:38 -0800
  ...early mounts with 3 bolts, the later with 4. I think you will find that the stock waterboxer 83 and later front transmission mount...
• Re: Shifting Shudder Part II
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:16:52 -0500
  ...engine mounts, transmission >mounts, TO bearings, clutch slave cylinders, friction plates and have >had flywheels resurfaced, all at the advice of supposedly helpful >list...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:55:45 -0700
  ...unlikely, given that Johns transmission is a >> rebuilt, could the tube on clutch housing that the slave bracket >> mounts on (where clutch shaft passes...
• Re: Felt seal on flywheel--'83
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:01:07 -0400
  ...The seal mounts in the flywheel, and goes around the smooth part of the transmission shaft. Any ideas?
• Re: Inline 4 transplant question
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:55:15 -0500
  The input shaft from the Diesel transmission might be too long. I saw such comments on the list before. If i remember well, it...
• Re: cv-joints
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 10:40:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...There is a low frequency >shake from the transmission. It's intermittent, sometimes really bad other >times hardly noticable but dissappearing on the over...
• Issues converting vanagon 7 uinto a weekender..
  Historical mailing list - t ob
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:37:09 PDT
  ...Swivel seat mounts. All I need I think is Propane tank, carpet, snaps for curtains and screen, panel for over the sink (the one...
• Re: Tiico: Harmonic balancing pulley
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:12:54 -0700
  ...system certainly > plays a big part, but also > the engine and transmission mounts are the problem. > Frank Grunthaler and > myself were discussing this last...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:52:31 -0800
  ...The smaller nut is for mounting the >> starter to the >> > transmission on a small stud on the transmission case. >> > >> > If the small nut stud...
• Re: Thunk! When Starting
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:12:29 -0400
  ...It was the motor mounts. You should check your transmission mount as well. I would check and fix that coolant leak as soon as...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:11:49 -0700
  ...Manual transmissions including Syncros can be towed with all wheels down. The transmissions will see the same wear as when rolling in neutral and...
• Re: RPMs constant, but pulsing vibration at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:21:43 -0700
  ...body > throttle switch > vacuum lines/hoses > checked for intake leaks, none > motor mounts > transmission mount > 02 sensor > temp 2 sensor > all three belts > > Thanks >
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:14:06 -0600
  If you can believe this, a friend of mine now says the 4 speed manual transmission shifter knob is NLA!!! Lookslike I sold my...
• Re: clutch chatter -- how serious?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 21:18:10 -0800
  ...My problem, I believe is because of a leaking transmission seal. It is probably not very good on the motor mounts over time. It...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:49:00 -0500
  ...In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by two rubber motor mounts that will tear if they're...
• Re: Hitch install
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:41:45 -0400
  ...I have one of the GoWesty mounts that go on the stock bracket mounts. The hitch itself is VERY strong with a 2" receiver...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:36:23 -0800
  When I bought my van it had three broken motor mounts. Oddly enough, it didn't seem to be affecting it much, but when...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:50:01 -0700
  ...83 DV bars and mounts are the good ones. Sometimes the brackets need to be moved on the bars ...not a big deal. scott...
• Re: Syncro Westy 1.9 TD, update # 2 ,and advice and/or your 2 cents?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:41:43 -0700
  ...The only thing I can think of that could be transferring >this much vibration is the transmission mount. (as some of you know, the...
• Re: Trans report : SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:23:29 -0700
  > the PO had replaced one of the transmission mounts with a solid piece of > metal, which is why it sounded so bad/loud at...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:32:21 -0700
  I would check out the transmission info on this web page http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM and pay attention to the overall...
• Re: Engine carrier question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:18:11 -0500
  ...This > has pulled the carrier towards the rear of the vehicle, bending the cradle > causing the rubber mounts to have a severe angle when...
• 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
  ...mounts > oil pan > oil pickup > oil filler > dipstick & tube > exhaust mounts > bell housing > bell housing dust shield > bell housing to engine attachment bolts > transmission...
• Re: Bump bump bump
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:27:05 -0500
  ...9:37 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Engine and transmission mounts? >> >>>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 6:55 PM Skip Laubach...
• Re: 1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:50:37 +0000
  ...fresh coolant)? > Mechanical fit issues? > Will the existing 4-speed manual transmission mate correctly, and is > it > appropriately geared? > Remove/insert from above or...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 23:50:34 -0500
  ...The manual transmission is an oddball and for some reason the towing rating is lower for the manual than the automatic. Unless impeccable maintenance...
• Re: Dream: Lost my Vanagon; a new muffler, and other news
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:30:12 -0800
  ...Nothing found wrong with wheels, >> bearings, CV joints, motor mounts, tranny mounts, Canadian mounts, rear >> suspension, front suspension, veeblefetzer fittings, or the steering >> hawsers...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:38:44 +0000
  ...unlikely, given that Johns transmission is a > > rebuilt, could the tube on clutch housing that the slave bracket > > mounts on (where clutch shaft passes...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:40:21 -0600
  ...total of 2 broken mounts out of 20 possible positions. Both on the air cooled. Not that I have been that easy on them...
• Re: Clutch chatter when starting out...?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:04:50 -0700
  ...could be several causes, including a straightened Bowden tube, bad motor mounts, oil on the clutch, among others, my feeling is that the most...
• RE: Eurovan reliability
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 8 Jul 97 22:19:20 UT
  ...Control unit replaced under warranty (the real problem with the transmission!) 11. Engine mounts now bad. Local shop reports this is common. OK if...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:22:16 -0600
  I replaced about 12 rear motor mounts on my 82 Westy in ten years of ownership. Some came from list vendors and some came...
• Anyone looking for a Subie-powered, semi-Syncro Adventurewagen?
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 16:57:16 -0700
  ...Subaru 2.2l engine (w/103K documented miles) Lockable differential w/dash switch on a professionally rebuilt transmission (1yr/12K warranty) New paint, refinished...
• Re: t-boned!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:51:47 -0500
  ...lift and check underneath? Wheel bearings, shocks and mounts, suspension bushings etc. Also, check the transmission to see if it absorbed any of the...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:49:18 -0600
  Actually, there are 4 rubber mounts there and each bigger than the old type 4 mounts. Waterboxers use the same parts. You guys are...
• Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:54:18 -0400
  ...Driveline vibration 87 automatic To continue this thread, I have replaced everything that is obvious, bearings, cv's,tire rotation/balance, brakes, motor mounts...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 06:16:31 -0700
  ...from improperly running engines and or worn/broken motor and or > transmission mounts. Please verify that all of these conditions have been properly met...
• Re: Bench Testing an L-jetronic Fuel Injected engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:37:46 -0500
  ...I do have plans to go watercooled, using a Mexican baywindow transmission and engine mounts with a 1.8L inline 4 digifant engine sourced...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:38:31 -0400
  ...Suspend the motor (attached to the transmission) in the proper position. > Attach the Fox brackets and rubber mounts. > With everything hanging in the air...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:31:38 -0400
  ...Suspend the motor (attached to the transmission) in the proper position. > >> Attach the Fox brackets and rubber mounts. > >> With everything hanging in the air...
• Re: Fire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:13:28 -0800
  ...Anything of course ...engines back there being hauled ...transmissions .. anything with any heft is a possible lethal hazard. Somehow though ...we don't read...
• Garage Spring Cleaning: Diesel Vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:04:55 -0400
  ...8/ Std VW motor mount (left), rubber mounts and some cut parts to make the special mounts needed for some swaps. (e.g. when...
• Re: Dream: Lost my Vanagon; a new muffler, and other news
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:16:45 -0800
  ...Nothing found wrong with wheels, > bearings, CV joints, motor mounts, tranny mounts, Canadian mounts, rear > suspension, front suspension, veeblefetzer fittings, or the steering > hawsers...
• Re: Car advice please: 91 Passat. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 21:19:38 -0500
  The fuel economy is also terrible and the fuel injection likes to vapor lock and the power steering racks leak and the engine mounts...
• Rattling shifter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:38:59 -0700
  ...You see, only weeks before I had changed the transmission fluid, which requires removing that end of the linkage to get a clear shot...
• Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sat, 6 May 2000 02:09:50 CDT
  ...Diesel parts to convert waterboxer to inline 4 cylinder Golf, etc.-- bellhousing, engine mounts, oil pan & dipstick, flywheel, slightly used clutch and pressure plate...
• Replacing a starter on a Syncro & Westy values
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:29:54 -0700
  ...My buddy, the experienced VW mechanic, swears the transmission mounts need to be loosened to ease access to the thing. Any comment? #2 My...