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• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:27:58 -0800
  ...the posters words.. "transmission flush fluid ' .. totally not the right realm. You need Brake Fluid , like DOT 3 grade, to bleed the clutch hydraulic...
• Re: FLUIDS for VANAGONS
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:04:53 -0400
  ...FLUIDS for VANAGONS A lot of listees swear by Redline MT90 for manual tranny fluid (including me and, more importantly, Darryl of AA transaxle...
• Re: Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 10:53:26 -0500
  In a message dated 96-12-18 15:32:31 EST, -@--.-- (Rocko Flamefart) writes: > Silicone Brake Fluid. > > huh? ya think? maybe this is an...
• Brake Fluid Loss
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:12:48 -0700
  I seem to have lost all my brake fluid again but the last time (Jan) it was the master cylinder and I found fluid...
• Re: Power Steering boots filling up with fluid??/
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:09:51 -0500
  ...They are not leaking, but appear to be very overfilled with fluid. What the heck is going on with this issue? Help......... > Thank you...
• Drink up, the price of VW fluids!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 15:07:02 -0400
  Latest atrocity in VW pricing, power steering fluid, $27.95/litre, $34 after taxes. Hell this makes Autobahn coolant look like a bargain. Bought...
• Power steering fluid
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:53:15 -0800
  ...Is there any difference between ATF and P/S fluid? I bought P/S fluid, and just need to top up/bleed the system...
• how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:08:34 -0700
  seems like everyone is so hung up on complaining about copyright infringments instead of real vanagon content---again I ask --how much fluid will...
• Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 May 2018 12:27:29 -0400
  Can one mix Dot 3 and Dot 4 brake fluid in a Vanagon brake system, or is that not recommended? Dave B.
• Overfilling transmission fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:05:38 -0500
  Can anybody think of any potential problems with overfilling the transmission fluid (i.e. above the fill hole)? -wes '84 vanagon
• Hesitation starting in 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Jordan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:54:06 -0400
  ...A/T fluid is between the high/low marks after warm-up and I checked differential gear fluid last night and was fine. Both...
• Re: Power steering rack with fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:11:56 -0500
  ...what is the best fluid for these systems?Bentley says Dexron AT fluid but maybe there is something beter by now? I am about...
• intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:33:13 -0330
  ...Second problem - the pump that should put out wiper fluid makes noises but no fluid comes out. (I just poured a bunch in, so...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 14:00:37 MST
  --Dean Paul Karpowicz said:-- > > another weirder answer to the missing brake fluid could be that the BRAKE > master is leaking into the booster, hence...
• Re: Changing the Transmission fluid..? 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:44:30 -0500
  ...Of course you're only changing about half of the fluid because of what stays in the torque converter. But at least it's...
• Re: 85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:49:38 -0500
  It doesn't appear to have any fluid leaking...the Master cylinder actually looks "over" full...(above the arrows...) could this indicate that possibly...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:03:59 -0600
  ...You should change your brake / clutch fluid every 2 years and if the fluid in your reservoir is dark it's already too late...
• Re: What is the wire that screws on to the master cylinder and fluid behind the instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 22:54:54 -0400
  ...The fluid level sensor is in the cap on the fluid reservoir. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Fuzzy :philippe <fuzzmeister...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:43:13 -0700
  ...Brake fluid has a very very high boiling point but it also >>> loves >>> moisture...So over time your brake fluid will absorb a small...
• Re: Case of the disappearing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:25:49 -0700
  ...Case of the disappearing brake fluid If you checked all brake hydraulic components (i.e. did you pull the drums and check for fluid...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:17:56 -0500
  ...But my Westy is a Manual! After looking thru the archives I'm getting the idea that this is the power steering fluid reservoir...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2002 11:15:43 EDT
  ...Very good advice to use lots of rags to soak up the fluid that heads for the carpet !! Old towels work great. I purged...
• Re: transmission fluid level
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 20 May 2010 16:06:29 -0500
  On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 3:50 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been leaking a bit of tranny fluid...
• Adding Auto transy fluid
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:44:23 -0400
  For an 85 Vanagon: where do you add fluids for transmission and torque convertor? Thanks Leo Meaford ON Canada [text/html]
• Re: 1984 Westy Washer Fluid Tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:42:52 -0500
  ...The fill for the front washer fluid is down by the driver's left foot. Just pull the edge of the carpet up a...
• Re: Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2016 05:27:40 -0400
  ...Not far-fetched at all. >When using a home made pressure bleeder to pressurize the brake fluid >reservoir with AIR >when bleeding the brakes...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:17:23 -0500 (EST)
  > The other possibility as you say is that fluid is leaking into the clutch > itself. Is this at all possible? Is there any point...
• Re: Power Steering Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 19:32:40 -0800
  Sounds like (pun) a low fluid problem. Make sure you are checking the fluid level with the engine running. Dick Taylor hetchins@montana.com...
• wil's mechanic
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:05:24 -0700
  ...It is best to bleed the brake fluid out the bleeder when changing the pads which requires adding fluid. When you push the pad...
• Re: Middle of BC trip report, roadside repair update and brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 17:19:10 -0500
  ...Any ideas? When the piston in the master cylinder is worn, brake fluid can bypass. "pumping" can sometimes catch more fluid and give the...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 8:56:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca (David Carment) > OK so if the fluid isn't leaking out the front master and the car hasn't > moved...
• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 11:59:51 -0700
  ...How about any way to check brake fluid that's been in > it's container for a year or so. BTW, which DOT fluid...
• Re: Vanagon Bodily Fluids
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:27:09 -0600
  ...Vanagon Bodily Fluids > > >> I am taking Scott's advice & having all my westy's bodily fluids >> changed as routine preventative maintenance before a 500...
• Re: Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 10:43:26 -0800
  John, It is far more common for a bad master cylinder to leak fluid into the brake booster than onto the floor. If, or...
• Re: Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:22:38 -0400
  ...The transmission fluid is checked through the filler port on the side of the transmission. If you can reach fluid when sticking a finger...
• Re: Brake fluid: poison=not
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 7:44:45 PST
  So Stuart The-brake-fluid-gourmet Hutton says: > > Hello, > After tasting the worst taste in my life (brake fluid) and under Joel's > and...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 09:08:54 -0700
  ...Fill the jug with > premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the bleed hole. You won't > believe how fast and easy this...
• WD40 Diplace or Wash Off Brake Fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:16:03 -0700
  ...I'll try to "wash off" the brake fluid from wires with WD40 but as does water, does WD40 actually displace brake fluid? Or...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 20 May 2000 09:37:44 -0700
  ...New fluid does not **cause** damage >but may very well **reveal** damage that is already there, caused by the old >fluid. If changing the...
• Re: the many colors of the archives
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:07:36 -0800
  ...of P/S fluid, guess the next question is how to most expediently drain my P/S system. Damn. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains...
• Re: ATF and final drive fluids
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:51:53 -0500
  Fred Brittain wrote: > > Volks, > > I've searched the archives and read the "passing fluid" thread, but > didn't see much about synthetic auto trans...
• Re: Driving a PS Van w/o PS
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:50:51 -0400
  Not sure how to keep fluid in the rack...it keeps leaking out...now that I have the pump disabled, how will the fluid...
• Re: '88 Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 8 May 2001 17:52:11 -0500
  > > get rid of moisture (heat boils the moisture in the fluid witch seems to > "fade" the brakes). > Oh no! Not the fluid witch!
• what Synthetic automatic transmission fluid to use in 85 Auto Trans ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:46:58 -0700
  Hi What Synthetic automatic transmission fluid do people use with the 3 speed auto trans
• Re: What is the wire that screws on to the master cylinder and fluid behind the instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:54:47 -0700
  As Larry said, you can change it without losing much fluid, and you won't get an air bubble in the system because they...
• Re: how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:00:41 -0400
  ...how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system? > >seems like everyone is so hung up on complaining about copyright infringments instead of...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 07:33:40 EDT
  ...You can run Redline for both types of oil or Another brand of synthetic automatic fluid. I am using Mobil synthetic power steering fluid...
• FLUIDS for VANAGONS
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:09:58 -0400
  Hello all! Just wanted to clarify the fluids issues. I have been scrounging through the recent archives because I had remembered that there was...
• Re: Windshield Cleaner Fluid Spritzers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:33:17 -0700
  ...wrote: > One of the spritzers for the windshield washer fluid is shooting the fluid > over the roof of the van. Are these things aim...
• Re: Erratic AT....Sea Foam flush.......?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:46:49 -0400
  ...I then drained the fluid and added new fluid.This quickly turned black(5 min), like the first batch did.I drained this fluid...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:21:33 -0700
  At the risk of sounding like a nag, make sure you keep an eye on the fluid level. And a question to list. If...
• Re: brake fluid change
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:41:30 -0700
  On 11/12/04 4:01 PM, "Richard A Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote: > What's the current advice on brake fluid > changes? I...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:47:53 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] is power steering fluid generic? RE: Power Steering Fluid Bently specifies Dexron Automatic Transmission Fluid.
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:39:37 -0700
  brake fluid is very much the same as perfume, an ester stop and smell the roses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid gary
• blinker fluid correction
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:12 -0700
  sorry, correction to last post, Kale Co Auto DOES indeed carry blinker fluid: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2 Alistair
• AT Fluid type ?
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:32:59 -0600
  Is Dextron III the correct auto trans fluid (ATF) for a 1886 Vanagon? Thanks, Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free
• Re: Your Van might just need a flush....was Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 09:42:07 -0700
  (extra points to those who can see one of the challenges bio-remediation of de-icing fluids...hint, when are the fluids used? extra...
• Going in for a tune up any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:38:27 -0400
  ...In addition to the following what prevention steps might people recommend? New belts New fuel filter new break hoses Break fluid change Transmission Fluid...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:06:11 -0400
  Scott hit the nail on the head with brake fluid absorbing the water. It then lowers the boil temp and becomes corrosive. Your best...
• Re: How long do I have?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 12 May 2009 00:53:28 -0400
  John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> writes: > That "something blue" is most likely coolant - official VW coolant - > as it is the only fluid in a...