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• Fwd: Pre-state insepction repair - somewhat URGENT
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:26:09 -0400
  ...Transmission in reverse does not turn > on reverse lights. The > questions: > > 1. Ground? > 2. Reverse switch? > 3. Should it fail inspection for such a...
• '84 Auto Transmission Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:05:40 -0600
  ...I lost reverse gear today, and now the forward gears are bad. They chunk and clunk and stutter. In fact, when I got home...
• '84 GL Automatic transmission problems
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:27:04 EDT
  Hello I recently purchased my second '84 Van which has a problem going into reverse when the engine is not hot. After running for...
• Re: new to the list
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 06:54:46 -0500
  ...now the automatic trans will not go into reverse when it is cold . Will go in all forward gears ok and reverse when warmed...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:41:28 -0700
  given it's well bled, 2 things come to my mind.. - thermostat installed in reverse - clogged radiator (need new one)
• Re: 87 w/ no reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 20 May 2002 09:32:28 -0400
  Left side of trany, rear of axle shaft, 2 wire always rusted!!!! Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
• Syncro Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 09:30:30 -0800
  ...I cant even shift into low, reverse is very hard, and first is difficult. Once in reverse, she starts clanking and I have to...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:24:33 -0600
  ...Happens in reverse, > Ist, 2nd and 4th gears. > > Suggestions? > > John.
• Re: was: 91 Carat..... now: Fast Turn Signal Issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:44:16 -0700
  ...The 2 outer wires on the front socket may be > plugged in reversed and this reverses which filament is for the blinkers. -- Neil n...
• Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:44:40 -0400
  ...When the engine (whole vehicle) is cold, I have no problem shifting in to first or reverse. However as the temperatures climb (mid 30...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 15:55:09 -0700
  ...Brake locks up in reverse > > Hi to all, > I have no idea why, but when I put it in reverse it soon locks up...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 May 2012 23:16:01 -0700
  ...Brake locks up in reverse >>>>> >>>>> Hi to all, >>>>> I have no idea why, but when I put it in reverse it soon locks up...
• Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 25 May 2001 11:09:18 -0400
  ...Is there some reverse current leakage when the sun goes down? Does it need to be un-plugged at night? If so, this is...
• No push-down for first with 5-speed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:04:31 -0600
  Same with my 5-speed 83 diesel westy. No pushing down to get into first. Reverse requires it. Jim
• Adjusting rear brakes post bearing job
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 30 May 2017 09:35:46 -0600
  ...Is that all it takes? I remember having to drive in reverse in my 1972 dodge dart, pumping the brakes in order to get...
• Re: clutch chatter in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:10:48 -0400
  ...subject line says, I'm experiencing occasional clutch chatter >> when in >> reverse. No noticeable problems in forward gears - drove 300 miles >> yesterday >> at 75...
• Re: Comparative tranny opinions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 23:48:33 -0700
  ...No 15 mm below the fill hole.:-) One other bonus is that the first and reverse are on the same plane and you do...
• Re: back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:53:58 -0800
  ...Now my reverse lights work great -- in > reverse AND in first. Sorry for sort of highjacking your thread, but does > anyone know why this...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:43:40 -0400
  ...Did you force the technician into reverse? > Hopefully the parts are there >when I get home tonight and replacing them will solve my shifting...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:29:55 -0700
  "is first gear below reverse? So, first gear would be in to the rear and towards the driver of said "H pattern"?" Yes
• Re: Crazy BRIGHT(!!) reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:35:55 -0400
  I'd get in touch with Daniel Stern. He recommended these to me: http://store.candlepower.com/796upgradebulb.html Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Manual Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:11:45 -0500
  Hi, I was trying to get the reverse lights to work on my '90 Carat, 4-spd manual. I checked the bulbs and the...
• Re: No reverse lights, and have to be in neutral to start
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Mon, 16 May 2005 18:48:11 -0400
  Hi Trina, A new park/neutral/reverse switch (two pieces) is still available at the VW dealer, and it was the best $30 I...
• Rough idle when in reverse.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 3 Sep 2011 10:01:42 -0500
  Hey Everyone, Sometimes when I start the van and put it into reverse, the idle gets really low and stumbles a bit. Sometimes it...
• Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:45:22 -0500
  ...Also, I now have to be very careful of the thing dropping over through the slot for reverse - like the stick goes way to...
• Shifter Detent
  Historical mailing list - BNGR8FUL
  Sun, 17 May 1998 16:45:27 EDT
  ...I can shift into reverse without pushing down. Any ideas for a quick fix for this?
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Mary Collum
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 01:12:32 -0400
  1984 GL. 54,000 on the van .... 141,000 on the engine. (No .. I don't have the numbers reversed). Mike
• Rear Brakes Seized?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 17:58:13 -0700
  ...I reved it hard a half dozen times both in forward and reverse, abusing the poor clutch, but it's not moving. (it will...
• Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blair
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 05:37:45 -0800
  ...Usually if you move the shift lever clear over to the reverse detent it will go in. Sometimes I've had to depress the...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:53:47 +0200
  ...roll start the van in reverse? Aren't there rumors out in Vanagon land that roll starting in reverse might crack the transaxle due...
• berg short shift kit for sale
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:51:45 -0500
  ...However, it made it hard to get into reverse. If I adjusted it to where you got reverse then 1st was slightly to the...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:59:13 -0600
  Do you have to push the shifter downwards and then towards the front of the van to go from 1st to Reverse? >George, can...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:59 -0700
  ...It > calls for a 23mm gap between the reverse "fork" and the reverse lockout, > which I tried but as before found it completely incorrect...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 09:08:12 -0800
  This approach involves using a reverse set of Subarugears ring and pinion, and the discussion is quite long, but from what I recall you...
• loud trans clanging in reverse and first
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:24:14 -0600
  sorry about this, but my syncros clanging/lurching occurs most noticeably when using reverse after a long highway drive, but is also present in...
• Re: swivel seats.. for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:09:52 -0600
  ...For many years of camping in my '81, I would just pull the passenger seat forward, reverse it and put it back on facing...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:09:57 -0700
  ...Now the old van will NOT allow > me >>> to find reverse, first or second gears. >>> >>> Suggestions please - be kind. >>> >>> Regards >>> Peter Marsh >>> Naples FL...
• Re: Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:53:15 -0700
  ...Now the stick shift > moves freely far to the left and I have to hunt about a bit to tell > Reverse from 1st from...
• Re: reverse running Audi transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:24:24 EST
  ...The strait cut reverse gear could care less which way it turns, but I think helical gears are directional. Any thoughts on this? >> Well...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 01:17:35 -0400
  ...Brake locks up in reverse > > Hi to all, > I have no idea why, but when I put it in reverse it soon locks up...
• Re: continuing shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:42:51 -0800
  ...It will pop over the reverse lockout with no real downward pressure on the shifter. If I lift UP on the shifter the reverse...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:33:07 -0700
  ...if the pair of wires > in > > the large white plastic connector (at the 2 prongs post) are reversed, > the > > van cranks but won't...
• Re: Can't get it in gear
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:37:41 -0500
  ...Well > tonight got it into first in the reverse position. I am hoping it is a > linkage problem, and not a problem with the...
• Re: 83.5 Trans grinds into reverse?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 08:01:30 -0400
  In a message dated 97-09-06 04:21:32 EDT, Oxroad@AOL.COM (Jeff Reeves) writes: << s this reverse grind normal? Or has...
• Re: transmission whoes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 May 1997 08:15:01 -0800
  ...I'd rather drive my Vanagon in reverse only than drive an Aerostar. Dan Fuller '90 Carat
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:26:12 -0700
  ...If it is the granny 1 and reverse, than > you need to check the hub and Syncros there. That one can just get > twisted...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Feussner
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:11:44 +0100
  ...I gave it a knock directly onto the little lobe that is pushing the ball in the reverse switch. The protrusion did not come...
• Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sat, 2 May 2015 14:41:02 -0700
  ...He thought the problem was most likely a failure in the clutch hydraulics that was preventing the clutch from completely disengaging (and since reverse...
• Re: Howling rear brakes in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 02:22:40 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-22 11:35:44 EDT, vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM writes: << When I am braking in reverse, I get a...
• Re: Gears shifted
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:53:56 -0700
  ...In fact all my gears have shifted - my 1st gear is now where > my reverse gear was. Is this easy to fix? Yes. Is...
• Re: Strobing Reverse Lights -- bright light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:16:58 +0100
  What about an additional fuel injector in the intake manifold, set up to spray ATF! This makes a thick nice smoke layer. PerL 87...
• Re: black handles repainted
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 16:29:37 +0200
  ...I'd reccomend you'd reverse these two steps. It can save you a lot of grief. PerL
• Re: The relay that "purrs"
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:48:21 -0400
  My purring relay turned out to be a loose wire on the reverse side. The purring was not biological. It was the contacts inside...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:42:03 -0800
  ...There is a fellow on my motorycle list, the XS1100 Yamaha list, and he reverse engineered the CDI ignition box, the regulator and the...
• Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 5 May 2011 23:44:30 -0230
  ...I always leave it in reverse when parked (Matilda's a manual), parking brake on as hard as I can get it (if I...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 21:44:31 -0300
  ...That >> should make the reverse lights come on if the problem is the switch. >> >> Of course the key needs to be on for the...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - -------------------------
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:47:08 -0500
  ...One >>>of these days I'll reverse engineer one of those. Anyone have a dead one >>>they want to send me? >>> >>>What confuses me...
• Re: Reversed mirrors!
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:31:27 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:48 AM > Subject: Reversed mirrors! > > > >I know it's only thursday, but the auction ends today...
• Re: fuel pump wiring 87 2.1 van a/t
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 12:56:10 -0500
  Hey Zoltan, you're right. I reversed the wires and now, when I put it in first gear, the van goes backwards! Miguel
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:55:56 -0400
  Can they be installed in reverse and get better extended wear? I mean put the left axel on the right side, or inboard CV...