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• Hard to start....
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sun, 5 Mar 2017 15:18:35 -0500
  ...I tried several times then tried holding the gas pedel to the floor and that seemed to help, it sputered and then started. I...
• Re: Rear Table Mod
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:47:48 -0500
  Any reason a spring couldn't be used to make it rise up like magic automatically? Jim On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 6...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:45:23 -0400
  ...Automatic Transmission Vanagon : > > The shift lever is very specifically designed so you can 'grab 2nd' quickly > and easily from 3rd. > No need to hold...
• Re: Trans Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:47:14 -0500
  ...No sealant is necessary, but pay attention to the correct torque of the 4 bolts that hold the pan in place. Also be sure...
• Re: Sink problem, where to find parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:11:55 -0700
  ...in between or anything else holding it together? I don’t know what goop is. Eric 85 GL Auto Westfalia > On Aug 8, 2015...
• Re: Whereabouts of "Faster German Auto"?
  Historical mailing list - Wilson Sweitzer
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:20:17 PST
  ...I gave Fast German Auto a call to see what they thought and about pricing, etc. The guy put me on hold (presumably to...
• Re: Looks like the electric VW camper is coming
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:07:55 +0100
  ...Raimund Am 11.12.2021 um 16:52 schrieb Chris S: > I’ve been holding my breath since the 2001 Detroit auto show. > > Chris...
• the transmission ground
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:07:11 -0700
  ...I tried a thin nut on it and it is holding - for now. So just curious how will I know if this falls off...
• Re: Brake fade vs. automatic tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 09:12:05 -0500
  bachmanb@SMTPGW1.PLK.AF.MIL wrote: > Hmmmm. > > My '91 seems to do pretty good holding itself back with the > automatic; > 'course one shouldn't...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:42:20 -0400
  ...Automatic Transmission Vanagon : >> > >> > The shift lever is very specifically designed so you can 'grab 2nd' >> quickly >> > and easily from 3rd. >> > No need to hold...
• Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 10:31:59 -0700
  We put 15" wheels on our 86 weekender (2.2L NW Connecting Rod WBX and stock auto tranny) almost four years ago but kept...
• Re: FS: Ebay: Vanagon Hatch Holder
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:29:03 -0800
  ...With later struts, the body is up and the support automatically drops into place anytime the hatch is opened. And for the former the...
• Re: Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:01:14 -0700
  ...The other side has the speedo cable going through a square hole with a circlip holding it. It should be a tight tap-in...
• Re: Product Review: Octopus cup/drink/bottle holder.
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:55:49 -0700
  ...stuff, gravity stabilized! Self >>> > > adjusting fingers automatically grip large and small drinks (almost >>> > > human!) Designed to hold mugs with handles (major thang). Comes >>> > > apart...
• Re: Oversize Spare tire fitment in clamshell holder question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:32:05 -0500
  ...I’m using the Van Cafe holder but would prefer my original clamshell with a reasonable modification. > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto > > > On Sep...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:00:42 -0400
  ...Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Westfalia > On Aug 15, 2016, at 4:45 PM, Ned Savoie <ned@harbourlight.com> wrote: > > Hey Eric (and list...
• how to remove starter from '87 automatic Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher H. Stinson
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:17:24 -0500
  ...starter on my '87 automatic Vanagon, but I'm having a problem with the less-accessible "bolt" that holds the starter to the chassis...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:38:48 -0500
  ...Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > Hi All, > Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can = > hold...
• Re: Friday...Jerk at the Border Crossing..
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:02:18 -0500
  ...They can detain you and hold you for as long as they want for whatever reason. Jason Happy Friday the 13th. On Fri, Jan...
• Re: 88 Automatic Shifter does not lock in gear
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:28:33 -0700
  ...88 Automatic Shifter does not lock in gear > Hello all, > > My 88 Automatic Shifter does not lock in gear. The thumb mechanism > spring is...
• sagging tail gate, no good deed unpunished
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:50:00 -0400
  Hi listers, Is there a way to adjust the back tail gate closers to give them a bit more strength to hold up the...
• Re: Cruise Blues
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:20:45 -0500 (CDT)
  ...the Automatic and the 1.9 Litre, right? I just wondered whether it was because of power or because of inability to hold a...
• Re: westy table wiggle
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 21:24:03 -0500
  ...Roy Olynick '87 VW Westfalia GL (For Sale) '91 Honda Civic SE '01 Honda Civic LX-G www.autobahn.mb.ca/~rrh/Westy_Home...
• Re: E-Z Coil for heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:09:57 -0500
  ...van and also some of the hoses on top of the automatic transmission. They are preformed and bent but they are just 5/8...
• Re: Looking for the root cause of power steering fluid loss
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:44:32 -0400
  ...hold quite a bit without leaking it to the ground. Remember, too, that Vanagon power steering systems use Dexron (or Dexron III) automatic transmission...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:07:02 -0700
  ...I do do what is suggested, such as downshifting my auto trans to hold back my speed, etc. I have never smelt hot brakes...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:22:19 -0400
  ...Are the bolts used to hold the seat the same ones that hold the covers on the rails?
• Re: vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:41:54 -0400
  ...I have used a coat-hanger wire to hold the flex plate on an automatic. To connect a standard flyheel I once bolted a...
• Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:21:11 -0700
  Over the past year I have 'learned to drive' an automatic transmission vehicle. I've always chosen a manual transmission vehicle. Never liked having...
• North Conway NH, Cup holders, Interior lights, ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:45:31 -500
  I recently installed two cup holders in our Westy. I purchased them from the Brookstone outlet in North Conway, NH. They are made in...
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 00:26:19 -0400
  ...window covers (don't think that was standard) Otherwise standard Carat interior/exterior (including automatic transmission) body colored side view mirrors (white) Ah...just...
• Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 13 May 2007 12:08:12 -0700
  I've owned a '90 Westy automatic for 1 month. It's my first experience with a Westy, but have lurked on several forums...
• Re: Just joined the criminally insane...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 17:45:30 -0400
  ...Older paint might not hold up as well. I bought mine at a local automotive paint supply store. Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
• Re: High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:13:22 -0500
  ...Automotive regulators will typically hold voltage to about 13.9 max (which is a not-very-satisfactory compromise but we won't open that...
• Re: Semi- Vanagon topic: Getting hands clean after you've gotten them greasy
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:35:27 -0700
  ...to hold onto wrenches etc. with a film of vaseline on my hands. ymmv. On 8-Nov-08, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest...
• Re: coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:56:54 -0300
  ...checker? BTW, Autozone will let you borrow a > pressure checker (as well as other tools) for free. > > deb > 85 Westy > > > > Get hold of a...
• Re: 83 sunroof Vanagon - LAST CHANCE
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:24:51 -0700
  ...If > anyone wants it - say now or forever hold your peace. > > I hate to see it go to someone (worse yet, some company) who...
• Re: Tranny leak '89 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:49:53 -0400
  ...Also the collar nut that holds the dip stick tube to the pan may be loose. Use your cresent wrench here. In the future...
• Re: Brights When Switched On Dont Work
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:27:16 -0700
  re "When you pull back on the level it would not click to engage, you had to hold it in place." ........ not intending to...
• Electric bun warmers
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Wallace
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 21:50:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...Cushion is made of good-looking, automotive quality fabric. A special stabilizer tuck holds the cushion in place. Made in USA. #EAH147 - Automatic Heated...
• Sad transmission news
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:42:11 -0400
  Hi friends, My auto transmission in my 85 is not shifting into third gear. This problem has been increasing. Also, when going down hill...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Jun 2015 to 3 Jun 2015 - Special issue (#2015-104)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 04:07:14 -0400
  ...The circlip is holding the outer race in place, the inner race is resting against the end of the stub axle. > On Jun 3...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:38 -0400
  ...All the pedal does directly is pull the throttle plate open (and on our automatics, inform the transmission via the lever with the joint...
• Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:29:48 -0800
  ...Vanagons. > > Does anyone know who manufactured this conversion? > > British companies Autohomes and Holdsworth had tops that opened straight > up, both used on the T3...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Mar 2002 - Special issue (#2002-315)
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:16:28 -0800
  ...BUT, the Manchester is an auto shitoff er shutoff valve that corrodes and malfunctions with age, kinda like Joel and Bulley and I. So...
• Re: Mystery Missing Relay
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
  Wed, 28 May 2003 11:21:56 -0400
  On my 86 GL that connector holds the Open Door, Head lights On Buzzer. The Writing on it is "Warn Steuergeraet 12V 5SA005017-00...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:57:34 -0700
  ...in the same category as holding your tongue just right. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 06/26...
• Re: in praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:27:57 -0600
  ...On 18-Apr-07, at 2:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:58:16 -0700 > From: Robert Keezer...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:43:46 -0700
  ...I don't think the tank > on my Westy holds greater than 3 lbs.???? Anybody bothering to read > this sticker might come to > the...
• Re: Alternator replacement????
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:53 -0400
  ...You can get cheaper autoparts store brand for less. I replaced mine in the parking lot of an AutoZone in under an hour, and...
• Yipee! TiiCo Passed CARB Test (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:09:14 -0700
  ...I've been holding off actually installing my TiiCo, but now I'm going to press ahead. ===== Rolf '85 Westy Auto (doing Tiico conversion...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:33:40 -0400
  ...http://www.autohausaz.com/pn/111598021A Ned -- Ned Savoie Creative Director Harbour Light Strategic Marketing Savvy Software, Inc. 621A Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801...
• Re: Auto tranny shifter cable circlip size?
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:55:43 +1000
  ...Does anyone know the size of a circlip that holds the shifter cable onto the auto tranny? I�m not seeing anything in the...
• Re: Van not starting, auto tranny, gear selector position dependent
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:49:55 -0700
  Could it be the neutral safety switch? http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_775_353/automatic_neutral_safety_switch_kit.html On...
• Re: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 8 Mar 2016 06:18:56 -0500
  ...Eric Caron 85 GL Auto > On Mar 7, 2016, at 10:42 PM, john <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you, Eric. Do you...
• Re: From the vw news rumor mill
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:23:04 -0800
  ...company VW may become 'Auto > Union' to differentiate between the Volkswagen and similarly-owned Audi > vehicle lines. > > The VW holding company also controls Bentley...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 May 2017 to 10 May 2017 - Special issue (#2017-179)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 May 2017 05:02:22 -0400
  ...circle that holds the fuel pump under the van. > The metal plate that supports the accelerator cable and the clip that holds > the cable...
• Re: Transmission corroding through
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:46:25 -0700
  ...I'm going to wait till > sometime tomorrow and if the rain holds off and the patch holds, I'm going to > fill the...
• Re: Luggage rack cleats
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2006 08:32:32 -0700
  ...Can't help you with the stuck bolts but I replaced the hold downs with stainless ones from West Marine, these to be specific...
• Re: Auto Tranny vs. Manual?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 21:19:44 -0500
  ...But in general it seems to me the auto acts just a tad lower, higher revs at 70 (the slip I guess), but holds...