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• for sale: drivers side manual mirrors $10 each
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:26:41 EDT
  for sale: drivers side manual vanagon exterior mirrors. $10 ea. pass side $15 ea. chris
• Re: removing snow from van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:50:55 EST
  In a message dated 11/13/03 4:59:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, dspence@OANET.COM writes: > Parking in the driveway is the...
• How much / what kind final drive oil in A/T?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:07:26 -0700
  ...Before I install into the van I want to change the gear oil and final drive pan gasket. What is the capacity of gear...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:24:49 EST
  ...i have a parts camper that the drivers horizontal seam is totally GONE.. the SOURCE is the 3 camper H2O fill/elec ports... when...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:08:36 EST
  ...i have a parts camper that the drivers horizontal seam is totally GONE.. the SOURCE is the 3 camper H2O fill/elec ports... when...
• daily driver
  Historical mailing list - K G
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 15:50:13 CDT
  HI I drive my 85 vanagon almost every day. Vanagon's are the greatest. Someone was trying to persuade me to sell my van...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 6 May 2004 18:46:39 -0700
  ...Leave the shims in place you still need end play set for the flex drive, the same as the manual transmission flywheel. Don't...
• Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
  Sun, 28 May 2006 19:31:03 -0700
  Well by the time I read this reply and the other from Dennis, I already had the whole drivetrain back in my van. After...
• Re: Bentley Manuals on CD-ROM :)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 16:25:28 -0500
  At 02:12 PM 3/1/2000 , Leif wrote: >I believe the Radio Shack TRS-80 model I had an optional drive that used...
• NEW: Drivers-wanted - the Volkswagen Discussion List (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 May 1998 19:51:51 CDT
  ...Drivers-wanted - the Volkswagen Discussion List Drivers-wanted on majordomo@wso.williams.edu The Volkswagen Discussion List Welcome to drivers-wanted, the VW Discussion...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:00:34 -0500
  <<Actually, A turbocharger, besides usually being exhaust driven, uses vaned wheels to move a large volume of air>> Not besides Dennis---alway's. Turbocharging...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft Shot!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 20:41:51 -0500
  ...Larry, 4x4 owners seem to do alot of modifications to their drivelines and there are a fair number of shops that specialize in custom...
• Re: 4 wheel drive tires
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:40:48 -0400
  ...I have never heard of 4 wheel drive tires (except of course a more aggressive tread for off road, but I do not think...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:02:28 -0700
  you want the sliding drive part style. the flex head style is much weaker. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:45:05 -0700
  ...Would any of you Syncronauts out there recommend removing the drive shaft and carrying it with me until reaching the back country? If anyone...
• Interchangeability of seats between years
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:49:09 -0500
  Can anyone tell me about the interchangeability of driver and passenger seats from year to year on our vans, ie, will say an '86...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:41:58 -0500
  Clive Smith wrote: > > In fact it maybe takes 1000 hp to drive the superchargers! > Yes, it does take a bit of power to driver...
• Transmission leaking from drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:39:28 -0600
  ...On inspection today, I can see that it is slinging out around the drive shafts, especially the passenger side. Is this the situation where...
• Re: Vans we drive
  Historical mailing list - Mark Love
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 01:33:11 -0500
  84 GL given to me by a fellow list member (thanks Merv). S.O. drives a 91 Carat Wolfsburg. Mark
• More info on Rustic Drive-in
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 08:20:17 -0400
  For more info on the Rustic, go to: http://www.drive-ins.com/detail.php?code=rirust Ric
• Heat shield
  Historical mailing list - Dom and Diane Fraser
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:45:12 -0700
  Looking for drivers side pushrod tube cover/heatshield, and muffler/exhaust straps (all of the drivers side). Dom Fraser 1985 1.9
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Feb 2001 (#2001-185)
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:50:02 -0800
  ...I can remove the drivetrain, separate > the engine from trans, maybe separate AT from final drive but then what? > Do I have a shop...
• Re: [Syncro] Lot of Vanagon stuff on eBay!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:38:15 -0800
  ...I think the driver drives and that's it.� Every Iltis and T3 I have seen from the army has a weapon holder within...
• Re: Syncro vibrations... I think it's time for a mechanic!
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 00:11:03 -0700
  Greetings Doug I'm willing to bet that it is still the driveshaft. I have gone thru the same routine. Even returned the rebuilt...
• Re: ..gutless and unreliable....
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:00:15 -0500
  ...The "drive the van" part is important for morale, IMHO. Do the mechanical stuff first. Drive it around, camp in it, have fun. Then...
• Re: Speedo drive on Syncro diff
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:27:08 -0700
  Yes, the speedo drive gear inside the Syncro front diff is known to fail. The gear is made of plastic. It can be removed...
• DriversFest '99
  Historical mailing list - "VW mailing list administrator (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:25:32 -0400
  Dear Volkswagen Owner, Okay, by now you've heard from us a few times about DriversFest '99. But keep reading...there's something you...
• Re: Yeeeeeehaaaawwww!!!!... 12 step program
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 28 May 2000 20:54:08 -0700
  Yep, remember it's 12 steps from the drivers seat to the engine hatch. *L* tim Marshall Ruskin wrote: > > Another bona-fide member of...
• Re: maps vs GPS
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:51:32 -0500
  ...On the other hand, there's something > endearingly stupid about a machine that tells one to drive 3 miles on > "highway three hundred ninety...
• syncro driveshaft alignment
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 07:03:38 PDT
  The Bentley manual says to mark the flanges before removing the driveshaft on a syncro. This makes sense if you're reinstalling the same...
• Driveline noise under load ??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:21:04 -0700
  I'm driving a friends 87 Westy, trying to figure out where driveline noise is coming from. There is a noise coming from right...
• The Vanagon Owner's Creed
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:54 -0400
  ...I must drive my Vanagon true. I must drive straighter than the loon who is trying to hit me. I must steer away from...
• Got the Shaft..No more Bad Vibes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 22:36:31 -0500
  ...Just installed my new driveshaft (from Parr VW in WA for 100 bucks less than local dealer), took the syncro for a test drive...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:35:14 -0700
  Yes - for some years on many VWs you can't lock the driver's door when leaving the car by pushing the button down...
• Syncro driveline reinstall
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:14:25 -0700
  Just wondering, when reinstalling a driveline on a syncro, is there a consensus on reusing the hardware, red vs blue loctite, etc?
• Re: Drive thru tree in Leggett, CA
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:35:12 -0700
  I thought I remembered last summer when we drove through, it was no longer available to drive through?
• Re: Towing with Uhaul 4-wheel dolly?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:32:32 -0800
  I towed my Syncro Westy with a rental 2 wheel dolly after pulling the f/r driveshaft out. Drive van onto dolly, remove driveshaft...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:51:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...up untill it goes boing? If the drive shaft was not in, and the syncro was driven, I suppose all tires would go around...
• Re: removing driver's seat in 91
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:14:26 EDT
  ...exchanging drivers set with front passenger seat? > > John > john apparently you missed all the posts about how if you dont want your drivers seat...
• Frydae - Right-Hand drive manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:29:14 -0700
  For some reason I woke up this morning thinking about driving a manual transmission right-hand drive car. �Maybe I was dreaming about visiting...
• Re: "Car Computer" in your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - brions cars
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:49:48 -0700
  ...a Mac/PC adapted to a Vanagon. > > Any hard drive (or other hardware?) issues? Anyone running a flash > drive in place of the HDD...
• Bay Area drive-in night!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 08 May 1996 10:24:25 -0700
  ...When are we going to have a Bay Area drive-in movie night? I have this great idea for a poster, as well as...
• Re: snow chains
  Historical mailing list - Jsun Wills
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 00:54:39 -0500
  Snow Chains? We don't need no stinking snow chains! I drive up to a 8k ft mountain in Oregon 3-5 times a...
• RE: uninsured cars
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 95 18:07:47 PDT
  I think there is a law in California saying a car ought to be insured to be driven. I have no problem with that...
• You know you're a Vanagon driver when . . .
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 09:04:04 -0500
  You know you're a Vanagon driver when . . . - you've got 60 emails in your inbox and half of them are about what colour...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:22:59 -0500
  ...6mm-21mm 3/8" drive > > Deep Sockets (3/8" drive): 9mm-19mm, 21mm > > Large Sockets (1/2" drive): 27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm > > Torque...
• Re: WANTED - Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:37:59 -0600
  ...WANTED - Syncro Drive Shaft Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:30:11 -0700 David, i'll trade you a syncro drive shaft for a...
• Re: [Syncro] - Towing a Syncro - what's best??
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:41:23 -0400
  The easiest thing to do is install the Syncro on the dolly and then and only then remove the end of the drive shaft...
• Re: Drive flange oil seal failure
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:37:57 -0800
  ...I took it for a test drive and lo and >> behold, it's still leaking. >> > > There is another seal, a large o-ring, beneath...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:10:13 -0700
  ...I've driven just about every common swap there is. I'd recommend not resorting to name calling, especially since you've never met...
• re:Passing and the slow lane
  Historical mailing list
  18 Oct 95 21:05:00 +1900
  ...Those who do not get even tougher treatment from other drivers, than those who drive slow in the passing lane in the Northeast(at...
• Syncro Driveshaft Repair (Replacement U-joints)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:04:17 -0500
  ...I just spoke with Todd of Proven Force (driveshaft & u-joint specialists in Minneapolis, (800) 444-0755) who informed me that they have located...
• Re: Bent tan driver's door
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 18:52:30 -0800
  ...Bent tan driver's door > Hi, > > I still have a slightly bent tan driver's door with the windows in it - I > got a...
• Re: ATF and final drive fluids
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:51:53 -0500
  ...How > many of you use syn gear lube in the final drive? > > Please p-mail as I use the digest > > TIA > Fred > 89 Westy...
• Drivers mirrors for sale...Re: 87 Drivers side mirror needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 11:03:41 EST
  ...writes: > After multiple impacts with icy shrubs and tree branches, the driver's side > mirror finally broke off at the socket base. I am...
• Re: Tire wear pattern -- it puzzles the expert
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:32:46 -0700
  ...It is the driver's side front tire. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/27/2012 10...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:32:26 EST
  ...We hope that by the time you get your drivers license you will have learned about driver courtesy and the (unwritten) rules of the...
• syncro drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Dorn
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 21:55:36 -0500
  Hello all, I am beginning to hear the woeful sounds of U-joint noise in my syncro drive shaft. I know this topic came...
• Re: Fire Extinguisher locations in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:18:19 -0800
  Where exactly behind the driver's seat? I guess you have to move it if you want to spin the drivers seat, and what...
• Need : Driver's side wiper shaft part - 251955215
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 3 Sep 2013 17:20:57 -0600
  I'm looking to buy a driver's side wiper shaft if anyone has one around. Thanks Scott