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• Return to diesel power
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:19:06 -0400
  ...My wife tells me I drive slow anyway. BTW, I lost the link to the website with all the VW vans for sale on...
• Was: Getting Discouraged
  Historical mailing list - Mark Baker
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 07:23:15 -0800
  ...I'm on the road, finally! Thank you all for the great advice and insight. And not a single "Man up, Nancy!" to my...
• Re: Joseph Murphy's gearing question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:56:05 EST
  ...The final drive on the diesel powered Vanagons was so high because you had 50 rip-snortin' hp coming on strong somewhere around 2000...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new engine; low-cost Grand Rapids Vanagons--
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:19:05 -0400
  ...Cheap enough to buy 'em, drive 'em & abandom them in my driveway when the engines finally blow... George in Grand Rapids. '87 Van O...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 21 May 2016 22:01:30 -0700
  ...I guess I need grease for the CV joints (may as well do the wheel side as well, right?), got the final drive seals...
• Re: clueless...........
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:26:23 -0500
  ...Now, > I've changed both the drive-shafts, and replaced both rear wheel bearings, > checked the final drive flanges for tightness, replaced the final...
• Re: road trip to georgia..
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:45:01 +0000
  ...But you're right, no Vanagons ??? I wanted to drive an 89 back from Sarasota, but my traveling orders didn't finalize in time...
• Re: Looking for a Rabbit Pickup, DAVID
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 02:55:50 EDT
  ...1984 Diesel Transmission for strength and 3.94 final drive. 2.0L engine with a Schrick 276 cam in a 85 Scirocco head with...
• One more Auto question
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:32:41 -0800
  ...If the final drive ratios are not too far off, this might be something to look into even though I would have to raise...
• Re: Vanagon starter final drive issues?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:03:01 -0700
  ...is that despite being freshly rebuilt, I now have a bad > final drive. > > Sounds like a possible hanging solenoid. Sometime disassembling that part and...
• Trashed tranny
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:50:10 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Finally getting around to dealing with my tranny problem. Bottom line!..... it needs an overhaul or replacement. Anyone...
• driving legal
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 17 May 2001 11:07:02 -0700
  hey folks, ive finally gotten my westie legal(registered and title transfered), after owning and driving it for nine months. feels amazing. i dont...
• Re: syncro driveshaft 'clunk!'
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 18:06:02 EST
  ...shaft of the front final drive unit. If it is a clunk with an occasional creaking, check your center driveshaft U-joints. A failed...
• Mirrors & speakers work!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 07:24:13 +0000
  Well, I finally got around to replacing the cracked wires in the drivers door opening. Now both power mirrors work, and my stereo is...
• Product Review Bus Depot O Ring for rear Heater core valve
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:12:57 -0400
  ...I decided to finally use gasket sealer but when I went to do this with a friend. I wanted sighted help to keep the...
• Re: need engine options for '82 diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 29 May 1999 11:52:47 -0700
  The gas inline four raps out fairly rapidly with the high ratio final drive of the diesel tranny, (my Dad has a 1.8L...
• Turn signals fixed.
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 16:03:16 -0400
  Finally fixed the turn signals, thanks to Bentley wiring diagram and listees. Here was the solution. Traced wire from drivers side rear side marker...
• Re: Vanagon Stiker Vote Results & New Page
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 08:23:21 -0600
  ...Congratulations to these finalists. They > will advance to the final round. > > Raul Cisneros #6: (13) > Debi Tippets #1: (10) > Ray Nemo #1: (10) > Mark...
• Re: Favorite Rust Stories (was: wild goose chase)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Tue, 06 Feb 1996 16:45:36 -0500
  Finally junked it when the driver's seat literally fell through the floor, due to massive-- you guessed it-- rust. My first car was...
• Re: Leaking Axle Seals 1989 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:59:58 -0800
  http://www.vanagonauts.com/Replacing-Trans-Final-Drive-Seals229.htm ________________________________ From: Bill Prats <b.bill.p@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent...
• Re: 83-85 & 86-91 Gas Manual Gear Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 17:18:51 -0700
  ...4.83 and 4.86 were both used. > The diesels had radically different final drives, 5.86 and 5.43 > > In other markets there...
• Aftermarket cruise control finally working!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 May 2009 16:49:07 -0400
  ...I took it for a test drive and it finally holds! This made all the difference, as before it would always drop out and...
• Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:32:09 -0800
  ...PI = 3.14159 MILE = 5280' SPEED = ((((RPM /(Gear * Final Drive)) * (2 * PI * Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * 60) / MILE Using this formula with the gear ratios...
• Re: Auto Tranny Final Drive, Oil Change?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:10:27 -0700
  ...I reckon he means the Final Drive-- the part where the axles attach, with the slanted cover on the bottom.
• Re: hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:34:23 -0700
  ...after a low-speed drive around town (not enough air to cool it) the starter wouldn't work. I finally had to replace it...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:29:47 -0400
  ...For the final torquing step on my Vanagon I used a 1/2" drive Craftsman breaker bar with a 2' length of steel pipe...
• Re: AT internals: governor seal
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:42:22 -0700
  ...Using a 3/8 drive, 13mm socket attached to a extension, tap the seal into the final drive cavity. To install the new seal...
• Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 1 May 2008 03:22:54 -0700
  ...The Final Drive gets cooked. Howling is soon to follow. C. The Transmission gets a fresh influx of metal shavings. D. That money you...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 08:03:18 -0700
  ...wrote: > >> Good morning, all, >> >> I have a couple questions about the final drive of my auto transmission - >> >> First, what fluid do you put in...
• AT internals: governor seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 19:21:09 -0400
  I'm working on my AT rebuild, and replacing seals on the final drive section. I am having trouble getting the governor shaft seal...
• Need a few late model WBX parts.......anyone got a partsmobile?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 04:49:42 -0500
  A couple of things..........a power lock motor< drivers side>, and the other thing slips my mind right now! Pmail if you can help...
• Re: Engine Performance vs Tire Size/Comments Redux
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:24:54 -0800
  ...The gears are the same as the 4.86:1 final drive transmission with the exception of 4th gear which is a .77 instead...
• Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:20:19 -0700
  ...Finally, took it for a test drive today. Initially had problems finding gears, but much of that was sorted out by following the Bentley...
• "A" Pillar Grab Handle was Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 02:35:57 -0500
  ...Al, Those are good tips with respect to installing a grab handle on the driver's-side "A" pillar, but I would ad the...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 19:47:41 -0330
  ...I actually set about taking the > fifth gear from my defunct Passat, thinking I could boost the final drive > ratio for better fuel economy...
• The "other" fuel line burst today
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:40:16 -0400
  ...the driveway and saw a large line if gas going up the driveway. I could not find the leak until I finally started the...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 21:54:16 -0700
  ...One colour is for 3.67 final drive, one is for 3.94 final drive etc etc... At 10:05 8/12/98 -0700...
• Re: Vanagon Buyers Check List?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 16:03:54 -0400
  ...Check carefully between the to transmission and final drive. The final drive is full of gear oil and the two chambers should never communicate...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:50:13 -0700
  ...91 Auto Final Drive ? Well, I found that in the archives from vanagonparts.com and on Frank's website. That looks like the correct...
• Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Laudin
  Mon, 4 Nov 2019 08:15:32 -0600
  ...If anyone has a useable case, (don’t need the final drive section) please let me know. Also, don’t need the internals, which...
• '62 Brake job: Final installment
  Historical mailing list - Sarah
  Sat, 06 Apr 1996 14:36:25 +0100
  ...I finally got the brakes finished on my 1962 Dormobile. I had proudly assembled everything last Friday afternoon, went for a test-drive around...
• Sheared alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:26:35 -0500
  OK, I finally got the waterpump on. Now, when I was first removing the alternator the bolt that keeps tension on the belt sheared...
• White smoke?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:35:35 -0400
  ...Haven't driven it since then until today: I fixed the hoses finally, started it up, idles fine, drive it around the block, starts...
• Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:48:23 -0700
  ...Size of allen wrench for final drive? You need a 17mm allen wrench to open the gear oil fill plug. Us a 90W or...
• Final Tire Tour / New shoes; New Heart for the 521 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:24:27 -0600
  Finally after about ten years or so of running around on a set of Michelin XCS tires, I broke down today (my wallet, not...
• leaking torque converter oil seal?
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 23:29:57 -0600
  ...and grease appear to be coming from the "cage" between the final drive (it's an automatic) and the engine. Bentley, page 32.3...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (Auto trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 May 1999 02:47:28 EDT
  ...It sounds like a CV-Joint had broken, or the bolts that secure the CV joint to the drive flange fell/stripped out. >> any...
• Re: AC Compressor Mount Bracket Removal - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 May 2004 00:10:51 -0500
  I finally got the AC compressor off of the mount bracket. The bolts giving me such trouble were soaked in Marvels Mystery Oil (the...
• How much AT fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:47:51 -0700
  Well, I've gotten everything back together, filled the final drive and added additional fluid (Redline) to the AT, a total of 3.2...
• Re: HELP NEEDED IN TENESEE/NORTH ALABAMA ASAP
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:06:35 EST
  i finally heard from him, last nite (tues nite -after not hearing from since sat nite). he is ok, and back at home with...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:26:47 -0500
  ...91 Auto Final Drive ? > > > Well, I found that in the archives from vanagonparts.com and on Frank's >> website. That looks like the correct...
• Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 22:26:06 -0400
  ...Size of allen wrench for final drive? Hello volks, So it seems that maybe my seal from the differential to transmission is leaking and...
• head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:29:46 -0500
  ...finalizing Vacation plans Driving from NJ to FL 1800 miles, wouldn't ya know it the head gasket is leaking on the driver side...
• Re: Choosing Tires for 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 16:12:26 +0200
  Karl Wolz wrote: > When you go to an oversize tire, you > are effectively raising the final drive gear ratio, Yes, if you go to...
• '85 westy hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Santos
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:20:20 -0400
  my westy got the bug (finally) and i'm looking for some help in diagnosing it then correcting it. problem: drives along then loses...
• Final Call for parts off of totaled 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:13:11 -0400
  Looking to get this hulk out of my driveway. I have parted out the instrument cluster, shoulder belts, driver's seat, fuel filter bracket...
• Re: Auto trans wisdom please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 May 2012 18:15:33 -0400
  ...For welding the final drive it is doable but any miss-alignment in the final assembly will result in torque converter bushing wear and...
• Subie conversion mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:57:11 -0500
  ...I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:47:39 -0500
  ...Of course no matter what you choose, the trans will need upgraded 3rd-4th gears if not a taller final drive.
• 'Bye
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 09:59:28 -0500
  Off to a conference on the west coast, then back home where it's finals week, then :) :) :) school's over. I'm going to...