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• RE: Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:59:09 -0700
  ...I'd be especially suspicious of this as you describe the chatter happening only in reverse gear. The engine and clutch are still rotating...
• reverse light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 10:31:13 -0400
  ooops - just noticed last night my vanagon inspection expired end of July - checked all the requisites - no reverse lights - fuse, and bulbs okay. havent...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:42:53 -0700
  ...I just have troubles getting into 1st (and occassionally reverse) when hot. This problem existed when I first got the Van (2.1 waterboxer...
• Re: Stick jumps to left ...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 May 2014 17:23:43 -0600
  ...With the shifter too low it act as if you are pushing it down past the reverse lock out. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• yep, it's the back-up light switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 4 Nov 96 15:53:40 EST
  ...Crawled under and banged on the switch body with my big wrench, walked back and lights! Shifted out of reverse, back into reverse, no...
• Re: Piston slap update
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 15:23:54 -0600 (MDT)
  ...He had them reversed. > > The bug suffered poor performance after the rebuild and a strange noise > like piston slaping noise. I had another mechanic...
• Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 00:26:47 -0600
  ...It slips into second, third, fourth and reverse very easily and shifts smoothly while driving, also downshifts OK. I can pump the clutch a...
• Stiff shifter and no reverse prob solved.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:43:06 -0500
  ...it odown and the van is virtually ipossibvle to get into reverse. couldn't believe the 3 day jack up would dry out the...
• bemused by wiring
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:42:22 -0500
  ...When I use the right turn signal, the reverse lights flash along with the turn signal. This doesn't happen when I use the...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:25:13 -0700
  > So the problem lies between the F+D and Reverse clutches. er, that's Forward and D+R clutches... pardon me. C -- There's...
• interpreting Automatic transmission pressures
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:28:57 -0400
  ...In reverse at idle, spec is 128-142, I got 100. Hmmm, the only symptom I have with reverse is that sometimes it is...
• Re: Backup lights
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:12:03 -0500
  ...For the ultimate solution, I've seen a lot of VW vans with tractor "utility lights" mounted under the bumper as reverse lights. $20...
• F: Warning!!! Check Your Gearshift!!! (couldn't wait)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 13 May 2002 16:21:03 -0400
  ...then he showed me that the "R" on the shifter did not stand for "Run", but for "Reverse" and that there was a way...
• Re: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:56:04 -0500
  ...However, I have always needed to shift into 1st before going to reverse even with a new clutch in order to keep from grinding...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:13:59 -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: Will this work for a rear bright light that works only in reverse?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:10:52 -0400
  ...put a regular relay into the backup circuit, where the >trigger wire is the hot wire from the reverse switch and opposite that is...
• Re: [Syncro] new brakes grind in tight turns when backing up
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:00:51 -0500
  ...Everything is fine, except > when I make a tight turn in reverse. Then the brakes grind on both sides. > I can't figure out...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 19:08:18 -0700
  This story is a great tip for the rest of us. Since something can be put in backwards, the buyer of a trans rebuild...
• Noisy box
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:10:49 +0000
  If a 2L 82 gearbox starts to make a slight whining noise in over run or also when using reverse gear is the owner...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:09:18 -0800
  ...distilled water & wbx reliabilty > At 02:53 AM 2/18/2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >Reverse osmosis? Osmosis is osmosis; there's no such thing...
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:02:50 -0700
  ...It involves replacing the Subaru ring and pinion with a custom aftermarket set that reverses the rotation of the output flanges. This is needed...
• Fw: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 13:56:53 -0800
  ...I went in reverse for about 20 yards >and was getting ready to stop so i put in the clutch and let it keep...
• Re: Transmission issue
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 13 May 2015 15:06:00 +0000
  ...When I leave from work 8 hours > later, I put her in reverse to pull straight out of my parking space-she > stalls or...
• Transmission Woes (Auto)
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 23:09:29 -0400
  ...Another thing is , when it is warmed, is it will not reverse, unless I put it into R, wait, and then rev the engine...
• 4 speed transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:19:00 -0500
  ...I think it has something to do with the reverse mechanism. It's the only bolt that comes out It is loose and the...
• Re: Duh! What gear we in?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 08:30:40 -0400
  ...No Reverse? >I give it a few more tries and mutter under my breath 'why me lord'? >I know this van is going to...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:39:58 -0800
  ...Note, however, that the following configuration will NOT reverse the CV joint rotation: B------A Transmission D------C IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU MOVE...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 18:21:45 -0600
  ...It is quite >>possible, and even likely that in a transaxle, the bearings that take >>reverse thrust may not be strong enough. Far simpler...
• Re: Will this work for a rear bright light that works only in reverse?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:40:16 -0700
  ...When in reverse, hand on shifter, it's *just* within finger reach. In hindsight (ha ha ha) I should have installed a lighted switch...
• backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:11:14 EST
  has anyone ever installed the side slider window on their sliding door upside down and reversed. that way the opening would be by the...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:18:59 -0500
  <<<Yes, a wedge-it screw starter used in reverse. A Klein K36 should do it to it. George>>> Screw starter? A Magnet work OK...
• Re: was: 91 Carat..... now: Fast Turn Signal Issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:12:48 -0700
  ...The 2 outer wires on the front socket may be >> plugged in reversed and this reverses which filament is for the blinkers. >
• Re: Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 21:23:43 -0500
  The torque converter does the same thing whether the trans is in reverse or a forward gear; it is probably OK. The clutches controlling...
• Re: Reverse Gear Problem - 4 speed manual
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:47:52 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 5:28 PM Subject: Reverse Gear Problem - 4 speed manual > Hello All, > Got back last week from...
• Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 26 May 2001 00:08:11 -0500
  ...Is there some reverse current > leakage when the sun goes down? Does it need to be un-plugged at night? > If so, this is...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:41:02 -0400
  ...If it is the granny 1 and reverse, than you need to check the hub and Syncros there. That one can just get twisted...
• Reversed coolant manifold pic:
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:34:41 -0400
  Hi All, Just thought I`d share a picture of a coolant maniflold, that I put together. Seems to be working pretty good. Have...
• Blinkers and back-ups
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Aug 2018 17:18:46 -0400
  ...The reverse lights were simply hooked up to the reverse switch on the manual tranny. I had gone as far as snaking a wire...
• Re: reverse light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 05:12:48 EST
  ...Time, BOBMACDOWELL@WEBTV.NET writes: > > I'm looking for a new reverse light switch for an 84 vanagon westy > automatic. I need the neutral...
• Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 2 May 2015 12:02:29 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, it's still grinding > when engaging reverse. Huge bummer, especially as we were planning on > heading out for a fishing/camping trip to...
• Re: loud transmission clanging in reverse?????
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:15:26 -0600
  ...It is > certainly possible that yours locks faster in reverse than in forward > rotation. > Check the front diff oil level, and possibly change the...
• Re: Bumper Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 17 May 2002 10:40:17 -0500
  My vote is: "Hang up and Drive !" one for the rear and one reversed on top, center of front windshield. JB - has phone and...
• Re: SMART Keys and kill switches
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:46:12 +0200
  ...Just have to put in reverse to start. Jaap '87 Caravelle diesel
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 29 Oct 2013 23:48:00 -0700
  ...engine off (ignition on), gear in reverse - lights work > 2. engine on, gear in reverse - lights work > 3. begin to back up, within 10...
• Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 21 May 2004 11:57:31 +0200
  Hi Yesterday I lost the ability to shift into reverse. Weird. Found out that it is not the gearbox, but worn busings etc. in...
• AT Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Erb
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:07:09 -0500
  ...The reverse gear will sometimes not engage right away then will go into reverse with a big clunk. These problems don't always occur...
• Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:51:31 -0400
  ...Shifting problems result and the reverse light comes on at inappropriate times. In the case with my transmission, the reverse lights came on when...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:59:29 -0600
  ...Anyone working on reverse engineering that idle stabilizer control module?? Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver jon wrote: > I have made great progress in...
• Re: Smelly reverse,?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:19:54 +0200
  ...Only when I got in reverse. > I use a quart of 10-40 about every 1000mi. Oil consumption hasn't > increased in about 4...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:50:29 -0400
  At 09:28 PM 4/18/2011, Mike wrote... >If you've reversed the normal rotation of the CV, then you're there. Nope...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 May 2012 23:13:02 -0400
  At 08:22 PM 5/27/2012, Jason wrote: >I have seen diffs lock up in other vehicles, but never a vanagon. I once...
• Tire rotation
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:06:13 -0400
  ...Is this kind of tire unidirectional? If not, it means I can reverse the rotation. Germain
• Transmission Problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:30:41 EDT
  I have an 84 Vanagon which suddenly refuses to go forward. Reverse works quite well. The torque converter was replaced last winter. I would...
• Re: westy on Seattle (Olympia) CL - something different?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:26:59 -0700
  ...More likely the image has been reversed. Was the gas filler mover to the other side on right hand drive Vanagons?
• Re: Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Thu, 6 May 1999 10:51:52 -0700
  ...May 6, 1999 Roy, No problem, reverse the grab handle for the pass. side and mount it on the drivers side. It's the...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:50:16 -0700
  ...I have the reversed manifild, but not the shortened pan, but also changed a lot of things that are not necessarily subie related, since...
• Re: fridge....saga continues
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:19:41 -0800
  And FWIW, reverse threaded fittings I've seen, have a notch on each point of the nut. Neil. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at...
• shifter kit & adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:34:30 -0400
  ...My van was always extremely hard to get into first -- you had to push down on the stick to get it past the reverse...
• adjusting shifter rod- DONE!
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Stephanie
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:31:10 -0500
  ...Now that my wife has reverse again, she is a much happier women. Chip & Stephanie
• Re: rotating cvs FOR A SYNCRO! front
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 14:49:54 -0400
  Solution B reverses the rotation. Developing business and guiding change since 1996, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com...