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• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:31 -0400
  ...I mounted the vacuum servo under the van (under the driver's side rear seat) and ran the throttle actuating cable over the transmission...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:04:44 -0600
  ...heat source that you could use a photocell and a relay/servo to cut off fuel oil (or gas) if you wanted rather than...
• Re: making sense of "M codes" ?? (vanagon option codes)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 19:03:21 -0400
  ...persons > 500 - full width partition between cab and load compartment > 657 - servo steering, hydraulic > > > > On 4/25/05, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com...
• Re: How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2008 19:45:18 -0700
  ...best way to run the hard plastic vacuum line >> (for brake servo) in engine bay to my Jetta engine. >> >> I can see that some...
• Re: Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:29:50 -0800
  ...No relays, no servos, no extra wires and they've been proven, in everyday use since the 1950s.. Yeah, you gotta twist your wrist...
• Re: Vacuum gauge readings
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:09:06 -0500
  ...the engine that cold be used for operating the power brake servo. The second benefit was that the gauge had a much faster response...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:35:10 -0700
  ...rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the >>>> reservoir...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:40:22 -0500
  ...I >have checked whether the servo holds vacuum-yes it does, as well as >the line into the engine bay. have replaced one way...
• FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:39:47 -0500
  ...reverse!!! John was telling me that the use of simple mechanical servos, under solid-state control, can be used to keep the proper gear...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
  ...among other problems I had to butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock to get it to fit with the new starter. >> >> However...
• =?us-ascii?Q?Introduction_to_List_Members_-_Dan_Andrews_-_1982_Air_Cooled?= =?us-ascii?Q?_2L_manual_T3_=28Vanagon=29_Orange_Trakka_Conversion?=
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 23:26:37 +1100
  ...I extracted over 500mls of old, dirty, hydrated fluid from the servo, which (amazingly) still seemed serviceable once a new master cylinder was installed...
• Re: carburator for a '73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 8:54:51 MDT
  ...2) Check the vacuum line to the brake booster servo. On mine the rubber under the fabric outer cover was rotten and the source...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 20:12:49 -0500
  ...no info on their website about this >> unit. >> >>>> Ive got the servo motor for the throttle cable and >> >>>> the dash switch control. Im not...
• Re: [Syncro] Front diff lock light not blinking
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:38:10 +0200
  ...and rear lockers. > > Did anyone get anywhere with alternative diff-lock servo actuator mechanisms > i.e. electrical? I would prefer to replace the iffy...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:21:12 -0700
  ...small spaces. > among other problems I had to butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock > to get it to fit with the new...
• The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:43:50 -0800
  ...A moment later, I hear a heavy door opening next to us, accompanied by the sound of powerful electric servos. Curiously I turn, and...
• Re: power steering rack core
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:18:00 -0700
  ...Bus Depot put out a call for good used/core Brake Servos I guess because he's not getting the cores back from his...
• Re: Carat rear hatch lock fails to unlock with key
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:59:14 -0700
  ...Heard the rear hatch lock servo drive down (or up as the >>> case may be). Key will not unlock the hatch. I really don...
• Re: Limited Slip Diff. sources?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:03:42 -0800
  ...The rub on that is that setup is that the case need to be modified/replaced and the controls and servo and forks, etc...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 2 May 2010 06:57:40 EDT
  ...An automatic motorized servo sun tracker would be nice but pricey and they take up valuable space and use up part of the juice...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 22:46:28 -0800
  ...In >some cases, the cost on the extra "kits" seemed a bit extreme. > >The rebuilt/readjusted servo for the autotranny still needs some >work...
• Re: The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:07:27 -0800
  ...opening next to > us, > accompanied by the sound of powerful electric servos. > Curiously I turn, and then find myself shaking > an outstretched hand. > "I...
• Re: The Squirrels are back!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:51:00 -0500
  ...throttle body and receive -- gently but perfectly > -- the end of the servo chain. I gnash my teeth and rend my garment > (it's an...
• Re: Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:02:06 -0400
  ...I'd install the diff, >plumb whatever you need for a vacuum servo to operate it and kiss the VC >goodbye happily. And that...
• Re: Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:05:13 -0700
  ...not work is a blown bulb or fuse.  No relays, no servos, no > extra wires and they've been proven, in everyday use since...
• Re: power steering rack core
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:24:53 -0700
  ...Bus Depot put out a call for good used/core Brake > Servos I guess because he's not getting the cores back from his...
• Re: Limited Slip Diff. sources?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:36:50 -0600
  ...The rub on that is that setup is > that the case need to be modified/replaced and the controls and servo and > forks, etc...
• Re: power steering rack core
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:22:40 -0700
  ...Bus Depot put out a call for good used/core Brake Servos I guess because he's not getting the cores back from his...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:01:33 -0700
  ...among other problems I had to butcher the plastic servo for the > diff lock to get it to fit with the new starter. > >> > >> However...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions, ?GTI vanagon
  Historical mailing list - VW Caravelle
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 22:09:42 +0800
  ...The brakes arent exactly confidence inspiring even after I replaced the servo unit (leaking), pads, shoes and rear drums. Anyone has any experience on...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:45:16 -0800
  ...one is a conventional clutch operated by a large vacuum servo ( got that part already ) , and in addition to that clutch is a torque...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 5 Oct 2020 10:26:52 -0700
  ...no info on their website about this > >> unit. > >> > >>>> Ive got the servo motor for the throttle cable and > >> > >>>> the dash switch control. Im not...
• VW-'71 BUS-1600 DP-DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE CURVES-QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Mon, 02 Oct 95 11:07:27 PDT
  ...I don't seem to have any vacuum leaks (though I haven't checked all the way to the brake servo), I made sure...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:30:14 -0500
  ...rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the >>>>> reservoir...
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:22:50 -0700
  ...The black box had an old label that said something to the affect: "AT Magnet...Servo..." Memory is hazy. From: kenneth wilford (Van-Again...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:39:14 -0400
  ...Unless you have a tiico engine, you can't mount the servo control unit where Keith did. I'm still looking for a better...
• Re: power steering rack core
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:19:36 -0700
  ...Bus Depot put out a call for good used/core Brake >> Servos I guess because he's not getting the cores back from his...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mccullough
  Mon, 5 Oct 2020 20:53:35 -0500
  ...no info on their website about this > >> unit. > >> > >>>> Ive got the servo motor for the throttle cable and > >> > >>>> the dash switch control. Im not...
• Re: Cruise Control - Stock vs. Aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:13:23 -0700
  ...to the rear (in the engine compartment where you mount the servo); I routed mine in a 10' length of thin wall PVC pipe...
• Re: The Squirrels are back!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 20:32:32 -0700
  ...throttle body and receive -- gently but perfectly -- the end of the servo chain. I gnash my teeth and rend my garment (it's an...
• Re: power steering rack core
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:30:01 -0400
  ...Bus Depot put out a call for good used/core Brake > Servos I guess because he's not getting the cores back from his...
• Re: making sense of "M codes" ?? (vanagon option codes)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:47:27 -0700
  ...persons >> 500 - full width partition between cab and load compartment >> 657 - servo steering, hydraulic >> >> >> >> On 4/25/05, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com...
• Re: Diff Locking Questions and Trip Report
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 18:47:29 -0400
  ...Indeed, the front differential on your Syncro will have a mounting pad for the locking servo actuator, but no actual penetration into the differential...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:31:16 -0400
  ...Once the engine is up to temp and the oxygen sensor is also working, it changes to a servo- or closed-loop mode of...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:56:37 -0700
  ...of' > ...... > one is a conventional clutch operated by a large vacuum servo ( got that > part already ) , and in addition to that clutch is a...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:48:21 -0400
  ...rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the >>>>> reservoir...
• I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 14 May 2006 16:50:11 -0700
  ...the old servo was toast. And no replacements available, to old a model. But wait, there's more! Just up the street from Steve...
• Re: Idle issue? Any update?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 May 2020 21:42:52 +0000
  ...I can look up how I set all the DIP switches on the servo if you think that's where you are having issues...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:58:12 -0700
  ...80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male from the servo and the female on the MC are mated...
• Re: Syncro front diff lock: availability and conversion? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:36:15 +0100
  ...Hi Derek/Syncronauts, short answer, ALL locker/servo components are same in both ends. Remember, SDP designed the system NOT VW ;). My front locker...
• Re: Diff Locking Questions and Trip Report
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 13:22:45 -0300
  ...You can see about a 1" hole where the vac servo goes in, mine drips oil out <grr>, very dirty. No seperate central diff...
• Re: making sense of "M codes" ?? (vanagon option codes)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:24:25 -0400
  ...persons > >> 500 - full width partition between cab and load compartment > >> 657 - servo steering, hydraulic > >> > >> > >> > >> On 4/25/05, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:15:52 -0800
  ...I >> have checked whether the servo holds vacuum-yes it >> does, as well as >> the line into the engine bay. have replaced one way...
• Re: The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:09:58 -0600
  ...opening next to > us, > accompanied by the sound of powerful electric servos. > Curiously I turn, and then find myself shaking > an outstretched hand. > "I...
• electric eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jul 95 21:18:37 CDT
  ...The clutch pedal is gone, however, replaced with an electric servo linkage that automatically handles the clutching chores for you. We selected first gear...
• OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:02:12 -0700
  ...Lottsa little servos and pumps under both front seats, and buttons to make them move around...Why?..... and yeah, you gotta turn on the...
• Re: WTB: Transmission (good or bad) that fits in an '87 Vanagon 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 21:15:28 -0500
  ...When mine was done he ran into difficulty removing the cover off some servo (?) leaving it to soak over the weekend with PB Blaster...
• Re: Idle issue? Any update?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 22 May 2020 19:27:11 -0700
  ...look up how I set all the DIP switches on the servo if you think > that's where you are having issues; I'm...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:42:44 -0700
  ...difference except for the throttle connection, and the location for the servo. Some other notes that might help in your install: Additional install comments...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:02:38 -0600
  ...I >> have checked whether the servo holds vacuum-yes it does, as well as >> the line into the engine bay. have replaced one way...