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Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:19:51 -0300
...Dennis raised the possibility of the 3/4 slider is moving with input shaft as the cause of my shifter moving with throttle change...
index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
...Fuel Injection 1986 System System Cleaning and Intake on Valve Decarbonization Vanagon ALL 88-N09 Fuel Throttle Switch Adjustment Ti Vanagon ALL 30-89...
Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon? and some more..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 14 May 2010 06:55:12 -0700
...But in the mean time, can't I squirt some Wurth;s or some bike cable lube into the housing or something and get...
Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
I have never had to remove the throttle body to remove the top starter bolt. It's a bit tricky to access, but never...
Re: Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 17:45:19 -0700
...This is the plastic device located between the air >cleaned housing and the begining of the snorkel tube, that goes into the >side wall...
Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:16:36 -0600
...trying to sort out some bucking I'm experienceing with on/off > > throttle) > > > > > > I live in Houston and there is this cool DIY garage...
Re: Tuning/Timing
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:35:33 -0800
...the blue Temp II connector from the SIDE of the thermostat housing. It's sometimes a pain to yank it loose and you can...
Update on my engine swap (very long)
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Sun, 20 Oct 2002 22:54:31 -0600
...The tranny had already received a new main shaft seal and bell housing gasket. Making the left-heavy engine slide into place was very...
Hard Starting Cold and Hot
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:49:27 -0500
...from the tranny to the body and another from the starter housing to the neg on the battery -new o2 sensor about 5k ago...
Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:34:06 -0800
...Bentley, which obstructs the hole in the top of the transmission housing. It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor...
Re: mass air flow sensor adapted to a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:50:02 -0500
...I was also impressed with the throttle response and power off the line the van spun the tires in my dirt driveway as I...
Re: How hard is it to rebuild a transmission?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 4 May 2015 13:38:56 -1000
...and work the throttle accelerating and decelerating alternatively. If you feel the shifter moving with engine power the gear carrier housing is shot and...
Re: Engine runs with no AFM?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:10 -0800
...It did work, it just ran rough and was very slow to respond to throttle so almost impossible to start on a hill. I...
Re: Transmission upgrade
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:45:10 -0700
...On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:27 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote: > I don't plan on mashing the throttle and...
Re: Transmission Noise ?
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:49:37 -0800
...or you jam a small stick or piece of wood under the throttle return screw on the throttle body. - or a helper with a...
Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal- Fixed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:20:56 -0400
...Resist the temptation to make a cover for the housing openings. They are there for a reason-cooling. The TC has a turbine on...
Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:20:39 -0500
...Installation-Begin at transmission, feed through plastic tubed housing (IIRC), feed cable along frame rail and into the tube that runs above and middle...
Re: Fuel additives...Friday (Is this for real?)
Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 20:31:34 EST
...through the quick-connect nipple my mechanic >installed on the throttle valve housing on my '85 whilst revving the >hell out it seems to...
Re: Sticking Heater Cables - The cure
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:48:17 -0700
...this is a little device that clamps around the cable and snugs up to the housing. once in place you just insert the plastic...
Replaced final drive to AT seals in the 90MV (fingers crossed anyway)
Historical mailing list - retro van
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:28 -0700
...Sprayed some motorcycle chain wax over it to buy me some corrosion resistance/time. - reconnected throttle rod to throttle cable linkage. Sprayed some chain...
Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:18:09 -0800
...You can stand the trans on the bell housing face on the floor just fine, for example., If you are working with a DK...
Sing: All I want for Christmas is my Westy back!!
Historical mailing list - Joe L
Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:31:18 -0500
...There was some new "bogging down" or "stumbling" at the very beginning of the throttle travel just above idle. This "bogging down" did not...
1.9L starts but wont run long
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:44:26 -0500
...on the thermostat housing as with checked all grounds replaced pump relays and adjusted most of the linkage and throttle position switch. it revs...
Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:46:57 -0400
...throttle switch, and a few more things I couldn't see. That portion with these wires got trapped under the air filter housing and...
Re: Great device for lubing cables
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 5 Jul 2019 13:26:46 -0700
...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Despite my attempts to make the throttle cable on my diesel westy butter >>>>> smooth, I was still getting...
Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:30:11 -0400
...Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "There is something ironic when the developers name |___/ housing development after what they bulldozed to build it, but...
Re: Removing engine the German way
Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
Tue, 19 May 2009 16:58:21 -0700
...remove the exhust first then the >> air >> cleaner housing , wires(mark these) , fuel line.throttle cable. , then all >> is >> left is the 4 main...
Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
...Let it stabilize for a minute, then adjust the idle speed using the large adjusting screw on the throttle housing. Turn the screw to...
Re: Engine runs with no AFM?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:59:19 -0800
...Turned the key and got a horrible noise since the air cleaner >> housing was sitting on the alternator fan. D'oh! OK, moved that...
RE: Re[2]: CB Performance Fuel Injection system
Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
Tue, 28 May 96 18:40:44 UT
...MAP sensor - on fan housing Fuel Pump - in engine compartment on l/h side with clamps. > The new supply line is 1/2", is...
Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 13 May 2002 14:33:16 -0400
...Remove the rubber intake manifold (from the AFC to the throttle-body. Loosen the bolt on the front motor mount (Tranny nose) so it...
Re: Rear Vibration
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 07:59:54 -0400
...the throttle. > If the shifter pushes back under load you have a bad main shaft ball > bearing and/or the gear carrier housing is...
Re: Thermostat with a hole?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:08:59 -0500
...The latest OEM thermostat, > revision F > > not only does not have a bypass, the top throttle plate is actually > > gasketed to prevent any bypass...
Re: Tuning/Timing
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:54:41 -0600
...the blue Temp II connector from the SIDE of the thermostat >housing. It's sometimes a pain to yank it loose and you can...
Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:14:26 -0700
...The header, mount, wiring guide, throttle kit, PS hose, Shiels thermo housing, adapter/flywheel, was $1137.94 When you include a new radiator (my...
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:31:16 -0800
...The head gaskets leaked and the thermostat >> housing was warped, primarily, but I had some other troubles along the way >> like a cylinder frozen...
Re: Deep Water Driving
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
13 Dec 1995 12:37:36 -0800
...This also includes steering racks and shift linkages and of course, your fog lamp assemblies( wiring, housing, connectors, lenses, reflectors). Don't' mean to...
Re: Just an update on my clutch problem fixing oil leaks.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 8 Jun 2021 18:32:44 -0700
...housing. If while driving in 3rd gear gently push the shifter forward and work the throttle. If the shifter is moving with the throttle...
Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:44:40 -0500
...Installation-Begin >at transmission, feed through plastic tubed housing (IIRC), feed cable along >frame rail and into the tube that runs above and middle...
Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:16:33 -0700
...I elected to cut the oil pan down, reverse the water manifold, use Tom Shiel's thermostat housing and change the Subie timing belt...
Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 07:32:15 -0500
...open bleed screw on rad, t-stat housing, open expansion tank, got the wife on the throttle, idling at ~2200 rpm. Top up expansion...
Re: idle and black tower
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Thu, 4 May 2006 03:06:07 -0400
...higher crankcase pressures, especially with throttle closed (idle), and possibly a buildup of blow-by pressure just above throttle, interfering with normal intake of...
starter solenoid problems (and solution)
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:04 -0700
...Sunday I got under there and pulled the starter (easy once you find the bolt behind the throttle body in the engine compartment). On...
Re: Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:01:39 -0700
...The header, mount, wiring guide, throttle kit, PS hose, Shiels thermo housing, adapter/flywheel, was $1137.94 When you include a new radiator, oil...
Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:17:01 -0800
...manifolds, fuel injectors, fuel > lines, > fuel pressure regulator, water pump, thermostat housing, > all 3 mount > harness for alternator, power steering pump, air > conditional compressor...
Re: Mystery Bentley coolant drain instructions
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 28 May 1998 03:25:40 EDT
...Open up the bleeder screw on the thermostat housing on the front left part of the engine compartment. Coolant doesn't come out of...
Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:55:29 -0400
...it should stay continuity until the throttle is open that far. The adjustment is the two allen screws below the throttle body housing. ONe...
Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Dec 2012 08:35:15 -0500
...Open the bleeder valve on the rad and thermostat housing, then with the engine running at idle fill the coolant expansion tank as full...
Re: Automatic transmission question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:46:18 -0400
...Frequently lubricate the place where the throttle cable from the front hooks to the lever on the side of the trans. It's a...
Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:19:07 -0400
...it should stay continuity until the throttle is open that far. The adjustment is the two allen screws below the throttle body housing. ONe...
Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:22:11 -1000
...with input shaft as the cause of my shifter moving with throttle change. I have since inspected and checked the torque on the engine...
Re: Subaru notes, #3
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:24:19 -0400
...Modern engine, nice > massive cast aluminium intake runners, throttle body is highest thing on > the engine (right under a vanagon deck lid), 1 coil...
Re: Frozen accelarator cable?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:49:51 -0600
My throttle pedal to the floor story involves the cheap a$$ rivets that hold the acc. pedal to the floor. they got loose and...
Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:22:31 -0400
...These transmissions can break, not just wear and at 125K the gear carrier housing most likely is shot. In addition low mileage 22 year...
Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:22:47 -0800
...You can stand the trans on the bell housing face on the > floor just fine, for example., > > > > If you are working with a DK...
Re: 1.9 Manual Trans Accelerator Cable Replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:33 -0700
...lube the throttle shaft bushings. lube the throttle switch cam and microswitch contact arm. etc. if it moves, lube it. if it's rusty...
Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal- Fixed
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:48:01 -0400
...A much more common problem is the vents on top getting clogged. >Check them. > >Resist the temptation to make a cover for the housing...
Cooling Systems
Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:01:21 -0700
...Often >it is time and knuckle saving to remove at least the rubber bellows going >to the throttle housing. 2.3's require removal...
Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:44:02 -0500
...When I installed the engine, the studs did not go all the way through the bell housing, so I could not install the nuts...
Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:24:59 -0600
...trying to sort out some bucking I'm experienceing with > on/off > > > throttle) > > > > > > > > > I live in Houston and there is this cool DIY garage...