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• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 18:50:37 -0700
  ...How about any way to check brake fluid that's been > in > > > it's container for a year or so. BTW, which DOT fluid...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:09:32 -0800
  ...The shield had a hole so it would fit down over the fluid reservoir filler neck, under the cap. This was to protect the...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:01:51 -0600
  Greg, how much brake fluid was inside the reservoir when you added the power steering fluid? I'm guessing that you had a level...
• Re: ATF fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 12:21:04 -0700
  it is quite true, in general, that if a very old shaky system is disturbed , as in new fluids put it, it can push...
• Please don't mix used brake fluid and used oil
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 May 1995 15:56:26 -0700
  Unka Joel heard that one can just pour used brake fluid and used collant into oil... I've heard that the chlorinated alcohols in...
• Re: Rebuiliding brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 1 May 1999 21:39:56 -0700
  ...make sure the fluid in the jar/receptacle is scrupulously clean, as it may be sucked back into the wheel cylinder during the bleeding...
• Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:09:52 -0500
  I just added some of that red windshield de-icer to some rain-x washer fluid.The red stuff contains ethylene glycol. I've...
• Re: Re : How VC's work -- Please Read
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:05:11 -0700
  ...They are set up to sell just the fluid and seals, etc. for a fluid change for those brave, stupid or knowledgable enough to...
• Re: automatic transmission oil level?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:58:27 EST
  ...low ATF fluid levels can mean there is a leak somewhere, and can cause damage if level falls too low. also levels that are...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:35:34 -0700
  That's right - I loved Tom Robbins' "Jitterbug Brake Fluid"! ;) On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:39 PM, gary hradek <hradek@yahoo.com...
• Re: Overfilling transmission fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:13:29 -0400
  ...Overfilling transmission fluid. Can anybody think of any potential problems with overfilling the transmission fluid (i.e. above the fill hole)? -wes '84 vanagon
• Fluid Filming the underbody of van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:53:24 -0700
  I managed to spray some Fluid Film on the underbody of the van today. I bought a gallon of the stuff a while back...
• Auto-tranny fluid level
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:04:49 -0500
  What is the correct way to check the transmission fluid? Level ground, tranny warm from a short run, tranny in park or neutral, engine...
• Transmission Fluid Leak
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:56:34 -0500
  When my van sits for more than 5 or 6 days it starts leaking tranny fluid but never before 5 days. Any ideas as...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 05:33:14 -0700
  Well that makes little sense...mandating that brake fluids all be clear or amber...Too bad, that was a handy way to tell if...
• Trans fluid: GL-5 vs. GL-4 vs. synthetic
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 16:11:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...They said they had transmission fluid in cans and that this transmission fluid is what they would normally use on my car. They said...
• Re: Slipping Auto Tranny after fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:34:46 -0500
  ...Slipping Auto Tranny after fluid change Drained the tranny. New screen etc. Put some fully synthetic fluid in and it has some slippage problems...
• Re: Wrong brake fluid??????????
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:35:51 -0400
  ...Wrong brake fluid?????????? Hi I am reading the Bentley, and suddenly to my scare I read; "Do not add or mix DOT 5 silicone...
• Re: how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:21:15 -0700
  ...how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system? seems like everyone is so hung up on complaining about copyright infringments instead of...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:57:30 -0600
  ...But regardless of what it says, it sounds like you are saying to change the clutch fluid in addition to the brake fluid. Or...
• Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Wed, 08 Jan 97 13:45:00 CDT
  The Bently Mannual states that only Dot 4 brake fluid be applied to Vanagons. Does anyone know the difference between Dot 3 & Dot 4...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:25:27 EDT
  ...joy@GMAIL.COM writes: > I need to add some power steering fluid (I think), went to the FLAPS to buy > some. But the guy...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:13:12 -0700
  I was surprised how low the boiling point of brake fluid is. Dot 3 is only 273F I think, which isn't that far...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:01:05 -0500
  On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Kendra Calhoun <kendracalhoun@gmail.com>wrote: > The fluid was really low so I replaced it...
• Brake Fluid, Where is it going!?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:19:27 -0500
  ...However, I find myself needing to add brake fluid for the second time since the bus has been put on the road. Where is...
• PS Fluid Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:12:31 -0500
  Can't find in Bentley the fluid capacity of the PS system. Want to flush and have enough on hand. Thanks. Michael in San...
• 1986 vanagon auto trans
  Historical mailing list - "Carmann10 (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 08:06:27 -0800
  any info on what causes trans fluid to foam and come out of dip stick tube? also when i ad more trans fluid, it...
• Re: Hesitation starting in 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:11:30 -0700
  ...A/T fluid is between the high/low marks after warm-up and I > checked differential gear fluid last night and was fine. Both...
• Re: Brake fluid needed?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:14:30 -0500
  No, Mac, not the brake fluid. I believe you have some internal leakage in your brake master cylinder if you don't have any...
• Re: what to do about transmission fluid leak out of freeze plug in the left side cv flange
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:10:19 -0500
  ...what to do about transmission fluid leak out of freezeplug in the left side cv flange i dropped the transmission tonight and came upon...
• Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 07:30:22 -0500
  ...The shearing action of the fluid causes internal heat and the result is a sharp increase of the fluid's viscosity. It becomes more...
• Working on the brake lines....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:22:45 -0400
  ...The brake line starts dripping more brake fluid (obviously it hadn't completely evacuated the line of fluid in the past.) I grab my...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:42:45 -0700
  ...Brake Fluid, Flushing Hey volks, At one point did 'they' include brake fluid flushes in Preventative Maintenance? For some reason, I never heard tell...
• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 19:08:43 -0400
  ...How about any way to check brake fluid that's been in > > it's container for a year or so. BTW, which DOT fluid...
• Re: Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:21:26 -0800
  > In a message dated 96-12-18 15:32:31 EST, -@--.-- (Rocko Flamefart) writes: > > > Silicone Brake Fluid. > > > > huh? ya think? maybe this is an...
• Re: bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:44:30 -0400
  ...Brakes are still working, right? The clutch takes its fluid > from a higher point in the reservoir for just that reason, so it can...
• Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:31:58 -0500
  The fluid does not smell of gear oil and while dirty, and in need of a change, not filthy. It's possible that the...
• Re: Replace transaxle fluid or let it be-just add? 106,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:47:45 +1000
  ...Replace transaxle fluid or let it be-just add? 106,000 miles HI, I have a 81 high-top Joker Edition Vanagon, diesel, 4...
• Re: Vanagon Bodily Fluids
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:01:31 -0700
  ...Vanagon Bodily Fluids >I am taking Scott's advice & having all my westy's bodily fluids > changed as routine preventative maintenance before a 500...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 09:20:30 -0700
  ...Fill the jug with > > premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the > bleed hole. You won't > > believe how fast and easy this...
• Re: ATF fluid
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:48:40 +0000
  ...Should I change the fluid and filter or, leave it alone. the fluid still is red just like it came out of the bottle...
• Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 20 May 2000 09:35:33 -0400
  Our '85 Westy has nasty looking brake fluid and I have heard two opinions about changing it. One: Leave it alone, if you change...
• Re: Brake Fluid Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:03:07 -0800
  ...Brake Fluid Capacity > Am iI correct? I have read that 1qt is suffiecient to flush/fill the GL > 2WD > brake fluid? Thanks. > Michael in...
• removing brake fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Tue, 12 May 1998 21:07:48 -0600
  ...Does anyone out there know how to remove the brake fluid reservoir?? After draining the old fluid out, I tried lifting it out, tried...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:15:39 +0000
  ...It can even clog the filter, preventing the transmission from moving at all. • New fluid is usually less viscous - thinner - than the worn fluid...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:46:55 -0700
  ...Brake fluid is cheap... I bet a lot of brake "episodes and poor performance " is really dirty damp brake fluid. That stuff loves moisture...
• How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:15:13 -0400
  ...The bleeding went well, with lots of nasty looking black fluid coming out and lots of nice clean fluid going in. I also got...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:30:34 -0500
  ...brake and clutch fluid reservoirs Someone on here recently asked what the brake and clutch fluid reservoirs on the Vanagon are, and someone else...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 May 2000 14:15:26 -0700
  You're correct in everything you say except that brake fade has nothing to do with brake fluid. It has to do with the...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 08:09:07 -0700
  ...Both the rear and front circuits pumped out all the old discolored fluid and got to new clear fluid. 3) Air leak. I have...
• Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 05:03:36 +0200
  ...I checked the differential fluid level, by sticking my pinky finger into the fill hole, but could not detect any fluid at all (could...
• ATF level
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:34:07 -0800
  Does anyone know how much fluid it takes to raise the level from the bottom mark to the top? I need to add fluid...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 May 2018 to 4 May 2018 (#2018-135)
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Sat, 5 May 2018 11:51:33 -0400
  ...keep the > fluid "dry" > I changed the brake fluid before every race in my P-race car. I always > used fluid from a scrupulously...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:42:16 -0500
  ...Other than that, I know nothing about > replacing the transmission fluid. > > I do most of the work on my van myself & generally don't...
• Re: Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:50:39 -0500
  The first thing you need to do is find out where the fluid went. It has to be leaking somewhere so expect that some...
• Can master cyl. leak damage booster?
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:32:46 MDT
  ...My '85 westy is loosing several reservoirs worth of brake fluid per week. Since there are no leaks at the wheels or clutch cylinders...
• Re: Cat causing heads to crack?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:51:12 -0400
  ...What red fluid? Larry > <snip> I also think drilling a hole in your cat will cause a leak of the red > fluid inside.<snip>
• automatic mystery and solution
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:34:48 -0500
  ...Pop had it towed to the mechanic as we were now sure it was tranny fluid. How might tranny fluid rear the exhaust headers...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 14:09:22 -0500
  ...Also, since you are > doing it anyway, you may as well change the fluid. Just bleed all four wheels until the brake > fluid coming...
• Re: Fluid leaking from underdash
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:28:53 -0500
  When I had first seen the fluid I thought it was the brake master cylinder. When looking in the Bentley it appears that the...