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• Re: Rebuilding Man. Tranny-Questions regarding taller gears??
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:54:57 -0800
  The std vanagon tranny with the tall 4th (.77) is the same as the 5 speeds 5th gear, but with a lower 1st (many...
• Re: Problem finding a gear 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:36:39 -0400
  Check the simple things first, how's your brake fluid level? If it's low, top it up and check for leaks in the...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:59:28 -0700
  ...It has very nice gearing in top gear though. Should you want to be linkage from the air-cooled, I have such. Scott www...
• Re: Fan belt tightening-- When to do it?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:19:57 -0800
  Isn't it fun you all, to be back on topic again? Ben, The "geared adjuster nut" sounds like a great improvement. Can you...
• cold weather shifting, was: Re: Tom's genital defect
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:45:33 -0600
  ...About $15 worth if I remember right! Any gear oil should be changed about every 25,000 miles or so. When you do it...
• Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:45:23 -0800
  ...COM> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 12:38 PM Subject: Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again On Mar 4, 2011, at 1...
• FS 1988 GL Westfalia camper
  Historical mailing list - John H. Zouck
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 13:09:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...deterioration problem...) Camping gear: Dometic refrig., stove (both propane), sink, water tank, water pump (needs new pump), cabinets, pop-top with dbl bed, 2...
• EV shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 06:58:09 -0700
  I have a '93 EV MV in which I just lost all gears except 3rd&4th. The shifter went completely "limp" or very sloppy...
• [Syncro] For Sale in Europe, '86 VW Syncro full camper, 112 HP, F/R difflocks, on/off road tires, petrol heater, great shape (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:03 -0700
  ...top roof with extra bed over intact factory sunroof. 290K total kilometers, 90K on second engine and less than 30K on second gearbox. Excellent...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:50:06 -0500
  ...This only cuts the top gear rpms by a few hundred. In this config. it's not an "overdrive". It does however cut the...
• Re: shifting anomaly ...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 11:05:36 -1000
  ...starting engine cold, in gear clutch pedal down, I'd hear a > "thud" and the bus would lurch forward a bit. I'm certain...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:37:33 -0700
  ...When she > turned the motor off, she was able to get it into first gear, then > started it up in gear and re-parked...
• Re: Simple Tire Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:57:13 -0800
  ...and gearing issues with stock engine, gearing. All will seem OK at first. Then you will realize the difficulty getting to top speeds, climbing...
• Mountain passes in NC
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 07:32:35 -0400
  ...my 81 vanagon............looked for a t-shirt stand at the top and definitely felt like some sort of gold star should now be...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:13:59 -0700
  ...van will NOT allow me to find reverse, first or second gears. >> >> Suggestions please - be kind. >> >> Regards >> Peter Marsh >> Naples FL >> 1991 Tin top.
• Re: 85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:34:40 -0500
  ...of that gear �my brother recommended bleeding the > clutch�and I am going to get into that today� > > > > I also just topped off the...
• Clutch/Shifting issue?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:24:11 -0600
  ...Thot it was low brake fluid so fudged my way home & topped off resevoir which was only down 1/2" +-. Depressed clutch & brake several...
• Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:24:01 -0400
  ...I was looking up on the top like it was in my Beetle tranny... The 5sp was in my van, which was converted from...
• Re: RPM's
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:12:08 -0700
  ...I use 4000 as my top sustained RPM, like when climbing a mountain in my 4th(I run a stock gear 5sp) you could...
• Re: 50 Worst Cars
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:10:26 -0700
  ...Porter is a writer for Top Gear so these crap cars were picked by those guys who IMHO, have a pretty good sense of...
• Re: Danger of too much Gear Oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:36:41 -0500
  ...Danger of too much Gear Oil > > Finished changing gear oil the other day and have ony driven a few miles. > Need to get under...
• Re: Engine Conversion Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 23:25:12 +1300
  ...and received a top-of the line one from Germany! It may have been raced, so who knows what gear ratios it has... Oh...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:33:12 +0200
  ...Worn releaseshaft bushings, uses energy topush releaseshaft instead of turning it? 3. Problem with the flywheel? 4. Problem with the clutch? Any other ideas...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:06:23 -0800
  ...You may need to shift to the > first gear and watch engine temp goes through the popup top. > > David > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Be a better friend, newshound...
• Bus Travel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 12:25:58 -0400
  ...Still I traveled with a tandem bike on the back seat and touring gear, and backpacking gear and canoe trip gear only rented the...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity - Torque Kills
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:33:29 EDT
  ...everybody else on the interstates, not chugging around the neighborhood in top gear >> I think it's a little more subtle than lugging it...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 31 May 2001 10:41:06 EDT
  ...I was stating the abilities of the engine to push the van in fourth gear. As far as top speed, I have another gear...
• Re: V6 TDi Vanagon Tiptronic, FINISHED
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 20:01:11 EDT
  ...I assume that the gearset photos are of a set of spur gears you designed to reverse the direction of rotation of the axles...
• Re: westys & climbing mountain roads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:22:59 -0500
  ...the revs drop to below 3500 in 3rd gear. If I'm close to the top I might ride it out, otherwise I put...
• SV: Re: 1980 Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 26 May 2004 15:10:06 +0200
  ...4 gear. Topspeed 135 km/hour. Cruising speed 110 km/h on highway. Goes good. -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Karl Ploessl [mailto:ploessl@SUNMAC.SPECT...
• clutch pedal buzzing with vibration
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:23:05 EST
  ...The clutch pedal now vibrates very noticably with a buzz at right around 3000 RPMs in first gear when accelerating from a stop. The...
• Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:00:30 -0800
  ...In a low top van with a partial Westie interior and 14" wheels. I recently reworked the driveline of this van, building a more...
• Re: First road trip
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 18:35:07 -0400
  ...second gear is 45mph due to necessity. Sorry, I neglected to mention that I also have automatic and 45 was about tops in that...
• 87 WESTY SYNCRO FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Brett and Barb
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 05:13:37 -0800
  1987 SYNCRO WESTFALIA, Locking differentials, 4 Speed w/ low gear, approx 175k Miles, Power Mirrors, Front/Rear Hitch (Great for bike rack on front...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 May 2010 12:47:08 -0700
  The point of looking at the gear position info is that the gear could be installed rotated a tooth either way and that would...
• Re: [SyncroSafari] clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - John Haugh
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 21:36:06 -0700
  ...topped it off anyway, but it made no difference. Visually > checked the master cylinder, no leaks. Nothing grinds, it just resists > going into gear...
• Re: 82 VW Vanagon oil spray
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 19:43:10 -0400
  ...geared appropriately. I haven't driven one either. You wouldn't get any more top speed without replacing the transmission, since the top speed...
• Re: 81 Vanagon 4 Speed 2WD Shaft Bearing Bushing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:51:12 -0700
  ...It now clunks during a gear change and > occasionally hits a resonant spot while in 3rd gear. Not too bad of an > issue but...
• air cooled 4th gear pick up
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Christensen
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:39:11 -0400
  ...can get it even on a slight dowhill grade 53 is tops.i realize than these are under powered but 55 should be a...
• rpm@60
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta 1990 Vanagon GL
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:50:44 EST
  ...and 4spd tell me what their eng rpm is @ 60mph in top gear? My 2wd 1990 2.1 with auto trans is 3500 rpm...
• redline (not the oil)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:12:26 -0700
  ...3rd and get going fast enough to continue on into 4th gear? From listening to the motor, I try to always keep it under...
• 84 NA Diesel - loss of 'performance'
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:27:02 +0100
  ...Idle for a few minutes - get going again - accelerate through the gears - van will reach roughly 100 km/h (10% below normal top speed...
• VANAGON SYNCRO Westfalia GL Wolfsburg Edition Pop-top FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Neumann
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 20:10:48 -0800
  ...Pop-top Camper, 1989, for sale. 4WD (ALL WHEEL DRIVE), Very Clean & Excellent Condition inside and out; 5 spd with creeper-low gear, with...
• Re: (long)Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 01:21:53 EST
  ...I think that the air-cooled gearing may be a little too tall for the stock diesel engine. You would probably spend a lot...
• Re: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 22:05:33 -0800
  ...Only one time did I make it all the way in 4th gear. There are 5 places where you'll need to get down...
• Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:31:45 +0000
  ...I rebuilt from 2 damaged 1.9L engines and tried 1 cam gear with a Sears gear puller and after hours of effort, damaged...
• Re: Tranny Gear Oil Change
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 21:32:22 -0400
  ...Tranny Gear Oil Change I picked up 4 quarts of Redline MT90 today with the intention of changing gear oil tomorrow. I believe that...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:23:24 -0800
  ...The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top of the gears and they would just...
• Re: viscus coupling
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 01:59:52 -0500
  ...I raised both the front and back on one side and put it out of gear. When I turned the front wheel by hand...
• Re: T5 sighting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:38:13 +1100
  ...There it talks about a joystick gear selector so it probably is as you describe... Cheers, Steve O NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi...
• Re: Stuck in Third Gear - New Transaxle Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:18:33 -0500
  ...Check the >archives for the topic "3rd-4th gear slider" and you may find more than you >came up with. I'm sure others...
• Re: Re powering `82 Diesel with 1.9 Turbo Diesel (not TDI)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 08:37:41 -0400 (EDT)
  On the Jetta, VW had a different gear set for the Diesels, and a swap with a gas tranny will give you higher top...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:03:04 +0000
  ...This topic has a huge resource of knowledge and actual experience reported on the subaruvanagon list because we that have made that engine switch...
• Re: Message to Newbies - ATF
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:26:56 -0400
  ...Only the slushbox gear section is lubed by > the automatic transmission fluid. So, the same gearlube recommendation goes > for that portion. They're also...
• AT problems again - Dennis H.?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:16:21 -0400
  ...Then a week later it started spewing transmission fluid and gear oil out the breather hole on top....and he repaired it again. Evidently...
• Re: Fake Gutters for Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:38:33 -0400
  ...Yakima and Thule make modern solutions for hauling gear. My old- school approach involves wood. I replaced my worn poplar hand rail crossbars this...
• 85 Tranny shifting problems and MOTOR MOUNTS?
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:00:08 -0500
  Ok, I think I have about done it all now.replaced all plastic parts for tranny shifter.adjusted the linkage (like 400 times) topped...
• Re: Transmission Woes (Auto)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:07:58 -0400
  ...is, it will start out in bottom gear, shift to intermediate, but will not go into top unless I put her into neutral, then...
• Re: 5 speed trannys
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:38:28 -0800
  Tony, Both the 4-speed and the 5-speed actually have an overdrive top gear (anything taller than 1.00:1 is considered overdrive...
• Re: Was: ...talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?.... Now: gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:49:22 -0800
  ...Yah I find the reverse gear ratio on my air cooled could stand to be lower. But in regards to the figures in Bentley...