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• Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:59:06 -0500
  ...The diesel bell housing has > some value but the tranny not so much. > > Mark > > > > Jeff wrote: > >> 1980-2 Vanagon diesel transmission on CL. Not...
• Syncro tranny needed asap-within 100 miles of MD
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:09:55 -0500
  ...The tranny now has two totally destroyed bearings and pinion shaft, so it's no easy fix. So...if anyone has a know good...
• Re: German Trans Responds On Viscous Matters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:25:04 EDT
  ...When I sell a rebuilt tranny it is one that these guys have done (especially now that Todd is MIA). They are little more...
• Re: The automatic tranny on vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:06:39 -0400
  The Vanagon auto tranny has not changed much between 1973 and 1991. They are basic three speed units, no locking torque converter. The torque...
• Re: 88 manual tranny issues
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 8 May 2006 16:08:24 -0400
  Hey Paul, Check the shift linkage AT the tranny...this was on BACKWARDS and I had MAJOR probs getting into 1st.... Thanks Daryl for...
• Re: Cost to R&R seal between tranny/differential
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:41:39 -0800
  On 11/10/2009 9:38 PM Zoran Mladen wrote: > Yes, the tranny can be pulled off the diff with the diff still in...
• Re: Manual trans vent
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:44:48 -0700
  All of the manual trannys have the vent. It is always in about the same location, on the top near the nose. Syncros have...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:58:54 -0800
  I cut them in the tranny. I use a heavy duty cutting disc in a Dremel, while someone else turns the shaft. I work...
• Re: Auto tranny lost 3rd gear
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:49:48 -0500
  If its like most other auto trannys this means a total rebuild because you have to unload everything else to get to 3rd gear...
• Tranny leak?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Jansen
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:34:31 -0500
  ...Is there any way of working this except to take out the engine and tranny? If that is it what should I get done...
• Re: Tranny woes solved we think - update
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:06:33 -0500
  Sorry - that was just my own ignorance - I do have an auto tranny - thought that it had 4 gears....interesting. Peace, Marla '87 Westy...
• Re: Need Syncro Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:33:31 -0500
  ...Beasley, MD <bbeasley@mix.wvu.edu> wrote: > > > > The tranny in my '87 Syncro Vanagon is locked up. Broken ring gear, > > looks like. I need...
• Diesel Tranny is a 4 speed :(
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:55:46 EDT
  Sorry to raise false hopes but I am almost postive at this point that my diesel Vanagon tranny is a 4 speed. There are...
• Re: Transmission cooler for 86 automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:23:40 EST
  Hey Karl, The 86 Vanagon ( and I think all the wbx automatics) have a tranny fluid to engine coolant intercooler already installed at the...
• Nice 4 speed tranny at San Jose Pick N Pull
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:12:10 -0500
  ...The tranny "looked" pretty good (not as skanky as usual junkyard trannies, perhaps it was rebuilt??) Just removed axles, front mount, starter and clutch...
• '90 4 spd tanny into an '84
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 10:26:02 -0400
  Does anyone know if a 4 spd tranny from an '90 vanagon will drop right into an '84 vanagon watercooled that currently had a...
• Re: [Fwd: Fwd: CamperVW] - Synro Tranny Blues . . .
  Historical mailing list - - Jeffrey Dingle
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:49:41 EDT
  ...Rebuilt tranny: $2,400 (a regular 4 speed is only $1,200) Core charge: $600 (refunded as soon as your old tranny is shipped...
• Manual Tranny Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 10:51:27 -0600
  ...So, question is, where is a reliable tranny rebuilder in the Southeast? Johnson's in Huntsville no longer does rebuilds. Would love a AAA...
• Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:55:40 -0700
  ...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny between 3rd and 4th gears...
• FW: 5 spd tranny
  Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:46:57 -0700
  ...I know that there are 5spd trannys avail from south Africa, but I was curious if the synchro 5 spd would work without all...
• 4spd tranny for sale$1000..thx guys
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:21:41 -0400
  Well let me start off by saying 1 1/2 yrs ago i couldnt buy a tranny under $1000 here or anywhere (if i...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:33:32 -0500
  ...Thanks Eric mark drillock wrote: > Just changing the manual tranny on a 2wd takes me maybe 3 hours. Did 2 > in my driveway in...
• Re: Opinions on tranny rebuilds from Long Enterprises?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:56:54 -0500
  ...Opinions on tranny rebuilds from Long Enterprises? Anybody had experience with a rebuilt vanagon tranny from Long Enterprises in Sebastopol, CA? I had a...
• Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 22:31:31 -0500
  ...I just had the tranny dropped to install a new clutch. After I put the tranny back in and tested the clutch pedal, it...
• Re: Manual tranny whine
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:16:44 -0600
  On 13 Apr , 2019, at 12:52 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Approaching Costa Bauer for manual trannies??(coach of tranny death - with > headless horseman...
• Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:53:21 -0500
  I would like to install a temp guage to monitor the tranny oil temp but don't know how to approach this. Has anyone...
• Re: 5 speed eurospec tranny's-reply/1
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 24 May 1998 08:43:12 -0700
  You can get rebuilt euro-5 speed trannys for all vanagons from Todd Hill at Volkswerkes Transaxles. He's on the list, too. Weddle...
• 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - Larry Bissell
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:44:22 -0400
  I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny between 3rd and 4th gears. Could anyone give me advice...
• WANTED: Syncro tranny core or ring/pinion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:56:09 -0400
  I need a good Syncro ring and pinion gearset (4.86 ratio), or complete rebuildable tranny. Anyone have either? P-mail if you can...
• Re: tranny input shaft
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:28:27 -0800
  ...tranny input shaft I removed the tranny from my 82 diesel Westy today to replace the clutch and input shaft seal. 1. How do...
• Rats... it's tranny time
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:47:08 -0700
  Well, the light howl that my tranny has been making in 4th gear has recently gotten ugly. Over the course of a week or...
• clutch dragging... hmmm
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:12:53 -0400
  ...the "bearing" surface the clutch slave piston directly presses onto -- is quite worn down on my rebuilt tranny vs what the original tranny looked...
• Redline MTL or MT-90 in an '84 4-spd?
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 09:44:13 -0400
  ...In the past I have always changed whatever was in the tranny to Redline synthetic tranny oil in my cars. I also remember that...
• Re: G 50 - What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel E. Dedrick
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 09:44:32 -0700
  I guess it depends on the context, but I think the G50 is a Porsche tranny and possibly the tranny that went into the...
• Re: WTB - Westy - no rust - with power windows, locks and mirrors. Interior can be trashed. Auto tranny, AC. Syncro ok
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 18 May 2004 15:09:11 -0400
  ...power windows, locks and mirrors; Auto tranny; Air Conditioning > > Syncro ok, but don't want to pay a premium for it. > > Anywhere in the...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:35:29 -0500
  I would have someone else sit in the driver's seat while the engine is running and tranny being engaged (forward only!), then look...
• Telluride tranny mystery solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:14:55 -0600 (MDT)
  My thanks to those who suggested tranny shops and the amount of time needed to drop the engine and tranny for negotiating purposes with...
• Re: [V] Mike Blair's hard shift into first
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 11:47:10 -0500
  Kind of off-topic, but just to share a nice ghastly aparently-tranny horror story: I was coming home about a month ago and...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:08:09 -0500
  ...My understanding is that there are: - 4 bolts holding the tranny to the engine - 4 bolts holding the nose of the tranny to the...
• Re: Synthetic Tranny Oil?
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:13:44 -0600
  I've used synthetic for the past four years in my '84's tranny. I thought it important in Minnesota as the Van is...
• '57 Progress or Problem?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:47:53 MST
  Well the Pioneer went into the shop last week to get her Tranny re- mounted in the front. I don't recall if I...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:33:22 -0700
  On 10/24/06, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > The 5 speed tranny is longer than the 4 speed. A simple comparison with...
• Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:35:19 -0700
  So I was thinking about what I had read / been told about the Audi 5000 (turbo) tranny; specifically that it didn't have the...
• Re: '85 Vanagon tranny problems
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 07:09:39 -0500
  ...My beast has > 1905K miles on the original tranny so I want to do this once. > > What can I expect to pay for either...
• Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:15:50 -0800
  Dear Vanagon List I have a '90 Vanagon GL w/stock engine and automatic tranny. This weekend I plan on changing the oil and...
• Tranny Stuck halfway out in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 14:55:58 -0700
  ...Got that and spent last 4 hours trying to get tranny dropped from 91 syncro. Bentleys says to pull the engine but everyone on...
• Tranny source(s) in Florida/ Georgia
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 20:10:26 -0500
  Does anyone know of a source(s) for Vanagon 4 speed tranny's and/or parts. The closer to Orlando, Florida, the better. MMmmm...
• Re: Type 2
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 14:09:19 EST
  ...the '73-'79 auto trannys were very problematic on the aircooled buses, quite the opposite from the '83-'91 vanagon's auto tranny.. chris...
• Re: VW Dasher Tranny.
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 14 May 2003 08:26:16 -0700
  ...VW Dasher Tranny. Volks, Anyone who says a 4sp Dasher Tranny is worthless should check this out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI...
• Tranny leak '89 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:07:53 -0230
  ...Am I way off base with this or will I need to drop the tranny and redo the seal? Cheers, Phil Menchions '89 Westy
• changing auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 21:28:59 -0800
  Anyone got any tips for swapping auto transmissions by myself (without helpers)? I've got replacement (used) tranny+diff, floor jack & axle stands, and...
• Re: Bostig New Polyurethane Front 2WD Tranny mount
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:31:40 -0700
  ...Bostig New Polyurethane Front 2WD Tranny mount Some more after market Vanagon items this time from Bostig: <http://bostig.net/> New 2WD 2WD Tranny...
• 76 tranny in a 72
  Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
  Wed, 04 Sep 1996 13:42:51 -0700
  Have a possibility of picking up a 76 tranny for a 72 westy. Are the two compatible or will I just ahev to keep...
• wtb 83 water cooled auto tranny in pnw
  Historical mailing list - Diane Bieber
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 14:56:20 -0500
  hi list i am looking for a good running tranny. will pick up anywhere in wa, or. bc thank you randy --------------------------------- Have a question...
• So what went wrong with Sharkey's "Todd Hill" tranny? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 17 May 2000 14:18:15 -0700
  ...He made the comment that "the tranny was stiff, but that it would break in over time". He wasn't kidding about the tranny...
• Re: Tranny source(s) in Florida/ Georgia
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 23:22:47 -0500
  I know of a couple trannys in Tampa, I'll be checking the lock on my shop twice before going to bed:) I found...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:36:32 -0700
  On Aug 12, 2004, at 11:37 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: > Place tranny on your chest, with your feet toward the front of the...
• tranny fluid service
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:35:59 -0700
  hello out there, after the lengthy conversation of synthetics, i decided to replace my tranny fluid with redline mtl. this will be my weekend...
• Re: refilling tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:05:18 EST
  ...Also, is there a way to check the > level? > > i assume you are talking about a manual tranny? those big 17mm allen head plugs...
• Wanted: Core 84-90 Tranny's
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:33:11 -0700
  In case any of you have a boat anchor old tranny taking up room...I am always in the market for core or questionable...