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Re: '83-'85 Cooling Hoses
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 18:39:22 EDT
...adapters can be fashioned to adapt the 1 1/4 "id hoses to the larger diameter of the fitting for the transmission cooler/bleeder...
Re: Vanagon tranny
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 9 Oct 2022 11:08:30 -0500
...Take your foot off the throttle and it goes in > neutral for free wheeling down hills. > > The soft parts for these transmissions are readily...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:21:26 +0000
...No > drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or > front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the > transmission fluid or...
Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:50 -0500
...auto transmission scoop idea? (pic: http://community-2.webtv.net/VanStuff/VanagonWestfalia/media/captureD35.jpg) HAIRBRAINED IDEA #2: A bigger oil cooler for the...
Re: Coolant leak??
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:28:37 -0700
...If you have an auto tranny I'd check the two hoses from the transmission cooler also. Perhaps someone on the list with more...
Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:14:48 -0700
...and that's how I'll get an oil cooler working with 1.9 cooling system. For your van, I would not especially bother...
RE: 91 Vanagon Auto Trans Repair Part 1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 May 97 03:39:54 UT
...5.94 Differential/Transmission O-ring 010 409 549B $5.85 Differential/Transmission Gasket 010 321 385B $2.50 Transmission Cooler O-rings (4...
Re: naive A/C lines question
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:46:12 -0400
...A cheaper and more useful solution would be a generic transmission cooler IMO. Anyway, the low (here) was 90�F last night, and 110...
Re: Vanablog (help)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:57:32 -0700
...Plus the last auto tranny rebuilder I dealt with also wanted the > aftermarket transmission fluid cooler removed and delivered to his shop with > the...
Re: trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:25:28 -0800
...409 637 A > (6 > x 2) 2.42 > > O-ring, transmission cooler to transmission, 089 409 069 > 1.62 > > O-ring, governor cover, 003...
Re: Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
...In the manifold are connections for the transmission cooler. Also, two other connections on the supply and return pipes serve to bleed the air...
Re: AT Problem
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:11:17 -0800
...I was looking at 'outboard' fluid filters; I know some people have rigged some sort of interface where the ATF oil cooler goes to...
Re: Need good Westy Auto Trans shop in SE Michigan
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:51:04 -0400
The reason for the post was that our friends tried a local transmission shop, which installed the cooler, and we even gave them the...
Re: Leaking automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:59:59 -0500
KENWILFY@aol.com wrote: > > You don't think that maybe your tranny oil cooler is somehow not working > properly. This would allow the tranny...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:17:45 -0800
...the heat with an automatic transmission--- that's yet another pretty good heat generator there. The oil cooler has so far worked wonderfully, until...
Re: Camp stove input requested
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:38:03 -0800
...On both the > >equipment was the same. > >No stove, sink, etc... > >Jumpseat under behind the drivers seat > >12V/120V cooler behind the front passenger...
Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:31:52 -0400
...For the most part the transmission >>>> > cooler is in parallel with the radiator. The coolant going to it is >>>> > the same as that going...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:51:17 -0700
...months! > > > >It also has burst two (metal) differential coolers, flooding coolant > >into and ruining my transmission. > > > >Any ideas what could be happening? > > > >My friends...
Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:34:36 -0700
...The heat-exchanger/oil cooler on the > 2.1 .....I suspect it helps more in wamring up the oil more quickly in the > winter...
Re: Leaky Transmission
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 10:26:14 -0800
...If you had your rear hatch open and was standing behind your rear bumper looking forward, the transmission is at the front of the...
Re: Auto Transmission advice
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Thu, 4 Nov 2010 07:37:06 -0400
...Make sure you change out the transmission oil cooler when you getting that doine. Those are around $250-300. Even Muir says he doesn...
Re: Aerodynamics - Some experimental comments!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:08:21 EDT
...Under the coolers (intercooler on the driver's side, oil coolers on the right) I mount small (8 inch) radiator puller fans to draw...
Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:03:29 -0400
...Cooler temperatures? Not clear if there is any benefit from these alternatives - or is there? Will they make the transmission last another 200k? Should...
Re: Need good Westy Auto Trans shop in SE Michigan
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:36:18 -0400
...By removing the governor and differential pan it is possible to replace this seal with the transmission in place. A proper driver is needed...
Auto trans emergency
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:27:22 +1000
...A week ago I noticed that it would wait until the engine was hot (and hence the AT fluid was hot - as the cooler...
Shifter Adjustment Tips and Tricks requested
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:37:16 -0500
...Then it was discovered the oil cooler seal was leaking. Then one of those oil cooler hoses - you know the ones that are bigger...
Re: Aluminum to brass thread galling
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:26:46 -0600
...One of the things I added was a SmallCar transmission cooler. The kit uses NPT taper threaded to barbed fittings to attach the hoses...
Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 27 May 2011 06:50:30 -0700
...The Gowesty external ATF cooler kit has you attaching the two ends of the now-unused coolant hoses together and they are presently dangling...
Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:35:23 -0400
...For the most part the transmission >>>> > cooler is in parallel with the radiator. The coolant going to it is >>>> > the same as that going...
Re: On the Road Again
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:03:38 -0500
...What > typically does them in is leaks, either from the cooler or the seal between > the transmission and the differential. Subaru 2.5s driven...
Re: Reverting A Diesel Questions
Historical mailing list - jon
Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:05:55 -0700
...5) Oil cooler assembly 6) Possibly motor mounts 7) Bell housing (although the one you have might be ok) 8) Transmission (IMPORTANT for a...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:20:22 -0700
...No drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the transmission fluid or...
Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
Sun, 28 May 2006 05:47:34 -0700
...But I think it is the transmission driveshaft (I think Bentley refers to is as the hydraulic driveshaft) and then there is the pinion...
Re: Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:48:48 -0400
...replaced the oil cooler seal. > > My engine oil leak problem is under control, however I > an now noticing that my transmission has a slow...
Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 16:08:37 -0500
...There was a thin covering of ATF on the transmission pan and the final drive housing. While working under the van, I noticed a...
Re: What water boxer to replace my 1.9?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:43:51 -0500
...1 Stainless GW muffler, a very nice oil cooler, cooling >> system on the Auto transmission. >> >> So I’m looking at dropping the 1.p...
Re: Fwd: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:06:05 -0700
...There are some very noticeable differences in the way the transmissions shift and the 'feel' coming into the chassis from the gears as you...
Re: Aircooled Tranny?
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:14:02 EST
In a message dated 1/3/02 12:06:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, firefly1@INTOP.NET writes: << Will an Aircooled Vanagon transmission fit...
Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:18:13 -0700
...a lot about transmissions other than having destroyed 3 in my racecar and figuring out how to run an external cooler into one...but...
Re: last minute engine swap questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 May 2012 10:35:15 -0400
...The transmission needs to be > supported. For automatics disconnect the throttle cable and just > loosen the mount center bolt so the transmission-engine combination...
Re: Window tint
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:23:56 -0800
...Reflective, excludes light-black out in broad daylight, adds some insulation for cool weather and keeps interior much cooler in hot sunlight. Here's...
Re: Flush and Wash cooling system
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:03:44 -0400
...I used the garden hose to flush out the parts I didn't replace (e.g., hoses to from oil cooler on automatic transmission...
Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:48:23 -0700
This is incorrect - you should NOT use GL-5 in a Vanagon Transmission - front differential is OK but not the Transmission. You must use...
Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 20:17:59 -0400
...With an auxiliary oil cooler, it is darn near bulletproof. If you haul a heavy load, drive fast for long periods of time, and...
Last call for Factory 2.1 liter waterboxer engines....
Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
Tue, 11 May 2004 10:15:24 -0400
...They come set up for a manual transmission and include... new oil cooler,water pump,flywheel and oil pressure switches. And also come with...
88 Vanagon Parts for Sale - Head Lights W/GoWesty Rock Guards, with Buckets, Front Grill, Bra, Transmission Cooler
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:35:35 -0400
...Price $185 for the Set Above (Lights & Grill) Plus Shipping / Make me an offer. ---------------------------------- Tranny Cooler from my 88 Automatic. - Works fine, no leaks...
Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:10:59 -0700
...a lot about transmissions other than having destroyed 3 in my > racecar and figuring out how to run an external cooler into one...but...
Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 06:16:21 -0400
David, She is refering to an automatic transmission. GL-5 is the proper spec. GL-6 is even better.Also, the modern GL-5...
Re: Vanagon and Type 2 Auto transmissions
Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:52:13 +1000
...My reason for the question in the first place was that there is a cheap Type 2 transmission available locally and I wondered about...
Re: FS: '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:28:08 -0700
...Manual Transmission, PD, PW, PM. Always used Pentosin (blue) > coolant and Mann oil filters. 2.1L runs strong and has rock steady > idle at...
Cooling system part numbers
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 09:11:54 -0500
...that both large hoses connect to, has fittings for the automatic transmission cooler (although mine is a manual), and contains the bleeder knob. This...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:59:55 -0500
when i say rear of engine i mean where it mates up with the transmission, oil pump is on the "front" of the engine...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:44:33 -0500
...No > drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or > front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the > transmission fluid or...
FS: 1.8l gas engine w/complete diesel kit for Vanagon install (Oregon) $850
Historical mailing list - David J
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:27:00 -0700
...engine mounts, mounting brackets, hanging bars, rubber bushings, oil pan, oil pickup, oil cooler, set of coolant hoses, coolant bottle, flywheel, starter, intake manifold...
Help! Am I doing this right????
Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 13:19:06 -0400
I have a '90 that has been blowing cooling system parts (Transmission coolers, rear heater cores, etc.) The general feeling is that compression from...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0500
...and a way to work up a cooler system without extensive machine work on the transmission cases.. You might also, should you have your...
Re: Vanagon/Porsche Project Pictures
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:38:57 -0700
...Location and mounting of the oil cooler and lines. Seems just made for replacing the water cooled radiator and lines and installing a high...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:03:55 -0400
...coolers >> bursting in one year! >> >> He is suggesting it could this be an intermittent problem??? I don't >> want to lose another transmission! >> >> Any...
I've had it
Historical mailing list - Matt Sanner
Tue, 5 Dec 1995 16:42:23 -0800
...But cooler heads prevailed. My question is: is it worthwhile to drop a new engine into this puppy. I just had one cv joint...
Re: "Regular" ATF?
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Thu, 19 May 2011 11:12:21 -0700
...up some ATF to top off the transmission after I put on the Gowesty external ATF cooler. I called German Transaxle to find out...