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• Re: Clutch weirdness 84 standard trans ?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:42:29 +0000
  ...If you are wondering if you should flush your fluid or not just look at your brake fluid reservoir. The old fluid should be...
• Re: looking for explanation why shifting into third gear grinds when fluid warms up
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:50:35 -0800
  ...looking for explanation why shifting into third gear grinds when fluid warms up > Hi, > Can someone explain why the Vanagon doesn't grind into...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:01:35 -0500
  ...another thought is to do the clutch last because after doing the brakes, the fluid in the reservoir, where the clutch master cylinder would...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:03:37 -0500
  ...It says "Converts regular PS fluid into a universal fluid to be used in vehicles such as..GM, Chrysler,Ford, Toyota, Honda and more...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:44:14 -0400
  Get yourself a pan gasket and filter kit and 3 quarts of your choice of fluid. Drain the fluid by disconnecting the dip stick...
• Re: Installing Steering Rack and Pinion...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:50:03 -0700
  ...Flushing with ATF (the fluid to be used in the system, not powersteering fluid) is a simple as adding fluid, running engine and moving...
• Re: [Syncro] Were's all the brake fluid going??
  Historical mailing list - P&J Lander
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:19:32 +1100
  Brake fluid leaking into the vacuum booster is a common problem with Golfs (Rabbits). Look for stains on the paint of the booster just...
• Re: Working on the brake lines....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:01:17 -0700
  Sounds like it's too late to help, but I put a piece of tape over the little hole in the fluid reservoir cap...
• Re: Bleeding Brakes & Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:14:47 -0500
  Tim, >This weekend I am changing my back brake pads and am planning on replacing >the brake fluid while I am at it. The...
• Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:49:13 -0500
  ...We are all aware that packing any winter survival kit for our Vanagons should include fluids to stay hydrated. My question is how do...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 May 2000 18:09:13 -0700
  > Our '85 Westy has nasty looking brake fluid and I have heard two > opinions about changing it. > > One: Leave it alone, if you change...
• tailgaters - Fryday fun!
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 19:56:45 +0000
  ...have a switch hidden that powers the windshield washer pump - when depressed it squirts automatic tranny fluid into air/fuel mixture - AT fluid produces...
• Re: refilling tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:26:45 -0700
  ...spot to refill some of the transmission fluid? > When I replaced my reverse light switch, some fluid drained out. > Not much, but Id like...
• Wrong brake fluid??????????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:37:51 +0200
  Hi I am reading the Bentley, and suddenly to my scare I read; "Do not add or mix DOT 5 silicone type brake fluid...
• how much auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:26:20 -0400
  Hey all, how much transmission fluid does it take to fill an auto tranny when the torque converted has been replaced? thanks everyone, jesse...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:35:51 -0500
  ...But regardless of what it says, it sounds > like you are saying to change the clutch fluid in addition to the brake > fluid. Or...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:53:58 -0500
  ...Low fluid, as was >>> suggested..or perhaps a leaking clutch cylinder letting air get in and >>> clutch (brake) fluid get out. If it did...
• The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 95 16:05:17 EST
  Several weeks ago, I posted a message about how the brake fluid reservoir had dropped to a dangerously low level just below the take...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - manual trans. fluid change
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 13:04:50 -0800
  ...I'm finally upgrading to Redline MT-90 transaxle fluid ($10/qtr.) and other than changing the fluid as normal, now using this Redline...
• Re: Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 18:13:36 -0800
  ...sell customers a $3000 fluid coupling when all it needs it a >> change of $20 worth of silicone brake fluid. whose willing to try...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 14:08:50 -0800
  ...But my Westy is > a Manual! After looking thru the archives I'm getting the idea that this > is the power steering fluid reservoir...
• Re: Your Van might just need a flush....was Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 08:13:29 -0800
  ...one of the challenges bio-remediation of de-icing fluids...hint, when are the fluids used? extra bonus points to those who can guess...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:27:31 -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 servicing
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon
  Sun, 06 Oct 96 23:30:44 -0400
  ...the s= ame thing:=0D=0Achange each 2 years the brake fluid. Here in Montreal, i= t seems that=0D=0Anobody does this, the...
• Re: YIKES! was clutch not working
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:57:05 -0500
  Drain the system - brakes and clutch system- by flushing lots of DOT-4 specific brake fluid through them. . They use the same fluid from...
• leaking transmission fluid and oil
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 12:12:15 EDT
  after being parked for a while, or not in use for a few days , there are signs of leaking transmission fluid and oil. what...
• Brake fluid testing strips. Yesterday/s response appears it was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:11:26 +0000
  ...https://www.amazon.com/s?k=brake+fluid+test+strips&crid=ESGX75BR7HYA&sprefix=brake+fluid+%2Caps%2C115&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-data-refreshed...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members (and my brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 11:21:37 -0600
  ...The cheapest and easiest is the brake fluid. When was the last time your brake fluid was changed? If the fluid has been in...
• power steering bleed/refill
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 12:52:57 -0500
  ...I presume to try blocking the return inlet of the fluid reservoir and then collecting the old fluid from the return line as it...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 07 Oct 94 16:03:28 CDT
  ...Maybe I'll just take a length of the >heater hose and wrap it around the wiper fluid tank? you know ... that might not...
• Re: Other 'ethical', emissions, environmental concerns
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 03 May 95 20:11:14 CDT
  ...What do you do with flushed brake fluid for instance? for all sorts of fluids that accumulate around a Household Garage and Fixit Shop...
• Re: Flush the fluids
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 18:20:42 -0700
  ...That > goes for every fluid in the > vehicle. > > At 09:30 AM 08/07/2003, you wrote: > > >When should one flush van fluids? And...
• Re: Auto Tranny - No reverse when cold
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:29:00 -0500
  ...Pour it in and step back.You may want to drain a bit of fluid ,first. Loosen the lock nut where the fill tube...
• Trannsmission Care
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:40:14 -0500
  ...The owner would say "but I just had the filter and fluid changed." I would then explain how the clean fluid would remove all...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:15:47 -0400
  Dylan, Castrol GT LMA Dot 4 Brake Fluid, is a fraction of the cost of the "LMA" stand for "Low Moisture Absorption"... since it...
• EeziBleed for changing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 17:04:29 -0700 (PDT)
  FYI from the Mazda list: > > > >...To change the fluid, > > >you have to try pretty hard to get all the old fluid out. This is...
• bleeding brakes-a failed gadget
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 19:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I continued this drawing of fluid until I had collected about 250 ml of fluid from the one (right rear) brake. But I still...
• Help: the VW morons spilled brake fluid on my electrical wiring...
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 15:48:57 MST
  ...during a clutch pedal pump replacement, lots of brake fluid spilled onto the floor mats (and underneath to the body). Worse yet, the guy...
• 85' power steering fluid leak? AM noises!
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:19:35 -0800
  ...After closer examination, come to find out that it is power steering fluid (which is really ATF fluid). So of course my first thoughts...
• Re: front brakes don't bleed (?)
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:52:31 -0700
  ...The little pin hole near the base of the bleeder screw was corroded shut and wouldn't let the fluid through. I removed the...
• Re: What power steering fluid to use?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:08:39 -0500
  All the Dexron fluids are basically the same viscosity. The later ones are performance-stability improvements and friction modifier characteristics. For power steering viscosity...
• Re: 82 transmission advice please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:06:11 -0500
  ...For preventative maintenance, I just had the tranny serviced (new screen and fluid). The PO had changed fluid last year, but didn't do...
• Power steering fluid?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:04:23 -0800
  ...Power steering fluid? >>> >>> >>>> Stupid question time! In my '87 Westy's manual, it specifies ATF >> Dexron >>> as the >>>> power steering fluid. When I went...
• Re: Tranny fluid (was Re: infected files, Linux gets more viruses?)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:04:02 -0400
  On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Wesley Alden Pegden wrote: > Someone else on the list asked about the color > of the old fluid---mine was...
• 1987 Vanagon Brake Light Warning Issue
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 14 May 2019 22:42:20 -0600
  ...Have checked switched switch under E'Brake Handle & it seems to be functioning properly & Switch on Fluid Res' & Fluid Level are Good ~ ORR ~ DeanB
• ATF mixed with Power St. fluid
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:27:24 -0800
  There was Power steering fluid filled into the reservoir of the power steering system, and the guy only found out later that it was...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:24:31 EDT
  ...your diff fluid is probably leaking into your AT part, contaminating the ATF and causing the level to rise.. check your diff fluid!!!! chris
• Re: Bleeding clutch system--update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:34:52 -0700
  ...It feels like the pedal is not really moving >much fluid/air out--it feels kinda, I don't know, "empty." Tobin, bleed the...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:33:46 +0000
  Hey maybe my winter misfortune will end causing a bunch of vans to sputter around this spring with new brake fluid in the clutch...
• Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:09:19 -0500
  ...fluid and all should be well but nope the pedal is still going to the floor after filling up full of brake fluid in...
• Re: RE thread on brakes, Dot3,4, etc.(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:40:27 -0700
  ...Brake fade is caused by the layer of hot gases between > the friction medium and the rotating surface. > > Boiling fluid is, uh, boiling fluid...
• Re: clutch type for 81 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:55:11 -0500
  ...The first time I changed my brake fluid I got almost pure black fluid out of every bleeder and had to use two quarts...
• Phony Castrol Synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:22:47 EDT
  ...gtdproject/fluids/castrol.htm">http://kozm ik.guelph.on.ca/gtdproject/fluids/castrol.htm</A> WVK http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/gtdproject/fluids/castrol...
• Re: JiffyLube, extras
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:41:10 -0700
  ...They changed the filter first then they changed all the fluid. The quicky place in town here just changes the fluid, they don't...
• Re: Oily puddle under my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:16:38 -0800
  ...Oily puddle under my vanagon > Check the Brake fluid, P/S fluid and coolant reservoirs, are any of them > low? All have nice loooong...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:03:42 -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...
• Re: power steering bleed/refill
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:40:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...I >presume to try blocking the return inlet of the fluid reservoir and then >collecting the old fluid from the return line as it...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:40:31 -0700
  Hi list I see there is a reference to checking auto trans fluid " cold level" I don't remember that ---sure would be easier...
• Re: Help: the VW morons spilled brake fluid on my electrical wiring...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 07:24:39 -0500
  ...This will get into all areas, will dilute the brake fluid and evaporate. Unless you soak things it should not hurt anything. Eric 86...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 08:01:17 -0400
  ...Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!) > > > >While you are fooling around with the wiper fluid system, why not try and >rig something up so...