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• Re: electronic limited slip differential idea for 2wd vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:24:52 -0400
  FYI, I have gotten all sideways and stuck on wet grass in my Syncro with rear diff locked when 4WD would not engage due...
• Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:29:54 -0400
  ...It has middle and rear vacuum controlled differential locks, other than that it seems pretty basic with no electronic control that I can discern...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:44:45 -0700
  LSD = Limited Slip Differential LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote...
• Q: Any differences in syncro year models?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:00:13 -0500
  ...electronic fuel injection 90HP @ 4800RPM (SAE net), 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 5 speed (4 + low) manual transmission Full time All Wheel Drive Locking rear differential Cruise...
• Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:58:36 +0100
  ...Four channel anti-block brakes; Electronic differential lock; AC individually regulated for driver, right passenger, and rear passengers; Electronic intercommunication system with six microphones...
• Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Feb 1997 04:05:56 -0500
  ...A Viscous Coupling is a COUPLING, not a differential. A DIFFERENTIAL PROVIDES SLIP UNDER LOAD (ie cornering) A VISCOUS COUPLING LOCKS UP UNDER LOAD...
• Re: French Syncro Club
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 03:50:20 -0500
  ...Then for 1990 & 1991 the rear lock was standard equipment. VW did not sell any Vanagon Syncros in the USA with the fron differential...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:19:45 -0700
  ...2wd Limited Slip LSD = Limited Slip Differential LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua...
• Re: Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:34:10 -0500
  ...Four channel anti-block brakes; Electronic differential lock; AC individually regulated for driver, right passenger, and rear passengers; Electronic intercommunication system with six microphones...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:48:03 -0500
  ...2wd Limited Slip > > LSD = Limited Slip Differential > LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers<inua...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:21:52 -0500
  I understand "locking differential) but I guess I missed something. What does the "S" stand for in the term "LSD" - as related to trannies...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 16 May 2005 07:54:14 EDT
  In a message dated 5/15/05 9:16:28 PM, vanagonteepee@GMAIL.COM writes: << What ARE situations where locking the differential makes a...
• Re: EV w/VR6
  Historical mailing list
  17 Apr 1996 05:55:02 GMT
  Austin inquires: > what is .../EDL? I believe that would be Electronic Differential Lock, which, I guess, is the nerdic equivalent of Traction Control System...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:25:57 -0700
  ...In Europe they can be purshased with a locking front differential even. Some have decouplersso there is a 2WD mode. They come, all versions...
• Re: 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:36:25 -0800
  ...and with locked differentials too , front and rear. With a stock AWD Syncro and a locking rear diff, you can get into a situation...
• Re: 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:06:36 -0700
  ...four wheels driving .. > and with locked differentials too , front and rear. > > With a stock AWD Syncro and a locking rear diff, you can get...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:53:48 -0700
  ...2wd Limited Slip > > LSD = Limited Slip Differential > LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers<inua...
• Re: AWD and Tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:08:32 -0900
  ...coupling like a > Syncro) or > electronic sensors which effectively measure wheel slip between wheels > and lock the differential between the front and rear when...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:35:18 -0500
  ...just lock up > the fronts under heavy braking if traction is less than idea . ) > > Most syncro's have a locking rear differential. This can...
• AWD and Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:48:19 -0700
  ...coupling like a Syncro) or electronic sensors which effectively measure wheel slip between wheels and lock the differential between the front and rear when...
• electronic limited slip differential idea for 2wd vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:47:25 -0400
  ...I've always liked the idea of a traction control system on AWD cars that have open differentials and just use the ABS system...
• Model Summary for 1987 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:53 -0500
  ...Power door locks including side door and rear hatch Cruise control Alloy wheels, 5-spoke, 14" x 6" wide Locking rear differential Power steering...
• Vanagon Models, 1990 - USA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 13:08:03 -0400
  ...electronic fuel injection 90HP @ 4800RPM (SAE net), 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 5 speed (4 + low) manual transmission Full time All Wheel Drive Locking rear differential Electronic...
• Vanagon Models, 1991 - USA
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:10:50 -0500
  ...electronic fuel injection 90HP @ 4800RPM (SAE net), 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 5 speed (4 + low) manual transmission Full time All Wheel Drive Locking rear differential Electronic...
• Re: Snow, 4wd vehicles and syncros
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:23:55 -0800
  ...under braking, without electronic anti-lock brakes, the fact that the back end and the front are linked mechanically provides a natural anti-lock...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Feb 2005 - Special issue (#2005-107)
  Historical mailing list - dgak sdfhkasjfh
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:51:38 -0800
  ...adding a differential lock or Limited Slip > on a 2WD (2) > 5. 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro - $3500 - update (3) > 6. stereo question > 7. Various...
• Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 15:07:31 -0700
  ...s done electronically ... wheel speed sensors sending input to an ECU , then solenoids or whatever controlling clutch plates in the differentials, etc. . Many variations...
• OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:02:12 -0700
  ...4sp auto trans with a syncro style coupling to the front differential. After 97 they changed the AWD to be electronic from the ECM...
• Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:07:23 -0800
  ...with the slip lock differential ... (both wheels spin) and ... more to the point it seems to have a syncro shell ... there is a hump...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:41:41 -0700
  ...a syncro style coupling to the front differential.� After 97 they changed the AWD to be electronic from the ECM and wheel speed sensors...
• FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
  ...Burgundy, 305,000 Kms, 5 speed (4 + granny gear) Locking rear differential. Full Westfalia camping interior: 2 burner stove, 3 way fridge, sink, upper...
• Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:31:46 -0800
  ...And a granny gear and locked rear diff sure could help ! For 2WD with a regular differential - Doubt this will help much, but it...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:58:09 -0700
  ...4sp auto trans with a syncro style coupling to the front > differential. After 97 they changed the AWD to be electronic from the ECM...
• road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
  ...For maximum mobility when the going gets really tough, an optional system activated by a dash button locks and unlocks the rear differential by...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:44:20 -0700
  ...people know about modern eletronic aids like say ....Torque Vectoring Read Differential , right ? I'm developing a similar system for vanagons. On 9/14...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:30:22 -0400
  ...people know about modern eletronic aids like say ....Torque Vectoring Read Differential , right ? I'm developing a similar system for vanagons. On 9/14...
• Road Test 1989 VW SA Caravelle Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:30:27 CST
  ...Pneumatically operated differential locks are provided front and rear, while protection plates or rails guard the front diff/viscous coupling unit, the gearbox/engine...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:49:02 -0500
  ...Thesandrail hobbyists saw differential cage fracture in the two spydergear hub. They strengthened the differential hub with the addition of 4spyder gears. Engineering analysis...
• Re: [Syncro] Bidding on manuals on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:23:31 -0400
  ...wheel-drive parts, front axle final drive, viscous coupling, transmission, rear differential lock, drive train protection, front suspension, tire and wheel specifications, corrosion protection...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:28:39 -0500
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html To read some material about how to add a front differential lock to your syncro...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:47:05 -0500
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html To read some material about how to add a front differential lock to your syncro...