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• Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 01:16:13 -0500
  I recently decided to replace my reverse light switch on the drivers side of my transmission, ('84 manual westy). The symptom I was chasing...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 01:22:45 -0500
  ...The symptom I was chasing was a flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After replacing the switch, the reverse lights now come...
• Re: reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:24:09 -0400
  Those rails and guides ARE your reverse lockout mechanism. So it is very important that you reassemble it properly, or your "push-down" reverse...
• Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:24:08 -0500
  Help! My reverse lights are always on (at least when the ignition is on). Any ideas??? More details: I changed my clutch last month...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:00:56 -0600
  >Personally I would investigate making the Audi transmission go in reverse. >As there are too many unknows in making the making a water-cooled...
• 91 GL Auto Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:48:37 -0400
  All, This past weekend, I lost reverse. I left it on the road somewhere between Watertown, NY and the putin for the Beaver River...
• Help me fix my reverse light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:32:51 -0600
  I own a 1985 Panel camper and I my reverse light is stuck on. I got very cooled here one night "-40 C" and...
• Re: Growling into reverse
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:36:12 -0400
  ...just needs a > second or two when going into reverse." > > "no no, that's a sure sign... you should look into a rebuild." He...
• Pre-state insepction repair - somewhat URGENT
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:20:48 -0400
  ...Transmission in reverse does not turn on reverse lights. The questions: 1. Ground? 2. Reverse switch? 3. Should it fail inspection for such a...
• Re: reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:17:40 -0700
  ...reverse (manual) shifting > > >> I had my Wolfy valet parked a while ago and the attendant screwed up >> the reverse lock (you had to push...
• reverse coast lock-up!!
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 00:29:48 -0500
  Hi y'all I have a peculiar symptom on the '87GL 2WD while coasting in reverse I'd like some light shed upon. Scenario...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:47:35 -0600
  ...The symptom I was chasing was a > flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After replacing the > switch, the reverse lights now come...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:35:27 -0500
  ...The symptom I was > chasing was a flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After > replacing the switch, the reverse lights now come...
• Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 14:23:13 -0500
  Hi, My '90 Carat with a manual transmission has reverse lights that do not work. When I pull the connector off of the switch...
• Dim reverse light fix (for auto tranny)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:54:42 -0800
  Before I ran into the problem I mentioned in my previous posting, I was trying to figure out why my reverse lights were REALLY...
• no reverse ( and archive search isn't working right now)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 3 May 2007 14:10:58 -0700
  I was driving Marty through a parking lot today when all of a sudden there is no reverse, just 1-4. The shifter pushes...
• Help with adjustment
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:05:42 -0600
  ...All OK however reverse is giving me hell. It will not stay in place once I depress the shift bar and put it in...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Feussner
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:08:44 +0100
  ...Additionally, I welded a small point onto it so it gets nearer to the ball of the reverse-switch. Now the reverse lights work...
• Re: Growling into reverse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 21:50:08 -0400
  There are no synchronizers on the reverse gear unless it is a syncro. On any manual transmission car, it is a good practice to...
• 83.5 Trans grinds into reverse?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 00:48:58 -0400
  Hello- I installed a rebuilt 4-speed trans in my 83.5 Westy and it grinds into reverse. It's not the worst grind...
• Re: EV ignition is Bosch no more.
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:29:08 EDT
  ...84 Westy - reverse is down, upper left 68 Type 1 - reverse is down, lower left 98 Passat - reverse is down, lower right ... I think...
• reverse power steering
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 11:13:29 -0400
  Hello to all power steering/hydraulic gurus I am trying to find a power steering pump that runs the reverse direction as the motor...
• Re: Reverse light not adjusted correct
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:23:18 -0700
  ...My reverse light only turns on if i put it in > reverse > and then pull it out a tad. I am trying to save...
• Re: Was: Tranny swap Gears 2 High. Now: Video of Linkage.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:27:13 -0700
  On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: ... > Short 2.6 MB clip of reverse, 1,2...
• Shift Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 19:15:46 EST
  I do not have to push down the shift nob when shifting my '77 westy into reverse. What does this mean? I don't...
• reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 22:53:28 -0700
  I had my Wolfy valet parked a while ago and the attendant screwed up the reverse lock (you had to push down before that...
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 1 May 2008 09:29:52 -0500
  Well, in my case it certainly went into reverse - I was doing about 50mph On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Loren...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:07:56 -0500
  Yes - gears grind into reverse. Couldn't get it into 1/2 without stopping engine. Easily goes into reverse, first and second with engine...
• Re: 83.5 Trans grinds into reverse?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 01:29:35 -0400
  ...Also If I move in forward gear then stop > (completely that is) and shift to reverse it grinds. The forward gears all > work fine...
• Re: Help me fix my reverse light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 19:37:49 +0200
  ...Help me fix my reverse light Date: Wednesday, 22 Jan, 1997 17:48 I own a 1985 Panel camper and I my reverse light...
• Re: Haunted Westy? AKA: Revenge of the Reverse Lights.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:26:18 -0500
  ...Revenge of the Reverse Lights. Greetings Volks! My reverse lights, on my beloved 87 Westy stay lit ALL the time. The only way to...
• reverse lights wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:39:54 -0800
  tell me about the reverse light wiring. They worked before i pulled the gas tank but since putting back in the tank i must...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:21:25 -0500
  ...The reverse lights switch is located in a little clip beside the tranny, and when reverse is made, the actuating arm depresses the switch...
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 May 2008 07:18:04 -0700
  ...There should be a Reverse Blocker valve, actuated by internal hydraulic pressure, that keeps the tranny from going into reverse above about 30 MPH...
• Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:07:10 -0700
  ...this little ball rides against the plunger, the other spring-loaded tbing that keeps you from getting reverse gear when you're wanting something...
• Re: 90 GL - chattering in reverse
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:06:19 +1100
  ...Possibly Bearing is giving way and not allowing reverse gear to engage properly? Be afraid Be very afraid David Del Ben 85 1.9...
• No reverse?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:05:03 -0800
  ...Now no reverse. The gears all 'feel' right except reverse, it's like it's not making the 'down' part of reverse. I have...
• Reverse lights - '85 GL Manual
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:46:19 -0500
  ...The reverse lights work on this van but once you put the vehicle in reverse once they stay on and will not turn off...
• FW: reverse coast lock-up!!
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 07:30:51 -0800
  ...reverse coast lock-up!! > > Hi y'all > > I have a peculiar symptom on the '87GL 2WD while coasting in reverse I'd > like some...
• Clanging Reverse Solved, thanks archives!
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 14:55:44 -0700
  She'd been clanging bad in reverse, popping out of gear, barely able to even get her into reverse... Archives said possible motor mounts...
• Re: buying a new gutless wonder
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 09:12:36 -0500
  ...BUT make it a strong trans (unlike the stock > ones) and with synchro on reverse How fast are you going when you shift into...
• 87 w/ no reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - Ned
  Sun, 19 May 2002 19:58:16 -0400
  anyone know exactly where the reverse light switch is on the manual transmission? I have no lights and suspect the switch is bad. Thanks
• Re: 91 GL Auto Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:22:01 -0500
  "Spooner, Robert E." wrote: > > All, > This past weekend, I lost reverse. I left it on the road somewhere between Watertown, NY and the putin...
• Re: reverse power steering
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 12:37:10 -0700
  Myron Lind wrote: > Hello to all power steering/hydraulic gurus > > I am trying to find a power steering pump that runs the reverse direction...
• Re: reverse lights wiring?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:36:56 -0800
  ...William > tell me about the reverse light wiring. They worked before i pulled the > gas tank but since putting back in the tank i...
• Re: Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:10:05 -0700
  ...There is a groove around that plunger that the > tiny soring loaded ball is supposed to ride in, until you want reverse, > tben tbe...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 13:18:00 -0500
  ...The symptom I was > > chasing was a flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After > > replacing the switch, the reverse lights now come...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:02:31 -0800
  Can you get your van it into 1st gear by shifting the gear shift lever closer to the reverse position - far left? If so...
• ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:39:20 -0500
  ...Now the old van will NOT allow me to find reverse, first or second gears. Suggestions please - be kind. Regards Peter Marsh Naples FL...
• Fwd: no reverse ( and archive search isn't working right now)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 3 May 2007 21:38:39 -0700
  ...It;s very strange, 1st and 2nd gear are where reverse used to be - you have to push down to get these gears. 3rd...
• Re: Pre-state insepction repair - somewhat URGENT
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:28:55 -0400
  ...Transmission in reverse does not turn on reverse lights. The >questions: > >1. Ground? >2. Reverse switch? >3. Should it fail inspection for such a...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 22:25:00 -0500
  ...We could route the belts differently, to turn the accesories the proper direction. >Personally I would investigate making the Audi transmission go in reverse...
• tackling sloppy shifter (4 speed)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:51:20 -0500
  ...It's very vague and sloppy, half the time I even get reverse instead of first without pushing down on the shifter. Looking under...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:04:18 -0500
  ...Now the old van will NOT allow me >> to find reverse, first or second gears. >> >> Suggestions please - be kind. >> >> Regards >> Peter Marsh >> Naples FL...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:17:32 -0400
  Barrett, The reverse switch is located on the transaxle. The Bentley shows it in the section on the transaxle. Some have reported success with...
• Brake/Reverse/Running Light Assembly
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 10:41:31 EDT
  hey now, i can get a used assembly for the Brake/Reverse/Running Lightsockets for $65. does this sound reasonable at all? how much...
• Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 21:04:00 -0700
  ...and just noticed the other night that my reverse lights don't work. Replaced all bulbs and checked all fuses and still no luck...
• Re: Rubber Floor Mat Sets - reverse is flat
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:19:33 -0700
  ...The reverse side is flat. Maybe Ron can get them for Right Hand Drive vans also? >I suppose the key to the question; Are...
• Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:20:32 -0600
  ...Happens in reverse, Ist, 2nd and 4th gears. Suggestions? John.
• Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:16:06 -0400
  At 20:06 4/20/2000, Rusty Johnson wrote: >Flipping the axleshafts end-for-end *will* reverse their direction of >rotation. (Whether that will...