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• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:18:03 -0400
  ...gear selector lever at the transmission.**** *reverse gear has a lockout inside the cabin (the need for the tang under the mechanism) which means...
• Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:41:20 -0700
  ...A couple of weeks ago I pulled the entire shifter mechanism out of the vehicle, (that's the gear shift lever and the bearings...
• Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:04:40 -1000
  ...A couple of weeks ago I pulled the entire shifter mechanism > out of the vehicle, (that's the gear shift lever and the bearings...
• faulty starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:46:36 PDT
  The cause of all my starter woes in Chicago, apparently, was the idiot switch in the gear selector mechanism (auto trans). I have bypassed...
• Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 06:17:19 -0400
  ...A couple of weeks ago I pulled the entire shifter mechanism > out of the vehicle, (that's the gear shift lever and the bearings...
• leaky trans
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:43:55 -0400
  ...I'm thinking new clutch kit / pilot bearing / input shaft seal / seal for gear selector mechanism lever, and hope for the best. Sound like...
• Re: faulty starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2000 17:36:44 -0400
  At 13:46 5/1/2000, James Ruch wrote: >switch in the gear selector mechanism (auto trans). I have bypassed it for >now by...
• 88 Vanagon autotrans shifter problem
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:15:25 -0500
  ...This morning I took the horizontal cap off the top of the selector lever to see what was going on. What I found was...
• Re: 4 speed transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 19:50:25 -0500
  ...With the trans set in neutral, remove the outside selector lever (with the ball) and push the selector shaft out. You can then reach...
• Re: Shift Components - Replace or not...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 May 2010 10:26:04 -0500
  ...It is part of the mechanism that helps hold the shifter shaft to the rear of the van in a way that all that...
• Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:20:18 -0600
  ...the gear selector back and forth from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:39:11 -0800
  ...the gear selector back and forth > from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) > the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:50:27 -0700
  ...the gear selector back and forth > from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) > the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 08:23:24 -0600
  ...the gear selector back and forth from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:34:05 -0400
  ...On the 091-1 transmission, the shifting mechanism is more towards the center of the transmission housing. The selector shaft could have broken - but...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:49:28 -0800
  ...the gear selector back and forth from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:36:42 -0600
  ...the gear selector back and forth > from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) > the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starter question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:18:48 -0500
  ...The automatic Vanagons had a neutral safety switch mechanism that prevents the van from starting if the gear selector lever is not in either...
• Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:14:15 -0700
  ...the selector > shaft and leave you "shiftless". That would most likely affect all gears. > > On the 091-1 transmission, the shifting mechanism is more...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:55:28 -0400
  ...the gear selector back and forth > from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) > the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:31:47 -0500
  ...the gear selector back and forth > from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) > the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Fwd: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:10:30 -0500
  ...the gear selector back and forth >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:51:35 -0500
  ...the gear selector back and forth >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose (?) >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:30:03 -0700
  ...the gear selector back and > forth > >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose > (?) > >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Differentials: open, limited-slip, & locking (was: limited slip rear end)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 16:48:28 -0400
  ...Limited-slip differentials typically employ some form of clutch mechanism to create the limited-slip effect. The best use of a limited-slip differential...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:37:54 -0700
  ...the gear selector back and >> forth >> >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose >> (?) >> >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:23:29 -0700
  ...the gear selector back and > forth > >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose > (?) > >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:17:26 -0500
  ...the gear selector back and >> forth >> >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose >> (?) >> >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:41:39 -0500
  ...the gear selector back and > >> forth > >> >> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake > loose > >> (?) > >> >> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:56:57 -0800
  ...the gear selector back and >> forth >>>> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose >> (?) >>>> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:17:17 -0700
  ...the gear selector back and >>>>> >>>> forth >>> >>>> from "P" to "1" several times, thinking I would "clear" or shake loose >>>>> >>>> (?) >>> >>>> the contact mechanism. This resulted...
• for campers: Propane Safety
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 01 Nov 94 10:55:51 CST
  ...This is to serve as an alert mechanism in the event of a leak. SAFETY PROCEDURES When propane escapes, it can easily result in...