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Maintenance of Eurovan West. Poptop
Historical mailing list - Raymond Garrett
Sun, 17 Aug 1997 11:10:38 -0400
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Re: another syncro question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 19 May 2010 08:04:33 -0700
can use a straight shaft or a functioning VC. The functioning VC seems like a smart way to go, but if your VC is...
VC Confusion
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:00:57 -0500
...statement about the life expectancy of the VC.  According to the Article it states, the VC should last 60,000-70,000 miles...
Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 5 Jun 2018 19:04:09 -0700
...http://www.vancafe.com/VCSELECTORSHAFTKIT_p/vcselectorshaftkit.htm http://www.vancafe.com/VCShiftbasekitlate_p/vcshiftbasekitlate.htm
Re: VC Confusion
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:43:51 -0500
The VC is really engaged anytime the van is moving. The concept of engaging or disengaging is misleading. No matter how well you match...
Re: VC dead
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 15:55:00 -0800
> > Eric, I just went out to a steep (dirt) hill and confirmed that my VC is > > indeed dead! I tried jacking up the front...
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Historical mailing list - Margie Reyes
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 10:45:02 -0600
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Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:45:50 -0700
I have a couple of leaky VC units on the shelf. I have been tempted to take them apart and maybe try to fix...
Re: VC: Clinging sound found
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:10:49 +0200
>A new VC is $1375 in Sweden. >Strange that VW dont have the VC as a exchange part? Is it unrepairable? >New sealings, maybe...
Syncro VC problems and rebuild
Historical mailing list - Joel Skousen
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:16:38 -0700
...If the front tire rotates freely, the VC is bad. Rebuilt VC from German Transaxles of Bend ORegon (1-800 892-4327), $600 plus...
Viscous Coupling Test Results
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:41:58 -0500
...In addition, I plan to heat the VCs and retest them. This ought to show those VCs which are bad only after a period...
Re: VC: Clinging sound found
Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:48:33 +0100
Helmut Zeidler wrote: > >A new VC is $1375 in Sweden. > > >Strange that VW dont have the VC as a exchange part? Is it unrepairable...
VC Rebuilder Interviewed
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:43:11 -0400
...Looking for Syncro VC > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > > Ken, Rebuilt VC from German Transaxles of Bend Oregon (1-800 892-4327), $600 > plus refundable...
Syncro VC testing
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:10:26 -0400
Hi All, Testing a VC by jacking one side of the van won't tell you anything, just jack a front wheel and try...
Re: <Syncro> VC #2
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:02:29 -0400 (AST)
...3M doesn't show anything promising (got viscosity faxes), Dow is sending articles on VC/diffs via snail. One lister indicated VW holds the...
Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:16:52 -0400
...If we can agree that the front of the vc spins in relation to the speed of the front wheels, then with the center...
Re: Binding when turning
Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 23:34:03 +0100
...We are doomed! [snip] ___________________________________ > Derek Drew New York, NY > drew@interport.net Yes, doomed, in the hands of the uberdude that created the VC...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:50:14 -0700
...I think that is related on his VC > page (linked by neil below) > > I don't think that vc refilling will ever become an...
Re: Re : How VC's work
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:26:46 -0700
...How VC's work >My VC seems to grab slightly in maximum turn situations causing what one >person described as the "rubber left on...
Re: My New Bentley
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:34:15 -0700
As have others, I've used this term before. :) VC = Van Cafe. Can't realistically see getting a new Bentley shop manual from most...
Need VC
Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:09:06 -0600
...I have an 87 syncro with a toasted VC. Actually I think all the fluid has leaked out of my vc making my front...
VC dead
Historical mailing list - Joe
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 18:36:05 -0500
On Tue, 16 Dec 1997, STEVEN G WACKER wrote: > > > Eric, I just went out to a steep (dirt) hill and confirmed that my VC...
Re: Re : How VC's work
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:41:34 -0700
My VC seems to grab slightly in maximum turn situations causing what one person described as the "rubber left on the asphalt during turns...
Wiring
Historical mailing list - Claude Gagne
Sat, 9 May 1998 13:25:43 -0400
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Salt Lake VW salvage yards?
Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:27:50 -0700
Any list members from the Wasatch Front know of a good parts resource? TIA, Drew 83.5 Westy [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:53:45 -0700
...first, we can find test results from vc rebuilders that show toque vs fluid temp (I believe the temp to be a related but...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:03:17 -0700
in a nutshell.. -vc were and are rebuilt by some companies in europe and the US (actually not sure who in US) - fill amount...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:20:15 -0700
...I think that is related on his VC page (linked by neil below) I don't think that vc refilling will ever become an...
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Historical mailing list - Simon Godwin
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:14:39 -0400
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VC: Clinging sound found
Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
Fri, 12 Dec 1997 19:21:17 +0100
...Guess the pressure is not so high in the VC when its "unlocked". A new VC is $1375 in Sweden. Strange that VW dont...
Re: My New Bentley
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 7 Apr 2013 14:50:13 -0500
On 4/7/2013 2:34 PM, neil n wrote: > As have others, I've used this term before. :) > > VC = Van Cafe. > > Can't...
Re: I'm Sorry...NYS Motor-Smoker Law
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 12:03:15 -0700
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Re: [Syncro] VC Rebuilder Interviewed
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 16:10:44 -0400
...I have about four VCs here so I plan to to take them all out and test them by various means that have already...
Viscous coupling
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Sun, 30 Nov 1997 23:28:17 -0800
When I bought my DC, it had a bad VC (and we knocked $2000 off the asking price). I *finally* got around to fixing...
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Historical mailing list - Byron MacIntyre
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 04:59:20 -0700
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Chips?
Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 14:07:34 -0600
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WTB: 83.5 Westy owners manual
Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 11:15:58 -0600
...Does anyone have one they will part with? TIA, Drew Bedford [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 15:56:18 -0700
...I think the Jensen FF (ferguson formula) did not use a vc, but dry plate clutches (did have ABS though). GKN is the heir...
Re: TV/VCR-AC/DC Question
Historical mailing list - Leif
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:04:58 -0700
...TV/VCR-AC/DC Question Hello Listees I need a suggestion. We are thinking of buying a combo TV/VCR for the Westy and...
syncro vc install ques
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:54:41 -0400
hey all, thanks to derek drew i have a brand spankin new vc to instal. well, i followed the procedures from the archives and...
Re: [syncro.org] bad vibes
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:23:26 -0700
...Re: [syncro.org] bad vibes I can't see how draining the fluid from the VC would do anything other than make your VC...
Buying bits and pieces
Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:56:07 -0700
...TIA, Drew Bedford [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard n:Bedford;Drew tel;work:(435) 513-1300 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.bomb...
VWShrine/Accessories/Display
Historical mailing list - Margie Reyes
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:39:27 -0600
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request for worn out VC
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:21:20 -0700
...anyone, preferably in BC, with a worn out VC (either too stiff or too loose) that they want to donate to my on-going...
Re: VC and waterpump ????sss
Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:10:48 -0500
...vc seemed to get over active after long stretches of fast driving.I > have a question about my vc possibly acting up. I find...
Re: vc question on syncro
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Sat, 20 Mar 2004 00:21:35 -0800
To be more specific the VC is not "in" the front dif. It is part of the drive line and connects to the front...
Re: VC replacement with a surprise
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:26:10 -0700
Alistair, What did you find for a replacement VC? BT On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca...
Re: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FELLOW CANADIANS!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:37:34 -0700
...Variable Contrast? What's your VC? Karl Wolz |Subject: Re: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FELLOW CANADIANS! | |How bout some VC, Jake? ;-) |Michael in San Antonio |91GL...
Re: Wiper Blades
Historical mailing list - mike
Sun, 30 May 1999 20:12:50 -0400
...at both Schucks and Al's stores within last year. [text/x-vcard] begin:vcard email;internet:mayfly95@paonline.com fn:mike end:vcard
Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:09:49 +1300
> those two statements suggest that you see the VC as a limit slip for the > front differential. > If so, , > I belive you are incorrect...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:58:48 -0700
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > German company selling replacement siloxane for VC refilling (they...
vc question on syncro
Historical mailing list - Ki
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:07:32 -0800
so is the vc usually removed from the tranny when the transmission is removed to be sent for a rebuild?
Re: Dead VC
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Wed, 17 Dec 1997 17:16:13 -0800
...I don't have any help to offer you on whether your new VC is any better than the old one before you put...
Re: My new syncro has arrived!
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:56:25 -0700
...if your VC does not work, then a coupled-decoupler will do you no good. There is a solid piece that can replace the...
Re: How VC's work
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:54:25 -0700
Derek Drew wrote: > >if temperature plays any significant role in the viscous coupling locking > >up, it seems that we should see VCs in hot...
Re: syncro vc install ques
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:05:46 -0700
...there are splines on both side of the VC so what difference does it make? Most VCs that I remove stay in the differential...
Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:39:41 -0300 (ADT)
...Finally the VC either melts Way off base..... the VC is in the front diff. Connected to the front pinion gear shaft and driven...
Re: vc question on syncro
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:23:23 -0800
...vc question on syncro To be more specific the VC is not "in" the front dif. It is part of the drive line and...
Re: vc question on syncro
Historical mailing list - Ki
Sun, 21 Mar 2004 12:23:55 -0800
ok so if i get the decouler with the solid shaft to replace the vc, the vc is removed from the front diff when...
Re: 2.1L running with hole in case
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:29:57 -0700
Jeff Just a thought on your binding VC and trashed CV joint. A couple of years ago I was experiencing a binding VC in...