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• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz)
  2026-10-18T17:40:53.000Z
  Add a second spare battery to the drivers side Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide...
• driving without syncro driveshaft.
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:40:14 -0800
  hi everyone, i need to pull the driveshaft to replace the ujoints and was wondering if it's fine to drive the van with...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T17:46:54.000Z
  ...Add a second spare battery to the drivers side Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide...
• Re: driving without syncro driveshaft.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:37:25 -0700
  You're fine to remove the driveshaft, there's no harm in driving without it (unless you hit snow... :) tx, bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T18:26:34.000Z
  ...Add a second spare battery to the drivers side Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:03:16 -0700
  You can drive it without problems, based on the collective experience of the Syncro List. (I have personal experience doing this as well) Brent...
• Power window on drivers side not working need advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:43:19 -0500
  So up until about a month my drivers side power window worked. I had the motor pulled and reconditioned by my mechanic this summer...
• '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:12:45 -0700
  ...Front final drive alignment must be done to ensure driveshaft is installed without distortion." How do you align the front final drive? -Mark McCulley...
• It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 11:41:35 -0400
  ...1. '87 Fox GL SportWagen (nicely modified daily driver #1) 2. '89 200 Quattro Wagon (somewhat modified family cruiser #1) 3. '91 Nissan V6...
• Re:'87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 01 May 1996 15:01:57 -0700
  Mark wondered: > How does one definitively check the driveshaft U joints? I don't know how to *definitively* check them out, but when Larry...
• Re: Power window on drivers side not working need advice
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:13:55 -0800
  ...I may > have over-soldered it. > > Anyway the drivers side window still works fine. > > I bought a replacement set of drivers side switches, and...
• help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:38:05 EST
  ...yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF door, but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door. when i put...
• Re: registering Pa vehicle in CA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:47:31 -0700
  ...Pulls over CA driver. Finds CA driver's license, VA plates. Listens to story. Cites driver for failure to transfer title within state required...
• 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:36:28 -0500
  ...Does the final drive have a gasket between the pan and drive? Bentley looks like there is one. How do you drain final drive...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 24 May 2002 16:37:12 -0600
  OK, so, I took out the driveshaft. I don't think the u-joints are bad. Now the vibration that came on at 3600...
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Rawls Moore
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:39:35 -0600
  i guess i should chime in on the daily driver issue....i have a 1982 vanagon and i drive it everyday to and from...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:00:07 -0700
  ...bill On Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 04:46 , Simon Reinhardt wrote: > Hi all, > I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro...
• Fryedaye Phollees ... eh?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 23:18:22 -0500
  ...I drive thee slowly, in the lanes upon the Right; I drive thee quickly, when in Rushing Hour's Race. I drive thee with...
• Re: A winter VW question /f
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 19:10:55 -0400 (EDT)
  Didn't Pink Floyd write a song about us EuroVan drivers called "Comfortably Warm"? Do you know the difference between a EuroVan driver and...
• Great Drives
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 10:23:37 +0000
  Hi Folks, I've started a "Great Drives" homepage dedicated to listing scenic drives around the US and potentially the world. Anyone can submit...
• Re: Smart Car Opinions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 4 May 2012 14:14:12 -0400
  Volks who drive a Mikrobus carry people? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 4, 2012 o godz. 14:03 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW...
• Re: Smart Car Opinions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 May 2012 11:03:26 -0700
  ...folk who drive a Dodge are agile? folk who drive a Prius are prions? folk who drive a Neon are bright? folk who drive...
• Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:46:21 -0600
  Hi all, I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro to replace the U-joints. While it's out, can I drive...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:01:36 -0600
  Sam wrote: "All miles were personally driven by myself since it has a standard gearbox of which most women are afraid". Boy Sam are...
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 15:55:27 GMT
  ><< how many people drive vw as daily driver >> My '87 Westy is my daily driver. She is the only vehicle I own. I drive...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Paulus Tsai
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:59:44 -0800
  The women in my family, starting with my wife, will drive standard. Little did she know when she moved here from Austria that she...
• FFFriday Fumbling Follies ... well, it's a start anyway ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Jun 95 10:49:45 CDT
  ...If you drive a Seven-Eight, ... ... ... If you drive a Seven-Nine, ... ... ... If you drive a Eighty bus, You won't have much need...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 24 May 2002 22:23:16 -1000
  ...Drive without a driveshaft? > >> > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro to replace the > >>> U-joints. > >>> While it's...
• GoWesty Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Anonymous
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:34:23 -0500
  Hello Syncro owners, The life of my driveshaft is nearing it's end and I'm faced with the decision to buy a new...
• Copy of: Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  18 Oct 96 11:55:15 EDT
  ...Bus drivers and waving. There is, (and always will be) an "animosity" that some aircooled drivers feel toward the watercooled drivers. The watercooled Vanagons...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:00:55 -0700
  ...The shims on the bottom of the drive slid out of place. You'll need to pull the drive all the way out, get...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:28:54 -0400
  ...Every EXPERIENCED driver should learn to be able drive with a stick shift, but NEW drivers should use automatics so as to learn how...
• Copy of: Copy of: Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  18 Oct 96 14:46:17 EDT
  ...Bus drivers and waving. There is, (and always will be) an "animosity" that some aircooled drivers feel toward the watercooled drivers. The watercooled Vanagons...
• speedo drive gear ratio on 98 Jetta? (somewhat vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 15 May 2000 20:53:22 -0700
  ...I am looking for the speedometer gear drive ratio for a 98 Jetta TDI with manual tranny (the final drives are different so I...
• Re: It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:36:56 EDT
  ...Cub Cadet (Weekend driver) > 16. Mini Bike (Tree magnet) > 17. Off-Road Go-Kart (Tree magnet project) Are you trying to tell me I...
• Re: Third Annual International drive your VW to work day
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 2 May 2000 02:21:37 +0200
  I drive my VW to work every day! I don't need one day each year to remember to drive the VW to work...
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:25:00 +0200
  << how many people drive vw as daily driver >> I will join the "daily driver club" also. Travel round trip of 60km to work and...
• Fw: DriversFest '99
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:54:17 -0400
  ...This is big! DriversFest '99. A >celebration of Volkswagen owners past, present and future. > >Tickets for DriversFest '99 are just $29.95 (U.S...
• Re: prop/driveshaft bad vibes
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:53:29 -0700
  ...Since I work on the navy's > MH-53E helicopter which has 11 driveshafts in all I suspected a driveshaft > vibe. So I went...
• prop/driveshaft bad vibes
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 16:27:13 EDT
  ...Since I work on the navy's MH-53E helicopter which has 11 driveshafts in all I suspected a driveshaft vibe. So I went...
• Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 24 May 2002 15:40:28 -0700
  ...Drive without a driveshaft? >> >> >>> Hi all, >>> I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro to replace the >>> U-joints. >>> While it's...
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:18:30 -0700
  It's kinda refreshing to see all these folks posting positive things about their vans, isn't it? My wife drives the '84 to...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro vibrations... I think it's time for a mechanic!
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:32:03 +0200
  ...If the problem is solved with the driveshaft out, it shouldn't be the transaxle, except perhaps for the bearing at the driveshaft flange...
• Re: Smart Car Opinions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 4 May 2012 14:27:41 -0800
  Since I own a Triumph does that mean I win or do you have be able to drive it which is rare due to...
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:05:41 -0000
  I drive an 81 rabbit pickup daily. 1.8L 8V, scratch built turbo w/intercooler. Its not pretty, but very reliable considering the abuse...
• Driveshafts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 15:32:59 EDT
  ...Mark Watts 86 syncro westie with driveshaft 87 gl syncro donor driveshaft
• Fw: Syncro Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - moon
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:18:21 -0500
  ...assuming it was necessary to install the driveshaft in a certain position, if the van was driven with no driveshft, over the course of...
• Posted Pics of Driveshaft "Piston" and SA Bushing
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:29:54 -0700
  I posted pics of the Driveshaft Piston people have talked about and a picture of the bushing I received from Gordon Criag of South...
• Re: Misc Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:03:48 EDT
  ...We (The wife) does have another vehicle (Not a Vanagon) that she drives but, yes my vanagon is used daily for my daily driven...
• New syncro driveshafts?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:41:28 -0800
  Does anyone have the info handy for the company that builds the new Syncro driveshafts in MD? I have a customer in need. Seems...
• Re: Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:45:02 -0600
  women are better drivers than we are. They have lower accident rates, cause less vehicle failure, and generate less stress in passengers (documented by...
• Re: [Syncro] Posted Pics of Driveshaft "Piston" and SA Bushing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:43:24 EDT
  ...Pictures are posted in two locations, the Syncrolist (syncro.org) group under the driveshafts folder and the Syncro group under the driveshafts folder. Here...
• Re: Alaska trip tips
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:54:26 -0600
  http://www.akferry.org/travelpromo.asp Rob, I just noticed a deal they're selling, free driver ferry trip on a round trip. The...
• drivers power doorlock problem..(was Re: help! vanagon hatch wont open.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:36:45 EST
  ...but when i put the key in the drivers doorlock and turn - nothing happens other than the drivers lock opening.. none of the other...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list
  6 Feb 95 13:20
  ...My set is made in the US by Buffalo! 1/2" drive extensions 3",6",12",24" and an angle drive. 1/2" T...
• "Drive-Aways:" No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - John Ryan
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:58:09 -0800
  ...Somewhat out of scope but does anyone know of automobile transporter companies who actually DO drive-aways (not driveways). This is where you can...
• Re: Help Me, Volks!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:35:36 -0400
  This drive setup sounds similar to the clutch/ drive setup in my John Deere 10-32 Snowblower. The drive speed was set by a...
• Re: Busses in the Driveway<F>
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 00:50:08 -0400
  Me, me, me! Since I have a couple of houses, I can drive from one to the other (140 miles apart)...and camp in...
• Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:39:36 -0700
  ...But I do generally have a stupid grin on my face while I drive it. :) I own and have driven many nicer cars than...
• Re: help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:56:45 -0500
  ...yes i CAN unlock all doors (including drivers door) from RF door, but CAN'T unlock all doors from drivers door. when i put...