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• WTB: Transmission (good or bad) that fits in an '87 Vanagon 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 20:15:09 -0800
  Hi! Looks like my automatic transmission is going bad. My options are: - Get the old transmission fixed/rebuilt - Get a working used transmission and...
• FW: transmissions: the story
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:52:32 -0400
  ...Volkswagen have made 5 speed transmission for diesel van only? Is it rare a diesel 5 speed transmission? Does exist 5 speed transmission for...
• Re: WTB: Transmission (good or bad) that fits in an '87 Vanagon 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 22:38:37 -0800
  Anyone with experience with these guys? http://www.a1partsdepot.com/1987-VOLKSWAGEN-VANAGON-Transmission-P347136.aspx Philippe On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 8...
• Additions and corrections to Technical Transmission Question.
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 16:08:45 +0000
  1985 Westfalia hightop with a manual transmission linked to a zero miles Ford Zetec Bostig conversion. (new engine, transmission rebuilt 32,000 miles ago...
• Replacement Rebuilt Trasnsmission Advice - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 15:16:46 -0500
  Hello! Got an '85 westy with a dead manual transmission. I'm looking for advice on brands of replacement transmissions - opinions on Rancho, FGA...
• Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie et Germain
  Thu, 1 May 2003 22:43:34 -0400
  Hi I own a Westy 87 with an automatic transmission. Right now I have a slight automatic transmission oil leak which append mainly when...
• Average time to pull transmission, engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:02:48 -0400
  ...1) Pull a syncro engine and transmission together 2) Pull a transmission (without pulling the engine) 3) Replace the clutch (with the transmission out...
• looking for a transmission.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:28:23 -0500
  I am looking for a transmission to replace the 4-spd. in my '86 that decided to self-destruct this weekend. Please p-mail...
• List has the right answer again -- automatic transmission on '84 2-WD
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:14:05 -0400
  ...Total bill was $84.75 for new filter and transmission fluid. Transmission now shifts very smoothly. The folks at Master Transmission are good but...
• Automatic transmission woes on 84 2WD vANAGON
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:43:11 -0700
  Last year, my local VW mechanic had my automatic transmission rebuilt. A year later, when the transmission won't upshift when the fluid is...
• transmission filler bolt--where?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:20:10 -0500
  I think I found the transmission filler bolt/hole on my 87 Westy but am not positive. It is a couple of inches up...
• Technical Transmission Question.
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 15:47:18 +0000
  If a transmission is sent in to have "limited slip" added, does the shop access all or part of the transmission hearing? OR stated...
• Re: automatic transmission 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 00:55:12 EST
  ...I'm only have the knowlege about VW/Audi (ZF) transmissions. I try to get the best performance out of this transmissions. Sincerely Detlev...
• replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:25:40 -0700
  My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft enters the transmission case. Is it fairly straight forward to replace the seal...
• Re: Additions and corrections to Technical Transmission Question.
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:04:32 -0600
  ...Jon On 4/17/2016 10:08 AM, Geneva Saint-Amour wrote: > 1985 Westfalia hightop with a manual transmission linked to a zero miles...
• Auto Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:00:56 EST
  My son reported to me that the transmission fluid I his 84 GL had started to look different. I examined it and determined that...
• boring post on transmission mount
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 12 May 2011 20:13:00 -0700
  I should have been doing other things, measuring fog light bracket and making escutcheons, but I mucked around with a transmission mount and transmission...
• Re: Transmission Problems - 85 Vanagon Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 00:32:50 -0500
  So how standard is the transmission work? Can any competent transmission shop do the work or do I need to find one that specializes...
• Mismatched Westy Transmission
  Historical mailing list - claudius claiborne
  Sun, 10 May 1998 07:36:27 -0500
  I recently bought a '87 Westy that had a "new" transmission. The van performed well in about 20 miles of driving on country roads...
• Air cooled transmission in a Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:32:13 EDT
  Volks, I have chance to buy a good clean 85 Westy with a bad transmission for a good price. I already have an 83...
• transmission types vs codes
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:46:47 -0700
  I have a type 091 4-speed transmission in my 82 westy diesel.� According to Bentley, this would have the code letters DM.� The...
• Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 18:25:37 -0800
  ...I got the transmission out (about 4 hours by my self, also my first vanagon transmission removal). I am concerned about the play in...
• Change gearing on Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:43:09 -0800
  With all this talk about 5 speeds and changing the gearing on a manual transmission, is it possible to change the gearing on the...
• automatic transmission slippage
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:25:09 -0800
  ...The transmission has about 108,000 miles on it. I'm told the vanagon transmissions are quite robust, able to do 200K+ miles, assuming...
• 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:03:57 -0400
  Hi all, I've been having weird transmission problems with my 1990 Westy manual transmission. I've put in two used transmissions and the...
• Re: Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:04:07 -0400
  Assuming it is not overfilled; check the vents at the top of the transmission. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Auto transmission removing
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 21:40:19 EST
  I was wondering if the transmission half can be removed and reinstalled / replaced without droping the transaxel? Has anyone done this? Bently says you...
• Which transmissions are identical to my '87 4 speed?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:26:15 -0500
  I'm concerned my '87 Westy's 4 speed transmission is dying. Can anyone tell me which ones are identical? Do the 1.9...
• Re: 1985 GL Automatic transmission issues
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:02:12 -0500
  Automatic transmission should upshift from 2nd to 3rd at 4600 rpm at full throttle. If transmission delays the upshift, you may have dirty filter...
• Re: Subie Transmissions to Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 19:16:01 -0600
  Sorry! Subaru 5 speed transmission into a Vanagon (part1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np5_XwkwUKY Subaru 5 speed transmission into a Vanagon...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 22:08:44 -0400
  ...replacing transmission selector shaft seal My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft enters the transmission case. Is it fairly straight...
• Re: Transmission cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:43:38 -0400
  The transmission pump is definitely a positive displacement pump designed to produce hydraulic pressure required to operate the clutches and valves. Most of the...
• Needed Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:54:18 -0800
  Hi all, My friend Robert's 85 Westy automatic transmission is slipping. Does anyone have a good used automatic transmission? I'm thinking it...
• Re: Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:49:40 -0500
  If the shifter broke, you would feel it as all the detents are in the transmission, not the shifter. The transmission relies on hydraulics...
• Transmission mechanic
  Historical mailing list - arlen sondergaard
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:50:09 -0700
  I have a 1987 Wolfsburg vanagon that needs some Transmission TLC. I earlier (month ago) had a repeated "Clunking" while driving My mechanic said...
• Calif. transmission sources, was "Re: 1985 Transmissin'"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:57:10 -0700 (PDT)
  On Fri, 7 Apr 1995, Joel Walker wrote: > ...i found a transmission rebuilder in california that shipped me a used shift rod... I have...
• Re: transmission filler bolt--where?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:48:58 -0800
  ...transmission filler bolt--where? I think I found the transmission filler bolt/hole on my 87 Westy but am not positive. It is a...
• Looking for a part for an 003 transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:48:54 -0500
  I am currently working on a 75 Bus with automatic transmission in my shop. I am in need of a valve body from an...
• Re: Transmission mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Richard Adams
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:09:59 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I have a 1987 Wolfsburg vanagon that needs some Transmission TLC. > I earlier (month ago) had a repeated "Clunking" while...
• Transmission Problems - 85 Vanagon Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:05:17 -0500
  I have a 1985 Automatic Vanagon that seem to be having some transmission problems. When driving at high speed (50+ mph) the van has...
• Re: Auto Transmission service advice
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 7 May 2019 09:40:20 -0700
  ...Auto Tranny Service If in the Seattle area there is a grest auto transmission shop in North Seattle, 105th and Aurora. Ed's Transmission.
• Auto tranny advice and more
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:33:44 -0700
  I went and picked up the 83 Vanagon (full Westy) with an auto transmission my daughter just bought. Turned out it is an 82...
• GEAR SHIFT HOUSING ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 06:08:34 -0700
  Got a question for you transmission experts. Seems that the shift rod on the side of my 1984GL, 4 speed manual transmission has a...
• Re: transmission rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:03:36 -0700
  ...transmission rebuild ...how much does a transmission rewamping cost usually anyway ?...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:25:51 -0400
  ...1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem? Hi all, I've been having weird transmission problems with my 1990 Westy manual transmission. I...
• Pulling the transmission from a syncro
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 14 May 2006 16:03:12 -0400
  I'm planning on pulling the transmission (w/locker) from my recently aquired parts syncro and putting it into my current syncro AdventureWesty (non...
• canadian transmission rebuilders
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Wed, 27 May 1998 19:35:40 -0400
  Anybody in the Toronto area suggest a good transmission rebuilder or supplied of possibly BOTH the auto transmission and final drivefor a 90 Westfalia...
• Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - alancshearer
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:57:17 -0700
  Does anyone know which of the threaded ATF cooler attachment holes in the transmission is inlet and which is the outlet? My transmission was...
• Vanagon and Type 2 Auto transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:36:01 +1000
  Does anyone know if the 3-speed automatic transmissions introduced in the Type 2 (Kombi) were physically the same (externally) as the Vanagon auto...
• Re: Transmission Problems - 85 Vanagon Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 19:10:12 -0500
  ...Transmission Problems - 85 Vanagon Automatic > I have a 1985 Automatic Vanagon that seem to be having some transmission > problems. When driving at high speed...
• Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 10:23:56 -0500
  I don't see how it could be a transmission issue as it is still present when the transmission is in neutral and when...
• Re: 16" Transmission Codes
  Historical mailing list - Harald from Austria
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 07:27:23 -0400
  Here you can see all syncro transmission codes (even from prototypes!): http://www.t3-forum.de/user/harald23/Transmission_code-syncro.JPG Harald Graz...
• Re: Average time to pull transmission, engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:29:47 -0400
  ...What is the average time to: > > 1) Pull a syncro engine and transmission together > 2) Pull a transmission (without pulling the engine) > 3) Replace...
• Small transmission leak--questions about dealing with it
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:32:32 -0600
  ...I recognize the grease as the clear Amzoil I use in the transmission. It isn't engine oil. I replaced the axle seals last...
• Questions:, manual, vs, automatic
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 06:52:08 EDT
  Hello Do the manual transmissions (4 and 5 speed) have better pickup compared to the automatic transmission? Whats the difference between the 4 and...
• Re: Subie Transmissions to Vanagon Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 21:21:02 -0400
  ...On Jan 6, 2014 9:16 PM, "JRodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry! > > Subaru 5 speed transmission into a Vanagon (part1 > http://www.youtube...
• Aircooled transmission options
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:41:45 +0200
  ...I guess the question is, will type 2 transmissions from a loaf work in my bus or are there cheep 80-83 transmissions out...
• transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Alves
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:01:30 PST
  ...The van has an automatic-transmission and the guy mentioned that the transmission fluid was rather burned up. He proceeded to make the statement...
• Re: 1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:06:00 -0400
  The torque converter takes awhile to fill with fluid.Was it full when installed? Also when hot,old transmissions like to shift better. Perhaps...
• Re: Calif. transmission sources, was "Re: 1985 Transmissin'"
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 07 Apr 95 13:07:07 CDT
  On Fri, 7 Apr 95 11:56:35 CDT Mike Catlin said: >I have some transmission work coming up and would like to know...