... KM et al. Mine have sagged a bit but not as much as yours. It was obvious how much YOURS have sagged when we were comparing our two rigs in my driveway a...
Located in Northern California, Fremont area. I will be dropping my van off at H&R Motors next Saturday for a Subaru conversion, in the meantime the engine is ...
Terry, "So what I'm saying is I'll go as far as most Syncros will--and if I can't I didn't belong there in the first place." You are formally invited to...
Dang, getting called out on list, there is no way to back down gracefully from this one! Or, shall I say to extract foot gracefully without showing up, and ...
Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does anyone know if there is a tool that exists specifically designed to be used with the VW spring loaded hose clamps?...
It's called a torch. LOL! Karl ... Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does anyone know if there is a tool that exists specifically designed to be used...
Hello, So I'm a new Syncro owner and my VC seems tight. So I did the jack test where you raise both back wheels, place a 2X4 in front of the front wheels and...
Your VC may be ok. It is a somewhat imprecise test so several tries are called for before drawing any conclusions. The static friction inside the VC is always...
There was some discussion last week on what the price of used and unique vehicles should be. Well, I just watched a 1953 Buick Skylark, totally unrestored, go...
Hello everybody! That's my question, anybody has bought parts at Bernd Jaeger? I have sent him some mails and no prices yet... If anybody has, is he a serious...
I'd been noticing my crappy old stock lamps on the 87 gl getting a heavy haze on the inside of the lens during this past winter. Really diffused the light to ...
Just a quick clarification, The Hughes car was a 53 Roadmaster, not a Skylark. The 54 Skylark was a convertable that my company sent to the auction. It sold...
I would love to be there to watch someone try to follow the syncros in a 2wd. Vanagon. I wasn't willing to follow alot of the places those guys were going with...
At last year's Yanks Peak event a friend of mine took a early 90s Ford F150 2WD with regular street tires and nothing done to the suspension. He really wanted...
Bernd Jaeger is a serious guy with a real business. Unlike most of us, his job is full time VW T3 and he does a very fine job at it in my opinion. I have met...
My test is fairly simple. Prereps: - Temp between 10 and 20C (50 to 70F) - Tires with EVEN tread wear and inflated to the true weight of the vehicle. Take the...
Google Campbell Nelson Used and call em'. They usually have a few vans lying around. Ask for Jason. You know, I may need one also. My idle will be around 1k...
Question for all those who have experience this out there: how much is ok? I experienced catastrophic failure last summer - cracked housing, and the vibration...
Terry sent me the whole message and I misinterperated his intent. I apologize for that. I drive a 2wd Vanagon a lot of the time and even getting out of our...
An oil leak up through the centre of the distributor shaft and out through some drain holes in the base of the distributer body has been diagnosed as either...
Hi Folks, I have a 1989 Syncro 16 doka. When I had the 1.6td in there, I noticed it vibrated like crazy at idle. The vibration is so severe that it shakes the...
Hi all, I think it's time to replace the radiator fan as it is getting a bit loud. I crawled under the van yesterday and dropped the spare tire holder to have...
You've checked to make sure it's not just running on the default high speed when the resistor pack behind the left front headlight assembly cracks up and dies?...
The temp gauge on my 86 syncro went from not working at all to pegged at the top and the red light blinking. The van isn't overheating and the level is OK Any...
Greetings folks, no longer from the Pacific NW. I recently moved to Utah and just yesterday drove my syncro down. Then today around 1:15 I spotted a really...
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