Hello Listees: Subject line says it all. I'm trying to do a quick repair on a syncro with two rusted out lines (one above the steering rack, the other above...
when it rains, it pours. Been driving the Syncro most all this week to give it a running-in (1st tank came back with a whopping 12mpg), and have a new problem....
Had my '91 syncro westy done at Omni Brake & Alignment (425) 823-1511 11908 124th Ave NE Kirkland, WA 98034 for about $150 They are familiar with and rigged...
Hello Should I be concerned, or if they all do this? My '87 syncro makes a whiny-buzzing sound after I shut the engine off. It appears to be from the small...
Hi all.. I'm a bit confused... (normally doesn't take much.) Patients name.... 1987 1.6TD Caravelle 300 000kms... I was under the impression that the trans...
If you can find some big bolts and flat washers, put one through each hole where the outer CV joint once was and tighten. The object is to hold the wheel hub...
Hi all, I've purchased windshield signs for each Syncro to "wear" during the event. I think they are pretty cool and they'll identify our group and add "a ...
Hi Volks, I'm loooking for a set of 4 or 5 of the stock Vanagon steel wheels for my Syncro. Hoepfully cheap and in southern California, so that shipping won't...
I have had a leaking trans for the year I have owned this syncro. First thing I did was drain the remaining fluid and re fill it(it also pops out of 4th) so I...
The nose cones usually crack from being struck a bad bearing, or an out of balance drive shaft. Are you sure you cracked the nose cone and not the gear housing...
dhaynes@...
Sep 7, 2005 3:49 pm
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Ok thanks, that explains why my wife said the only thing she noticed (she was driving it)was that the "vibration" went away. I had experienced the "vibration"...
A few things - - Anyone have a good recommendation for shipping a vanagon? - Anyone know a good reliable Vanagon savvy driver that might want to take a cross...
Hello, I researched shipping costs for a Vanagon about a month ago, from Mass. to San Diego. This web site will cause multiple shippers to respond with ...
... I'm actually surprised it isn't more. Many years ago (pre-Bus-Depot) I would periodically buy rust-free Busses out west, ship them here to PA, fix them and...
In a message dated 9/7/2005 2:44:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I'm actually surprised it isn't more. Many years ago (pre-Bus-Depot) I would periodically...
"Recently I checked Miami to Los Angeles and rates were about $1,100 - $1,300. Seems comparable to the Mass to San Diego numbers." ... and wouldn't gas at...
After suffering a flat coming back from some jeep trails (West lake) in the Sierra National Forest, I began to worry that driving with the spare (205/70R14, vs...
When you were turning the one wheel with the van off the ground, the wheel on the opposite side was turning backwards. This is the action of the differential...
Dennis Haynes
dhaynes@...
Sep 8, 2005 10:03 am
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Hi, I've just spoken to Steve from Syncro.org in USA and he said I might be able to get some Poly bushes from a certain Gordon Craig... Can anyone help? Thanks...
As Dennis said, because of the higher resistance of the VC against the front diff, the wheel on the opposite front side would turn. If somebody hold that...
... If you're talking about prop shaft bushings that can reduce the driveline rattle and klang effect, I believe Jon Brown has a small supply. Jon - have you...
I still haven't seen the bushes that Gordon was to send me. Not sure if it's just the typical slow international shipping or something went a miss. I think...
In a message dated 9/8/2005 12:21:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, kimcquon@... writes: while the syncro was in the air, I thought I would check to see if...
on my todo list it to take the 'piston' out of my drive shaft and turn 2 o-ring grooves into it. then put a few o-rings on it and re-install. that should work...
In a message dated 9/8/2005 2:32:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, mpteleski@... writes: on my todo list it to take the 'piston' out of my drive shaft and...
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