Hi Warren 54° was the reading I got the other day with ambient temp near 80°. This system is running Maxifrig 12. I put a bit more refrigerant in the system...
I checked my friends double cab and he has Hankook 215/85/16's on it. He also has one of John Wessels lift kits installed. I will try pulling his tires and see...
It has been a long and tortured trail which led me here. The path was marked by a broken front CV pointing to a VC which forgot what it was supposed to do...
i have a 86 with a 2.1 and i have been trying to fix a real issue with it. when start and drive it for about a hr it start to miss and feels like its running...
Attached are some diagnostic files from the vanagon.com list. These will help you trouble shoot these FI system issues. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89...
Hi Dave, I have just been through this & this is how I fixed it... 1: Removed & cleaned earthing connections. Main ones are under the coil, on the engine near...
Also if you revue the information that Sam has sent you... 1: loss of vacuum can be an issue. Check all the lines or better still have a mechanic measure it...
I thouth that the diff and R&P had to stick together// Maybe I am wrong? Otherwise it has to be re shimmed. Dunno I am just a hobbiest. Chris ... From:...
Hi, I think my question makes the topic fairly obvious, but here goes: I was on a long trip and 'pushed' a noisy cv joint until the banging started to get...
Hello I have free muffler, cat and connector pipe from my Syncro. I converted to a SVX motor. Its rusty but usable. pmail for pix. Will not ship. You have to...
for reasons not fully understood my van rolled down my driveway and down the mountain. '86 Syncro GL AC and center seat delete 22K on GoWesty 2.2L (5/04) same...
Sounds like a mis diagnosis of the R&P problem...They don't clatter when bad..just growl or whine unless there is a tooth actually missing...You almost have to...
Rich Scratching my head to picture what could be making your ratcheting sound, but not picturing what may have been disturbed when removing just the drive...
I just pulled the trans out of the syncro to replace the abused clutch and noticed that I have a little play,a couple of mm, at the end of the innput shaft. Is...
Hello all, I have decided to go with a TDI in my 87 syncro and have a 2002 2.5 SOHC with 30K miles for sale. I picked it up for over 2500 and will sell for...
The input shaft should have a lot of play. It is not actually part of the tranny, just an extension that attaches to the tranny main shaft.The input shaft...
Ok, some time during the latter part of the Clinton administration, I took my Syncro apart and have somehow forgotten where the breather lines for the front...
First, for those on multiple lists, sorry for the cross posts. My partner and I are planning a trip from Maryland to the SE Utah and perhaps NW New Mexico and...
After putting in my locking differential, replacing the clutch, flywheel, brake master, clutch master, clutch slave, and brake switches. I drove 400km to Parry...
Then overnight, I got in and the clutch pedal won't move. It is not spongy, it doesn't sink to the floor (like it would if the line was I bought a 78 westy one...
Is the little cross-piece that ties together the skid rails, just below the tranny output flange, angled or bent in such a way as to contact the flange?...
Hi Gang, Keep an eye out for some lowlife trying to steal power mirrors from Vanagons. I had my Doka parked in South San Francisco over the weekend. The lower...
Someone stole my driveshaft one time. Sux. If you think about it there are a number of valuable parts simply bolted to the body of these vans. Modern cars...
Thanks to all who replied. I have to put the front up on jacks/ramps, replace the old pressurized overflow then bleed the radiator in the front. 1) Where...
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