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• 3 generations of buses
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:34:20 EST
  ...and I am getting peninsula auto to put in a long stroke, beefy cam engine that should have about 30% more torque. It should...
• Re: Engine Change
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:50:50 -0500
  The 2.1 engine is a very nice upgrade for the 1.9 engine and it bolts right in longer stroke crank and sligthly...
• RE: Late Split VDO Clocks...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 01 Feb 1996 08:37:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I got it to werk almost for about 50% of its >"stroke". THis is where the ingenuity comes in. It appears to me the...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:52:54 EDT
  ...He won't touch a pancake or waterboxer.>> Not true...He will make you a stroker crank for $1500. He sells FI systems that...
• Re: Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 15:21:43 -0700
  ...you're better at changing an MC, and you know not to stroke a used one all the way to the floor. Well worth...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:37 -0400
  ...I just > about had a stroke this weekend when the pumps hit $4.16 for regular > here. I tried to fill up and the...
• DDR cars, Vanagon, etc ...
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:03:06 -0700
  ...There was a two stroke van made in the DDR, I even drove one. That was about the size of a bus or Vanagon...
• Re: Stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:26:03 -0600
  ...On 2/17/15 2:17 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > > OK! Stroke Brain at work here. What the devil is the deviced called that...
• Re: wasserbox??? /f
  Historical mailing list - Ryan McGee
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:19:36 -0500
  ...if only I knew what "todd" meant. (could Todd Bridges, famous for his stint on Diff'rent Strokes have something to do with it?...)
• Re: Crasy 2.6 l 5 Cyl. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:34:55 +0100
  ...82,5 x stroke 95,5 mm. An output of 136 hp and 200 >Nm, which makes the 1998 SA Caravelle do a 0...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:24:48 -0700
  ...Diesels inject fuel under tremendous pressure right into the cylinder when it is already at the top of the compression stroke. I have AHU...
• Re: Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 19:48:11 -0800
  ...AND ........tell me you DID NOT stroke the brake pedal all the way to floor with a manual bleeding method , on a used master...
• 5 spds -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 29 May 1998 09:50:16 +0200
  ...2.5l 5 Cylinder 100kw @ 5000RPM 200NM @ 3500 Bore 82.5 Stroke 92.8 175 NM @ 2000 RPM Fuel Injection K-Jetronic Wheels 205...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 14:27:21 +0100
  ...So how can you control intake/outtake strokes? You would need to modify the position of the opposing pistons to each other, maybe. That...
• Re: Compression losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 11:24:16 -0600
  ...stroke (this position is called "bottom dead center" on the crankshaft rotation) compared to that same volume at the top of its stroke, or...
• TDI:Bolt this onto your van!
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 08:58:56 -0700 (MST)
  ...The article is on the Golf GL TDI, with the following: (edited for brevity) Type Direct-injected, intercooled turbo diesel Displacement 1896cc Bore/Stroke...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:39:23 -0400
  ...COUNTER-WEIGHTED 78.65mm STROKE CRANKSAFT (EXCHANGE), RECONDITIONED ROD SET (EXCHANGE), RODS MOUNTED ON CRANK WITH NEW BEARINGS, 4 NEW 96.5mm PISTONS WITH...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:08 -0500
  ...what ever nitrogen that came into the engine on the intake stroke - which ain't much. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Allan Streib wrote...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:05:54 -0500
  ...I expect that it should have more than enough stroke to compensate for wear all right. . just thought I'd ask. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:05:01 -0700
  ...Different strokes, as they say. Karl
• ride heights
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 18:35:47 -0800
  ...Why not use regular coil spring adjusters?? Not a sublime way to attack the problem, but as they say, different strokes for different folks...
• Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:55:40 -0700
  The valves, when open, occupy the same space as the piston top does when it is at the top of it's stroke. If...
• Re: A/C tranny in my na diesel!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:44:17 -0400
  ...A/C tranny in my na diesel! I cant remember/misplaced the diesel spec sheet for bore and stroke, but wondering if the 1...
• Re: Steering Wheel !
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 12:31:43 -0500
  ...show car) 1982 Rabbit P.U.(1.8 lt > 16V conv.) 1985 Jetta (2.0 lt > conv.) 1983 Chev Blazer > 4X4 (383 cu stroker) >
• Engine rebuild - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 16:10:27 -0500
  ...Thanks, John (post stroke)
• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 11:12:19 -0400
  ...Also, the pressures created by the piston compression are far higher than any turbo can create during the intake stroke. Jim Davis 87 GL...
• Re: motor swapping
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 95 12:17:42 EST
  a la David Schwarze: >The "1835" engine has the same case as a 1600, just with bigger pistons and >cylinders (and a stroker crankshaft...
• flasher relay on '78
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 09:14:55 -0400
  ...the symptom was it would flash for 10 strokes and then hang. then it would only work for 7, then three, then, at the...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 05:41:56 -0700
  ...I am going with a 80.5 mm stroke, add counter-weights to crank, lightened flywheel (weight is added to the crank so the...
• Re: 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore (Wow!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 06:29:52 EST
  ...When you increase the bore or stroke, the power band is moved up the RPM range. By slightly off set grinding the crank for...
• Census
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:28:53 EDT
  ...Nissan XTerra Yellow - 67 Fiat 850 Coupe' project, orange Possible New Additions: - 67 SAAB 96 850 2-stroke, beige - 58 VW Panel Van, primer
• Re: BMEP question
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 17:08:33 -0700
  Brake Mean Effective Pressure BMEP is a function of temperature of the gases in the cylinder and pressures exerted on the strokes. Four cycle...
• vanagon poptop sections for sale.. was Re: Seeking PopTop Details
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:13:21 EST
  ...if I can get one, but > it would take an unbelievable stroke of luck to find one anywhere around > here. Doesn't need to...
• Re: Valve confusion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:05:25 -0500
  ...Why would a lifter preset have the valves open during a compression stroke? What am I not getting? Nathaniel
• Re: Rotor Position?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:34:11 -0700
  ...valves, > #1 cyl is on TDC ( pass side, front ) on compression stroke. > But, the Rotor is pointing in the direction of the crank pulley...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 May 2013 07:53:36 -0700
  ...five ayem.... > > 3A and ABA both have the same bore and stroke..... > > I selected the ABA because it was available. 3As are not in...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:41:08 -0700
  ...I'm to run it for a couple of tanks of gas see if > the oil consumption drops to four stroke rather than two...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:53:43 -0800
  ...Then put the timing scale back in place and turn the engine until the #1 piston comes up to TDC on the firing stroke...
• Re: GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 09:54:18 -0700
  Give the check valve the old " blow and suck" test :-) Install so the pump pushes air to chamber, but on pump back stroke the...
• Re: Stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:03:42 -0800
  ...Feb 17, 2015, at 11:17 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > > > OK! Stroke Brain at work here. What the devil is the deviced called > > that...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:14:56 -0700
  ...The fronts, not so much! Thinking the shocks may be a bit too short of up stroke now. Any suggestions? Velma 82 1.9L...
• what motor parts interchange???
  Historical mailing list - Street Bugs
  Sun, 15 Dec 1996 21:51:12 GMT
  ...still using digifant.i know the the 2100cc has a longer stroke, but are the rods and journals the same. is the exahaust the...
• Re: 2.1 to 1.9 waterboxer conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 1999 18:29:57 -0400
  ...The longer stroke makes the oil in these engines very hot. Even with the cooler, temps of 270 plus are reached at 4000 rpm...
• Re: disaster... again!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:42:49 -0400
  ...a >huge crack in the sleeve near the bottom of the stroke that went nearly >all the way round. I am stuck now. I...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:36:39 -0600
  I recently got my left side to stop chattering on the up stroke by twisting the arm a little to change the angle of...
• 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:54:53 EDT
  . It's basically the same motor that started out as a 2.2 litre in the Microbus, was bored to 2.3, stroked to...
• Re: Mechanic had to pull transmission again, what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:20:30 -0700
  --- Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote: "This must be a 'different strokes' kind of > thing... I find auto trannys in > general easier to r...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:10:47 -0400
  I think it's wise to consider that some people require A/C for medical reasons - heart problems, asthma, prone to heat stroke, etc...
• subaru and kennedy swap
  Historical mailing list - D.Belick
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 15:25:10 -0700
  ...The 96-97 Gt and Outback, because of longer stroke and milder cam, may not be as suitable with the vanagon's gearing. Calif...
• Re: Finding TDC revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sun, 29 May 2005 11:31:18 -0700
  ...When the > pencil stops moving, that's close to TDC, either on the > compression or exhaust strokes.
• Re: Cooling system over pressurizing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:09:23 -0400
  ...between a cylinder and head and that a > compression or exhaust stroke is over pressurizing my cooling system. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general...
• Re: What's in your tape deck? (FRIDAY)
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 15:16:48 -0500
  ...The Strokes (Is This It) Shocking good post-punk throwback guitar rock, reminds me of the Velvet Underground. 2. Peaches (The Teaches of Peaches...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:45:39 -0500
  ...6V-92 T, 8V-71 T, 8V-92 T Single turbo on top of the blower And the last of the two stroke oil...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:34:19 -0400
  ...at the same ratio to fuel igniting more in the same stroke? I thought the idea of a turbo actually made it lean inside...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 02:55:10 -0800
  ...One has to see that the conrod angle pushes the piston down on the power stroke and up on the return stroke. The effect...
• Re: Jacobs Electronics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Thu, 29 Feb 1996 20:48:01 +1700
  ...in-cylinder" sensor to optimize each spark on each and every > stroke of the engine." > > So I called them and they happen to have...
• Re: how does this work?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:09:56 -0500
  unfortunately mister roger the stroke of that tool is too short to be effective as you have discovered. my suggestion is buy the right...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:09:45 -0800
  ...nah, I'd better try to calculate >this tomorrow! One pulse per (piston @ TDC** on firing stroke) so two per crankshaft revolution. 850 rpm...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:21:52 -0800
  ...fell off and wedged into the > pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. > Service to the 2nd gear piston & seals can be done with trans...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:03:22 -1000
  ...Minimum opening stroke 8 > mm/.35 in. > > Yrs, > d >