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• Parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Samson
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 13:58:58 -0800
  ...1) 2.1 litre wasserboxer engine (Running, but high miles. Good for short-term use or excellent rebuild candidate. Ran excellent when vehicle was...
• Re: '84 (water) conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:06:34 EDT
  ...of converting to either the Golf or Subaru >engines? I have had it with the wasserboxer...The second replacement lasted >about 15-20K and...
• Re: Wasserboxer into a T1 into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:50:35 -0500
  ...You may have to run a dual-carb setup since I don't think the fuel injectors would clear the engine compartment. Leave your...
• Re: hot and cold
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 21:39:07 EDT
  > engine coolant . You might look at the possiblity of adopting one of these to > wasserboxers. > Now I don't really remember but don't...
• Re: It's Alive!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:51:01 -0400
  ...Next wasserboxer I have that gives me trouble gets > replaced by an inline VW engine... You mean like the diesel I need to do...
• Re: Turbo wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:12:04 -0700
  ...Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM> > >You could just put a T1 Kit in with dual dual throat carbs and redo the >engine lid to...
• HELP needed in Sun Valley ID
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:43:34 -0700
  ...7 seconds (engine on??? i don't know, but probably) and just to the passanger's side of center. 83.5 wasserboxer. Can someone...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:05:53 -0500
  ...Engine is stock 2.1 L > wasserboxer. > To replace the heads will be about $2600 USD parts and labor. I'm guessing > a rebuilt...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild [correction]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 18:48:30 -0800
  ...T1 engines are magnesium (easily cracked), T4s are aluminum, and I assume (but, don't know) that wasserboxers are aluminum as well. <<<< As a...
• Re: "Increase... Warning not for NOT for Watercooled Bu...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:15:56 EDT
  ...They were talking about the air-cooled T1 engines that run hotter with higher compression ratios than 7:1. The water-cooled Wasserboxer stock...
• head gaskets & bars leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Nov 95 14:15:23 EST
  ...bunch of us with wasserboxers that have added it. It did reduce the dripping of coolant from my engine but I have noticed that...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:10:57 -0400
  ...Does the filter live in the space behind the tail light? Just pulling the ambient air from the engine compartment will likely reduce available...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there....
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 09:31:58 EST
  ...I wouldnt ever go put someother engine in him! buslady
• 1.9 L engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 19:26:46 -0400
  ...1.9 L wasserboxer engine in great shape for sale. 60,000 miles, run on synthetic oil. Always kept in garage and well maintained...
• FS: 1.9L wasserboxer with warranty!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:06:21 -0700
  Volks I have a 1.9L wasserboxer engine complete with wiring harness, fuel injection, computer, AFM, exhaust headers, muffler, flywheel - basically complete with the...
• Re: Some points on why the Wasserboxer was the way for me...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:46:01 -0800
  ...Without the engine doing a mysterious missing thing that comes [but only when you're more that an hour or so out from home...
• Re: E15 Coming & the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:42:19 -0500
  ...Using E15 could void some vehicle and off-road engine warranties." Will anyone running a stock wasserboxer be affected by this change in our...
• Re: Crazy VW
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:28:06 -0600
  ...They are locked in a box, so that the > employer can replace the paper daily and look at the > rpm of the engine that...
• Re: Inside scoop on Larry...
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:42:34 -0800
  Now we all know why he installed super hi-performance wasserboxer engine with afterburner... On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:41:00 -0800 wrote...
• Re: why would anyone want a diesel
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:41:45 -0800
  ...Third -� Wasserboxers need more fuel Fourth - Wasserboxers pollute more Really the wbx is not an engine suited for the year 2010 and beyond.� Once...
• Re: 82 diesel with an 86 gas engine
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 29 May 1999 21:01:33 -0400
  ...gas engine > > > In my search for an inexpensive Vanagon, I ran across an 82 > diesel that now > has an 86 gas engine (wasserboxer) in...
• Re: Looking for an engine rebuilder in Montr�al
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:41:02 -0700
  Try Ben...he may still work on wasserboxers: http://www.benplace.com/bjp3.htm Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) --- On Tue, 9/16/08...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 22:32:25 EDT
  ...Anything that pours like honey in 80 degree weather is just too thick to be putting into an engine. >> Ken, Thanks for the come...
• Re: Are Jetta Tachometers calibrated for a 1.9 l Wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:52:24 -0400
  ...As mentioned, the redline will be in a range suitable for a very different engine, so remember '4000 is good enough'. The VDO gauges...
• Re: Aircooled gas engine trans into Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 3 May 1999 04:01:42 EDT
  ...5 aircooled gasoline engined Vanagon transaxle. It will go right in and has very similar gearing to the later Wasserboxer trans mentioned above. Should...
• Re: Top end problems, 2liter motor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:16:37 -0500
  Hi Adam, The wasserboxer and most modern engines run 40 to 45 degrees advance above 2k rpm (There are exceptions) . If you use a...
• Re: Is it Wasserboxer or waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:36:26 -0500
  ...engineered the >VW engine with pistons that "box" each other, or was that a joke or a myth? Horizontally-opposed (flat, pancake) engines are...
• Re: Wasserboxer Engine Life
  Historical mailing list - Elizabeth Chamberlain
  Thu May 23 08:40:54 1996
  I also have an 84 Westy. Mine has 166K miles and is still rolling along. No major work has been done yet although I...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 01:33:30 -0500
  Doug - My point was that "crank flexing" is the least of our worries about our Vanagon engines! There are NO crankshafts that are made...
• Where to adjust Gas Pressure on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Hans Lindemulder
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:31:46 -0500
  My question is where do you adjust the gas pressure on a 2.1 liter wasserboxer. I have a friend in Wisconsin and he...
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:45:58 -0500
  ...The number of companies offering engine conversions (and the number of people BUYING them) I think says something about the wasserboxer also.. >Most of...
• Re: engine function alarm - update
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:39:19 -0700
  Their website is http://www.littleblackbox.co.za/ I've dropped them a note to inquire about the box's suitability for wasserboxers (can...
• Re: Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 16:28:11 -0700
  > Fuel injection does not equal non-naturally > aspirated engine. A normally > aspirated engine is one that does not have a turbo > or supercharger ... patrick...
• Re: 112HP wasserboxer in non U.S. Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 08:10:55 -0400
  Gary McEachern wrote >A few years ago I bought a van in Virginia with one of these Euro 112 hp >hi-output engines. >The...
• Re: 115HP wasserboxer on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:32:30 -0600
  ...115HP wasserboxer on Ebay > > > Just came across this on Ebay and wondered if anyone on the list can > shed > more info on the builder...
• Re: Mexican Watercooleds = Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 15:13:13 -0800 (PST)
  ...cooled rear engine and front > mounted radiator. > > What I don't know is if that engine is the same "Wasserboxer" engine > found in our...
• 5-cyls in a Vanagon? Which ones?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Apr 94 9:57:57 CDT
  Hi- A recent post mentioned something about a 5-cylinder engine in a later vanagon. Is this a stock engine for the later models...
• Contact List Project / Contact Information
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:31:34 -0500
  ...It now includes "Wasserboxer, Diesel, Conversions" as engine options. Rather than re-inventing the wheel and maintaining a seperate list if we piggy back...
• Re: Engine Rebuild or Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:13:02 -0500
  ...Bob 84 westy, das bus Brian Wawzonek wrote: > With my 1985 Westy wasserboxer, it's engine's life is nearing its time.
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:04:27 -0600
  ...kind of > damage? The wasserboxer is a non-interference engine, right? > > Seems to me that with a 150k mile engine with low oil pressure...
• Re: Update on Cracked Heads
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:48:09 -0500
  ...I decided to go the route of the rebuilt wasserboxer. > It's not my engine of choice, but it meets my current budget and...
• Re: 84 Westy WBoxer Rebuild - Part I
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 11:31:27 -0500
  ...there are so many Subaru threads...but the fact is that parts *are* available to increase the displacement of the wasserboxer engines. Tom F.
• Re: Test stand running a wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 17:40:32 -0800
  ...Test stand running a wasserboxer Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:15:02 EST >Hello all. >A brief update on my 86 gl. A...
• Re: Waterboxer Madness
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 18 Sep 95 10:54:29 PDT
  ...In that engine's behalf, I should also mention that it did last over 100Kmiles. Anyway, the fact that the engine has to come...
• Synthetic Oil Grade
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 05:18:09 -0400
  ...So........those of you that are using Synthetic in your wasserboxer engines what grade are you using ? 5w50 ? 15w50 ? These are two grades I...
• Re: Block Heater
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:16:12 -0500
  ...to existing bolts on the bottom of the engine as it does on a wasserboxer. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com...
• Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:26:47 -0500
  What's the proper gap for spark plugs on a 1985 1.9L wasserboxer? I can't find it in my Bentley manual anywhere...
• Breaking News - engine conversion from VWoA dealer!!
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:05:45 -0700
  ...rebuilt wasserboxer, but don't despair. Soon they will be offering a conversion kit including brand new 2.0 liter inline 4 engine with...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:48:49 +1300
  ...fortunately Porsche saw sense in time! The Beetle was an entirely original design, and a brilliant one. >>Wasserboxer engine is aircooled with coolant system...
• Re: Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 05:10:20 -0800
  ...Head gaskets are certainly the cause of last resort, but despite what all the die-hard wasserboxer lovers say, this engine is notorious for...
• Re: 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:46:37 -0500
  Christian Iversen wrote: > > I own a '85 'Sporter Dbl.cab pickup with a 1.9l 78hp (code DG) engine. I live in Norway, Europe...
• Re: Subaru Transplant
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:58:24 +1000
  ...Wasserboxer motor has done since but it does show that not all these engines are "19th Century Wasserleakers" ! And, high mileages from VW Wasserboxer...
• Re: WTB: aircooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:54:08 -0800
  Brad, if you are thinking of the air cooled for your Diesel, I doubt that the stock engine will be able to push the...
• Re: Question about engine carriers - 4WD v. 2WD - Fast Forward kit
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 07:55:31 EDT
  ...of the crank is in the same position as the original wasserboxer motor was. This was a major design criteria for the kit. >> So...
• Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:39:20 +0000
  <How about a nice tire thread? Coolant? Engine swaps?> OK! I have Continental Vanco 8's on my '84 Westy-they're fantastic! I...
• Re: Update on Cracked Heads
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:38:36 -0800
  ...I decided to go the route of the rebuilt wasserboxer. > It's not my engine of choice, but it meets my current budget and...
• Re: [T2] Ponderous motor thoughts...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 96 10:15:22 +0100
  ...I have to disagree, there has never been a watercooled T IV engine. The wasserboxer is based on the T1 design (not much left...
• Re: More Bearing Issues
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:57:08 +1200
  ...for the VW wasserboxer. Anyone know what the factory rebuilders do? Do >they not replace these when they rebuild an engine? Or do they...
• 5 cyl,87 Syncro Camper,long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:32:56 -0800
  ...I considered hopping up my wasserboxer also. Since I mostly operate under severe conditions I wanted an engine that would hold up. I don...
• Re: 1.8 gas vs. 2.1 boxer
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 1996 01:06:15 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-01 20:37:31 EST, jonww@ix.netcom.com (Jon Walton) writes: > >With all the recent wasserboxer bashing...