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• Re: Talking about exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:10:23 -0800
  ...And noticed that VW never made any rear engine water cooled vehicles except Vanagons .. at least not in north America. So I was thinking...
• Re: Engine Choices swaps
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 22:46:33 -0500
  Sudhir Desai wrote: > > how bout one of those new 911 engines? flat-6, water-cooled, 200+hp, > 300+lbft torqu. I don't think...
• Re: Updated photos of the R-TDI project Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 05:57:48 -0400
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca > > > Email > > sales@fastforward.ca > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > Due to...
• Re: demographics of Vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:06:18 EDT
  ...My wife is a school teacher (also on the USMC Base) who kindly tolerates my penchant for water-cooled VWs. She much prefers her...
• moving to LA, will I pass smog test?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 02:18:46 EDT
  ...I have a 1983.5 water-cooled Vanagon 1.9L Westfalia. What is all this about smogging? Do I have a chance of passing...
• Re: Is it an 81 or 85???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:28:51 +1200
  ...party >who made the car a water cooled one, after he got rid of the air-cooled >engine. UNLESS it's a diesel... Andrew...
• RE: Good deal?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Nov 1996 19:41:57
  ...First of all, is this an air-cooled or water-cooled '83? It was a split year. The water-cooled ones are generally higher...
• Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:49:58 -0800
  ...AFAIK, any engine that fits in a water cooled Vanagon, will fit in an air cooled Vanagon. Adding the needed cooling system parts isn...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part I
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:04:25 -0600
  ...although this is mostly for the water- cooled vanagons (who seem to have a head gasket problem), most any of the water-cooled vws...
• Re: Paging Mark Touvinen/Anchorage Van/Craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:15:14 -0700
  ...VW bus, but pretty close. > > Why not find a water cooled Vanagon with blown engine, add a Subie > (for power to pull trailer etc...
• Any tips for a rookie with an aircooled?
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:10:58 EST
  ...Thanks to all who answered my question about the air to water cooled conversion in my 82 Westy...it seems obvious that the choice...
• basic tune-up - 91' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wang
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 09:29:32 EST
  HI, all, I just want to learn how to do the basic tune-up for 91' water cooled vanagon. After spark plugs, distributor cap...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 23:34:39 -0500
  ...are still making bay window buses with 1.4 liter water cooled >> engine in >> Brazil. > > http://www.vw.com.br/default.asp Thanks, I...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 23:49:35 -0800
  Yes, it's a pretty decent engine...but it should never have been installed in these bricks. At just 52HP, it can't be...
• Re: 2nd try - Bostig 2nd Gen Zetec Kit
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Tue, 27 May 2008 17:16:48 -0400
  ...What are the other 5 parts needed (besides a low mileage engine from a local source) to finish the install? I also have another...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:48:55 -0500
  ...What is > going on, did some one try to put a water-cooled engine in this? > > Sean
• Re: Are waterboxers junk?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 13:55:11 -0400
  ...are also pretty good for converting an air cooled engine into a water cooled. At 144K miles, the 'wasserboxer' in my '84 Vanagon sings...
• Re: '80 vanagon camper for $5000 - is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Jones
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:53:02 -0600
  ...Sounds like water-cooled parts are more expensive, but the van runs better, has more heat, and "needs less TLC"? Someone else said you...
• Looking for a project?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 09:19:42 -0800
  All you need is a water cooled Vanagon parts van along with this: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1903636 A...
• Re: IMPORTING A BRAZILIAN BUS-?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:19:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...VW is building a front engine, front wheel drive, water-cooled car that has a rounded body that sits on the frame of a...
• FS: 84 VW Vanagon from California
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 13:51:22 GMT
  1984 model year Water cooled, 2 litre, 4 cylinder engine 150,000 miles and still going... Next to no rust I have owned it...
• Re: Vanagon gasket leaks--->which year?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:11:33 EST
  ...All these gasoline-fueled, water-cooled Vanagons made from 1983 to 1991 use a flat-4, "boxer" style engine. From 1983 to 1985 they...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:03:36 -0500
  ...I have had most of the VW's during my lifetime, the majority of them having been water cooled engines and yes they were...
• Re: coolant pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 20:24:17 -0600
  ...This information (except for pressure figure) is generic for probably any water cooled engine in any car or truck.
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:29:31 -0800
  ...miles of service without any more trouble than any other water-cooled engine (e.g., Honda, Toyota, etc.). The biggest problem with the WBX...
• Re[2]: Air Filter Intake Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 11 May 97 14:43:00 PDT
  ...would be very surprised if the engine electrics could ->handle water at butt level. The vanagon (water cooled at least) stalls once the water...
• Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:36:16 -0600
  ...As long as > the vanagon is water cooled there are no significant differences. Here is a list > of diesel parts you will need: > > bell...
• Re: help
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:37:14 -0800
  When your tranni is accessible(engine off) just pull out torque converter and behind it is the seal. Pull it out with screwdriver carefuly...
• Re: Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true con
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:50:36 -0800
  ...all engineering to get it to fit right and run right? What if there was a (2.7- 3.4l) water cooled six that...
• Vanagon Driveability Complaints
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:50:23 -0400
  ...For all water cooled engine vanagons. Condition: After driving for an extended period of time at a constant speed, the vehicle may, on occasion...
• Re: Trip report
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:52:52 -0800
  ...gas engine? Neil. On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:48 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > What? No pics? � �;) > Water cooled coolant...
• subie swap: Have good 1.9l water cooled FS Los Angeles
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:22 -0700
  ...I have seen a lot of these engines and never seen one this well. Probably about 80k miles on rebuild from Buslab in Berkeley...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:31:18 -0700
  ...the engine had several loose head bolts. Scott's suggestion kinda hit home? Oddly, shortly after my problem, Karl Mullendore was working on a...
• Re: On a roll -- let's talk Porsche swap
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:15:30 -0400
  ...automatic. > >Wonder what Porsche engine would be a close fit, if any? What year models, >etc? > >Vanagon is water cooled so I suppose I...
• the vans we drive
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 06:09:23 -0500
  ...Standard transmission,1.9, water-cooled, no AC or power anything. I put the middle seat in storage when it looked as though I...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Kim Howe
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 00:57:16 +0800
  ...In a water cooled it's the air moving through the radiator. The water pump just moves the heat from one place to another...
• Re: why did VW ditch the boxer motor?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 13:43:34 +0200
  ...Wetzel" wrote: > Kent Christensen wrote: > > > > Latest Porsche boxer engine (Boxter, for example) is water > > cooled. > 928 has been watercooled since at least 87 hasn...
• Another new owner question...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Cortright
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:11:47 -0400
  ...Wolfsburg, my first water-cooled VW so I am not really familiar with their behavior. The PO had the engine rebuilt about 20,000...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:20:27 -0400
  ...type... > > > No, those are for air cooled engines. Tyler's talking about the ones for water cooled Vanagons, which are different. $60 each from...
• Waterboxer engine swap
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 01:09:00 -0500
  ...model water-cooled motor? >One other note: I think the distributor from the 1.9 must be used in the 2.1 >engine. A...
• Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:28:17 -0800
  ...It would be much faster and cheaper to purchase a water cooled van, > but where is the fun in that! > > 10. Because you could...
• RE: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 95 13:52 PDT
  ...anything which can go wrong ala a PCV valve on water-cooled engines? I've seen that Gene Berg and others sell a "breather...
• really good machine shop or engine rebuilder in the Greater Vancouver area (BC,
  Historical mailing list - l p-h-i-l-i-p
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:00:20 PDT
  ...engine rebuilder in the Greater Vancouver area (BC, Canada) that would be familiar with 1983 (water-cooled) engines? We have poor Moby's engine...
• Re: Vanagon vs. Toyota Van
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:00:06 -0800
  ...He doesn't > like the water cooled Vanagon's much but absolutely > hates the Toyota van because lack of room around the > engine. > . > Dan...
• RE: Good deal?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Nov 96 18:14:21 -0800
  ...First of all, is this an air-cooled or water-cooled '83? It was a split year. The water-cooled ones are generally higher...
• Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:31:03 -0800
  ...of a prototypical diesel aircraft engine a few years ago > that was a 4-cylinder water-cooled boxer engine. It was intended for the...
• Re: Thermistat ???
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:21:08 EDT
  The vanagon cooling system is very complex compared to most other water cooled engines. When any mechanic has a plan to better a system...
• Re: Cylinder Numbering
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:23:07 -0800
  ...that's right, you water-cooled guys don't have tin. Sorry. Carry on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Tom Young tomyoung1@home.com Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon...
• 1983.5 with 108,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Norman Owen Tomalin
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:22:13 -0500
  My 1983.5 water cooled 1.9L Camper developed a regular progressively louder knocking and vibration emanating from the vicinity of the left rear...
• Re: This could be a real buy...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:36:04 -0800
  ...cooled westy vanagon. >> or use it to put some good water-cooled engine into. >> >> it's an antique all right, 30 yrs old. >> >> ----- Original...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:21:25 -0400
  ...Some people add external oil coolers, even on water cooled engines, so there must be some importance to that.
• Re: Engine carrier question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:18:11 -0500
  ...Engine carrier question > > Is an air cooled and a water cooled engine carrier (cradle) interchangeable? > All of the mounting points appear to line up...
• Model Year Differences
  Historical mailing list - Roy Smyth
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 20:26:27 -0800
  ...stay away from the first and second year of the water-cooled engine (but I don't know for sure what years those are...
• Who has the Dakar this year?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:47:49 -0800
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:59:33 -0500
  ...Full throttle with a supercharged engine would blow the thing up but the water cooled it enough to save the engine but still get...
• Re: Chrome Barrels-Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:08:38 -0700
  ...parts for engine >rebuilds, that someone would have applied the technology to the lowly VW >engine, pimarily aircooled, but water cooled as well. Just...
• Differences between '85 and '86 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Russell Talbot
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:59:03 -0400
  ...Aside from the engine, what differences are there between '85 and '86? I know that the displacement of the engine was increased from 1...
• Re: 82 Diesel Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 4 Nov 94 16:09:46 PST
  ...definitive answers on the correct engine operating > temperatures for all VW engines? Diesel, Air-cooled and water-cooled? is > there a definitive source? This...
• fwd: Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list
  19 Aug 94 14:59:00 EDT
  ...I believe some some water cooled engines use oil to cool areas that cannot be cooled directly by water, namely, the pistons. Little jets...
• '85 Camper vs 86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Scott
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 12:43:13 -0500
  ...Are there significant differences between the 85 and 86? Wasn't there a major change in the water-cooled engine about that time? Should...