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• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:34:14 -0700
  ...core intsalled) > > I assume the aluminum I4 engine mounts can be used with the > appropriate carriers. (engine supports) > > True? > > FWIW, reasons for going 15...
• Re: Shortest rubber motor mount? (Vanagon/Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:07:53 -0700
  ...I have the exhaust side Jetta engine >> bracket and the stock threaded DV engine carrier holes appear to line >> up with this bracket. >> >> My...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:06:27 -0700
  ...exhaust header hitting the rear engine mount bar actually is. > Initially I suspected having replaced the engine mounts ( that were > maybe too thick) of...
• 1982 2l motor fs
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 15:54:01 -0400
  ...2l air-cooled engine (NOT california model), complete with fi, less than 30,000 miles on rebuild, relatively new aftermarket exhaust included, removed from...
• conversion
  Historical mailing list - Larry V. Brown
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:47:56 -0400
  ...I used the diesel engine mounts, and the engine is in the van, bolted up. The alternator seems to sit a little high, may...
• Re: Cheapest engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:24:47 -0500
  ...Motor - $100-300 Adapter - $500 Get some motor mounts from an Audi 4000 or Quantum 4 cyl. Use your existing WB cross bar to...
• Re: engine stand
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:15:53 -0700
  ...engine, after I took the subie engine off I put the 2.1 wbx engine on it. I only used 3 of the mounts...
• Re: G60 Corrado engine in a Vanagon? Can it be done?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:01:39 EDT
  ...of block as the inline 4 cylinder engines that are used for vanagon conversions? Mounting angles?>> Mounts the same as the position in the...
• Weird oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:15:35 -0800
  ...I have had the engine rebuilt and the trans rebuilt during my ownership and there is still a leak. The seals have been replaced...
• Re: Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 08:52:47 -0800
  ...is the culprit. > >Thanks again -- Frank LaHorgue lahorgue@ix.netcom.com > Any possibility that the engine mounts are bad-have they been checked?? Austin
• Re: motor swapping
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 03 Jan 1995 12:41:34 +0500
  ...In other >words, the mounts would be the same. In fact, you wouldn't even have to >get a different engine, just buy the...
• auto KEP adaptor plate for sale + starter
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:10:14 -0700
  ...This plate is for mounting the inline 4 gas or diesel engine at 50degree using stock vanagon diesel engine mounts. Including is the IMI...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:12:50 -0800
  ...We then installed some liquid filled mounts from a Jetta onto the bottom > of the alloy engine mounts. Then install your "L shaped brackets...
• Re: DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:58:25 -0500
  ...The tranny/engine was suspended by hoist when installed. I thought there should be some slotted holes in the carrier bar mounts (where they...
• Re: The Van's a-rockin' (sorry no porn content)
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:28:50 -0400
  Maybe broken motor mounts? Have they been checked? Mike mac stricklen wrote: > The engine in my 80' Westy tends to "rock" back and forth...
• WTB '85 parts
  Historical mailing list - Santos
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 05:39:43 -0400
  ...the bracket that mounts the power shifting pump to the engine (front bracket) and possibly the pump itself if it would make life easier...
• Re: 2 EFI tips from Import Service magazine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 11:14:29 -0800
  ...This can >happen very easily with Vanagons as the engine mounts allow a lot of >flex and the air cleaner is firmly fastened to...
• Re: Friday New Beetle Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:05:40 -0400
  ...When was the timing belt and water pump last done? Tensioner and front engine seals go with this. Motor/tranny mounts. Suspension struts along...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Cnvert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:50:54 -0400
  ...The carrier bars, engine mounts, and oil pan are the other pieces of the puzzle. I think the input shaft needs to be shortened...
• Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:44:40 -0400
  ...When the engine (whole vehicle) is cold, I have no problem shifting in to first or reverse. However as the temperatures climb (mid 30...
• Re: Putting an engineless vanagon on ramps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:31:15 -0700
  ...Not a good idea since you tend to break engine mounts this way. I've jacked up the rear end of my engineless van...
• Re: diesel parts needed!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:29:36 -0800
  ...diesel parts needed! I am still looking for diesel parts to do my conversion any help i would appreciate Darrel 86 golf engine looking...
• Re: Looking for Diesel mount brackets
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:28:23 -0500
  ...that mounts between or on the other side of the frame for this set up. Somewhat like the way the wasserboxer engine mount has...
• TWO TDI motors in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:39:16 -0700
  ...1997 Passat TDI motor - will work with the T3 Diesel Mounts / flywheel and Oil Pan or with our kit. Comes with complete wiring harness...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:59:03 -0400
  ...If you just need a little clearance, why not use spacer blocks and longer bolts on the engine and tranny mounts? Then shim the...
• Re: Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:33:04 -0600
  ...If you drop the angled weight of the engine and tranny on the motor mounts you'll ruin them. So many little tips and...
• Re: Shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:32:45 -0400
  The mounts would be the first thing I would check … if one is broken, the engine/tranny will shift > On 22-Dec-2016, at...
• Re: TiiCo Vibes, Flex joints, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:09:41 -0700
  ...compressor while the engine was in the 3K rpm range. I also put the "high density" foam in my motor mounts as per a...
• Re: Engine carrier question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:28:53 -0500
  If I am reading the ETKA correctly the carrier is the same for the air cooled and 1.9L engines. (025-199-203-A...
• TIICO: cruise control/parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:38:19 -0500
  ...I have the following parts for sale from a 2.1L engine Coolant reservoir Engine Mounts Exhaust system including collector and straight pipe ECU...
• Re: bicycle racks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 12:30:11 -0500 (CDT)
  ...He had put the bike mounts far enough toward the outside so that you could get to the engine. He also said he used...
• Diesel parts available for inline-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 18 May 1998 12:34:54 -0600
  VW friends, A guy near me has an '82 diesel Vanagon for sale, bad engine. Any of you flat-4 drivers thinking about an...
• Re: Request for Advice: Coolant Change, and Oil Cooler O-ring and Coolant Flange Change.
  Historical mailing list - Dana Tessler
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:08:59 -0800
  ...I've heard so many nightmares about the jackets corroding and dripping coolant onto the engine mounts, causing them to corrode as well. The...
• Parts for conversion to inline VW engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:42:26 -0500
  ...Includes mounts, oil pan & pump, bell housing, flywheel, clutch, and starter. Are there other things I would need from the donor diesel van? What...
• Re: 1997 EV/Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 10:44:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the > '95 EV Camper to the '97. > > new VR6 engine > new engine and transmission mounts (3) > 140 hp (was 109) > 177lb-ft: torque (was...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:21:48 -0800
  ...The 82 and older > > > radiator used thread in > > > rubber mounts on brackets top and bottom. These > > > older brackets and > > > rubber mounts don't work...
• Re: Coolant bottle is out of whack!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:36:08 -0400
  ...the mounts isn't the most fun. Thanks for the info and if anyone has any other tips, keep'em coming. This (engine swap...
• Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:40:11 -0700
  ...if not all vanagons come with holes drilled for the diesel engine mounts... since I haven't seen where those holes are I want...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:07:01 -0800
  ...ve lifted mine many times from the steel engine yoke that the rear motor > mounts screw to. > I've never bent one doing it...
• Re: Suburu/Golf debate
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:33:12 -0800
  ...are the original diesel We mount our engines at a 15-degree angle > using rubber mounts from the Audi 80 And what are the...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 May 2012 16:30:11 -0400
  ...While the engine is out be prepared to replace the clutch fork and bushings if needed. Have new mounts for the rear carrier. Is...
• Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:32:57 -0700
  ...It is affixed to the engine in four places. I've gotten three loose, but the front (front is front) where it mounts to...
• Re: How to throw a rod
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:54:03 EDT
  The Inlines NEED the counterweights to help them RUN SMOOTHER along with the special fluid engine mounts, counter balance shafts and what ever else...
• Will later seats fit?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Sat, 1 Oct 1994 11:05:51 -0500 (CDT)
  ...engine). Will front seats from any other model VW fit this bus WITHOUT modification? I'd rather not have to modify the seat mounts...
• Re: Parts needed for inline four swap?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:29:03 -0700
  ...motor mounts/craddles, bell > housing, coolant hoses, oil pan, oil pump, dip stick??? 1.8L Engine, ECU, > wiring, fuel pump??? Fabricated exhaust??? I have...
• AC for an air-cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Glen A. Smith
  Fri, 30 May 2003 18:44:24 -0400
  ...But I do not know where the bracket mounts to the engine, or what this mount looks like. I also need a source for...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:15:51 -0700
  ...I used Fox brackets and mounts on this Jetta engine. The angle of the brackets dictate the angle of the carrier arms. It's...
• Re: Clutch Judder
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 18:49:01 -0600
  ...Got the new parts > installed and also replaced the 4 rubber engine mounts as well. > Before raising the engine I bled & flushed the clutch...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:19:03 -0700
  ...I'm guessing that the 2wd engine mounts are completely different. The rubber mounts that I have may fit both versions and the muffler...
• Re: 1997 EV/Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:28:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the > > '95 EV Camper to the '97. > > > > new VR6 engine > > new engine and transmission mounts (3) > > 140 hp (was 109) > > 177lb-ft: torque (was...
• Dead spot in excelerator
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kennedy
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:15:15 -0500
  ...so it wasn't as big a deal but this feels like it is going to rip the engine out of the mounts! Anyone...
• FS: 15" Whls, Hitch, & Wasser Mtrs in KC
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:50:35 -0800
  ...Replaces rear bumper brackets and mounts far inside rear subframe. Very well engineered and built. $120 & shipping (can go UPS grnd). 1 85 1...
• Re: Autobahn Society
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:18:49 -0400
  ...The kit has been modded with Autobahn's own engine mounts and exhaust system. An advantage is that you're not stuck with proprietary...
• Re: Mystery sound found...hard accel vibration...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 25 May 2013 07:49:16 -0700
  ...or fractures...This movement probably is not good for the other engine mounts but.... On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Don...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:59:47 -0800
  ...The 82 and older > radiator used thread in > rubber mounts on brackets top and bottom. These > older brackets and > rubber mounts don't work...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:48:47 -0400
  ...engine supports, specificaly the left >> (drivers or port side) one. The left support is different from the >> right in that it has rubber mounts...
• Re: WTB: Adaptor Plate for Stock Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:02:41 -0500
  On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Daniel Stevens wrote: > These parts are all UNIQUE to the diesel vanagon engine ... > and possibly the pressurized overflow bottle...
• Re: Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:10:20 -0500
  ...Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions > Volks, > There are quite a few of you out there who have installed an 85 - 92...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:29:56 -0800
  ...The 82 and older > > > > radiator used thread in > > > > rubber mounts on brackets top and bottom. These > > > > older brackets and > > > > rubber mounts don't work...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:29:49 -0400
  ...I seem to remember needing to locate the bar further back to accommodate the Fox engine mounts; another reason to just start from scratch...