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• Engine Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 23:32:41 -0500
  I have found over the years, that Marvel Mystery Oil is the best to keep the inside of your engine clean when used on...
• Voltage between engine and body
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:51:06 -0800
  Someone asked about voltage between engine and body with engine running, so here are the results using a digital VM: '88 Westy with stock...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:55:02 -0700
  Martin has a VW diesel engine, which is an inline overhead cam engine. It uses a timing belt but VW wbx engines don't...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 13:17:10 EDT
  >> You take this engine thing way too personally... >> and then you try to promote it to everyone else as >> the best option... Not really...
• Re: Cleaning the engine bay...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 7 May 2003 10:54:20 -0700
  I have owned my '90 Westy since new, so I have been able to keep the engine bay from getting too cruddy. I clean...
• Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:07:17 -0400
  ...So faced with the high cost for replacing the heads and 150K+ miles on the engine, I am considering replacing the engine with a...
• Cheap TDI engine For Sale in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 09:16:16 -0500
  Had a local guy call me this morning with a 50k mile TDI engine for sale. Engine is complete with Turbo, fuel pump, etc...
• Re: Engine advise
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:59:14 -0600
  I think replacing the standard 1.9L engine is most budget-conscious way to go. While that extra 8 horsepower and some added torque...
• Re: New owner with a question or three.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:18:19 -0400
  ...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine/engine_after1.jpg careful, the 2 engine look very similar, only the cooling hose are different!!!! After you...
• Summary: Best Replacement Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:54:54 -0400
  Hello All, I put my '87 Westy in to VW for a new engine on Friday. Ron at Bus Depot is shipping the engine...
• Re: used Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:34:56 -0700
  ...used Vanagon engine > Greetings all! > > To you folks who have done your engine swaps and have an old (but good) > Vanagon engine that needs...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:38:47 -0400
  When it comes to engines there are many variables and at times suppliers get an undeserved bad reputation and customer expectations are not realistic...
• Oil temps
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 18 May 1998 07:52:30 -0400
  Our engines, gas or diesel both have the same major exhaust product, water. Leakage past the rings or other engine part will come in...
• Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:37:41 -0700
  ...This undoes most of the advantages of newer, more efficient engines, by forcing the newer engine outside its "best" zone. Most of the gearbox...
• Re: VW vin numbers
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:38:44 -0700
  ...On other models, you may not determine the engine from the vin. If there is an engine determination, it is VERY basic (such as...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:30:33 -0400
  ...I "leveled" > the engine, then made marks for mount bolts onto carrier. When engine > supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting...
• Re: SA Vanagon engines
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 09:02:01 +0300
  I'm not Renier, too, but the 5 Cylinder sold in SA Vanagons are design like AUDI engines, but they are slightly different. They...
• Re: GEX engine
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:06:41 -0500
  ...JP Stan Wilder wrote: >If this Westy has 40,000 miles on a GEX engine then you can consider that >you got a good...
• Re: Subie engine prices
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:02:11 -0500
  On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Rob wrote: > Most of the JDM engines I've seen for sale come tested and...
• Re: Cold Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 00:02:12 -0800
  > > You said the engine essentially has a delay in throttle response when > cold; and the last cold engine experience was not a delay but...
• Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:21:45 +0000
  ...I do not think that I should be able to get a brand new engine in my truck for 4K installed and that does...
• Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:45:15 -0500
  ...That engine in my van would be superb. I don't need an engine now, but one day it could happen, as we all...
• RE: 81 Westfalia Blues
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 15:33:24 EDT
  ...for Porsche engines before 1982 (ie for Porsche engines humans can afford) you need to raise the Vgon engine lid by about 5 inches...
• Re: Are Eurovan 5 cyls the same as Audi 5 cyls
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 18:17:00 -0600
  I don't know for sure, but I'd be extremely surprised if the engines are the same. Engine block yes, state of tune...
• Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 17 May 1999 13:23:06 -0400
  I'm having a hard time figuring out which VW engines fit in the Vanagon without moving the deck. Which Golf engines fit? Which...
• Turbo Diesel engine carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:12:23 -0700
  ...Does anyone have the part numbers for the left and right engine carrier bars (the bars that attach to the frame rail and the...
• Re: FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:44:01 -0600
  This can allow engine oil to enter the intake track > and when the engine sucks it in the engine can go into a run...
• engine swaps - weight differences
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:57:53 -0500
  I've been following the threads about engine swaps for the Vanagon. Does anyone have good figures comparing the weight of the stock Vanagon...
• Subaru Check Engine Light
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:12:38 -0600
  Can anyone tell me how to reset the "Check Engine" light on 2.2 Subaru engine controls? Any help appreciated. Justin Jensen SLC Utah
• engines and transmissions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:52:08 EDT
  for sale: 2.0L aircooled engine, 4 speed aircooled vanagon trans, 1.9L waterboxer engine, waterboxer automatic trans. chris allentown, pa [text/html]
• Vanted: 1988 ECU (Engine Control Unit)
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:19:53 EDT
  Does anyone have an ECU (Engine Control Unit) for a 88 vangon (2.1L engine)? Erik ErikValeur@AOL.com 978-921-0656
• Re: Mazda V6 Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:05:53 -0500
  Try Kennedy Engineered Products (KEP). http://www.kennedyeng.com/ They make adapters to mate almost any engine to a VW tranny. Warren C.
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:33:49 -0400
  I have to say that I am a happy Boston Engine customer as well. I have a rebuilt 2.1l in my Carat Vanagon...
• Re: new engine for our Vanagons, maybe only on Fridays
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:09:02 -0800
  ...Below is very similar to the F/M engines - here's a link to an animation of a Napier Deltic marine engine, accompanied by...
• Re: Ordered New SA Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:16:20 EST
  ...A few months later he was not only pulling the engines, but he would put the engine from one vehicle into another, and that...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:13 -0700
  ...The tranny/clutch housing itself does not determine the "height" of the engine. The "height" of the engine is determined largely by the mount...
• Re: Is an '89 engine compatable with an '87 Syncro??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:14:41 -0400
  ...As for replacing the engine due to an "intermittent" miss, that is a super long shot. All the Syncro engines are the same. Dennis...
• Weird engine noise update (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:35:06 -0400
  Not much to say; apparently my Vanagon guys were waiting for me to give the go-ahead before tearing into the engine. Communication is...
• Re: Metal V.S Plastic engine lids
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:49:04 -0800
  ...Secondly, they don't have a tendency 'to instantly melt and collapse into the engine bay'. Prevent fires to prevent loss of your van...
• Re: Mobil 1 Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:29:56 -0500
  If you have a high mile engine you should run engine flush or other engine cleaner through the engine to remove sludge deposits before...
• Re: Engine Choices - Call for Data
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 14:24:52 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: What water boxer to replace my 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:50:37 -0400
  ...Even if the engine in my van comes to life it is clearly > time to replace. > > I don’t want to go the route...
• Everybody sing!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 13:16:00 -0400
  ...My baby loves her new engine! My baby loves her new engine! My baby loves her new engine! My baby loves her new engine...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:57:40 -0700
  ...Start the engine. > 7. Run engine at approximately 2000 rpm (for safety reasons do not operate > at > high rpm) until the engine stops. (Typically...
• Re: Cheapest engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 10:09:51 -0800
  It is possible to do the engine conversion for $3000 USD - depending on what your local labour rates are and how good of a...
• Re: Mobil 0W-40
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:55:43 -0600
  It is basically formulated for some of the new honda and bmw vehicles (and some others) with extremely low tolarance engines. some of the...
• 180hp Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:54:35 -0400
  -Alabama Pete wrote: > In response to a previous post regarding the retrofit of a Porsche 3.2L > engine in a Vanagon, I have a...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:29:39 -0800
  ...Chris S wrote: > > The Audi 2.3L engine is rated at 130HP and 139 ft-lb of torque. These > engines came in '88-'92...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:07:31 -0800
  ...List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid... ok, im making a list of vanagon engine conversions that fit below...
• Re: 2.4l Rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:33:04 -0500
  ...extra weight) stock 2.1 engine. Piggish on the roads. Same wheels, same tires. Weight and engine are the differences. Gotta re-engine my...
• Removing engine/transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:35:29 -0700
  I'm installing a Subaru engine in my 85 vanagon. I checked the archives and got some general ideas about dropping the engine/tranny...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:23:58 -0700
  Okay, With engine off and reefer off, you read 12v on both batteries (I am rounding numbers). So confirm: with engine on, reefer off...
• Turbo Diesel Purchase
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 21:57:12 -0800 (PST)
  I have been looking for a diesel engine as a spare for my VW truck( or one to put into a blown Jetta or...
• Re: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:52:59 -0600
  ...this torque movement was noted on starting engine not while engine was running. the vehicle with failing engine mounts flexes over an inch. not...
• Re: Installing a 2.1 engine into 1.9 vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:40:48 -0400
  install it as if it was a 1.9 engine works fine this way Bob Donalds Boston engine ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Goff" <THX0001...
• Re: Engine's out... one more question
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:19:10 -0700
  ...what's the > best way to remove the muffler, engine mounts, engine crossbar, etc.? > There's so much greasy crud down there I can...
• FW: tiico automatic engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:35:29 -0400
  ...tiico automatic engine conversion Hi again list: I thought I would give you some more specifics regarding my engine conversion gleaned after some further...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:07:40 -0800
  ...If the engine components are designed to handle the higher RPM, and this Subaru engine certainly appears to be, then the extra power reqired...
• Re: Weird engine noise update (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:09:09 -0700
  Mark, I would not let them tear into that engine without trying to pump up any flat lifters with a drive. If your engine...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 6 May 2009 20:21:59 -0700
  ...BUT, the Zetec engine > appears to be really common. A low mileage engine should be easy to > find and I'm sure Jim and...