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DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:57:30 -0500
...You have nearly 25 years of design improvements on the type 4 motor in your Vanagon. Go back and dope-slap that BAP chap...
Re: coolant hose number
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:34:15 -0700
...with FI systems in the > > Type 3 and 71-73 Type 4 engine compartments several years ago. Note that > > it's a Group 121...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:49:18 -0600
Actually, there are 4 rubber mounts there and each bigger than the old type 4 mounts. Waterboxers use the same parts. You guys are...
Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:18:25 -0700
...Installed a new radiator, water pump (a matter of course with a new engine) and a new pressure cap (in fact I recently replaced...
RE: Price of a pancake; '72 engine removal
Historical mailing list - King, Robert
28 Sep 1994 09:36:50 +1000
Jeff, I am quite familiar with type 4 engines - but I can't remember the subtle differences between the '72 and the later 73...
buncha replies all rolled into one ...
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 29 Aug 94 08:49:59 CDT
...on the air-cools Type 4 engines, it's was really easy to remove the tubes: you took the rocker arm assemblies off ... and...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:40:03 -0700
...Or am I just > > trying > > to over engineer something? Anyone with experience with an > > auxiliary oil > > cooler might know if I am trying to...
Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:04:20 -0500
...I don't think it's the distributor either, as If the timing was staying advanced it would leave the engine running faster, not...
Re: 86 fuel filter fix and frustrations...
Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 14:28:35 -0700
...not been the same as Jim's that almost every >gas-engined Vanagon has this metal filter. In fact most pre-1986 >non-California...
Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
...9l DH > WBX. > > DJ Engine - 2.1l Waterboxer - FI > Technical Specifications > > Vehicle Identification > > capacity: 2109cc > mumber of cylinders/type: 4/overhead valve > production run...
Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 17:37:11 -0600
...As I recall the ECU on a type 4 shuts down completely if that sensor becomes an open circuit. Try just grounding that wire...
Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:57 -0800
...9l DH >>> WBX. >>> >>> DJ Engine - 2.1l Waterboxer - FI >>> Technical Specifications >>> >>> Vehicle Identification >>> >>> capacity: 2109cc >>> mumber of cylinders/type: 4/overhead valve >>> production run...
Re: 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:47:56 -0500
...to counter this, you NEED the reinforced sidewall tires! >- engine harder to work on ... just kinda cramped inside that engine >compartment. i always found...
The Wierd of a '73 bus (verbose)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:30:49 -0700
A month ago I worked on a '73 bus with Type 4 engine. It was a long drawn out fight that left bitterness and...
Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:21:19 -0500
...Consider that a Porsche type 4 will turn 5800 Rpms, that is pretty high rpms if you engine oil is sloshing into your pistons...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:04:19 -0400
...I've been told that these >> >do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert. >> >> >I have been running a carb...
Re: Oil Leaks and Leak Down Test
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 2 May 2002 20:15:26 -0400
...2 The engine burns some oil but nothing exceptional for a 100,000 mile engine. Slight blue smoke on acceleration. 3 I have monitored...
Re: questions on temp gauges
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:31:32 -0600 (CST)
On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, Edward Claiborne Gould wrote: > I have a '72 with the standard T4 1700 engine. I was wondering first > of...
FS Sacramento Area
Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 04:26:24 -0700
...Inclds spare 1.8L type 4 eng. Serious only. 916-391-8216 day/night VW '74 Bus, new tires, good body/paint/int, blown...
B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings info
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:51:56 -0400
...the # 2 splitshell bearing is not the same in the WBX 2.1 engines as the type 4 or the 1.9 engines. the...
Re: Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:24:10 -0600
...Check deck heigth by using a 1/8" or less thin wall brass tube and crushing the end by turning the engine over with...
New '59 Singlecab Status
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:34:27 MST
...Lot's 'o odd Type 4 junk was thrown out: Some ratty seatbelts, radio trim plates, rotted seals, a melted ash-tray, etc. I...
Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0500
...9l DH >>>> WBX. >>>> >>>> DJ Engine - 2.1l Waterboxer - FI >>>> Technical Specifications >>>> >>>> Vehicle Identification >>>> >>>> capacity: 2109cc >>>> mumber of cylinders/type: 4/overhead valve >>>> production run...
re: Progress
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 20:13:04 -0500
...But I know a lot of people who have put a upright 1600 in their 72-79 bus when the type 4 motor crapped...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:51:18 -0500
...I've been told that these >> >do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert. >> >> >I have been running a carb...
unused old VWs (was 4SALE,91 VW WESTFALIA)
Historical mailing list - Michael Meier
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:54:58 +0100
...I changed the engine when I got a brand new one for very little money- just precaution. The original engine is still running in...
Re: Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Dec 96 17:05:13 -0800
...I also had a couple of air cooled race engines (type 4) done. This was done strictly to keep as much heat out of...
Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:10:14 -0400
...The 2.1 case is often out of round as is the the 1.9 and the type 4 case due to the cases...
Ten Bar oil pressure .......... you gotta be kidding. Long
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:24:35 -0600
...I've never seen these types of pressures on a type 4 engine in the seven or eight engines that I've installed gauges...
Re: New fuel line disintegrates
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:55:07 -0500
...I've considered adapting some air-cooled Type 4 injection lines for this purpose, the main problem being that the distance between the 2...
On Engine Efficiency, Comparing I4s, WBs and Subies
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:51:30 EST
...The engine longest in the tooth is the old Type 4, followed closely by the old low compression I4 CIS engines, and Vanagon WB...
Re: Where do you mount your gauges?
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 02:44:27 -0600
...I don't know whether the oil is reading cooler there than other parts of the engine, but it is a relative indicator of...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:37:18 -0500
...I > just put a 2x4 on top of the jack and lift in the middle of the engine. > Right where the strainer would be...
Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:23:13 -0800
...but haven't experienced this first hand with the Beetle and Type 4/Late Bus/Vanagon Air Cooled & Water Cooled sets I've used...
Re: Air cooled head gasket
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:59:23 -0400
...Still #3 liked to go first even in the type 4 engines. For the WB it is interesting to note the 1.9L cooling...
Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:59:22 -0800
...All VW Air Cooled including Type 4 engines were a 1k tapered metric thread for their Idiot Light Senders. The Water Cooled (inline and...
Re: DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:51:47 +0100
...You have nearly 25 years > of design improvements on the type 4 motor in your Vanagon. Go back and > dope-slap that BAP chap...
Re: Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:28:32 -0500
...seen lots of things but 99% of the Vanagon and Type 4 engines I've seen > still need the OEM cooler. > In either case...
Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings info
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:06:23 -0700
...the # 2 splitshell bearing is not the same in the WBX 2.1 engines as the type 4 or the 1.9 engines. the...
S&S Header Installation
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:18:09 -0400
...with new motor mounts and all new coolant hoses in the engine compartment. I opted for the "High Performance Silver coating that S&S...
Re: Your Opinion: Vanagon or Late Model Bus Westy?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 09:09:32 -0700
...The hydraulic lifter type 4 is a sweet motor. I would rule out anything before disc brakes so a 71 is ok if you...
Re: Mazda RX7 oil cooler on Westy
Historical mailing list - Kim Howe
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:39:50 +0800
...Have you any experience with going to a bigger bore on a type 4 engine? Do you think the fuel injection would cope adequately...
Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings info
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:07:01 -0400
...the # 2 splitshell bearing is not the same in the WBX 2.1 engines as the type 4 or the 1.9 engines. the...
Re: 1.9 WBX VS 2.0 AC (long)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:16:36 -0700
...This engine, based on the Type 4 of 1968, was at the height of its 12 year development when chosen to power the Vanagon...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:22:40 -0700
...I've been told that these >> >do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert. >> >> >I have been running a carb...
Re: Acceptable Aircooled Oil Temps
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:09:29 -0500
...fuel to cool the engine, and meticulous assembly and break in. He wasn't a fan of the type 4 either. The peaches to...
Cold Start/haltech Update
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:36:06 -0500
...I took Dennis Haynes' advice and installed a cold start valve from a Type 4 motor(found a new one on ebay for $30...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:59:18 -0700
...I'm not 1000 % clear that it's a remote air type oil cooler connected to the engine with a sandwich adpater at the...
Re: 1981 Questions
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:47:59 -0500
...NOTHING is better for typical type 4 service, particularly on a stock, or slightly modified motor (ratio rockers, slight stroke, etc.). The Bosch L...
Re: engine recommendations
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 14:12:02 -0800
Dean, and the list just for fun, >Eugene, >I have been thinking more and more about the engine I want to build and >place...
Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 18:55:52 -0700
...the # 2 splitshell bearing is not the same in the WBX 2.1 engines as the type 4 or the 1.9 engines. the...
Re: new 86 Westy Nova Scotia owners
Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:24:47 -0600
...A type 41 will fit under the passenger > seat, will a type 41 fit under the driver seat? If not, is this Optima > battery...
Re: Maybe I've got this "deck height" issue solved
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Sun, 9 May 1999 21:49:56 EDT
...On some engines - this may be a non issue due to more than adequate clearance. they type 4 with dished pistons MAY (I don...
Re: Tips on passing emissions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:41:19 -0400
...For some reason ETKA does not show it on the waterboxer or type 4 engines but they were originally there. The new AMC heads...
RX7 oil cooler info update/Audi Oil temp Sender
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 08:34:47 -0600
...t explored them: #1, The stock single bypass on the Type 4 2000cc engine is supposed to bypass at 47 PSI. I haven't...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:03:27 -0700
...Or am I just > > trying > > to over engineer something? Anyone with experience with an > > auxiliary oil > > cooler might know if I am trying to...
Re: Phone list part 2
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:04:23 -0600
...The downside right now is that the site >only allows you to list knowledgeability on 1200-1600 air-cooled engines, as >well as type...
Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 May 1995 12:19:57 -0700
...I have no type 4 experience, but presume the same general rules apply. The most deadly combination for a 'rebuilt' engine is for the...
LiMBO want ads ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 06 Apr 96 20:14:08 CST
...poptop frame and hinges, body and interior parts and type 4 engine parts. looking for a good home for our beloved bus. $7500. Ted...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Mon, 26 May 2008 12:52:56 -0700
...now never use the starter battery for anything but starting the engine. When a fellow has a vehicle with an automatic transmission, he is...