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• short in circuit on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 09:34:30 -0800
  I need some help!! I have a short in the fused circuit that feeds the emergency flashing lights. Has anyone else experienced this? How...
• Porche engine kit available w/ syncro adapted transmission available
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 4 May 2005 22:01:30 -0700
  ...kit for installation in VW waterboxer Vanagon. Motor has 50,000 miles. Runs Well 250-745-6232 or email glastar1@shaw.ca Mark
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:27:03 -0600
  ...I switched to the later (stronger) waterboxer transmission because I like the overall gearing better with 215/75R15 tires. With the stock 185R14 tires...
• FS: westy poptop, swival seat mechanisms, gas heater, camper interior, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:05:11 EDT
  ...armrests. - have 2.0L aircooled motor, 1.9L waterboxer motor, 4 speed aircooled tranny, and waterboxer automatic tranny. -carat interior, w/ grey sofabed and...
• I need help on my conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:13:56 -0400
  I am in the middle of converting my waterboxer to VW inline 8 valve motor. The '89 carbio motor is mounted with the diesel...
• Engine replacement for 1990 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dave Weaver
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:13:40 -0500
  ...the pros and cons of replacing the engine with a rebuilt waterboxer or a TIICO conversion. I've spoken with a TIICO authorized installer...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 Waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:08:15 -0400
  ...Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines. you know, it's wierd, it seems that the rotella is readily available until...
• Re: Correction-Vw dealer engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:56:07 -0700
  ...can't get enough good waterboxer cores, and they don't want >to retool to produce new waterboxer engines. >So VWoA will not be...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 08:39:48 -0800
  ...all > of the > waterboxer woes? If I were them I would just be happy that VW figured > out > that the waterboxer was a bad...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:22:30 -0500
  ...and you obviously have never had a good look at a waterboxer intake or exhaust port they need minor work Check my web site...
• Re: Clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:58:34 -0700
  diesel and waterboxer are different. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dylan Friedman" <insyncro@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 2...
• Waterboxer Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:11:23 PST
  Hello listers, I'm in the process of rebuilding my engine and I noticed the large coolant pipe from the water pump is very...
• What's it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:15:25 -0600
  ...1984 Westfalia Camper 1.9L waterboxer 170,000 miles - 35,000 on new engine Good, solid shape inside and out. Please respond via p...
• Re: Rich Van $$ Update
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 09:08:22 -0800
  ...for the waterboxer.(without bringing up the >smog issue) Bad idea, FI is the way to go, no doubt about it. -Mark McCulley Happy...
• Re: Hoover "Sermons" off-line
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 22:41:13 -0700
  Mark McCulley wrote: > And, like it or not, his predictions about the 1.9l and 2.1l waterboxer > engines may come to pass some...
• Waterboxer rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:01:19 -0700
  Thanks to all who replied... I am now uncertain of who to get for the rebuild... The horror story about Fast German Auto has...
• NEW 2.1 COMPLETE HEADS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Peter B.
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 00:23:22 -0800
  I have a pair of 2.1 Waterboxer heads, complete and brand new in box. These were supplied from AMC Spain to VW and...
• Re: Beefed up Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 22 May 2000 13:49:21 EDT
  Mine occured where the hall sensor wiring harness can under the AC stand and made the sharp turn down to plug into the sensor...
• Re: Has anyone purchased a tiico 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:00:01 -0800
  ...They import rebuild 1.9's from SA. -matthew SStones wrote: > >i was wondering if anyone has ever purchased a tiico 1.9L waterboxer...
• FI and Temp II electrical connectors
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 11:10:11 -0300
  Has anyone used the latter style 1985-91 electrical box connector for the FI and Temp II sender on an 1.9 waterboxer? I...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:57:17 -0700
  > Try this on for size. > E bay # 7995254175 > > I've seen the same setups used for as little as $50.00 on Ebze Pretty...
• core engines and transmissions available (needs rebuild), crushing 80 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:17:36 EDT
  ...have both aircooled and waterboxer.. im taking a 80 westy to the crusher this week if anyone needs anything else as well chris se...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Jun 2016 to 1 Jul 2016 - Special issue (#2016-220)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:59:13 -0400
  ...Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath? Mr. Wilford - 'Volkswagens don't leak ; they mark their spot to...
• Why so many '84 & '85 Westies??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Pease
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 12:06:53 -0700
  ...This is the same years as the 1.9L waterboxer, right? Is there any reason for this correspondence? I do not believe it is...
• Re: SA VW Rebuilt Waterboxers $2450
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Fri, 14 May 1999 15:27:05 -0700
  ...SA VW Rebuilt Waterboxers $2450 OK I know I have been bashing VW rebuilt motors all week. So now the ironic thing is that...
• Re: Pictures of Detlev's Vanagon Projekt
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:29:14 EDT
  ...Also the 5-cylinder engine doesn't seem to run as warm as the waterboxer (it has to do with how the exhaust system...
• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - Jason M Yasment
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:37:33 -0500
  ...any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines? Boston Bob has an excellent reputation.Deal with him not some company with out a face. Chris...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 31 May 2001 09:30:58 -0700
  ...what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping > > What do you have against the Japanese, anyway? > > Oh, now I am a bigot? We...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 01:54:10 -0500
  ...it had a little digital control readout mounted under the dash this coolant preheater was an option on waterboxer vanagons in canada. what your...
• Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:51:57 -0500
  ...Either a waterboxer or a Tiico conversion. Here is how I think I would do it: Waterboxer I would install a S&S header...
• Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:10:35 -0700
  ...Numerous >folks, including some with claimed technical expertise, state that the >waterboxer is subject to detonation knock (ping) and that the octane >value of...
• Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:06:36 -0800
  ...While not commonly known here, my understanding is that VW made more diesel and turbo diesel 'Vanagons' than waterboxer equipped models over the years...
• Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:05:27 -0500
  ...gowesty-engine-management-system?v= > Ultra-pricey but probably a great idea for people with good waterboxers whose Digifant electronics are going bad. Jim
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:14:24 EDT
  ...It is slated to go to the emissions sniffer this week, and I believe it will come out cleaner than the waterboxer, especially at...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:19 -0500
  Alright---Alright, Mr. school teacher. So I got A's in history, and flunked spelling. Thanks you for your support, and omni present attentivness...
• Re: 2.1 to 1.9 waterboxer conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 May 1999 07:56:14 -0700
  ...Dyen" wrote: > > I recently acquired a 2.1 liter waterboxer that I plan on installing in > my 1984 Vanagon. Is there anything I should...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:51:10 -0600
  ...When people > with the earlier 81/82 system need a new tank they commonly use the > 86-91 waterboxer tank since it matches up...
• Re: Would any transmission fit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:16:33 -0800
  ...All of the waterboxer 2wd ones will interchange with no issues. All Vanagon manual trannys have a 2 or 3 letter code on the...
• wiring diag discrepancy?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 17 May 2015 12:46:19 -0600
  Bentley, edition July 1991 '87 waterboxer, pages 97.102--97.118 Comparing the fuse list sizes on 97.102 with the diagrams, I find...
• Reflections on working on a waterboxer. :-)
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:51:29 -0700
  OK, after working on a 84 WBX engine for the last few days I don't wanna hear anymore snivelling about access to things...
• Brand new fuel injection parts
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 05:59:28 -0800
  Just bought out another local parts house that was stocking all waterboxer parts. All are brand new in the box, not remanufactured. AFMs ECUs...
• Re: [Syncro] waterboxer for sale Cali
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:04:08 -0700
  On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:10 PM, dylan friedman <insyncro@yahoo.com> wrote: > Not mine. > Good numbers. > Pictures tell all. > Sweet price...
• 1.9 Waterboxer engine and auto trans FS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 23:17:56 PST
  This was in my local (Richmond, Va) Trading Post: 84 VW Vanagon watercooled 1.9 liter eng., auto trans& final drive, runs well, $900...
• Low Compression
  Historical mailing list - Les Yamashita
  Tue, 23 May 2000 22:37:00 -0400
  I just did a compression test on my 1984 vanagon 1.9L waterboxer and the two forward cylinders were around 110 PSI and the...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:31:14 EDT
  I have been told that VW of South Africa no longer sells replacement waterboxers but, instead, they offer a complete kit to replace the...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:03:26 EDT
  In a message dated 6/1/01 8:55:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, zol@FOXINTERNET.NET writes: << There is no spelling in Hungary...
• tiico question
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:21:09 -0600
  ...This setup may be unique to the 2.1 waterboxer - not sure. Thanks; Damian
• Re: Initial start failures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:54:38 -0700
  ...and I am sure it's a waterboxer actually .. but I don't think I've seen which one. I think it's an...
• Re: Convert manual into an automatic?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:37:27 EDT
  ...nobody will care if you pitch a waterboxer motor. chris
• WBX replacement
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:24:42 -0500
  Hi, I have been following all of the engine swap options, and have just about decided to stick with the Waterboxer for my 90...
• Re: Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:32:56 -0400
  ...On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > These photos <https://picasaweb.google.com/102449862149336184707/WaterboxerEnginedVanagonT3Thermostat> show...
• Re: why no ridge in waterboxer cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:12:56 -0500
  ...why no ridge in waterboxer cylinders? Any time I've taken apart an automobile engine, there is the ever-present ridge at the top...
• Last call for Factory 2.1 liter waterboxer engines....
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Tue, 11 May 2004 10:15:24 -0400
  Hey all, A friend of mine has 24 2.1 liter waterboxer engines straight from south africa. He is selling them to vanagon.com...
• FREE syncro waterboxer core engine. NY
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:48:32 +0000
  Recently pulled from running van. Bottomend is good. one head good. Flywheel and clutch still attached intake usable syncro headers rockers lifters......FREE. pmail...
• for sale '83.5 NINE Passenger Sunroof Vanagon 700 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 May 1998 15:15:32 EDT
  ...4spd 1.9 waterboxer white over blue huge 3.5 foot square factory sliding sunroof bench front seat, full length middle seat 700 bucks...
• Re: do diesel vanagons use the same speedometer as wbx vans??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:22:21 -0800
  ...the shift point marks on various speedometers would be different, say diesel compared to waterboxer, of course. 82 and 83 DV speedo's read...
• Kelley Park
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:53:33 -0800
  ...that's *7* now By the way, on the reliability of waterboxers thread on vanagon.com: My waterboxers do better than my airboxer -- they...
• Re: Rod scratched-replace?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:52:07 -0800
  ...All rods are subject to ovaling of the big end, especially waterboxers according to Bob Donalds, and the small end bushings can also wear...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 22:09:18 -0700
  ...Next you can do the crank, or add a turbo (waterboxer turbo kit coming soon). Most of the waterboxers reputation is due to old...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:44:17 -0400
  ...in my life, but then again ive never seen a canadian waterboxer van with a eberspacher.. so i guess this is specific to that...