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• heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:46:39 -0400
  My front heater motor only works in the first postion. Two and three I have nothing. Bad switch or motor? Any way to test...
• Re: Motorhome (other insurance co's?)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 08:04:16 CST
  if you're serious about insuring as a motor home, pick up an issue of Motorhome or Trailer Life magazines ... check out the ads...
• correct spark plug gap for 2.1 wbx motor
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:11:00 EDT
  Hi, What is the correct spark plug gap for my 1990 2.1 wbx motor? Thanks in advance, David
• Motor Swap
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 18 May 1998 19:55:40 -0700
  Are their people out there that have swapped the VW motor for another brand in a Vanagon with complete suscess?? smime.p7s [application/x...
• Powers Motor Company
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:04:48 -0400
  ...Powers Motor Company Inc. 180 Lafayette RD (Route 1) North Hampton, NH 03862
• Power window motor bracket
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:21:17 -0700
  Anybody have the white plastic bracket that holds the power window motor to the inner door frame? I need a pair. Jeff / San Anselmo
• Re: driver's power window motor removal
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:19:19 -0800
  ...If you get the top of the vertical channel moved forward and down toward the motor, the motor and gearbox will drop down just...
• Re: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:14:47 -0600
  Neil, that's the motor. It may (or may not) be the same electrical guts as other Bosch blower motors with a different plastic...
• Rear wiper - Re: Horn malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:30:45 +0100
  ...The dealer was looking for $$$ for a new motor & box. By chance, I got up a rabbit motor from Pick'n'Pull for $5...
• Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:29:31 -0400
  ...They told me that after they retired they'd bought a large motorhome so they could travel the country, but found that it was...
• Big Motor Homework/Syncro Glitch--Oettinger, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 12:24:56 -0500
  We've been wondering why the South African Syncros don't use the larger Audi 2.5 litre motor that their 2WD Vanagons use...
• Re: inline hybrid motor?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:19:26 -0400
  ...inline hybrid motor? The motor is a hybrid of an ABA 2.0 liter Jetta block('93 Jetta) and 1.8 liter eight valve...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 18 May 1998 22:40:25 -0700
  ...My understanding is that they typically fail at 130-150k with the stock motor. Apparently, not many survive much past that. steve Modl6971 wrote...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:37:37 -0500
  Perhaps you haven't seen/felt the unbelievable amount of suction the type 2 motor's cooling fan produces at 3,500 rpm. I...
• Re: white smoke used motor update
  Historical mailing list - mat christensen
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:18:22 -0700
  ...I have found after driving a few miles this > motor is shot also- cloud of white smoke 1/4 mile > long. Is there a...
• Inline 4 VW gas Vanagon motor work in progress
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:50:47 -0700
  I'm reworking my '84 low-top sort-of-westie 5-sp van's motor. I got this van about 3yrs ago with a...
• Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:31:49 +0000
  As is usually my luck with this sort of thing, I tried this trick on my squeaky front blower motor. Drilled 3 holes before...
• Re: Consumer Reports vs. Motor Trend
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:04:05 -0500
  ...Motor Trend > > > Anyone ever seen the article for the Motor Trend truck of the > year-1980...yep' > the good old air-cooled vanagon...they...
• Re: Clear Front Turn Signals)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:38:29 -0500
  ...www.Hansen-Motorsport.de email: info@Hansen-Motorsport.de Great service and product. Highly recommend. all roads lead to new & old friends, Larry Chase...
• 1.9l Home Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:46:59 -0500
  I am considering rebuilding my '85 1.9l motor myself, but it appears few people are doing this. The reason I am considering this...
• Power window motor remove / install
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:59:12 -0500
  ...For the life of me, however, I couldn't get the motor out of the door. Then I noticed two things: there was a...
• Unknown Vanagon 2.1L Engine Part
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:27:30 -0400
  We are in the process of installing a new 2.1L GW motor in our friends 90 Westy. The motor was partially disassembled by...
• How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:40:18 -0400
  Does anyone know how to lubricate the front heater blower motor in an 84 Vanagon? Mine burned up several years ago, and I purchased...
• Power window question...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 9 May 2000 00:31:32 -0700
  In the first of many posts about my newly acquired '87 Westfalia, the passenger's side window motor/winder ass'y is not working...
• Has anyone "stroked" a 2.1L motor?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:36:26 -0600
  Has anyone done the offset grind on their 2.1L motor to achieve a longer stroke? Has anyone counterweighted their crank?....details? Has anyone...
• Re: success - and what to do with old fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:28:33 -0500
  ...Imagine this-inside that cylinder is only a small electric motor. Gas actually flows through and around this motor to cool it.All the...
• FS: complete golf/jetta inline 4cyl motor for vanagon engine conversion..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 15:57:05 EDT
  i have a complete inline 4cyl motor from a '93 vw cabriolet.. 1.8L the engine only has 83k original mines and ran perfectly...
• Re: Power window motor
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:25:17 +0200
  I don´t trust rebuilt motors, because I overhauled several and they only lasted one season, mostly because of water ingress (I think). I...
• Diesel engine and tranny removal, 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 16:52:27 -0600
  ...Taking out the diesel motor connected to the tranny is the only way to go, and quite easy too. I jack up the rear...
• Re: Squealing Radiator Fan Motor
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 02:28:07 +0000
  ...Squealing Radiator Fan Motor The squeaking and squealing could be either the bearings or brushes. These motors are not readily serviceable. At 25 to...
• Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 08:05:23 -0600
  ...I >> > pulled the door panel and motor out to clean and lube it. After >> opening it >> > up, found that the windings on the motor...
• motor mounts broken?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 05:03:37 EDT
  ...Our vanagon "seems" to have broken rear motor mounts, I'm not sure though, and I have three questions: 1) Do you hear a...
• Re: Distributor on rebuilt from AVP
  Historical mailing list - Lowe, Brandon
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:18:31 -0700
  ...vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM[SMTP:vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM] >Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 6:34 AM >To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU >Subject: Re...
• need a motor?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 10:29:25 -0500
  I'm bring my 87 syncro to Small Cars in WA to have the motor replaced with a subie. If anyone in is interested...
• Off Topic - D/C Motors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:12:47 -0600
  If anyone knows of sources for used/surplus DC motors of up to 2 hp please respond off list. Thanks, John Rodgers "88GL Driver
• WTB: Window Regulator - Electric - Passenger Side
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 03:50:05 -0400
  Need to buy a window regulator in good condition . Passenger side, for electric window with detachable motor. My motor is fine. Warren C.
• can you use DELO 10W-40 in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:27:59 -0500
  i know it is for diesel motors ....can it be used on gas motors? I have 2 cases sitting around
• Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:54:36 -0800
  ...The 1.9l NA diesel motor is very close to the >HP and Torque of the 1.6l TD without the turbo and turbo...
• Re: inline hybrid motor?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 11:32:12 -0400
  ...Look up AEG motors. Those have nice factory tubular headers which with some minor tweaks bolt on to the 1.8 heads. Wysłane z...
• Re: R.I.P. 'Rocky Mountain' Motorworks
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:31:51 -0500
  ...R.I.P. 'Rocky Mountain' Motorworks > Quoted from the Press Release: "Mid America Motorworks has acquired all > the assets of Rocky Mountain Motorworks, a...
• new heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Feb 2017 11:43:03 -0800
  hi all, I am about to install a new heater blower motor. On the new one there's a sticker sealing the bearing... should...
• Rear Wiper Motor source
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 15:09:13 -0400 (EDT)
  A while back someone from the list emailed me mentioning that they were looking for a source to find a rear wiper motor, as...
• Re: Vanagons in Africa
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:24:01 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-20 02:08:50 EDT, Modl6971@AOL.COM writes: << I'm curious to find out what motors are...
• Did VW make Rabbit Diesel Convertibles?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 13:50:30 EST
  ...I have the idea of finding one in good shape with a bad motor and putting my good motor from my underpowered 82 diesel...
• Re: Question
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:02:09 +1100
  Should be a 1.9 litre Motor. Look atthe Vehicle VIN?Engine Number. 1.9 Litre Motors were designated DH 2.1 Litre motors...
• Motorcycle mounted on back of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:52:54 -0600
  Does anybody else carry a motorcycle on the back of their Vanagon? How do you do it? What type of rack? What type of...
• More Conversion engine stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 May 2007 11:30:47 -0700
  Has anyone ever tried a two cylinder motor in a Van? Or maybe two Hardley Davidsons, for adequate hp? Seriously, some of the bigger...
• try again: Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:50:25 -0400
  I checked the number on the motor currently in my '64 Deluxe with that on the warranty card (found in the Service Booklet). The...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:31:39 +0000
  ...To replace the motor you must pull the dash. No big deal, really, though much has been said about it. You can easily find...
• Re: Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:54:49 -0400
  I get an ad for motorcycle horns. On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Loren Busch wrote: > Bad link. Even after doing...
• westy interiors and poptops for sale / parting out vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:49:24 EDT
  ...parting out the following: '90 Vanagon GL '86 Vanagon at/ac/ good 2.1L motor blue weekender interior '84 Westfalia GL good 1.9L...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 07:24:37 -0500
  ...Of course this power is just for running the fan motor & clutch. The 120VAC electric motor rotating the compressor is completely seperate. Jim Davis...
• Re: Westfalias are Motor Homes
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 13:43:29 -0500
  ...Westfalias are Motor Homes >To YauMan Chan and others with the Westfalia Camper setup: > >Move north where the sun is low and the snow...
• Re: Vanagon Power Window Motor Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:29:45 -0800
  > > >>>Has anyone had experience or heard of replacement of the stock vw > power window motor with another model motor without reworking the > regulator assembly...
• ?Audi 5 cyl to 68 & newer TII Trannies
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 11:31:34 -0500 (CDT)
  Hi All, Just a quick question on the net knowledge of mating an Audi 5 cyl (Turbo?) motor to a 68 & newer TII tranny...
• Re: Wipers wont work
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Tue, 7 May 1996 08:28:27 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, There is a large white plastic gear in the wiper motor that spins. In the center of this gear is rod that comes...
• Re: Rough idling 87'Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 13:40:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When you hit the one that is leaking, the pace of the motor will change. Best of luck, and happy motoring GMB, Fairfax, VA...
• wanted:vanagon,body only or with engine(New England)
  Historical mailing list - shawn collint
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:26:48 -0800
  ...If she finds one with a motor, she will have a motor for sale. The one she has is in good condition, recently rebuilt...
• Will a 12V DC motor run an AC system?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:05:10 -0400
  ...Would a moderately sized 12v DC motor run an automotive compressor/AC system? Was thinking one could assemble an AC system based on a...
• Oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 14:12:43 -0700
  Hey everyone, just had a rebuilt 2.2 installed in my 88 Syncro and the oil buzzer goes off as soon as the motor...