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• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:07:07 -0700
  I just went to https://www.1stvwparts.com/keyword.html and looked at new engines (I guess they are new...) $900 for the head...
• 5cyl EV engine in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:17:32 +0200
  ...The difference is on minor modifications to fit the EV engine compartment and engine/van characteristics. The intake manifold on EV goes more up...
• engine stand types
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:52:34 -0800
  Hi, will an engine stand for an air-cooled VW engine fit onto a waterboxer? I see a lot of VW engine stands out...
• Engine Stands
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:52:54 -0600
  Does any one know of a good source for an engine stand for a 1600 engine? (Type I single relief) About the cost as...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:34:58 +1200
  >Stan...etal, > MY complete engine swap cost less than $1000.00. > Eric Anybody ELSE want to fit a Yugo engine?
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:34:58 +1200
  >Stan...etal, > MY complete engine swap cost less than $1000.00. > Eric Anybody ELSE want to fit a Yugo engine?
• Re: Disaster PT. 2
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:55:12 -0400
  The company was in Ontario, it was a truck engine company,. or industrial engine company... i don't remember the name. VW had sub...
• Re: T-IV engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 15:50:21 -0400
  ...There aren't any 1600cc Type IV engines. > And the Type IV requires a rear engine mount (it's about 100 pounds heavier > than...
• Re: vw diesel engine in old type 2
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Fri, 7 May 1999 19:58:18 -0400
  ...Conversion would involve getting >> parts (engine mounts, bell housing, flywheel, cooling >> system etc.) from a crashed Mexican loaf. Install engine mounts >> and engine, run...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 22:33:39 -0600
  ...mathematically an engine can be one thing but on a dyno it can be another. i was once told by a race care engine...
• FS: 1.9L Wasserboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 01:35:16 -400
  ...I have a 1.9L wasserboxer engine that I replaced in my '85 camper. I replaced the engine, clutch and gas tank as a...
• Re: Clean Engine and Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:49:21 -0500
  ...Clean Engine and Engine Bay > What is the best way to clean the engine and the bay? > > > Steve >
• 1.9 TDI engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 13 May 2004 01:05:09 -0700
  I have heard of the 1.9L Turbo Diesel engines being used in the vanagon but have never found a good write up on...
• Hitch in my Vanagon's giddy up
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:30:39 -0700
  ...Once the engine cools down there is no problem with starting the engine. I have noticed another anomoly with the engine... An occasional high...
• Re: Meteor is home. 1.6 diesel conversion?, Austin
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:07:17 -0400
  ...troubleshooting and repairing the current 1.6NA engine b. replacing the engine with a larger new or rebuilt engine such as a 1.9NA...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:41:45 -0500
  I had a 1.9 that had an orange glaze all over the interior of every sq inch of the engine. Also,carbon build...
• Re: New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:35:40 -0600
  Pascal Giasson wrote: > However, it always puzzles me when I read >about Vanagon with an engine rebuild between 90-125K. Is it because of...
• Re: Engine Rebuild or Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:41:27 -0800
  Bob, The I4 engines are more than capable of running at 4000RPM all day long. The I4 that is in my VW Iltis is...
• Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:13:13 -0500
  ...Subaru was my first choice, then I was leaning more toward an inline VW engine. But this engine just keeps going. It's at...
• Re: Serious question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:50:05 -0600
  Every internal combustion engine has one cylinder that runs hot. Doesn't matter if its air or water cooled. The engineering isn't that...
• 2.1L Engine for sale $1250
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:26:17 -0800
  I have a 2.1L Vanagon engine (Syncro) for sale that was rebuilt 20K ago. Van has 140K on it and heads were done...
• Screeching when cold
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:07:27 -0600
  ...When I first start the engine and the engine is cold, it will idle at about 400 RPMs and a high pitch screech will...
• Re: TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 08:33:20 -0400
  The biggest difference between a Type 1 engine in a Type 1 and a Type 1 engine in a Type 2 is the Type...
• Engine Conversion MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:41:51 -0700
  Hi All, I am thinking about doing one of the conversions when the current engine dies. I have the Kennedy Engineering info and I...
• Re: Our warranty WAS: RE: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:02:38 -0500
  ----- Original Message ----- "Bostig Eng" wrote: >since we don't > have a $2000-$3000 high mileage rebuilt engine sitting in the middle > taking > a huge...
• Engine Change out
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:22:27 -0700
  Greetings all, I am getting ready to change out engines (got a tranny earlier this year from Daryl - GREAT!!) . If you have comments on...
• 71 Bus Front Engine Tin Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 08:30:50 -0500
  I recently bought a 70 Bus with a locked engine. I had another 70 with a good running engine that I had bought for...
• coolest of the cool (engine that is)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:39:33 -0700
  ...As I continue to work on building an engine for my '66 microbus I am attempting to build a cool running engine. This will...
• Re: Dyno Testing Q's
  Historical mailing list
  06 May 97 12:36:26 PDT
  ...Most saying that there shouldn't be a problem cause as the engine turns faster more air flows to cool the engine, or that...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:39:23 -0800
  ...you're comparing a highly modified engine to a *stock* TDI engine. How long will a 1 bar gasoline turbo engine last? Quoting their...
• Re: Bus Depot Rebuilt 2.1L - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:35:05 -0400
  > Terry > as usual you speak of things you know little about like my > work and Joys engine Joys engine had a melted combustion > chamber...
• Re: TDI engine value
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 20:06:31 -0700
  how many miles on it ? I have heard of, and seen, too many very worn out vw diesel engines, including tdi's. $ 500, say...
• Re: for sale; 1987 syncro vanagon!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 8 May 1998 23:42:19 EDT
  ...OOOoohhh AAAhhhh....woweee....i bet it can go 150 mph?? huh?? ;<) little do people know, the 914 engine is moreless a VW bus engine...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new engine; low-cost Grand Rapids Vanagons--
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:19:05 -0400
  Good luck with the engine. Locally, there is currently for sale a 1985 camper for $1,000. Ph 616 874-1738. 5-speed, rebuilt...
• Friday Foolishness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 18:06:46 -0500
  ...5 What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons; civil engineers build targets. ********** ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:25:37 -0500
  >Yeah, but the fact that rear engine and front transverse mount engine cars >can't have an engine driven fan is probably a big...
• Re: Vanagon driving technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:59:37 -0700
  ...True the all aluminum engine case helps to prevent the pounding out of the journals like the T1 engine, I think it causes the...
• WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:25:53 -0700
  ...Under these conditions: - grounds between engine and frame cleaned and ok, new braided strap between engine and frame - battery negative clamp dis-connected, ECU...
• Re: Easy to remove engines
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:42:59 -0400
  ...Back up engine until it clear the main trany shaft, lower engine. I'll do a video this weekend for those poor left alone...
• Need a new engine
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:23:24 -0500
  I've started investigating engine places, and I haven't found too many that consistently get good reviews. Places I've looked into: GEX...
• Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:49:58 -0800
  ...AFAIK, any engine that fits in a water cooled Vanagon, will fit in an air cooled Vanagon. Adding the needed cooling system parts isn...
• Re: Another transplant question......
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:40:42 -0500
  Mike- That depends upon what you got with the new engine. Is it a "short block" or a complete turn-key engine? We took...
• Re: Airplane VW Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:56:43 -0600
  >>Anyway, it is my understanding that the first VW engines (the original >>Beetle Engines during the war) were in fact already existing aircraft >>engines...
• Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Doran Nugent
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:55:39 -0800
  ...Start the engine just before you are ready to drive." They design the engine to last no more than 100,000 miles. But just...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:56:04 -0400
  ...know "They" will be dictating that no engine replacements or > engine upgrade swaps of newer engines into older vehicles are to be > permitted either...
• "84 engine/tranny wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 11:16:32 -0400
  I'm in the process of deciding whether to rebuild or replace the engine in my '84. Both the engine and tranny need replacement...
• Question about engine without tranny.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wagener
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:25:43 -0500
  ...What I mean is can the front engine mounts support the engine by themselves? Thanks, Brian Wagener -- ForceConstant http://force.ath.cx http://shoptalk...
• engine stand
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:56:49 -0700
  Hello everyone, I have a chance to pick up an engine stand this week pretty cheap. It is made I think for American engines...
• replacing engine mounts - best method
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:54:04 -0800
  Need to replace the engine mounts on the '90. Am I correct in the easiest way being to suspend the engine from a hoist...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:46:13 -0400
  ...Just this week, > > we've > > > > seen > > > > > a fastidiously engineered diesel engine > > > > > <http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ecoblue-diesel-engine/43016/> from Ford > > > > > and a...
• interesting problem ... solved
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 20 May 1999 13:12:48 -0500
  Dear Fellow Listers, Had an interesting problem with our '84 Vanagon GL (145,000 miles on original engine). Occasionally (cool weather), the engine would...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:52:54 -0800
  ...Subaru was my first choice, then I was leaning more toward an inline VW engine. But this engine just keeps going. It's at...
• Re: 1.9 Liter WasserBoxer Rebuild Kit...need reccomendations!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:01:28 -0500
  ...Then there is the learning curve on the things what you did not know that you did not know I stock engines and engine...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 10:59:41 -0800
  ...Big engines for $350 >available in every state and community. > >I know that Kennedy Engineering makes transmition adapter plates for them - >so at least...
• Re: TiiCo Conversion Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:45:35 -0400
  ...Typically I want >to crank the engine and drive away. One reason I went >with the TiiCo engine is because it would be a...
• Re: Engine Rebuild or Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:13:02 -0500
  Brian, I've been following the options for new engines for several years now and I've not seen anything clearly worked out as...
• Advice on 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 00:58:01 -0800
  ...The owner did all he could to repair the engine miss and when he couldn't he decided to take it to a dealership...
• Re: Engine Change
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:21:00 -0700
  ...Engine Change > > > I'm toying with the idea of replacing the 1.9 waterbox with another > engine. > I have seen VW/Audi and Subaru...
• CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:50:58 EST
  ...I find the engine pricey but affordable, and the engine cover mods distasteful The requirement is that the engine installed be previously sold and...
• pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:17:35 -0500
  Again, all of this refers to '84 Vanagon, 1.9L engine, automatic transmission. Running out of options so looking for the less obvious. When...