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• Lubricant Capacities/Lubricant Type
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Lubricant Capacities/Lubricant Type
  August 31, 1990
  ...3.0 liter (3.2 quart) 3.5 liter (3.7 quart)/Filter Water-Cooled: 3.8 liter (4.2 quart) Thru 1986 MY...
• Re: Looking for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Fri, 15 Apr 94 8:51:04 GMT
  Hi, > - Is it really that hard to get mechanics that know the water-cooled engines? A suggestion: see if you can find a mechanic...
• Hot Tip Subaru Motor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 15:42:57 -0500
  Actually, I am under the impression that the Subaru engine is the hot tip for water cooled Vanagons since their motors are similar and...
• Abandoned van (?)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 18:44:30 -0400
  When I went to work this morning (9/4) there was a blue metallic Vanagon ('82-'85 water cooled)) on the shoulder of the...
• Re: "boxer" motors (other Euro)
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:19:06 -0500
  > Naw, only one water cooled boxer engine is a wasserboxer. The Ferrari would > be a Aqua boxer maybe? [don�t know Italian for water...
• Re: Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:22:07 -0500
  Agreed -- I went through two rebuilds on my beloved '83 Westie in high school and college. I'm sniffing around for a wasserboxer of...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:06:50 EST
  In a message dated 3/27/02 11:29:51 AM, scmills@TNTECH.EDU writes: << Frank, what about the splash lube of the cylinder...
• Re: Muir Vanagon equivilant?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 1 May 2003 23:52:08 EDT
  ...MAC.COM writes: > It mentions in the rear section that the water cooled Vanagons > are covered in the "How to Keep Your Rabbit Alive...
• books on VWs
  Historical mailing list - Reza Shah
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:32:22 -0800
  ...VWs, but it's about air-cooled vehicles and mine is water-cooled. How much would it apply to a late-model vanagon? Are...
• What do the LEDs mean?
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS IN GEORGIA
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:57:07 -0800
  ...81 Vanagon high-top Joker CampingD,,,, Diesel water-cooled camper Thomas __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
• Re: Key and Owners Manual
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:11:17 -0500
  I assume you have a Water Cooled Westy. As I understand it the first half of 83 was air cooled and the second half...
• Re: Vanagon models, power specifics
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 02:21:30 EST
  ...Which is fairly often, about 25 to 30k miles per > year. > > > Are you getting air or water cooled? > Probably water, for heat and possibly...
• Re: When can I get Wasserboxer power graphs?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:10:20 EDT
  ...1). "Zwei neue wassergek�hlte Boxermotoren f�r den Volkswagen-Transporter" (Two New Water-Cooled Boxer Engines for Volkswagen's Transporter Van). Walter Brandstetter...
• 180hp Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:54:35 -0400
  ...Vanagon's are water cooled. Why > would you take a water cooled engine and replace it with an air cooled > Porsche engine, other than...
• True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 02:11:58 EST
  ...Description Price Disc.1 Disc.2 910084 � 1.9 Water Cooled Vanagon '83-85 (Bare) 240.00 232.00 216.00 910184 025 101...
• Vanagon Manuals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 May 94 01:03:13 EDT
  ...Does anybody know of a Vanagon manual that covers water cooled Vanagons which is not published by Bentley? Is there an idiot manual for...
• Re: A serious plea for help AND slacker barneys.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 09:08:29 -0400
  Erik said> >Why must I drive a front engined, front wheel drive, water >cooled Audi to work every day? Become a slacker barney and...
• [rec.autos.marketplace] ! 1984 VW Vanagon for sale $1600.00 obo (picture available)
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:36:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...Cetin ------- Start of forwarded message ------- 1984 VW Vanagon 4spd, 1.9 water cooled, a/c, nice shape, 1600.00 obo For Picture and more...
• Parts for sale listed in my local newspaper (Southern California)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:33:00 -0700
  ...VW VANAGON, heads, brand new, less than 1000k miles, fit 83 newer van, water cooled, $500 (760) 753-0648. Hope this helps someone, Terry
• '87 Vanagon Engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 25 May 1999 07:33:07 -0700
  ...I know nothing about this engine (hell, I know nothing about water-cooled Vanagon engines generally) so call the phone number if you're...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:37:47 -0600
  re: why is it any more "against the law" than putting a 5cyl audi motor in a vanagon? Cause the engine is older than...
• Re: Does anyone know of a water cooled list?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 10:22:00 -0700
  As an aircooled owner I sometimes believe this to be in fact the watercooled list, since at least 90% of the correspondence seems to...
• New bus
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:06:21 -0500
  Greetings list, I have just acquired my first water cooled bus, an '89 Westy. At face value it appears to be in excellent condition...
• Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 00:05:52 -0400
  Not a good start my friend!!!!!!!!!! If you don't know this basic information your are not out of the wood Buy a Bentley...
• Re: VanagonmModel year designations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 May 2008 18:03:42 -0400
  ...2 is significant. '83s were air cooled. '83 1/2s were water cooled. I've never seen anyone refer of their '85s as being...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:55:53 +0000
  ...vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel Is the 83 water cooled diesel a good motor? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
• Re: leaking oil switch..........here's what you need to do
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:16:57 -0500
  Go to the dealer.....they are less than $6 for a nice German oil pressure switch...if you are water cooled it's plated...
• so what's the skinny on water cooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:47:44 -0400
  ...I've spent a lot of time figuring out the insides of the air cooled and haven't seen much of the water cooled...
• 84 wet rear carpet (leaking rear heater): vw tech bulletin
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 04 Apr 94 22:18:09 CDT
  ...Vanagon, Water-cooled, model years 1983-1985 Subject: Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger T-piece leaking A coolant leak in the rear...
• WTB: Vanagon Diesel Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 13 May 1997 08:14:05 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I do have some water-cooled parts for trading. TIA, Jon Christensen /V\ Membership Coordinator for the ~Certified VW Nut \W/ Vintage VW Club...
• Re: An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 4 May 1999 13:46:06 -0300
  Difficult to get back in? I just loosen the bolt enough for the air to get out, then when it starts spitting coolant, I...
• buying new van or type 3..
  Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:20:59 -0800
  ...i heard they are making a water cooled version down there. i know i'll probably have to do alot of smog mods.... any...
• Jed Clampet
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 18 May 2001 21:45:04 -0700
  ...This is about water cooled radiators, about those spring loaded clamps without the screw. Whats the more enlightened path? A. reusing the old spring...
• Re: cylinder # layout, rear heater q
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:57:09 -0500
  ...compelling argument I've ever heard for getting an air-cooled vs. water-cooled van! :^) Marc ". . . are you sure it's not Friday?" Perdue
• re. Vanagon sighting
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:27:36 -0700
  ...a >battle against another militia... >Their vehicle of choice? >A nice water-cooled Vanagon, Vanagons are found on the campaign trail in many countries...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:43:18 -0400
  ...Even though there is no purpose for it now, and even > though 90% of all Vanagons ever produced were water-cooled, the > fuel tank...
• Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:20:56 +0000
  ...Even though there is no purpose for it now, and even though 90% of all Vanagons ever produced were water-cooled, the fuel tank...
• Re: This could be a real buy...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:17:56 -0800
  ...or use it to put some good water-cooled engine into. it's an antique all right, 30 yrs old. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor...
• Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:45:44 EST
  ...Just wondering what causes this? I've had 3 Vanagons 2 air-cooled and the water cooled syncro. This has been a chronic problem...
• more power by performance tuning for the 1.9 liter wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 00:57:38 -0600
  To get the most out of your water cooled 1.9 liter motor, try changing the ignition timing to 8 degrees before tdc or...
• Re: springs ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:43:24 -0800
  no, 84 is water cooled. -matthew 84 wolfsy Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu University...
• Lens for Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:41:33 -0500
  ...I live in Mexico city, I have a vanagon 83 water cooled, next week I will be in San Antonio TX, I need both...
• wtb Type 1 van
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:51:02 EST
  ...I know little(!) re water-cooled, & much less(!!!) re air-cooled, but his desire is the one with a high row of oval windows...
• Re: Warming Engine OIL
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 23:14:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...not as picky as a Vanagon Water cooled Eric Zeno emz@nauticom.net 86 Syncro 86 GL 72 240Z 1936 Chrysler On Tue, 16...
• Vanagon books
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 97 10:41:39 cst
  ...Would this book also be helpful for my wasserboxer? Also, Muir's book suggests getting his book on the Rabbit for later water-cooled...
• Vanagon books
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:57:11 -0700
  ...They are: "The Pocket Mechanic, Volkswagen Transporter 1.9 and 2.1 Liter Water Cooled From 1985" by Peter Russek Publications, Ltd out of...
• Re: Does anyone know of a water cooled list? Any other VW lists?
  Historical mailing list - David Utley
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 23:12:00 EST
  Sorry, I was not very specific. I was looking for VW content that is more aimed to the rest of the VW family. I...
• My Coolant Runneth Over
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:44:04 -0700
  On an 83� water-cooled Westy the coolant level repeatly rises and ultimnately overflows. The system has been carefully bled per instrucitons in the...
• Complete Idiots Guide Books
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:58:12 EST
  I've heard rumors that there used to be a water cooled version of this classic book but that it is no longer available...
• Muirs Idiot Guide Equivalent??
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:07:11 -0400
  ...Is there an equivalent of Muirs Idiot's guide geared toward water-cooled VW's? And if so, Where can I get it??" Inquiring...
• Wipers and Heater Motor Not Working
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:36:51 -0500
  ...what each of these fuses are for? Any ideas if it's not the fuse? I have a 1984 water-cooled camper. Thanks...Mel
• 1.9L cat/muffler/tailpipe in Federal air-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 19:08:53 -0700
  ...Has anybody made the substitution of the 1.9L water-cooled catalytic converter, muffler and tailpipe for these items in a Federal air-cooled...
• HIGHROOF vanagon camper on ebay.. wasRe: funky '85 on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 16:47:00 EDT
  ...back, a built-in portapotty, 5-speed tranny, and dual > carborated water-cooled engine! > > worth a looksee folks.. loots like a Reimo? conversion.. chris
• Air-cooled auto tranny in a water-cooled 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:48:11 -0700
  Hi all, Subject pretty much says it. We need to replace an auto tranny in an 85 1.9. We found an auto tranny...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:32:36 -0700
  ...they are still making bay window buses with 1.4 liter water cooled engine in >Brazil. http://www.vw.com.br/default.asp Thanks...
• Re: A sad day in my life :-(
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 09 Feb 95 15:16:39 CST
  ...i've always heard there were two things that caused vw engine fires: - the air-cooled engine ran hotter than american water-cooled engines...
• Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:36:17 -0900
  ...It would be much faster and cheaper to purchase a water cooled van, but where is the fun in that! 10. Because you could...
• Re: Four Mailing Lists
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:45:24 -0400
  ...One for Air-Cooled, one for Water-Cooled, and one for >opionions on whether or not we should split the list. > > There are three...
• Re: Type 2 w/ Rabbit engines?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Estern
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 23:46:12 -0500
  ...I knew they were water cooled because I saw the radiator up front. Otherwise they look like your average late-seventies bus, except new...
• mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Graham
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 10:45:15 CST
  A friend of mine has an 84 GL (water cooled and air conditioned) and he was wondering what was the best dollar to mileage...