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• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 May 2012 01:59:08 -0400
  ...Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer? The 1.9 engine in my 85 manual Vanagon has 198,000 miles.� Never been opened...
• Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:25:03 -0800
  ...I have both an 83 AirCooled and an 84 Waterboxer... Waterboxer all the way. Quieter (relative), more power, and it seems like a better...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:06:22 -0700
  ...Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: >> don't need pants-pooping power, I just want reliability. > > And you expect to get that from a waterboxer?
• Re: Trying =?windows-1252?Q?again=97need_2=2E1_valves_and_?= =?windows-1252?Q?springs=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:19:26 -0700
  ...I have about 17 waterboxer cylinder heads, at least. Scott www.turbovans.com On 9/5/2012 9:15 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > Subject...
• Stainless Steel Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 21:43:13 -0500 (EST)
  A fellow posted here saying he was thinking of producing a stainless steel exhaust system for the waterboxer. I think this is an excellent...
• Old suspension
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 18:13:57 -0700
  Does anyone know if the front and rear suspension from the newer waterboxers will fit the older air cooled or diesel Westi's? I...
• Re: Air Filters, K & N, extra performance?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 09:49:51 -0500
  > I suppose the heavy duty syncro filters will not fit a 'regular' > waterboxer? The heavy duty original VW Syncro air filters I'm selling...
• Re: "windage tray"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:51:48 EST
  ...you can find that at your local FLAPS next to the waterboxer timing belts... ;<) chris (who just broke some "windage") hooo weee! :<P [text...
• Carbs on Wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:58:33 -0800
  Hello, Im wondering if the waterboxer heads are the same dimensions as the aircooled / and if it is possible to convert to carbureated? Ive...
• Re: Westy/Vanagon Paranoia Silver Boxer
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 23 May 2001 21:10:44 -0400
  ...Sir Horace of Kimbrell (Waterboxer, that is -- Miller). This is a vanagon group . . .
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement,Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:27:38 -0800
  ...The 1.8L Digifant engines (RV, RD and PF) are much stronger than the VW > waterboxers as well as the 1.8L CIS and...
• Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:06:16 -0800
  ...Around 90/91 it was dropped from the waterboxers. Mark Jay L Snyder wrote: > > I would say all USA Vanagons had them. > >
• Re: head work
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:28:33 -0800
  ...I refer only to waterboxer and diesel Vanagons though. I think engine removal is needed for aircooled head replacement. Mark Jere Hawn wrote: >Hi...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:55:35 -0700
  ...usually employed when doing the subie conversion, but you can use it just as well for the waterboxer. flo
• Re: [WetWesties] Correction-VWoA dealer engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:23:35 -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: Thermostat housing on 87 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 06:23:06 PST
  ...com> writes: >I recently replaced the thermostat in my Vanagon (87 Waterboxer), the >Bentley manual (Back cover under "Coolant system, section 19) says I...
• FW: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 8 May 2012 06:55:06 -0400
  ...Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer? The 1.9 engine in my 85 manual Vanagon has 198,000 miles.� Never been opened...
• oil leak in severe cold
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:18:15 CST
  ...Vanagon ALL 17-87-05 Engine Oil cooler seal leaks in waterboxer extreme cold from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1987 ....................................................................... Technical Information Group: 17...
• coolant needle survey
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 05:47:43 -0500
  ...Position of coolant needle in cold weather (0-32 F) ------------------------------------- Engine => 1.9 waterboxer 84 1.9 1/2 way from cold line to...
• Re: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - Norman Rowe
  Wed, 5 May 2004 20:15:05 -0700
  ...ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...</div> <div>2,300.00</div> <div>Lets see, that's 4.6 times more than...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:10:11 -0400
  > > What do we make of a report of 30 mpg with an unmodified Vanagon > waterboxer? > > We make that the person doesn't know how...
• Re: OK, now everyone will have SA grilles,what next? (F)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 13:37:36 -0500
  ...John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Karl said>>> (maybe tomorrow my waterboxer will be like new again, and be a TDI-boxer??) <<< TDI...
• Re: Bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:28:08 -0800
  ...Rubatoguy <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> >>Does anyone know the correct number for the multi-electrode Bosch plugs >>for a 2.1 waterboxer Vanagon? > >Get Your...
• Re: Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:41:21 -0800
  No, no vanagon waterboxer engine has ever been known to fail or have any cooling system or oil related system problems. just joking ! ! they...
• WTB: 2.1 Heads in Soutern Ontario
  Historical mailing list - JayVWGuy
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 23:29:24 -0400
  Hello, I am looking for a decent pair of 2.1 Waterboxer heads. Would prefer Southern Ontario or Toronto area for pickup purposes. Mine...
• Re: warning to those considering Buses by the Bridge! brain-eating amoeba...
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:08:54 +0000
  ...other side by dusk) ;)> Yeah, but given the reliability of the waterboxer, that could be only half an acre! (sorry, couldn't resist) Jeff
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:11:11 -0700
  ...at 7:26 PM, Dan Hall <elektro@westal.net> wrote: > Search "waterboxer" and "lifespan" in VANAGON > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 10:43:00 -0600
  ...Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons... > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I cannot take pictures at the moment as the Hyena is...
• NTM (new to me) 87 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:24:58 -0800
  ...The wolfy has a bad engine (head gaskets leaking) but I have a freshly rebuilt Waterboxer engine ready to go in! Some will say...
• Re: Waterboxer vs Transplant Power Options
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:31:07 -0600
  ...Update on Waterboxer vs Transplant Power Options My conclusion is that the TII CO transplant is convenient, and has a warranty along with a...
• Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 May 2007 13:48:44 -0700
  Whoa! I knew that statement about waterboxers being a 'weak design', when made on the Vangaon list, would bring some heat..I have my...
• Re: [WetWesties] Reflections on working on a waterboxer. :-)
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:28:45 -0700
  ...Re: [WetWesties] Reflections on working on a waterboxer. :-) To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM, wetwesties <wetwesties@yahoogroups.com>, courtney hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> > that's...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:22:49 -0800
  ...Take 3 new waterboxers, one with >green ethylene, one with green propylene, and one with the $$$ 'special' >dealer coolant. Drive each 100K miles, under...
• Clutch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - scooter's
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 11:29:05 -0800
  I wanted to get some input from someone who replaced the clutch on a waterboxer. I'm not sure whether to machine the flywheel...
• For Sale: '83.5 Vanagon GL NINE passenger Sunroof $700 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:10:34 EDT
  ...SUNROOF model w/ huge 3.5 foot square factory sliding sunroof, waterboxer 1.9 , 4spd, white over blue w/ brown int. 700 bucks chris...
• A decade of vanagon gaining weight?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 13:31:38 -0600
  ...Obviously the waterboxersweighed more but I'm sure there were other additions that contributed to this need for power steering other than consumer demand...
• FS: 21 Window, Mint Condition
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:38:30 -0700
  ...Jere 90 GL 88 GL PS being a waterboxer drive I personally think its way too much.
• Re: altitude woe
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 08:51:54 -0400
  ...Dedrick wrote: > As I drove my 87 syncro over the Sierra Nevada last > weekend, I noticed my usually peppy "boston bob" 2.1 > waterboxer...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:50:06 EDT
  ...writes: > I would think > that the aircooled vanagons could outlive the waterboxers. > > Sure, they're slower, but that too works in their favor: they...
• Re: Megasquirt on Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 16:09:59 -0500
  ...in one of my "I'm never going to own another waterboxer moments." > > Anyway I'm looking for some specifics as to info about...
• Re: AUTOMATIC VANAGON WANTED
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 7 May 1998 00:06:56 EDT
  ...i wouldn't own a manual trans vanagon as my own personal van (well, maybe a syncro doublecab.. :<) the automatics in the waterboxers are...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Johnston
  Wed, 30 May 2001 15:17:50 -0400
  ...what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia > beeping > In a message dated 5/30/01 9:50:53 AM Eastern Daylight > Time, > ChrisS...
• Re: new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer"
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:42:33 -0400
  ...new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer" Pix available here: http://www.germancarblog.com/2007/08/vw-city-expert-rear-engine-officially.h tml...
• Re: I-4 owner experrience
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:01 -0400
  > "Let's not forget, it was what VW SA did to replace the old, unreliable waterboxer" < Jim Retorted: >>VW SA did nothing of the...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 20:16:02 -0400
  ...Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons... > To: jpalmer@mymts.net > CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > > > > In a message dated 2/9/2015...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:39:24 -0400
  ...for my 1991 > Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with a 2.1 waterboxer engine? Just tow a spare vehicle, then you know you're covered...
• Re: RIP Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:54:34 -0400
  ...11/02/boston_bob_ > donalds_vw_repair_expert/ > > > > Gone but not forgotten. > > > > Rev up your waterboxers so Bob can hear that sweet music today. > >
• Headers?
  Historical mailing list - Ethan Allen
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:27:52 EDT
  ...He asked me to post and see if anyone sells a header set up for waterboxers. Any info you could give me would be...
• Re: Gene Berg Declines
  Historical mailing list - David Filcoff
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:05:29 -0500
  I find this a little odd, I had them balance my engine (2.1L Waterboxer) last November. I had my crank, rods, fly wheel...
• Re: Solid Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:20:34 -0700
  Fellow Listerines, I think I may of read somewhere that you can change out the hydraulic lifters in a 1.9 waterboxer, for solid...
• Tips/tricks for cool running engine???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bus
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 04:57:20 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any tips or tricks they know that has helped make their waterboxer run cooler? Thanks... --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free...
• 2.1 pushrod
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:10:38 -0800
  I am currently rebuilding my 2.1 waterboxer, and I have a bent pushrod. Anyone know where I can find a new one? I...
• Oversized main bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
  Tue, 22 May 2012 14:13:01 -0400
  I've got my 1.9 waterboxer open and it needs new main bearings. The case appears to have been line bored to 0...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:51:28 -0700
  Mike Rouby wrote: >I believe some mid-year waterboxers use manual as well. Not sure the cutoff year. > FWIW... my May 1984 Westy has...
• Re: power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:29:19 -0700
  ...power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 |waterboxer | |in case people are counting on using just a scew driver to tighten...
• Re: Starter Replacment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:38:06 -0700
  ...that's for a 2WD waterboxer vanagon .. since you don't say what kind of vanagon ... if it's a syncro .........that's pretty...
• Re: Eurospec conversion , ($800 or $5000)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 02:23:10 EDT
  ...Ken Wilford John 3:16 >> Well I'd rather stick with my non troublesome waterboxer that has no problems. New heads were done at...
• Re: LVC- Looking for a decent micrometer set for waterboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:15:19 -0500
  ...LVC- Looking for a decent micrometer set for waterboxer engine I am looking for a decent micrometer set for working on a waterboxer engine...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:17:26 -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: swapping engine costs
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:58:46 -0500
  ...I just visited to today that showed me the block side of a ripped-apart '87 Syncro waterboxer and showed me that the block...