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• Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 21:59:32 -0800
  ...92 Golf / Jetta motor into their Vanagon using the Diesel motor mounts. As most people know the intake manifold will not fit as it...
• Re: FS: Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Ga s fueled interior heater
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:06:45 -0700
  ...underbelly system, the furnace mounts under the center of your van. this is a COMPLETE setup.. pulled off a solid, non rusty '83 vanagon...
• Re: anybody want to supe up their Microbus? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 16:44:12 CST
  ...Supercharger, all linkage, mounts, oiler, aircleaner >and double pulleys w/ belts. Includes copies of original instructions. > >All parts are original and in great shape...
• Re: Repowering madness, is this workable?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:51:26 -0800
  At 01:39 AM 11/28/98 -0800, you wrote: >Austin wrote: > >> And, it would be *mid* engined, with space for a nicely accessable...
• Coolant bottle is out of whack!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:37:16 -0400
  Has anyone had their coolant bottle not line up after R&R their engine? I bought a really nice used engine and after I...
• Vanagon jerking
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:09:39 -0800
  ...the >clutch (engine goes into idle immediately, running smoothly, does not >stall) or by accelerating. > >Bruno > Have you checked out your motor mounts??? Austin
• Re: Tiico conversion vs. other I-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:23:41 -0600
  ...The kit contains all mounts and support bars, flywheel, engine adaptor plate (no need to swap to the TD tank in a Syncro), coolant...
• Re: Maxium Speed on my vanagon 1.6 td
  Historical mailing list - Robert
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 11:37:22 +0200
  ...Update on my engine swap (very long) <<the mounts had to be about 1-1/2" farther back on the carriers.>> When using an...
• FS: good used 1.6TD's with 5-speed trans., shifter, engine mounts, and starter
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:45:31 -0700
  Hello Folks, One of my vendors was just in touch with me this morning about a shipment of the aforementioned engine/transmission kits. These...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_ABA_engine_swap:_install_fuel_rail_end_for_end=3F_=28f?= =?utf-8?Q?lip_180=C2=BA=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:25:01 -0400
  ...With minor clearancing it mounts to a 1.8 head. I had a collector made by Maik Jankord. Using 2.5 inch pipe with...
• Re: (NVC) T2 Bay Window I-4 (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:06:28 -0400
  I find this one of the least spoken about engine swaps going. You would think that we could use some parts from these, in...
• Re: Fwd: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:02:17 -0800
  ...all Diesel Vanagon parts ....( btw, 83 with solid-end engine coversion bars and larger rubber mounts are singificantly better than the one-year-only...
• Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:45:37 -0700
  ...I got some "energy suspension" mounts from a local speed shop, 1" front, 7/8" rear. They're poly bushings, and come in two...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:55:18 -0800
  ...Could it be that it is not the exhaust, but simply that the rear engine mounts are inadequate for the engine at 3-4K...
• Re: what Transaxle will fit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 19:35:45 -0400
  ...Instead , you can replace the bellhousing with one from a diesel Vanagon, or get an adaptor plate and flywheel kit from Kennedy Engineering. Then...
• Re: KYB Shocks wont fit(rear).....Grind em down?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:43:37 -0500
  ...becouse the shock mounts are > too wide-(where the bolt slides through the shock) > > Should I grind the shock mounts down 1/4" so...
• Re: '82 Westy 5 cyl TD conversion project for sale]
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 02:37:10 EDT
  ...I haven't gone through the SA bell housing details (mount angle/clearance) but the engine itself is quite impressive. Drove one in an...
• FS: 2.1 waterboxer and all the extras from conversion
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:42:39 -0700
  ...195K but ran well, complete with mounts, exhaust, the whole schmeer. Crated and shippable, Also complete uncut engine harness, ECU, air flow meter / airbox...
• Re: How to throw a rod
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 19:36:53 -0000
  ...How to throw a rod > > > The Inlines NEED the counterweights to help them RUN SMOOTHER > along with the special fluid engine mounts, counter balance...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:54:31 -0700
  ...I'm guessing that the 2wd engine mounts are > completely different. The rubber mounts that I have may fit both versions > and the muffler...
• 90 vanagon > need parts urgently
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:29:50 -0700
  ...compressor (is it called a compressor or generator? -mounts onto the engine block and has pulley for fan belt) 4. main heat shield with...
• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:44:19 -0500
  ...Then i assume all the diesel mounts could be modified to fit the I5 Audi engine and all would be well. Or maybe the...
• FS: inst. cluster w/ tach/digi clock, & factory Cruise Control setup
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 12:02:55 EDT
  ...the only thing that i dont have is the linkage piece and diaphram that mounts on the engine. (ie, the pieces that mounted on...
• Re: Air Cooled Engine Seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:18:42 -0500
  ...Engines often get a little cat-a-wompus from weak motor mounts and soft transmission mounts and these seals will leak some around the...
• Re: Muffler knocking on Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:55:40 -0500
  Try a new set of motor mounts or tune up the engine. Either will be about the same price so just decide which you...
• Re: Oil Cooler Orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:33:54 -0400
  These photos might help you...I just re-installed an oil cooler onto an engine I did the heads on...it mounts kind of...
• Re: Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:05:53 -0700
  ...Not much room to get down to take better > pics. > > Bottom of carrier is off level, but drive train is level and mounts > don...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:55:54 -0400
  ...I'm trying to mount it someplace where there's no direct sunlight, no UV accumulation, no engine heat, no headlight heat, no heater...
• Garage Spring Cleaning: Diesel Vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:04:55 -0400
  ...8/ Std VW motor mount (left), rubber mounts and some cut parts to make the special mounts needed for some swaps. (e.g. when...
• Re: Dealing w/ eBay vendors who want non-eBay sale
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:53:38 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if there any differences between these mounts? the engine in a syncro sits almost two inches lower than the engine in...
• Re: Bump bump bump
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:37:24 -0700
  Engine and transmission mounts? On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 6:55 PM Skip Laubach <skiplaubach@gmail.com> wrote: > ‘84 Westy, new 944(?) CV...
• RE: Another V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 13 May 1996 10:43:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Does it say what displacement the engine is? GM made a lot of different sizes. Wonder how his noise/vibration/harshness is, engine mounts...
• Inline conversion parts-four and five-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:01:12 -0700
  ...waterboxer van to inline 4-cylinder gas or diesel engine. Includes both support bars, mounts and aluminum castings, bell housing and dust shield, starter...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:10:00 -0800
  ...it's over-engineered even . the first time I saw how the two rubber mounts on the left bracket are at the angles they...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:06:24 -0400
  ...If you can make the > >> muffler mounts part of the engine mounts, as VW did for the diesel, or > >> mount them to the engine...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:13:11 -0700
  ...mounts to your own liking. > > Smooth-on sells trial size kits that are more than enough, and a good > reference on the engine mount...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:47:55 -0000
  ...ENGINE?? > hey Guys I just did this conversion using a 92 jetta motor into my 1985 > westy, I used the vannie diesel bellhousing, mounts...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:39:04 -0800
  ...The 82 and older > > > > > > radiator used thread in > > > > > > rubber mounts on brackets top and bottom. These > > > > > > older brackets and > > > > > > rubber mounts don't work...
• Re: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:53:12 -0800
  ...3 DV mounts and a flex joint pre cat. I installed a flex joint since stock Jetta engine uses flex bellows at exhaust flange...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:08:56 -0400
  ...All of the I4 engines in Vanagons tend to tear muffler mounts. They're not a great expense, but they are a regular wear...
• 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:12:30 -0400
  ...a rear bumper and mounts. Believe I have a GL series with all the fancy trim. After getting engine checked it will need exterior...
• Re: Diesel Engine Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 00:12:04 -0700
  ...Includes the mounts, 5 speed transmission, linkage and all the bits. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Jetta Conversion Observations
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:33:38 -0800
  ...plain ol' steel wheels. > > Engine mounting angle is stock VW and it's "floating" on Mercedes 190 > motor mounts, an extra expense which didn...
• Diesel parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:06:01 -0700
  ...tube Bellhousing 091 301 071D Intermediate plate Flywheel (fair condition) Rubber engine mounts (2, OK condition) Originally I was thinking of doing a gas...
• Re: Engine's out... one more question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:06:59 -0500
  ...what's the >> best way to remove the muffler, engine mounts, engine crossbar, etc.? >> There's so much greasy crud down there I can...
• FS: Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Gas He ater
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:34:23 EDT
  ...underbelly system, the furnace mounts under the center of your van. this is a COMPLETE setup.. pulled off a solid, non rusty '83 vanagon...
• Rostra cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:12:19 -0800
  ...I see that GoWesty sell a kit that mounts in the front (behind the glove box) - has anyone installed a cruise control unit like...
• Re: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 07:37:00 -0800
  chris, these are not huge big fat globs or rubber like engine mounts, rather they are rubber bushing with a metal sleve in the...
• Re: used conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 09:18:13 -0000
  ...You need the bellhousing, the oil pan (sump), the oil pick-up tube, the rear engine bar and mounts complete and the extra mount...
• Re: Diesel engine/trans question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:30:06 -0500
  I'm not sure on the 5spds motor mounts, but i know in the 4spds you have to modify the drivers side motor mount...
• Re: fire extinguishers, custom mounts etc
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 09:23:25 -0400
  ...The idea being that in the event of an engine fire, you could pull out the stoppers and aim your fire extinguisher through the...
• Grinding sound when rounding corners
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 06:50:03 -0800
  ...So I replaced the four rear engine mounts which didn't look so good; so I thought that was it. Nope. I checked the...
• german prices for a few parts?
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:35:10 -0700
  ...engine carrier bars and mounts: left 251 199 199 C right 251 199 200 C dipstick stuff: Dipstick 068 115 611 N Tube for...
• TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 02:50:00 GMT
  ...saying "put a beetle engine in your type II" that there must be some differences in the engine mounts, to say the least. Were...
• TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 02:50:00 GMT
  ...saying "put a beetle engine in your type II" that there must be some differences in the engine mounts, to say the least. Were...
• TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 02:50:00 GMT
  ...saying "put a beetle engine in your type II" that there must be some differences in the engine mounts, to say the least. Were...
• Tranny/Engine mounts for T4->T1 engine conv.?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:48:40 -0600
  Hey now, Anybody know if I could take a later baywindow and drop my ('70) engine/tranny combo into it? I'd like to...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 May 2011 20:16:09 -0700
  ...Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 4:11 PM I too suspected the rear engine mounts, however I replaced them with the new engine. I also...
• Re: 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:15:19 +0000
  ...a rear bumper and mounts. Believe I have a GL series with all the fancy trim. After getting engine checked it will need exterior...
• Oil cooler in 1980-1982 aircooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:49:10 -0700
  I have a 1982 Westy (brown) that was originally a diesel, but has been changed to an aircooled engine. When I was down at...