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• Re: Case and pistons shot?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:25:45 -0800
  ...this, or is it something else? > > VWC REMANUFACTURED 2.0L AIR-COOLED ENGINE-ENGINES, P/N 071 100 031AX, > 039 100 03 > B/C...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:21:51 -0500
  On these engine you will find a head temp gauge to be a fantastic fuel saving device especially for the Vanagon. You will discover...
• I'm a Buyer for 80-83 Westfalia Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 08:53:41 -0500
  ...80-83 Air Cooled Westfalia to resurrect. I bought the last 81 Westy with the full expectitations of installing my 8000K engine in it...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:50:02 -0700 (PDT)
  Sami Dakhlia writes: > > For type IV engines and air-cooled vanagons, VDO sells an adapter plate > for the "oil drain" plug. Part # 240 827...
• '80 westy 4x4?
  Historical mailing list - Mm Bitner
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:03:24 EDT
  ...the conversion of an air- cooled vanagon to a syncro?.. is it possible?...suspension & drivetrain only- must maintain original engine! someday id like to...
• oil strainer
  Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 12:43:55 -0400
  On air cooled engines Bentley says to replace the oil strainer and gaskets everytime the oil is changed. Do you folks do this? If...
• Heat guage
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Chimento
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 13:01:36 EST
  Question?? Since the valve seats drop out by over heating the air cooled engines in the Vanagons then what heat gauge is the best...
• Re: i wish i had 19 grand to blow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:03:37 -0700
  ...Looks like a Datsun 240Z? Where is the engine? Rear air cooled???? My first thought also, a 'Z Wanabee'? (not intended to insult either...
• '84 Westy air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Ron Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 10:25:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...Previous mechanic hadn't installed all the tin (baffling?) around the air-cooled engine and it overheated. 1st mechanic sez "enough" tin is there...
• 82 vanagon water cooled conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - Eli Hopper
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 00:29:34 EDT
  Hi all, I'm wondering about air cooled to water cooled engine conversions. I have a 82 air cooled which presently has the case...
• Re: Fire Investigation Type IV engine
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:28:41 +0100
  ...Fire Investigation Type IV engine > I submit this information so folks with the 74-83 Air Cooled FI engines > might add the air distribution...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 11:36:19 -0300
  ...engine lid is plastic? >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The older, air-cooled and...
• Engine Is In!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:10:06 -0700
  ...No engine support in yet. (beer time) Enjoy! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Lifters don't compress ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 16:35:09 -0700
  ...After adjustment you > have to wait sometime and them they will final adjust after the engine > starts. The air cooled engines not only burn...
• Re: New Guy needs info
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:10:49 -0500
  ...Waser boxer engines are about $3500.00 on a pallet. Air Cooled engines are about $1800.00 on a pallet. Get ready for a...
• Re: Advice on 82' GL
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 07:24:55 -0600
  ...I am not familiar > at all > with air cooled engines. So what are some things to be careful of > with an > air cooled that...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air Cooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:23:26 -0500
  Was traveling down the PA turnpike many moons ago and saw a Porsche 914 (similar engine with MPC injection) on the other side of...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:50:46 -0700
  No, and blame Volkswagen for introducing the vanagon with the obsolete air cooled engine. Was not worth it for them to re-tool for...
• Re: A few "new" Engine Questions: (Oil Change interval - Lifter noise)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:06:13 -0800
  ...Owsianowski wrote: > > www.ratwell.com has recorded sounds of VW motors (air-cooled) which >> can give you a good idea of lifter clatter. >> >
• Re: Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:44:31 -0400
  ...question about it, can a 1980 air cooled westy > have the same problem as the water cooled engine and > can it be fixed the...
• Heat in Aircooled van, one last time: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82?!?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 09:46:34 -0500
  ...Water-cooled - Engines cheaper not as cheap as air-cooled - Radiators free not as cheap as air-cooled - All those radiator hoses free not...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:23:59 -0800
  ...I assumed they must have > had some kind > >> of > >> engine other than the air cooled version of that era. > Since there > >> are > >> inline engine...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:13:27 -0400
  ...As you may know I rebuild single port engines for use in zambonis (ice rink resurfacing machines.) Air cooled enignes in this application live...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:41:56 -0400
  ...I now > offer a 2 year warrenty on all my air cooled industrial engines. I keep > in touch with the techs that maintain these...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 4 May 2000 13:09:48 -0400
  ...As you may know I rebuild single port engines for use in zambonis (ice rink resurfacing machines.) Air cooled enignes in this application live...
• Re: compression data
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 08:30:13 +0000
  David Carment says: > > bentley sez: > > > > for air-cooled vanagon engines: > > nominal ........... 85-131 psi > > minimum ........... 73 psi > > max diff .......... 44 psi between any two...
• Re: interesting air cooled rear engine would this fit my vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:57:14 -0600
  ...interesting air cooled rear engine would this fit my vanagon :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330672995444+& viewitem= -- roger w...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:49:24 -0600
  ...My site mostly has engine and mechanical stuff but the Vanagon archives is a wealth of information. Stan's Site http://williamwareagency.com/forsale...
• Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:46:34 -0800
  I use exclusively air cooled engines for the sole purpose of having minimum maintenance and maximum reliability. You can not leave town with a...
• Re: carring capacity of vannie single cab
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:56:34 EST
  ...You did say 1600cc Air cooled right? =) Was now has a bigger bore engine later md
• 83 A/C Vanagon on CL Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:36:49 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:59:31 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:30:09 -0500
  ...haven't inspected the wiring in their engine bay. > > Cheers, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http...
• HELP engine problems on '81
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 06 Jul 1996 11:40:13 -0400
  ...What I want to know is since I've never pulled an air cooled van engine how long will this take me relative to...
• Distributor Modification
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:42:27 -0600
  ...I'm not speaking of racing engines. Mallory produced distributors that gave an honest ten horsepower to stock 283 Chevy engines. Joe Hunt built...
• Vanagon Conversion...
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B�langer
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 19:37:37 -0400
  I have a 1980 air cooled automatic transmission Vanagon and want to fit a 1990-1997 Jetta or golf engine. Can someone give advice...
• Re: VW Fox rubber engine mounts L/R Same? (Vanagon conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:44:19 -0800
  ...right rubber mounts for the VW Fox engine the same? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Neil. > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil...
• Re: Wanted aircooled vanagon for "crash to pass"!
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:57:24 -0400
  ...So, would the Proz2 bull bars be legal? My only concern with an air-cooled engine would be losing your tin. I'd also...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 22:35:22 -0500
  ...Block heaters for Air Cooled > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I used a dip stick heater in a Rabbit in Chicago & it worked well...
• IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there.
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:34:47 -0400
  Well, I was talking about a air cooled Vanagon Westy with a wopping 67Hp- while there are ways too get more power all the...
• Re: Overall Timing Advance, Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:13:22 -0500
  ...I am curious if there is a consensus on what the best overall advance is for an air cooled 2.0 engine. If I...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:51:29 -0700
  ...This Jetta engine swap was installed to the OEM air cooled transmission which as you know, put the engine about 2" further forward. Some...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:36:44 -0600
  ...Mr Bus is an '81 air-cooled Vanagon, a *real* Vanagon. Engine cooled by air, interior heated by gasoline. ;-) Mr Bus went 2200 miles...
• Re: Two engines for sale
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 08:37:43 -0700
  ...These are 2.0L air-cooled engines. All of you that is interested can give me an offer. Zoltan
• Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 09:31:47 +1000
  ...Oh, ye men of little faith!! If your air-cooled engine's thermostat is working properly, nothing is blocking your fan, your timing is...
• Re: FS 83 Air Cooled Westfalia Camper Motivated Seller
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:43:26 -0800
  ...83 Air Cooled Westy. I'm asking $8000.00 and I'll give a 12,000 mile warranty on the 20K engine. This is...
• AC Compressor- Tin needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 09:37:31 -0500
  ...of air cooled tin work mostly lower and of course the AC tin for the air cooled 72 threw 83 van engines I collected...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:32:17 -0500
  ...If synthetic does lead to increased head temps, how could Porsche specify Mobil 1 for the air cooled 911 engine? Danno Director of Electrons...
• Re: Type IV 2.0 L Connecting rod specifications
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:15:54 -0600
  Jeff Strickrott wrote: > > Hi All: > > I am looking for specifications for connecting rods on a 2.0L air cooled > engine. Wilson's book does...
• AW FS in Vancouver/Sunshine Coast
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:17:02 -0700
  ...Ad states that it needs a new engine. http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/car/612267352.html Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:57:26 -0600
  ...Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled > > Subject: 1987 Bay, with type IV air-cooled FI engine, solid > lifters. > Question: Valve setting .006 do these things...
• Re: request for information, please
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:02:29 -0700
  For me, in a nutshell.... '81 air cooled Westy to water cooled Jetta engine. Zero regrets. Way lower emissions, better fuel efficiency, and I...
• ENGINE SWAP
  Historical mailing list - Mike Otto
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 00:03:05 EST
  hey everybody, i have a 83 westy air-cooled, that needs a motor, one in it runs but needs replacing, I found someone selling...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:28:02 -0400
  I wonder if the TYPE2 bus's are running cooler than the 80-83 air cooled Vanagon? I guess yes, just because of the...
• Re: Reasonably priced NW vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:56:21 -0700
  If they'd show the front, if 2 grills ...then not air-cooled of course. and one assumes if it was diesel they'd...
• air cooled 2 liter
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 07:27:26 -0400
  Greetings - I am putting together a 2 liter air cooled for an 81 vanagon and have some technical questions. The first, about the heads...
• solid air-cooled performance
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 22:07:46 -0500
  I have been around VW cars for almost 20 years and I am still amazed at the ability of the air-cooled engine. I...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:16:05 -0500
  <snip> Air Cooled engines have lots of hoses with clamps and the hoses need periodic replacement to avoid the flaming death situation. <snip> A...
• Re: Use air cooled Bosch reman. starter on 1.9 WBX? (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:14:56 -0800
  ...Thanks. > > It looks to me like there is 3 different starters for the air cooled > engine/tranny. > > Maybe I'm misunderstanding your response. --- :^) > > Was...
• Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Tue, 16 May 2000 21:50:14 -0400
  ...And the place where this thing enters is exactly where the ductwork from the engine arrives on the air-cooled Vanagon. So am I...