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• Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:20:42 +0000
  Wouldn't there be an issue with creating a seal around the engine compartment in a watercooled body? -- David /NJ 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix...
• 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...
• Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:12:32 -0400
  Hi All, I need the two lower studs that secure the transmission's clutch bell housing to the engine. I can't find the...
• Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:34:27 -0700
  ...This includes the 158hp 1.8L G60 Corrado engine and the 150hp 1.8L Passat Turbo engine. Can the transmission take the huge jump...
• Re: used Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:34:34 -0400
  A rotary engine... intersting. Never heard of one of those in a Vanagon before. Michelle Garofano <mystigal@GMAIL.COM> writes: > Greetings all! > > To you...
• Good used Subaru 1991 Legacy 2.2 engine avail in Toronto for US$130
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 27 May 2002 12:53:37 -0400
  I was thinking of tackling a Subaru conversion if I bought this engine, but I've decided I am just too inexperieced. I have...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  Type IV air cooled engine parts, short blocks and full engines. --------------- Number 1-------------------------- 1) CV or GE series Stock crank, standard, will polish to...
• RE: 911 engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 14:55:57 EST
  Surprisingly, the stock Vgon engine is not horizontal front to rear. On my first installation I put the Porsche engine in at almost the...
• Re: Boston Bob Engine
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:13:58 -0400
  Stan Jake does not due WBX engines as far as I know. I do align bore alot air cooled type 2 cases for him...
• Re: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:51:26 -0800
  The 378' Coast Guard cutters (the big white ones) have their 2 main "diesel" engines running JP5 fuel thru Fairbanks Morse 12 cyl with...
• Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:23:51 -0500
  Yes, you can put a liquid cooled engine in your van. It is more work, but the space is there for a radiator, hoses...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:38:40 +0300
  Not yet as I have no engine, but definitely will install one with the engine. Not so much to allow longer change intervals but...
• Rebulding a '74 motor
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:08:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...My engine is about to die. The valves are clattering like crazy and it runs horribly. I found an engine from the same year...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:17:06 -0800
  ...List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid... porsche 3.2l from a late-80's cabrio fits under the...
• Re: '81 Vanagon, general overhaul question and paint color question.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 12:47:58 -0400
  ...This engine runs strong. But,If it would dye, by looking at the outside of the engine, I would take the engine right to...
• Re: New Engine Wanted: 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 9 May 2012 07:31:52 -0400
  ...New Engine Wanted: 85 Vanagon I know there is probably a mountain of info on this digest about acquiring a new engine. I think...
• 1.9l waterboxer Engine Complete FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:50:20 EST
  I have a 1.9l waterboxer engine from a '84 Vanagon for sale. It comes with pretty much everything that is in the engine...
• Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel doesn�t matter
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:25:15 +0200
  ...Well, depends on the engine you buy ;-) You can get everything from 115hp 2,23Litre engine (U.S.spec engine, code KZ) up to...
• Another Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:36:14 -0800
  I dropped by my friend Russ' shop (Autospiel) yesterday and found that he was doing another engine swap on a customer's van. Its...
• New engine help 1.9NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:15:27 -0700
  I spent all day today installing a new engine in my '82 diesel Vanagon. I cannot get it to run for more than a...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:47:16 -0400
  The first time *(yes, it's friday now) I saw a rotary engine in person it was on the Mazda RX8 (never saw the...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:56:00 -0700
  Then if the Vanagon's 1.9 engine was contemporaneous with the in-line 4/Audi 5 engines (I'm not familiar with the...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:19:36 EDT
  In a message dated 5/18/03 8:02:00 PM, blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU writes: << The engine and the tranny are separated by...
• FS 1.9 watercooled Vanagon engine, So. Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Trent Sanders
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:52:54 -0700
  Selling a 1.9 out of an 84 Westy, engine is being sold complete from the bellhousing back, including computer, wiring harness, A/C...
• Re: Engine's out... one more question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:04:15 -0400
  A can of Engine Degreaser, a brush, maybe some paper towels, and some elbow grease? Never let dirt stand in your way. -Craig '85Gl...
• wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:18:04 -0400
  From page 34 of the 1987 Vanagon/Transporter Volkswagen Owner's Manual STOPPING ENGINE "Do not stop the engine immediately after hard or extended...
• WTB: Wasserboxer engine mount
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:32:29 -0500
  Dear Listees, Anyone have a wasserboxer engine carrier for sale? I don't need it to support my TDI engine (it's already working...
• Re: Underpowered? Can't be this bad.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:50:33 -0500
  How is the engine compression? Check it... I have SUFFER for 12000miles last spring when i did my Mexico trip, the engine was dead...
• Suburban Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:54:31 -0600
  I'm thinking about replacing my aging engine in the near future. Anyone had any experience with Gary LeBlanc at the Suburban Engine Exchange...
• Re: 102mph - Turbo vs. 6-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 08:14:11 +1200
  > SVX's were a very limited production engine Well, there were 24,000 of them built, plus who knows how many spare engines & engine...
• Re: Syncro diff problem
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:19:46 +0100
  Joel, it is a T3, rear engine. Don Joel Walker wrote: > Don, is your turbo diesel syncro a T3 (rear engine) or T4 (front...
• '80-'83 aircooled vanagon engine for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 11:06:39 EST
  good 2.0 aircooled vanagon engine for sale. van ran good, tranny blew. make offer engine located in allentown, pa come get it. chris
• FS. good 2.1 Engine
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:39:58 -0700
  I have listed my spare vanagon engine on E-Bay if anyone is interested. its: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Vanagon-Engine_W0QQitemZ8006982604QQcatego...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:24:37 -0500
  ...Advice on possible engine replacement > Sam, > > There is a substantial difference between a, "heavily modified" engine, and > a (mild) engine conversion. I think that...
• Re: 1990 and 1988 Crew Cab Pickup Transporters For Sale inPennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:10:20 -0400
  ...I was told by the previous owners of both my trucks that the engines were replaced with new factory engines - not remanufactured engines. The...
• Re: Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:35:10 -0500
  I see a lot of talk about converting from one gas engine to another gas engine and converting from one diesel engine to another...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:16:22 -0500
  Stan, Every new engine that I had experience with ALWAYS had metal in the filter and/or screen and on any magnets. No matter...
• Re: FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 10:16:42 -0500
  ...FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES! >The rack we are discussing would allow the addition of up >to three additional engines for a choice of 60...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:19:48 -0800
  ...you're comparing a highly modified engine to a *stock* TDI engine. " Now.. here's what it might look like with what you said...
• Re: Subie engine prices
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:07:17 -0500
  What kind of engine? You can get a 100K miles old engine(300$), re-seal this one (300-5004) and you have a nice...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 23:01:53 +1200
  BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche have vehicles made for people >with >> more money, so those companies can spend more money engineering their >> engines. Volkswagen is...
• Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:32:09 -0700
  ...Today, I pull over to check something and the engine wouldn't shut off. Huh? Get this. With engine running, key turned to "off...
• Re: why...vibration @ idle only when skidplate is installed -- turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:10:11 -0400
  ...I would have though that they > changed the engine mounts when they installed the new engine. I'll > have to check. > > BenT
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 6 Nov 2016 11:14:51 -0800
  I was initially curious if engine compression was ok engine cold after it sat overnight. I assume you've checked that in spite of...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:32:13 -0500
  Yep! And there are some Sube engines in that hp range too, that are a better choice. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Charles Nighbor...
• re:Question re: engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 7:13:37 PDT
  ----------------------[Reply - Original Message]---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ===================================================================== Peter asked about supporting transaxle while pulling engine in a 73. My son and I just pulled the engine in his...
• Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:44:03 -0800
  ...This was with the engine still cold. I shut the engine and checked the fluid and the pump belt which both checked fine. The...
• Re: Air cooled diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:51:55 +1300
  >Are the diesel engines from the early '80s based > > on a Type 4 gas engine? No, they are Golf engines. VW never produced an...
• Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:01:08 -0600
  A water cooled engine needs a water cooling system, including all of the plumbing and a radiator. I don't know if a transplant...
• Main Seal Replacement.. Engine removal..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:34:22 -0700
  ...I've done plenty of Type 2 and Type 1 engines and miss the day where an engine pull by the side of the...
• Which Spark Plugs for European "DJ" engines?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 00:18:02 -0700
  ...Can someone tell me if the "DJ" code 112 HP engine used in Europe uses the same model & heat range spark plugs as the...
• Oil Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hubbard
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:40:49 -0800
  I have a gasoline engine 87 Syncro, 1.9 engine, ~172K miles. AMC heads put on ~5K ago. I have had an oil leak...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:08:19 -0500
  Sam, There is a substantial difference between a, "heavily modified" engine, and a (mild) engine conversion. I think that there are enough successful engine...
• Re: Steam Clean Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 21:41:44 -0400
  Be careful not to remove the wax rust proofing from the engine compartment sheet metal. The engine and trans was also covered with a...
• Re: sorry about the previous engine error
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:32:36 +0200
  Except the Winnebago Conversions the Eurovan (T4) was available in US only as modelyear '93 with the 5 Cylinder gasoline engine. Today VW introduces...
• Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:09:54 +0000
  ...A crate engine is one of the things I am pondering. Google returns a number of places one can buy a crate engine, GEX...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 04:23:38 +0200
  ...with 2.L Porsche engine. > I couldn't get a straight story on why he calls it a Porsche engine or where he > got...
• factory rebuilt 1.9 engines in stock $2050.00
  Historical mailing list - Peter B
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:50:27 -0700
  I have 4 factory rebuilt VW 1.9 Waterboxer engines in stock for $2050.00 outright (no core return req'd) plus freight from...
• Re: Basic VW camper info needed
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Aug 1997 03:29:37 -0400 (EDT)
  ...In 1982 & 1983 a diesel engine was an option. 1983.5 to 1985 the engine was a 1.9L watercooled "waterboxer" engine. All of...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 15:19:24 -0700
  In case it wasn't obvious in my previous post, the sawhorse goes inside the van, over the top of the engine. Don Hundt...