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• Re: engine change
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 16:30:01 +0000
  ...I have the bently and was wondering if there are any tips on removing the engine. I have dropped air-cooled engines but this...
• Re: Cooling tin/engine mounts?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:24:42 -0800
  ...A good engine bay seal (including spark plug etc. boots) is important for the air cooled. Shifting the drivetrain back may be possible. Are...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:04:33 -0600
  ...I believe that Chris has a boatload of metal engine lids at a very cheap price if you want one (probably less than the...
• Re: Engine reving?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 May 2001 21:30:38 -0500
  ...You may need to have someone press the accelerator while you're watching in the engine compartment. Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled On...
• FS 83 Air Cooled Westfalia Camper Motivated Seller
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:52:16 -0600
  ...83 Air Cooled Westy. I'm asking $8000.00 and I'll give a 12,000 mile warranty on the 20K engine. This is...
• Re: Rings or Valve Guides (82 air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:06:06 -0700
  ...Running a higher viscosity engine oil may help. There's LOT's in archives about that! :) Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia...
• Vanagon cooling (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:25:59 -0500
  ...My habit is to run with as light a load as possible on the engine. Is this somehow wrong when dealing with an air...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 14:00:04 -0600
  ...82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices? The engine in my van went to the giant VW junkyard in the sky in September and I...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:59:21 -0500
  ...engine bay. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:23:44 -0300
  ...Hi , >> >> I have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation >> of the my engine from the exhaust heat. Many...
• Re: Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:30:09 -0400
  ...my type of engine (vanago air-cooled 1983) http://vwparts.aircooled.net/MELLING-30mm-Cast-Iron-Oil-Pump-Type-4-Engines-p/melling-type...
• Re: Oil Cooler Adapter
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:02:43 -0700
  ...oil cooler for my 81 air cooled, and have > found all kinds of adapters for every type of engine on the planet, but > not...
• WTB Oil Filler Tube for AC Project
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:02:17 -0400
  ...cap, and extension for a Federal (or CA) 2.0l air-cooled engine. My new "project" van came without that part. Any leads appreciated...
• Bumper Painting Info/Pics! (who's bored on a Saturday? Me!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 19:39:50 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 22:57:18 +0000
  ...far superior to any air-cooled motor. Unfortunately the last new WBX was sold 12 years ago so in engineering terms, the WBX powertrain...
• Re: Bob Hoovers "...Hot Rod your VW"
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 16:16:33 -0500 (CDT)
  On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Sami Dakhlia wrote: > On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Martin Garramone wrote: > > > How to Hotrod Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engines. By...
• Reply to Dave re Mark Stephens engine...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 23:15:02 -0700
  ...Also, the heads are warranted for 100K miles against dropping the valve seats, a relatively common occurrence in air-cooled VWs. The engine is...
• FI systems query
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 20:44:56 CDT
  ...AFC injectors used on air-cooled engines produced up to 1983 ARE NOT interchangeable with Digijet/Digifant injectors. ------------------------------------------------- and, from Mitchell's Electronic Fuel...
• Engine(s) for sale plus gaz heater
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon
  Tue, 25 Jun 96 21:39:44 -0400
  Hi, One of my neighbour have 1 wasserboxer for a transporter 1986 (boosted but ill engine), one air cooled for a 1975 bus + the...
• Re: Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:13:40 -0400
  ...Oil gauge sender mounting questions for Air-Cooled engines Hello Listees: For an early '80s AC vanagon, where on the engine would oil pressure...
• Re: unidentified cylindrical object
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2008 23:30:21 -0400
  ...It was common for the air cooled engines to use the cooling fan to push air through the carbon and into the air cleaner...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:58:16 -0800
  ...Will air cooled injectors fit on the 1.9 WBX? Will an air cooled starter work with the WBX tranny/engine? Thanks for any...
• Re: Aircooled transmissions better?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:07:56 -0700
  ...Aircooled transmissions better? >I read in several engine conversion pages that the manual transmission out >of air cooled Vanagons are better. Can anyone tell...
• Re: Going back to air cooled!
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:48:08 -0400
  ...hehehe.. >So, I am back to driving my Porsche 914, with it's beautiful 2.0 engine and sleek design.. Plus, it's air...
• Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 23:04:14 EST
  ...I opened the engine lid and there was this awful looking air-cooled motor with a carburetor on it. The guy swore up and...
• Re: Type IV 2.0 L Connecting rod specifications
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:37:57 -0600
  ...looking for specifications for connecting rods on a 2.0L air > cooled > > engine. Wilson's book does not list any specifications for the > rods...
• Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:07:19 -0700
  I always have to think this one through, but AFAIK, the air cooled and diesel transmission overall length (front bracket included) are the same...
• Fw: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:26:21 -0500
  ...Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L The power of the Vanagon engine is not the same as the 79 bus...
• Re: 85 Intake Boot Time
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:58:30 -0700
  ...If the intake boot on the WBX is similar to the intake boot on the air cooled engine (I believe it is) you can...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:11:38 -0500
  ...I would think it even more so on air-cooled engines becaue they tend to run hotter. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Burdett, Jean...
• Re: Air cooled oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:19:27 -0700
  That is perfect for any VW engine flat four engine, air or watercooled. Figure 10 psi per 1000 rpm for an engine with acceptable...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 08:06:30 -0500
  ...oil cooler or > if the wasserbox engine still retains the same style oil cooler as the air > cooled, make sure the cooler is not...
• Re: Now I have THREE
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:02:35 -0800
  ...83 air cooled Vanagon. Good body, white paint, gas heater, roof > rack, CD stereo, new tires. $500. I'm testing the engine now but...
• Re: Weakly Statz ...
  Historical mailing list - Thad Hunkins
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:18:19 -0800
  ...equally good for water cooled engines? I just got it and it says it is for air cooled...lots similar but did I get...
• Re: Towing weight, handling, sailboat.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 23:44:37 -0400
  ...compared to the 80 AC engine? 87 Water cooled should be about 90-95 hp, the 80 Air cooled, I think was 67 hp.
• 2.0 air cooled align bore main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:49:10 -0500
  ...They are priced at $95 per set Bob Donalds Boston Engine Exchange 1 508 653 7229
• Re: In praise of aircooled vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:36:32 -0400
  ...This van is still running like a champ today with the same engine. Now, one thing with Air-cooled, they are air cooled, and...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:47:08 -0700
  ...My '84 has no engine seal at all. Nor does the '82 diesel. The '81 air- cooled does though. Push on. No adhesive. J
• Re: More wear index
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 14:16:03 EST
  ...Have you thought of getting info from each of us on engine life and type to verify your data? For example our 82 air...
• Heat Without Heater Boxes?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:35:49 -0400
  ...still get decent heat? Anyone know of any other good air cooled engine swaps for a 1980 Vanagon (Don't say Corvair... I want...
• Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:01:50 -0400
  ...We have an offer for a $700 pig-in-a-poke air-cooled Vanagon engine. What are our other options for a new engine...
• Re: Thoughts on buying a 82 air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Gus
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:16:01 -0400
  ...That engine was never intended for the Vanagon, but they couldn't get the waterboxer figured out in time for the new model introduction...
• Re: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:59:30 -0700
  ...importance of the engine-body sealing. [251813226A, $160 at the Bus Depot] http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/Whitney The air cooled let you travel...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:33:58 -0800
  ...Of course I can't help but say this, as I have seen all the futile attempts at air-cooled heaters. I sell Eberspacher...
• Re: Know if someone has created an engine and transmission stand for the 1.9 / 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 23:23:35 -0400
  ...mbucchino@charter.net>> wrote: > > The Trans/ engine 4-bolt pattern is the same as earlier air cooled > VW's. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On...
• Re: Vanagon and fire
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 20:44:14 -0800
  I have recently seen 2 air-cooled Vanagons which had burned to almost nothing starting at the engine. The first was still smoldering at...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:32:02 -0600
  ...Also the air cooled tranny is a weaker box overall. A number of parts are smaller and thus weaker. A turbo engine especially a...
• Weight of 2ltr air-cooled engine ???
  Historical mailing list - G. de Graaf
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:49:46 +0200
  I have a '81 transporter with a 1973 cc aircooled engine. For repair I would like to remove the engine ( just the engine, not...
• Re: '81 Westy for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 21 May 2002 23:08:34 -0500
  ...Question for the list----the > rear > engine air intake vents are not the black plastic insert type found > on '81 > and later air cooled...
• Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:55:22 EDT
  ...The 40K valve job is for AIR-COOLED T1 engines not a water boxer. I would never consider putting an air cooled T1 into...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:54:43 -0800
  This is what you get when you take an air cooled engine and add cast-on water jackets to make it water cooled. It...
• Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:06:02 -0800
  ...And I really enjoy the sound of an air cooled engine. > > > > True my 15 degree conversion site contains a "warning" of sorts, but > > that...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 09:07:53 -0500
  >Gene Berg only makes parts for T1 engines . He won't touch a >pancake or waterboxer. Do you know why he doesn't like...
• Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:54:37 -0700
  ...Is there a pressure release valve that is not working now? Anyone knows this? Air cooled engine. Zoltan
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:35:04 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > >>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > >>> > >>> Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:29:50 -0500
  ...engine bay. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: Long block air cooled for vanagon 2.0 L
  Historical mailing list - Gus
  Fri, 3 May 2013 16:06:54 -0400
  ...Any other places with good reputations? Waterboxer Engines? > > , Glen in Florida
• Re: engine cut out
  Historical mailing list - Doug &Rachel Mahone
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 20:45:49 -0500
  Check the temp sensor, also known as the head temp sensor on air cooled vanagons. I had the same problem for the longest time...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:20:44 -0800
  yes grasshopper, I have an adaptive engine management system and two count em two knock sensors in my vanagon. And in theory it will...
• Re: Etka helped needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 04:55:41 -0800
  ...ETKA illustration > 10-00 is certainly for the 2.0 litre air-cooled engine. Part No. 025 115 451 is > certainly the oil breather...