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Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:58:36 +0100
...Sliding door on both sides; 4.89 meters long, 1.91 meters width, 1.94 meters high (please use your own calculator :-)); Inside sliders...
Re: Only in America...??
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Wed, 8 May 2002 11:29:02 -0700
Hmmm...I have heard it said that Darwinian Evolution no longer applies to homo sapiens. Muse on that. We try to save 'em all...
Confused As Usual
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 6 May 2004 11:22:56 -0500
...I'll donate the use of the AVP-rebuilt block I have here, as long as you can cover shipping and find someone to...
Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 23 May 2011 13:13:21 -0700
...I ruined three VW coolers before I replaced > > the cooler with an aluminum block and hoses to a common > > aftermarket air-cooled transmission cooler...
Free Long Block
Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
Sun, 23 Feb 1997 13:53:02 -0600 (CST)
I've stripped off the exhaust and alternator from the waterboxer in my shed. If anyone wants whats left, it's there for the...
Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 06:33:38 EDT
Larry; I also grounded the AFM housing long ago for static reasons. I would think all grounds should be at the same potential. For...
Hot oil pressure norms
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 03:51:23 +0000
Hi Craig, I have a new, low mileage VW Canada long block with oil pressure & Temperature gauges. Using 15-40W oil, At full hot...
Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:57:07 -0500
Are you serious? On my diesel, the cruise control would be a concrete block that jammed the accelerator to the floor! : ) You'd have...
Re: lower grill bolts/fasteners
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:56:40 -0700
...Got 'em from VW Dealer 2 blocks away: VW# N0139741 Oval Heal Phillips Tapping Screw, 5.5x19mm, 5 req'd VW# 171 853 695...
Re: Roof racks on non westies
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:30:50 -0700
...to clear the higher top, I added some shorter 'blocks'...maybe about 18" long (depending on the angle your top slants in from the...
Re: Long-term Camping Food
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:16:10 -0700
...Long-term Camping Food > Here are some of the long-term provisions that live in our van all the > time > > * Powdered eggs > * Low-fat...
Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died - FOUND IT
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 4 Feb 2013 13:05:05 -0800
...they do have a sump though ..built into the engine block. in this case it was well understood , no problem about 'oil pan' .. what...
Re: Panorama version of T3 Icecream meeting in Copenhagen
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:57:29 +0200
...also got a complete set of the long coolant hoses running under the car from back to forth Happy DriVWing <br...
Re: Spare tire doesn't latch
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 22:35:49 -0700
...Jacked up the center with a block holding it open to re-shape it, bent the tab down, etc. and got another 1/8th...
Re: Long-term Camping Food
Historical mailing list - Stones
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:13:57 -0400
At 10:05 AM 4/12/02 -0500, you wrote: >What foods do you use for long-term camping? Something that requires >minimum refrigeration...
Turbo question Water Jacket Seal failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 08:31:20 -0700
...expansion-- VW's use very long steel studs which clamp the aluminum cylinders and head assembly to the block. This thick rubber gasket is...
Re: Towing a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:06:31 -0500
...block the wheels of the tow dolly with some big blocks. then with a long tow strap, attached at to secure points on the...
Shake down cruise
Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:23:14 -0400
...A/C was good when the sun wasn't out....(gotta work on blocking those rays). Survived the mountains, down to < 30 mph on...
Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Fri, 1 May 2009 11:43:40 -0600
...I was running mine at 5:00 and wondered why it took so long to make ice. Now I know. Richard
Re: Anyone have any really cool aftermarket steering wheel suggestions?
Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:11:10 -0700
...extra leg room it gives my long legs.... >(I'm 6'8" tall),..... but it does block a bit of my view to the...
Re: WBX 2.1L Engine Case - Reman
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 1 Oct 2004 22:21:37 -0500
ROBERT DONALDS wrote: >>The Canadian rebuilt blocks come in all flavors some check out great and some are not worth reusing. << Bob, thanks for...
Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:20:22 -0800
...WD40, banging on a 2x4 on the piston going inwards while the crank was turned with a long breaker bar. You can beat on...
Re: Temperature guage reading wrong?
Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:14:26 -0500
...it takes a long time for the pump to be damaged). Also, the fluid that is stranded in the block gets very hot. Perhaps...
Re: Vanagon owner again
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 16 May 2019 21:06:27 -0400
...I had to take delivery in the local supermarket parking lot as I > paid for enclosed transport and the rig was so long there...
Re: NEED an 2.0 ABA bottom end
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:41:57 -0500
...any warranty or recourse? Is it possible that something outside the long block itself caused the failure? The last question is important. Most engine...
resent to the list..
Historical mailing list - hosel
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 19:43:18 -0400
...seeping coolant under the head gaskets, blocked coolant passages and any type of overhearing problems for as long as I own this interesting boxy...
Re: Where is my ABS light?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:14:26 +0200
...A hydraulic block and control module under the driver�s seat and an ABS light over the emergency brake light where U.S. T3s...
Re: 5 or 6 hours in LA, CA what would you do?
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:04:58 -0700
...too long.</div> <hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2734??PS=47575">FREE pop-up blocking with the...
Re: Turbodiesel vanagon conversion
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Mon, 8 Apr 1996 20:13:04 -0700 (PDT)
...call for when building a TD motor, for engine longevity reasons he says. > ANY info. anyone has to share about this conversion will be...
Re: pop top tent tightening kludge
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:58:39 -0700
...The > blocks were drilled (oversized) for the bolts, and > we replaced the stock > slotted carriage bolts with longer stainless ones. > > One person on the...
2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:52:25 -0800
I'm in the process of stripping a 2.1 engine to the long-block so that I can put the cooling system from...
Re: Hmm. It won't budge
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:39:50 -0700
...I did save that 1.6 TD block though ..that particular engine had 3 near death experiences, but kept going a good long time...
Re: Starting problem with the 1.6D
Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:20:07 -0500
...Carry a long extention cord and plug into the outlet by the door of the office building!!! I have had my 82 Westy Diesel...
Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Mar 2004 to 11 Mar 2004 - Special issue (#2004-209)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:40:28 -0500
...Jamie Foust - jmfoust@hotmail.com Head $200.00 rebuilt w/less than 1k miles (12mm bolt) Block,Crank,Rods,Pistons $175.00 (long block...
Turning 200K
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:07:28 -0800
...Various failures and long duration repairs have kept the gallant girl away from her previous haunts. So I always wondered just how many frogskins...
VW-'71 BUS-QUESTION ABOUT MOUNTING BOLTS
Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
Tue, 05 Sep 95 13:30:04 PDT
I bought a long block for my '71 Bus but during installation it became clear that the case didn't have the nut pressed...
Re: will a 2.1L long block work with 1.9L FI and hardware?
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:02:04 EST
In a message dated 3/11/02 8:26:56 PM Central Standard Time, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes O> kay, I forgot about the...
Re: Volvo B230FT Engine --> Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:13:37 -0800
...thought somebody actually did it! �It seems like the > 230 block is too long for the Vanagon engine bay? I think so too. Between...
Re: cyl head temp gauge and sub-zero driving
Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
Wed, 12 Oct 1994 15:51:12 -0700 (PDT)
...I know about the 5W30 motor oil, the battery blanket and block heaters, but I had incredible problems with every moving thing on the...
Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:49:59 -0800
...If a water pump shaft seal lasts long enough for cavitation to cause erosion on the pump impeller, you have gotten you money's...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 15:16:19 -0500
...a gasket. > >> -Dana- > >> > >>> As long as we are on the subject, does a gasket go between the > pump and > >>> block? ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
Re: Swinging table
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:40:37 -0700
I no longer use the tables (they were always in the way, especially with my early vans where the closet door is blocked), but...
Re: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:51:57 -0800
...lot longer than I thought it would be. I have never YET had > a mouse problem, but the depressions cast into the block on...
Re: Changing Rods
Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 15:56:24 -0500
...I think you're looking at a lot of work, an already rebuilt long block or a used motor. Don't take shortcuts.
Re: Canadian Tire Sale on Marvel Mystery Oil
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:45:47 -0700
...As long as I have it, I'll have to try some mixed with the gasoline too...yummy. -Dana- > Don't go throwing that...
Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 17:59:05 -0700
...As you may know ..the black bracket bolted to the engine block ( mounted on two studs with nuts actually ) are sometimes found cracked, or...
Re: noisy fuel pump
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:22:32 -0700
<<Suction screen in fuel tank is getting blocked with crud.>> True -but not always. I put a new tank in last year and my...
Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:47:09 +0000
...I use a long pry bar in > between the wheel studs to prevent rotation of the shaft while > loosening the bolts. > > > On Jan 3...
FFFriday Follies: Old King Bradley and his Prunecake ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 08 Sep 95 12:32:08 CDT
...dem prunes too long!" <chorus> Well, the rest of de campers dragged old Bradley away, Cause hiz body was a'blockin where dey wanted...
Summary on inline gas motor upgrade project..Long post
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 22:23:51 -0700
...Their parts I used (a bushing to allow my old distributor to swap into the new block, a plate to block off the crankcase...
Re: Sad tale - followup
Historical mailing list - Renouard, Robert
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:54:55 -0700
...186k miles Probably needs head gaskets and have been told it's better to put a new long block because of the mileage and...
Re: Automatic Gear Shifting Console Lights not working, need assistance
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:51:47 -0500
...I have same problem with my '84 and need to get lights working when I tackle job of replacing contact block on shift lever...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:26:23 -0500
...be either actually .. > if the engine has been swapped out .. > either long block will fit in either system. > I swap 'em back and forth...
Brief clutch/water pump summary
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Fri, 3 Jun 94 15:25:30 CDT
...years ago!) we often used various sized blocks of wood, two bottle jacks and a long thick board to do transmission/engine removals. It...
Boxer rebellion revisited (Tii content, kinda long)
Historical mailing list - se7en
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:13:28 -0700
...I made the decision to paint the block as rust never sleeps. Where am I at now? I now have a bare short block...
Re: diesel van in CO junkyard
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:59:54 -0700
...dashboard, master cylinder, steering wheel, steering parts, long metal > > coolant lines, and a 1.6 diesel block/head/4-into-1 manifold. Missing > > pieces...
Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:09:30 EST
...Also, lining the jaws of a pipe wrench or Vise-Grips with 1/16 inch thick copper strips might work as long as the...
87westy dreaded delayed starter kicking in - floor stomp incident telling sign?
Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:08:40 -0500
Scenario - Turn key then wait a few seconds (variable, becoming longer, sometimes won't start at all) then starter kicks in. Last time it...
Re: 1.9 flooding
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:26:23 +0000
...drive it around the block, but just barely. So those are a couple things to check. Oh...a long time ago with with my...
Re: Long Block Advice
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Feb 1997 11:42:31 +0000
> > AVI seems to be priced a little better than GEX. Gex wants $1799. for > the 1.9 and $1999. for the 2.1. Plus...