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• Re: Survey says.... dropping the engine...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:27:43 -0400
  ...do work on the engine of my air cooled 81, but I think the > question applies to the water cooled as well. > > Do I...
• Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 04:22:58 -0700
  ...These are all problems that can and do affect all water cooled engines. . . Can you site any examples to the contrary?" Yes, I think...
• 2.1 liter engine - important news
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:15:14 EDT
  ...soon there will be no more rebuilt 2.1 litre water-cooled Vanagon engines available from Volkswagen Canada. They are running short on supply...
• Re: Vanagon diesels
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:05:49 -0500
  ...In 83 you could get a vanagon with an air-cooled motor, diesel or >the new water-cooled flat-4 1.9L engine. Yes...
• A serious plea for help.
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 01:39:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Why must I drive a front engined, front wheel drive, water cooled Audi to work every day? Someone out there has to remind me...
• Re: Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 20:05:23 -0700
  ...Head Leaks > I have been reading about all the head gasket leaks on water cooled gas > engines do the same faults apply to the...
• 1985 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Patricia Ann Reeves
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 13:44:30 -0500
  ...She is an&nbsp;water cooled engine with an automatic trans. <IMG height=12 src="http://216.33.240.24/emunlove.gif" width=12...
• Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 16:58:38 +1300
  ...of an assignment to design a WATER-cooled boxer before they >left! >Well, what sort of engine would YOU design under those >circumstances? I...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics-Air cooled Vanagons!
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 20 May 2003 18:03:50 -0700
  ...Just think how reliable she could have been if she had a water cooled engine. Bill in the Southwest ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Haynes...
• Anyone have an example of Mocha Brown - LH8V?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:55:19 -0800
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
• Re: Buying a Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:09:37 -0500
  My opinion - stay out of the aircooled versions, unless you like projects or are willing to upgrade to a modern water cooled engine. I...
• Syncros, Westfalias, & stuff (was: No Subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Oct 1996 10:51:26 -0400
  ...From 1980 to 1991 VW sold Vanagons, first with air-cooled engines (80-83) then diesel engines (82-83) then with water cooled flat...
• RE: Aftermarket sources
  Historical mailing list - Michael Stocker
  Fri, 31 Jan 97 15:54:52
  ...http://westcoastmetric.com For water cooled Vanagon engines, you might want to try Fast German Auto: http://www.fastgermanauto.com --- On Fri, 31 Jan...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:32:20 -0400
  ...The air-cooled engine is very different than the water-cooled engine due to the dramatic difference in operating temperatures. The water cooled very...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:55:11 -0700
  ...Even though there is no purpose for it now, and even though 90% of all Vanagons ever produced were water-cooled, the fuel tank...
• 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:06:37 -0700
  ...Which would you choose Eurcar or Boston Engine? If Boston Engine ... which one? Eurocars: www.eurocars.bz 2.2 liter water cooled 115Hp of...
• Re: Pulling the engine tonight, anything I need to know?
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:59:19 -0800
  ...the water cooled was much easier getting all the pieces in correct. Damned tin. Anyhowz, best of luck... tim >I'm pulling the engine...
• Re: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
  Historical mailing list - CalvinBruce
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 09:08:06 -0700
  ...and the pump >(on California water-cooled's, the fuel filter is between the pump and the >engine... seems odd). I still get intermittent...
• Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:43:56 -0500
  Hi jake, My air-cooled does not have this ground either, thought the PO changed out the engine and may have eliminated it. When...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:23 -0500
  I'm not sure about the sealer / lubrication question, but assuming you are talking about the o sing behind a water cooled engine oil...
• Help needed with AIR-COOLED parts identification
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 2010 08:56:24 -0400
  ...This valve doesn't exist in the water-cooled engines. The vapor-recovery valve on the water-cooled engines is a similar-shaped but...
• Wannabus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 07:14:59 -0600 (MDT)
  ...so far seem to relate to either woes in the water-cooled engine, or rust. No-one really complains about aircooled motors, or are...
• Re: Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 14:44:14 +0100
  Sylvie Scott wrote: > Volks Vanagon Transporter 1986, 2.1 litre water cooled engine. > > Engine will not start after 10-12 hours inactive. Starter turns...
• 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...
• FW: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:12:14 -0700
  ...Steve. > > > 1985 VW Vanagon GL, 7 passenger, runs strong, water cooled > with some recent engine work, cloth seats look like new, > sunroof, tear in...
• New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:58:38 EDT
  ...What new transmission should i look for? One from a water cooled engine? One from a WBX? Or is it possible to just rebuild...
• Re: Boxer engines (no van content)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:47:13 EST
  ...It was a water cooled conversion of the franklin "boxer" aircooled helicopter engine, which itself was a conversion from the inline Franklin car engine...
• Accelerator cable extras?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Wise
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 11:47:22 -0600
  ...I have a frayed cable in the engined compartment. I don't know what it does and can't find it in Bentley, but...
• A/C and why?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Thu, 01 Dec 94 08:25 PST
  Someone actually uses the A/C in their Vanagons? Those Krauts must have redesigned the A/C for the water-cooled vanagons. In my...
• Re: paint code location...searches of Gerry returning errors....
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:10:40 -0800
  ...I'm guessing it's in the engine bay somewhere. Try this, it shows all the possible locations, and lists the codes for your...
• Re: Van died on me!
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:20:08 -0800
  ...New fuel lines! Good tires. Good frame. Water cooled. 1984. White. Newer top (canvas). Dead engine... http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/icExpc_vqToqMEFg26RQVg...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 18:21:10 -0800
  ...than any other water-cooled engine >(e.g., Honda, Toyota, etc.)." This is a stretch. Honda, Toyota, Subaru or Nissan engines are class above...
• Re: parting out the following vans:
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:13:53 -0500
  Hello chris, Hey you wouldn't have a good coolant tank in any of the water cooled vans by chance. I need a coolant...
• Valve Adjustment-Help!
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:55:02 -0700
  Hi All, I have an '84 1.9L water-cooled with Digijet. Can anyone give me advice of: a)how to adjust the vales...
• Re: Purple Vanagon on CL in VA. Wowzer!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:07:07 +0000
  ...plenty of hauling > space. Water cooled 2.1. I replaced cooling tubes, gas tank, mass air > flow sensor, engine and a bunch of other...
• Re: '87 Westy - need to buy engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:05:17 -0400
  ...the re-built engine search to GEX and Fast > German Auto. Anyone out there purchased a 2.1L rebuilt water-cooled long > block from...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 14:49:58 -0700
  On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 17:14 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote: > When removing the factory water cooled ATF cooler the hoses should be...
• Re: Laguna Beach 'Falia Rental Info (finally)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 09:34:46 EST
  ...a fuel-injected or even water-cooled beast. I have an old split-window, and those new-fangled engines are a bit much. Anyway...
• Re: Info.Needed (Wasserboxer Rebuild)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 19:48:20 -0400
  ...HOULE wrote: > I have a 1985 water cooled Vanagon w/135,000 miles on the original engine. It > has a compression leak or two...
• Re: Another new owner question...
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:33:18 -0500
  ...Wolfsburg, my first water-cooled VW so I am not really familiar with their behavior. The PO had the engine rebuilt about 20,000...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:00:12 -0500
  >>>>>>To rebuild a horizontal engine such as Bug ,Bus , Air Cooled Vanagon or Water Cooled 2.1 you should get a New piston & cylinder...
• Vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted and I've got a leak (Not the cooling system!)
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 09:03:19 +0000
  If you can put a Meteor/Merlin engine into Rover SD1putting one into a vanagon should be easy! When I win the lottery... http...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:28:02 -0400
  ...wonder how powerfull they are compare to TYPE2 Bus's and water-cooled Vanagon??? I feel that they are the worse (power) My oil...
• Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:53:24 -0800
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
• Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:52:58 -0400
  Beckett, it is my understanding that the Vanagon was designed at its inception to use a water-cooled engine... Nothing wrong with air cooled...
• Re: Lens for Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:59:31 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodrigo Bonilla" <rodru1@PRODIGY.NET.MX> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Silly question on AC vs WC Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 09:10:44 -0500
  ...cooled, am I toast on eventually converting it to a >water cooled engine such as an ABA 2.0 or a TDI? Not that...
• Re: Sound
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:45:38 -0800
  ...until it overheats....then there's gurgling and other sounds of an overheated water cooled engine in distress, like the owner crying. Scott www...
• More stuff I found.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:17:49 -0600
  ...It has 99 pages and includes---- Engine-Assembly Engine-Crankshaft,Crankcase Engine-Cylinder Head-Valve Drive Engine-Lubrication system Engine-Lubrication System Engine-Cooling...
• Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 3 Nov 94 11:10:29 PST
  ...A turnkey engine would be the one that is complete with all accessories. Now, in the water cooled world things maybe different. If you...
• OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:05:41 -0600
  So, how many of us that have rebuilt air and water cooled boxers saw that faux paux and rolled our eyes longly and slowly...
• Re: Any Used Valagon 2.1L engines available
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:09:08 -0800
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
• Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:05:48 -0800
  ...Starting my 88' Westy > (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not sto= p > flashing. >=20 > This was with the engine...
• Air Bleeder Installation for 1.9L water-cooled boxer
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:10:54 -0700
  Hi All, I have an 84 Westy-4sp -1.9L engine. The water-hose bleeder's stem broke off right in front of my...
• Re: 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Mon, 12 May 1997 20:31:24 -0700
  ...engine -- there may or may not have been any sold as '83s; thereafter, vw went into a disastrous flirtation with the water-cooled engine...
• 81 westy cost
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 10 May 1998 08:46:53 -0500
  ...s if taken care of are probably mechanically (engine wise) more dependable than the water cooled vans from 83 on. On the down side...
• Re: Help in salt lake
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:40:52 +0000
  ...I just broke down off of hwy 15 in Ogden.  Smoke came from the ignition and the engine quit.  Any advice where to tow...
• Re: Is my 83.5 Westy really 83.25?
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:09:50 +0200
  ...But as carburated engines they didn't pass the smog laws in US, always w/o cat. So you still got the 2.0...
• Re: "boxer" motors
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:59:35 -0800
  Naw, only one water cooled boxer engine is a wasserboxer. The Ferrari would be a Aqua boxer maybe? [don�t know Italian for water...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:36:55 -0500
  ...new beetle steel wheels $120 I stock most air and water cooled engine parts in stock plus I offer something you just cant get...