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• Re: Eurovan w/ 5-spd
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:28:14 -0700
  ...There's so many Vanagon TDI's so thought a > T4 > might be a nice freeway cruiser. Hoping for something cheap, maybe with a...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chanin
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:25:30 -0700
  ...which transcends air v water v T1 vT2 v T3 v T4 vans, and I would hate >to see this disapear when the split...
• Vanagon engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:25:49 -0700
  ...Sunday and in two weeks I am going to tour the T4 plant in Hannover where they make the Eurovan. My German friend used...
• Re: "Bus" or "Vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 06:31:05 -0400
  ...Type 2 T1 - split windshield vans Type 2 T2 - bay window vans Type 2 T3 - vanagon vans Type 2 T4 - Eurovan vans >also, vw...
• Re: Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:24:10 -0600
  ...I'd set it at no less than .125" to get the compression ratio down. (I'm putting .200" on the T4 I'm...
• Re: 75 Bus Oil Filter/ Can I use Golf/Filter from VW
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 15:43:27 PDT
  ...I'm *almost* > > positive is the same as the a/c T4 filter, (and the waterboxer filter > > for my '88). As far as I...
• Re: Better Milage Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:30:06 +1000
  ...wrong.I like the KISS principle...:) Had no choice in the T4... Cheers, Steve O. Blue Mountains,NSW Aust. '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '76...
• Washing the Westy top
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:46:20 -0600
  ...On the T4 I was not as successful. It has a sandwich construction and some other kind of plastic on top. (More akin to...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:12:28 -0800
  ...theres even a T4 > doka... all are euro models w/ the TD motors.. > > i guess they are clearing house and shutting the biz down...
• Re: Moby L spotted! Holy synchro and a half....
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:12:50 +0200
  ...Has some parts (http://mobylhome.nl/upgrades/upgrades.html) Also has two T4 synchro's for rent. He tell's his "hobby" started with...
• Trip to VW Factory and engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sat, 8 May 1999 18:44:59 -0700
  ...Before going on the tour, I was a Vanagon (or T3) purist with no interest in the Eurovan (T4). But after the tour I...
• Fwd: 1998 Reimo Catalogs for sale
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 00:48:42 EST
  ...to convert a non-camper T2 Bus (Baywindow or Vanagon) or T4 (Eurovan). There are tons of parts and accessories in the catalogs (320...
• Help identifying engine, 77 bus
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 05 Dec 1995 11:19:44 -0500
  ...It's a 77, and it will be worth more to me if it has a T4 engine WITH hydraulic lifters (late 77 model...
• Re: engine question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:03:53 +0100
  ...text in german, but the complete history about all T1 to T4 busses & Vanagons & EV.... very good pic=B4s) They write that this engine...
• Re: Vanagon 5-Lug spacing distance? & T1 vs T2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 23:33:47 +1200
  Isn't it the Type II T2, T3 >and T4 that has 5 x 112mm making it 1970 to present? The early T2 Bays...
• Re: bus?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:35:39 -0800
  ...as the Caravel or something >close to that name... > >Allan The T4 "Eurovan" is out of production in Germany, though no doubt the T5...
• Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 12 May 2008 09:21:13 -0400
  ...is, but EVERYONE can associate the differences between the T3 and T4....), as a "Volkswagen Bus". The curtains help : ) -Craig '85GL On Mon, May...
• Re: engine swap source: TDI
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:52:22 -0500
  ...powerful alternative in the new transporter one can read about the T4's VR6 motor in the Feb '97 issue. These publications would be...
• Re: The gutted cat girl...who knew nothing
  Historical mailing list - margie reyes
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:33:48 +0100
  ...Thanks soooo much!!! Margie happier vanagon owner Wolfvan88@aol.com wrote: > I have dual carbs on my 73 T4 engine. I had it smogged...
• Re: 2.5 Liter 5 Cylinder "Volksie Bus"
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 2 Sep 2007 17:04:28 -0400
  ...The T4 got a 2.5 VW five which proved to be a dog, and Volvo used this engine as well, unfortunately for it...
• Re: Importation of a van 'already here'
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:42:43 -0700
  ...BenT > On Aug 16, 2022, at 4:13 PM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > > I have a chance to buy a T4 TDI on...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1018
  Historical mailing list - Raukan Mactira
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 19:07:21 +0100 (BST)
  ...post (last AUGUST!!!) I am the happy owner of ANOTHER '91 T4. Same year, same colour, same engine size, in fact - I traded 91CE1420...
• camped at the edge in Spain
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 5 Jun 2015 03:50:23 -0400
  ...Various hightop T3 vans are parked around us, as well as many more Eurovan T4 vans and campers. When we stopped outside one camp...
• >syncro/all< new VW Off-Roader (official VW press communique)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Wed, 6 Aug 97 13:04:08 UT
  ...Transporter as basis. [Most likely a future one - because the current T4 will be eleven years old in 2001] Besides the future "Drei-Liter...
• $150 busses and wannabussers, piston slap...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 12:02:19 -0700
  ...So, as I'm beginning to think about T4/EuroVans/Caravelle // whatever, what exactly is Piston Slap and what was the problem? I'd...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:36:41 EST
  ...the REASON that VW didn't do this was cost..and reliability..to GET the stoke on the T4 crank it was necessary to...
• Re: 2x 150Ah battery install in T4 Westy, Was Deep cycle on sale
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:52:08 -0600
  FYI: I inverted the $/Ah calculations in my first post. Must have been the heat wave... Correct cost per Ah is as corrected below...
• RE: oil temps 200what?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 21:55:51 +0600
  ...I think that it should be noted that it seems that T4 engines always run hotter than the T1's. If my 1600 went...
• Re: Locking The Flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:25:26 -0700
  ...long breaker bar to release the flywheel, which is >torqued (again, T4) to 80+ lb/ft. > >As far as the cleanliness thing goes, there...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:19:19 -0800
  ...am now seeing as many T5s on the Aus roads as T4s...if not more. Saw a > beautiful electric blue T5 double cab this...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:48:29 EDT
  ...Bill, Have you ever looked at the Gene Berg Enterprises web site? www.geneberg.com Do you know HOW many T1 engine and T4...
• Re: Great Gallery of 'Bulli' 60th Anniversary Hannover
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:07:22 -0500
  ...T3s made in Austria as a > special run well after the T4 started manufacture. These only were > produced in Red or Blue I understand...
• [W] The Drive to Dublin. W stands for waffle.
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 00:21:52 GMT
  ...clare, ireland - - will eat worms for cash - can't find my real sig file - - vw transporter ~91CE1420~ '91 T4 - 103,000 miles now! - "I...
• Re: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:40:29 -0800
  ...the most likely bet would > be a system from the Eurovan T4 5 cyl 92 on. > > I have had a CIS 5 cyl in...
• Re: Re[2]: VW Crewcab Syncro classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 17:55:08 +0100
  ...Klaczek, Thomas Tel: 0355-581720, Fax: 0355-531175 > > > > Manufacturer: VW > > Type: T4 Crewcab Syncro > > Price: 29900 DM > > Milage: 40261 km > > Built (J-M-T...
• Re: wanted: charcoal velour and BLACK vinyl rear GL bench seat from '85-
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:49:56 EST
  ...then he sold it, and bought a t4 doka.. then he sold that too. and fell out of the VW scene.. wish i could...
• Re: Brazil new buses. was Re: Buying a VW and picking it up at the factory in Germany:
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:58:36 +1300
  ...bob Funny, I thought the T2 had been replaced by the T4 in Brasil. Steel roof. I hope they don't have kingpin front...
• Re: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:06:57 -0800
  ...the most likely bet would be a system from the Eurovan T4 5 cyl 92 on. I have had a CIS 5 cyl in...
• Misfortune, woes, disasters, dammitall
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 23:04:05 GMT
  ...Everyone else said that the T4 was too recent and that they weren't crashed very much. So, off I went to Limerick. Good...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:13:08 -0800
  ...Here is the Nokian > WRG3. > > https://www.tires-easy.com/205-65-15/nokian-tires/wrg3/tirecode/T428747 > > Going up one size to a...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:46:20 -0400
  ...Unbalanced injectors? Still no resolve to the (slightly) rough running I5 engine problem in my '94 Eurovan (T4) Westy. Somehow I'm thinking it...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 00:51:11 PDT
  ...I >had >the triple tip in my T4 engine and the head temps were hotter than the >single >tip platinum (300-350). I put...
• Re: Engine lift
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:01:38 -0700
  ...In years past various complements of jacks/cribbing have been used, but 'bout two years ago had a T4 engine shift and tore a...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 2 May 2008 23:01:35 -0400
  ...I've actually backfitted them to a high output megasquirted 2.4 liter T4 for this very reason in the past though out of...
• Transporter/Vanagon 1600 AirCooled.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 13:28:12 +0100
  ...The fanshroud looks like a T4 unit but is made of pressed steel instead of magnesium. It has a O-ringed dipstick hole and...
• Re: Was Can you run without coolant...Now How Badly Can You Abuse a WBX? (Very long)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:51:41 -0800
  ...VWSA probably looked at the T4 and said "Nah... I think we'll just update the T3" and gave it a new engine, bigger...
• Re: type?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:21:47 EST
  ...Eurovans (as the are called in the US) are Type 2 T4's (as they are called everywhere else), and the most recent version...
• Re: Paint Code
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:07:00 -0700
  ...LH7V > > Bronze Beige Metallic Clearcoat LH8U/X4 > > Mocha Brown Clearcoat LH8V/T4 > > Flash Silver Metallic Clearcoat LP7Y/X9 > > > > Jack > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:35:01 -0500
  ...I'd set it at no less than .125" to get the compression ratio down. (I'm putting .200" on the T4 I'm...
• Re: Thinking swap? ...Stay focused on the context...
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:07:53 EDT
  ...It was once thought that the VW T4 engine was junk, but now it is sought after by many that are putting them into...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:08:38 -0700
  ...try hobby engine) > > The WBX is a combination of best of both the T1 and T4 engines. > > And what I have USED is PROVEN...
• Re: Audi wheels!![long]
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:24:02 -0400
  ...his comments relative to any rear wheel drive t1, t2, t3, t4 or vanagon, but this DOES NOT hold true for ANY FWD car...
• Re: Great Gallery of 'Bulli' 60th Anniversary Hannover
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:31:32 -0800
  ...T3s made in Austria as a special run well after the T4 started manufacture. These only were produced in Red or Blue I understand...
• Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 12 May 2008 10:58:55 -0400
  ...van (they may not know where the engine is, but EVERYONE can > > associate the differences between the T3 and T4....), as a "Volkswagen > > Bus". > >
• Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:26:47 EDT
  ...My 73 VW Bus with a self customized T4 2L can GOES UP the STEEP Black mountain in NC on I40 at 70mph &#8211...
• Re: Hoo Boy! (Was: Corrado Powered Westy Syncro - For
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 29 May 1996 08:49:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I don't know what the trans gear ratios of a diesel Westy are, but the gearing of the '80 V6anagon (formerly gas T4...
• Re: Tail light #
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:24:42 -0500
  ...The 1034 is a dual filament bulb...all of the bulbs in the T4 tail light assembly are single filament. I found a bulb...
• Re: Pinned down
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 08:50:13 -0600
  ...forgot to install the pin between > > flywheel > > and crankshaft on my T4. What are the consequences? Thanks, craig > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno...
• Re: Lift Pop Top With No Spring Assist?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 18:16:30 -0700
  ...Now of > course, the T4 and T5 vans have a horizontal screw arrangement each side of > van, and linkage to roof... power up and...
• re: EV Transmission Preference
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 28 May 1997 23:29:14 -0700
  ...EV Transmission Preference > >Could the T4/Eurovan/Caravelle owners on the list who have the 2.5 litre >engine let me know their preference...