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• Re: "Extraordinarily bad engines"
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:36:24 -0800
  ...How do you apply it to a Wasserboxer? More importantly, how DON'T you do it? Has anyone had a bad experience with it...
• RE: Engine temperature non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Craig Scott Taylor
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 18:45:29 -0500
  ...away. >>>>>All you Diesel-Vanagon and Wasserboxer drivers out there, how long after >>>>>you start your engines, does it take for the cooling fan...
• Anybody Tried MSD Ignition On WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:39:52 EST
  ...Jay has used these things on an older V8 Mustang, a nice looking Porsche 964 (think that's what it is -- front engine water...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:35:11 -0500
  ...not adequate for the Wasserboxer engine - and that contributes to the fairly rapid drain-down of oil in the engines oil galleries and quickly...
• Re: VANAGON digest 758
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 11:41:53 PDT
  ...put that tinny difficult little engine > in your Vanagon is it really an upgrade? My first 1.9L wasserboxer > had 106K when I replaced...
• Re: At Least 22 VW Busses Stolen...fish
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:25:15 -0400
  ...1,6L TDs! > >Seems a popular engine over there - maybe I should consider that when the >Wasserboxer gives up the ghost. Remember that they...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 13:47:04 -0400
  ...seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy) Someone (Matthew?) said the engine weighs 450 lbs. Is this the 1.9 L wasserboxer? Dave in...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:39:04 -0500
  ...Evan gave you a great link to some of what is entailed in putting a 2.1 into an earlier wasserboxer. Mike dylan friedman...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:41:31 -0700
  ...Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat > To: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > Cc: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > > Crossed wires? Check...
• Idle Gremlins - Success / Wasserboxer Infatuation
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:19:55 EST
  ...I love my '85 Vanagon Wasserboxer 1.9L Passenger van with GIANT sunroof. Dustin
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:31:26 -0400
  ...borrowing a "line" from the tiico site you can also cut your costs by selling your good running wasserboxer. you just have to find...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:47:14 -0500
  Here is the firing order for water boxer, considering that the flywheel and of the engine is north. Cylinder one is Northeast. Cylinder two...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 20:53:14 -0400
  ...Well used Audi motors are running $500-700 here, well used. $1500 + $500 to Kennedy and it's still way cheaper than a wasserboxer...
• VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:59:54 -0500
  I have noticed 2 things that bother me about the 1.9 liter wasserboxer. 1) the understatement by VW of displacement of the motor...
• Re: Ist Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 11:54:04 -0600
  Do any horizontal engines count here or do the cylinders have to be on opposite sides of the crank? In the 50's John...
• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:36:31 -0400
  ...25 MPG Wasserboxer! > Hi all, > > I put a Boston Bob 2.1 engine into my '85 Westy and, after the initial > break-in, drove...
• Re: 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:54:10 +0100
  Bob Donalds wrote: > Christian Iversen wrote: > > > > I own a '85 'Sporter Dbl.cab pickup with a 1.9l 78hp (code DG) engine. I live...
• Re: exhaust header thread repair gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 09:07:26 -0400
  ...Failing that drop the engine for a better look or maybe pressurize the coolant system and see where it is leaking? Any suggestions welcome...
• Re: I hate you Meeses to pieces
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 17:54:15 PDT
  ...Also, prior to the wasserboxer, one's engine could be coming apart at its' seams and still spin. Thus, popular with poor folk (students...
• Re: Engine temperature non-problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 12:18:51 -0500
  ...writes: >All you Diesel-Vanagon and Wasserboxer drivers out there, how long after >you start your engines, does it take for the cooling fan...
• Re: dual fuel Van
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:15:03 +1000
  ...Not so with a 2.1 wasserboxer. Have you lost any power with your conversion? And do you notice the engine gets hotter? The...
• Re: Boxster motor in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:08:09 +1200
  ...What, has Porsche changed the bolt-pattern for its wasserboxers? The aircooled 911 engines had the same pattern as VWs. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans...
• New member
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:35:15 -0500
  ...Here's what I bought: '83.5 Vanagon Westfalia Wasserboxer 225,000 on chassis 55,000 on new engine and rebuilt transmission Color is...
• need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 05:42:13 -0500
  ...Vanagon engine to 2.1L specs and put it into a 1985 Vanagon. I have rebuilt air colled VWs but not wasserboxers. Where do...
• 2.1 vs. 1.9 Crankcases?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:03:17 -0500 (CDT)
  Hi, What are the differences between the 2.1 and the 1.9 liter Wasserboxer crankcases? I know the there is not much difference...
• Re: OHC heads on VW luftboxer?
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:31:53 +0200
  I wonder why would you want to do this? One of the beauties of the WasserBoxer is lack of timing belt (direct drive from...
• OIL PRESSURE LIGHT/ALARM
  Historical mailing list - John Cooper
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:00:43 EST
  ...engine. I remember having to have the case line bored. Of course, this required OD bearigs. Is this common with the 2.1 Wasserboxer...
• Re: "Increase the HP, up to 45%(or more), in your Wasserboxer" CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:40:31 -0400
  ...Some of us "Shadetree Mechanics" need all the help we can get and 50+ photos of a torn down Wasserboxer may make a difference...
• Re: subaru head leaks (SVC)
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:14:09 -0600
  Pretty revealing, aparently this mostly is the 2.5 engines? One comment I liked: "This car counts as two- my first and my last...
• Re: Knock & Ping?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:56:25 -0500
  by any chance do you have a engine that was build with larger displacement than stock or a higher compression ratio? or perhaps a...
• Vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:20:13 -0500
  ...All this talk about engines is bewildering, but any solution to the Wasserboxer problem has to be an installable kit that can be user...
• engine for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:39:37 -0600
  i have a 2.1 wasserboxer that i might want to sell to help fund a new one, so i'm checking to see...
• ALL NEW WASSERBOXER HEAD INFO
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 2 Oct 95 20:12:59 EDT
  Well, Ive recently come by some interesting facts for you poor Wasserboxer people and although everything is not in, I'm going to partially...
• Re: 84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:07:29 +0000
  ...Check battery voltage - should be 13.5-14v with engine running (I think-check Bentley). If it's higher the reg is probably gone...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:04:02 +0000
  > I have the engine cases unbolted but can't see how to get the pistons or > rods out to seperate the cases. If this...
• 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:58:20 -0600
  This question has come up a few times in discussions with different people concerning my engine rebuild. Can the barrels be bored to oversize...
• Re: VANAGON TRANSMISION QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:46:18 -0800
  ...But to get the same gear ratios you need an wasserboxer transmission. David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel...
• Re: TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 00:16:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...There really isn't a type 2 engine (before the wasserboxer anyway). At first the type 2 shared an engine with the type 1...
• Water and Air and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Wed, 5 May 1999 22:47:31 -0600
  ...The Wasserboxer engine is a much more complex engine, partially do to the manner in which the watercooling for the heads is implemented. The...
• Re: In Withdrawl - NOTHING Wrong with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:08:23 -0600
  ...Questions > What is the furthest anyone has gone with a wasserboxer 1.9L engine without a leak so bad it needed fixing? > > We went...
• Re: Boston Bob....AVP....GEX...???
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:53:15 -0800
  ...So the question is what is the best > replacement engine out there? I really don't want to spend big bucks > on a Tiico...
• Re: Mexican Watercooleds = Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Bob R. Kenyon
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 14:08:28 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 20 Jan 1995, Dave Kautz wrote: > A very kind lady who is at Stanford gracefully lifted her.......engine > compartment lid for me...
• Re: OBRS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 11 Dec 95 15:42:38 PST
  ...I think I'm okay on anything having an > > upright engine but after that it's Greek to me. Howabout some ideaz for > > organizing...
• Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - sbrown
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:19:24 -0400
  ...way, and I will begin removing the wasserboxer in preparation for installing the new Jetta engine, which I will select and purchase soon. There...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Grade
  Historical mailing list - Hajasz
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 10:55:16 -0400
  ...So........those of you >that are using Synthetic in your wasserboxer engines what grade are you >using ? 5w50 ? 15w50 ? These are two grades I...
• Re: omni engine...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:35:30 -0600
  Didn't VW supply the engines for the diesel Omni? You'll see the Omni name come up sometimes browsing VW diesel parts online...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:55:36 -0800
  ...I've had it with the wasserboxer and want to put in a different engine. I want increased horsepower and improved gas mileage. Can...
• Re: Breaking News - engine conversion from VWoA dealer!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:44:41 -0500
  ...engine conversion from VWoA dealer!! Hi folks, Just found out from the local VW dealership that VW of America has discontinued the rebuilt wasserboxer...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 22 May 2008 11:50:25 -0700
  ...Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe > Hi, > > I am having trouble with the '85 Westy my wife and I have in Europe...
• Re: wasserboxer oil buzzer warning = Fram
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:06:24 -0500
  ...In the >wasserboxer, i'm proposing that this higher back pressure jams the >engine's oil pressure relief valve to the top of its...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:32:42 -0800
  --- Rico Dagastino <Dagbear@AOL.COM> wrote: > I was faced with replacing the coolant hoses in > the engine compartment of > an 84 Vanagon. Also, the...
• Re: FW: Vanagon replacement engines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:20:45 -0400
  ...Eurocars) to install one of his 2.2L >wasserboxers. >> This engine seems that it should be just the ticket. One thing gives me pause...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:27:18 -0400
  ...There ARE NO CURRENT ENGINE CONVERSIONS THAT BURN/SMOG > DIRTIER THAN A WASSERBOXER. None. > Not having the CARB sticker has nothing to do with...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 21:15:43 -0400
  ...the air cooled engines, but also for the gasoline or diesel powered auxiliary heaters that were often fitted to the Wasserboxer T3s in Europe...
• Re: AVP for engines
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 09:47:35 PST
  ...Where are they loacated and do they sell wasserboxers? Thanks Ken Lewis Good Luck Ken Lewis kdlewis@juno.com 86 VW crewcab 85 VW...
• Re: finding a new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:40:47 -0600
  ...Medocre quality is the rule, especially on wasserboxer heads. > >Another option would be to install a Porsche 911 engine. Basically the >same engine you...
• Re: 1.9 Wasserboxer differences? (63 kW vs 66 kW)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 25 May 2009 11:31:39 -0700
  ...got Zetec in his Syncro now and turbo-charging a weak engine is > not high on my list of priorities. Changing distributor curves and...
• Re: VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:27:20 -0800
  ...Pictures are coming - we are doing the >wasserboxer pull this weekend and building the mounts next weekend. Should >be a fun project and yes...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:50:29 -0800
  At 03:01 PM 2/15/99 PST, you wrote: >Darrell, > >Before I took my case apart I was planning the engine. I talked...
• Re: 1000 mile rebuild recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:57:15 EDT
  ...I provide my customers with one for the engines I rebuild. See my _VW Waterboxer Engine Rebuilding_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/engines.htm...