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• Re: RX7 oil cooler, anybody else install one?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:31:49 EDT
  Stan, As you know I have one together with a remote oil filter setup, but my installation is more of the water-cooled inline...
• Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 19:11:02 -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: 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...
• It's getting colder!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:29:22 -0400
  It's getting colder, and the thought of those cold Ohio winters turns my attention to my 83.5 water cooled Vanagon heater. Right...
• Re: 1983.5 with 108,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:07:43 -0800
  ...Good luck, Greg Stelz 86 GL to Westy conversion Columbus, Ohio ------------------- My 1983.5 water cooled 1.9L Camper developed a regular progressively louder...
• Re: Air/wasser swap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:29:01 -0700
  If you get a complete running 85 you can certainly swap enough stuff over to your 82 to end up with a running water...
• Diesel Transmission (was RE: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 04:59:08 -0800
  ...The bellhousing is the key to getting a diesel engine into the Vanagon. The gearing is much lower than other Vanagons due to the...
• converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:39:10 -0800
  ...False of course, since VW started building diesel engine models in late 81 and these are watercooled. Mark neil N wrote: > Hey Robert. > Thanks...
• Re: Why do we all love our "bricks" so much?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 95 13:05:01 MST
  ...I'd rather convert the '73 to a good water cooled engine. I dream of being able to pipe heat around to where it...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:36:34 -0800
  ...Even Porsche bowed to the inevitable and switched to water cooled engines, as the air cooled engines couldn't meet emissions with the power...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:19:09 -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: Lowering your Van- again
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:21:32 +1200
  >I have been air cooled (Ghia) & Water-cooled (Scirocco baby) but not yet >possessed a Vanagon. > >What is the skinny on How Low Can...
• 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 - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 19:51:34 -0500
  ...I look forward to learning more about how your conversion goes because after my new engine wears out I may put a more modern...
• An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 May 1999 09:36:06 -0700
  Listees, I discovered an extremely useful device available from Kennedy Engineered Products while perusing their Subaru conversion info. It is a beautifully made petcock...
• Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:34:27 -0400
  ...ALL Water cooled Model years: ALL Order number:90-92-03 Electrical System Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures Affected model: ALL...
• Re: [Syncro] Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:00:34 -0400
  ----- Original Message ----- > Keep the water cooled system... it works well! I don't drive type 1s as > they are too damn cold (sorry guys...
• Folding seats... where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
  Tue, 9 May 2000 18:54:13 EDT
  ...VW junk yard) and they want to charge $450 for the rear folding seat including the pad for over the engine. Having no experience...
• Re: temp II sensor (syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:31:00 -0400
  ...This ground wire terminates either under the left-side engine intake, or (more likely) on the oil breather tower. If this wire terminates on...
• Re: What is the best winter beater and future ENGINE SWAP donor?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:13:49 -0700
  ...Rather than converting Pokey to water cooled, keep your eyes open for a wasserboxer with a popped motor. The cost and engineering involved in...
• Re: Early Instrument Cluster Difference Questions + PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:10 -0500
  ...the story about management giving engineering a few months > to turn the air-cooled engine into a water cooled one, thus accounting > for the...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 May 2009 19:34:48 -0700
  ...neil N wrote: >> >> Assuming your water cooled Vanagon is in good shape, you find a good >> Zetec engine, and can get an honest Vanagon...
• Re: valve job--transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:05:05 EST
  ...Got an '83 with about 110,000 on the engine (the engine was supposedly replaced at about 50K--160K on the van). I will...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:36:09 -0400
  ...On 26 Nov 2001, at 6:55, Ben McCafferty wrote: > Isn't the water pump on a water-cooled engine driven off a > belt...
• Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 12:16:55 +0200
  ...engine up to June 1979 - Volkswagen Transporter with 1.6L engine from July 1979 - Volkswagen Transporter with 2.0L engine - Volkswagen Transporter with water...
• Re: inline 4 SWAP? was Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 06:24:58 -0600
  The engine is cranked over at 50 degrees just like a diesel vanagon. You need the same diesel stuff you would need for a...
• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:30:47 -0800
  ...Finding an air cooled >engine part or Bay bus part locally might be quicker. > >Also consider what the local mechanics generally know better. A...
• Re: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 11:00:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...I keep hearing about the 'heads' going on water-cooled 1.9 and 2.1 engines. > Is it inevitable? I think so, although can...
• Re: Eurovan Engine Ignorance
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 15:56:29 -0800
  ...In fact this is the smoothest VW engine I have ever had (out of 5 water cooled) Compression is still at 180-190 psi...
• "VW" Stamp on Long Coolant Pipes Means they're original?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:48:17 -0700
  ...They appear to be in really good shape and might come in handy should I ever convert another air cooled to water cooled. ;) On...
• Re: 83 Vanagon Water Cooled Camper-HELP
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 20:52:56 -0600
  >David Kao says: >>If the engine has minor problems then I would rebuild it myself. Buy all needed >>parts from VW dealer. > >That strikes...
• Re: ~Flaming DIEsels~ Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl ...
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:22:58 -0500
  ...is oil or water cooled. Watercooled turbo's lasted MUCH longer. Oil cooled ones, just cooked in oil when the engine stopped running. -- ============================================================--------- Dominique...
• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:35:58 -0500
  I checked your link and read the following "This is a recent model complete with an air cooled engine (Yes, that's a radiator...
• Waterboxer Mechanics in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 07:22:27 -0800
  ...road down here....My local mechanic has advised that the water cooled engine in our vanagons never made it to Mexico, thus any parts...
• Re: Who has the Dakar this year?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:00:59 -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: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:18:50 -0800
  ...The Diesel Vanagon you probably already know lends itself to a VW watercooled inline four engine conversion. � I bought a 1982 Westfalia Diesel in...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#57591519: VW Vanagon Official Factory Repair Manual
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 15:27:22 -0800
  ...1980 - 1985 VW Vanagon "Official Factry Repair Manual including air-cooled and water-cooled gasoline engines, diesel engine and camper." by Robert Bentley. VW...
• Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:25:03 -0800
  ...tightly with the rubber gaskets to the outside walls of the engine compartment. I have both an 83 AirCooled and an 84 Waterboxer... Waterboxer...
• Re: tranny mount responsibility?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 25 May 1999 19:28:58 -0700
  ...If the same reasoning applies to > > >removing water-cooled engines, then I'd guess the mechanic loosened the > > >bolt but forgot to re-tighten...
• Re: Oil Mess on Rear Hatch Following Freeway Trip
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:53:33 -0700
  ...water cooled cases. I fixed this leak on my '84 with JB Weld, but unfortunately you have to remove the engine, muffler, and engine...
• Re: any years / models we should avoid
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 07:12:11 -0700
  ...Mark Stan Wilder wrote: > > In keeping with my 'Friday Flames' early posting habit; I'd say avoid > anything with a Water Cooled engine. > That...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:20:15 -0800
  ...Before going water cooled, the long heater cables on my Canadian '81 Westy used to pass through blue vinyl tubes. Neil. On Mon, Nov...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:00:56 -0600
  ...there are too many unknows in making the making a water-cooled VW engine >spin in reverse. My next question is, of one can...
• Re: Need Reassurance on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 May 2010 14:17:03 -0700
  ...or Subaru water-cooled engine ...all find conversions that can be quite rewarding to drive, go better, get better fuel economy, lower emissions and...
• Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock-----Rocky Mountain Bug In
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:52:34 -0600
  ...V-accessories.com Water Cooled Eliminator Open to all water cooled VW's. No delay boxes. Dial-your-own racing, WIN, R/U, & Semi...
• Air Cooled to Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:16:14 -0500
  ...The Wasserboxer came from the air cooled engines, but the driver was not "make it water-cooled" by some deadline. The driver for the...
• Re: New bus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:38:05 +1200
  >Greetings list, > >I have just acquired my first water cooled bus, an '89 Westy. At face >value it appears to be in excellent condition...
• Re: 83 Vanagon Water Cooled Camper-HELP
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 95 16:48:39 PST
  ...Recommend a place to buy the >>engine if you can that is reliable and low cost. I will be grateful and may >>even send...
• Re: vanagon transaxel wanted to change gearing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Sat, 1 May 1999 22:13:51 -0400
  ...The water cooled tranny uses a different linkage- you could use it, but you would have to change all of that as well. The...
• Re: Need new Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2020 09:27:19 -0700
  ...rebuild your engine 2. get a rebuilt engine 3. watercooled WBX conversion 4. Subaru conversion All you need to do is define your goal...
• 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
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:02:48 -0800
  ...Top 5 > Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled > (pic > > Hopefully I'm not misunderstanding your post...
• Re: Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:08:58 -0800
  >I recently bought an 1983 water-cooled Westy 3rd hand. There are a >number of parts that I'm wondering about. Right now, now...
• '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Tribble
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 00:07:59 EDT
  ...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: Idle Surge update
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:22:25 -0800
  ...When I unplug the stabilizer valve during idle the engine dies, so it is moving. Now everything works fine when the engine is cold...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:26:27 +0000
  ...engines.> Awww, geez, here we go with the Union bashing again! But, wait a minute...isn't the Subaru also a water cooled flat...
• Re: Gasket Set Brands?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:31:38 -0700
  ...complete gasket set, part number 32632, > for the 80's water cooled engines. I also found > a set from 'Victor Reinz'. Does anyone know...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:38:40 -0800
  ...expected on other > >water-cooled engines during the course of the engines lifetime. > >Sure -- it's just that the Japanese engines have lifetimes looking...
• Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Jul 2019 22:41:04 -0400
  ...Both the air and water cooled engines have their Achilles heals and both relate to overheating. With the A/C engine it's dropped...
• Re: A bunch of new parts at Fast Forward!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:07:43 -0800
  ...sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to the large quantity of email...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:58:53 -0500
  ...Evidently the water cooled the fuel air charge sufficiently to prevent the engine from flying apart under such a load, known back then as...
• Re: Passing Emissions 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 12:02:23 -0700
  On Sun, 20 Jul 1997 Oxroad@AOL.COM wrote: > Thanks to everyone's help in getting my water-cooled, rebuilt long block 83.5...