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• Water and Air and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Wed, 5 May 1999 22:47:31 -0600
  ...Unlike the later aircooled engines, the type I engine in a bus was much more likely to suffer rod failure than valve problems. The...
• RE: Tranny/Engine mounts for T4->T1 engine conv.?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 13:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Anybody know if I could take a later baywindow and drop my ('70) >engine/tranny combo into it? I recently owned a '71 bus...
• Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:31:55 -0500
  Without opening the bleeders and the engine cold start the van. Rev the engine this drives the coolant to the radiator top off the...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:25:08 -0800
  ...you're comparing a highly modified engine to a *stock* TDI engine. " Now.. here's what it might look like with what you said...
• Re: 2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:57:29 -0800
  ...2.1L engine > > I'm only getting around 14 with city driving and short trips. Around 17 > mixed city and hwy. > > William Polowniak > 1989...
• RE: Early 70's Van with Toyota Engine
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 08:41:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...how the hell do you >get a toyota engine in a vw van? Verrrrrry carefully... Using the adapter kit from Kennedy Engineered Products probably...
• 1.6l TD engine fs $600 complete
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:19:10 EDT
  I have a friend that is selling a 1.6l Turbo Diesel engine from a Jetta. This engine was rebuilt 140k miles ago including...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:15:09 -0800
  So we are talking engine blow why did you not say so I have spoken with Jake Raby the type 4 man deluxe he...
• used Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Michelle Garofano
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:11:34 -0700
  Greetings all! To you folks who have done your engine swaps and have an old (but good) Vanagon engine that needs a new home...
• genuine VW rebuilt engines available
  Historical mailing list - Peter B
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:25:33 -0800
  ...The engines come from VW South Africa. These engines are built to the same specifications as VW Canada (Cummins Canada is actually who builds...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:49:12 -0700
  ...The fridge relay (on fridge itself) was never connected when air cooled engine was installed. It never had this "engine not shutting off" problem...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:24:25 -0500
  ...Engine Conversions All of this talk about engine conversion options - Tiico, Jetta engines, inline 4's, Subaru engines - yet no one ever talks about...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:44:19 -0400
  ...Advice on possible engine replacement Sam, There is a substantial difference between a, "heavily modified" engine, and a (mild) engine conversion. I think that...
• Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:24:28 -0400
  ...or if the cost to high, and is the same as putting in a new engine.. who's engine under a budget? My mechanic...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:38:16 -0400
  ...Anyone know if this guy? His engine is only $975 > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-1991-VW-Vanagon-Rebuilt-2-1L-Engine-Long...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 May 2009 18:14:13 -0700
  last I heard........the kit is about $ 5K, and in addition to that, you need, from a junkyard, an engine, a power steering pump...
• Re: Details -Free Delivery 8K Type IV Engine
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:59:21 -0700
  ...I also rebuilt the 110 K engine that I'm rebuilding >again so I have no doubt that the engine is exceptional. I would...
• Re: Vanagon- Chev 2.8 V6 swap
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 00:12:23 -0700
  ...I have the chev engine allready from a wreck >belonging to my brother. I've heard of Ford(2600) engines being swapped in >with...
• Re: Subie engine prices
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:50:39 -0600
  ...I know the newer ones are more expensive, but what about some of the early 90's - 1994-95 engines? And would you please...
• Engine Ideas ('71 Bus)
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Sun, 29 Sep 96 20:56 EST
  I'm looking for ideas for the engine I'm having built for my bus. I have a 1971 Riviera camper. I'll be...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:58:29 -0500
  ...A > supercharger AND a turbo? A turbo IS IS IS a supercharger! > A supercharger is geared to the engine's rotating parts, like a...
• Fw: metal engine acess lids/ vanagon engine fires
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:20:07 -0800
  ...metal engine acess lids/ vanagon engine fires >yesterday, i saw another burned late model vanagon. an '88. it had an engine >fire, and was...
• Re: NEW New Bus drawing.. look and tell me what you think
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 11:09:07 EST
  ...Plus, I don't really see much room in the front for the > engine (and despite what many people say or think, there's...
• FS: 2.1L engine in Boston area
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 23:32:30 -0400
  Hello I recently pulled the engine from my '90 Westy to do an engine conversion. The engine runs good with 99K miles on it...
• Re: 80 Westy Engine Fire - Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 11 May 2003 14:00:43 -0400
  ...You need to find or fabricate the tinware needed to seal the smaller engine in the Vanagon engine bay. Plus you'll have all...
• Re: Wanted: 2.0 engine for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:52:25 -0400
  ...He is willing to rebuild a bad engine. Does anyone have an engine or thoughts on where one can be obtained at reasonable cost...
• Re: Wanted: 2.0 engine for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:09:15 -0700
  ...He is willing to rebuild a bad engine. Does anyone have an engine or thoughts on where one can be obtained at reasonable cost...
• Re: Where to hook up engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:42:06 -0800
  The engine has 2 lift points built in at the top case seam. Put a 18" length of chain between them. Then lift by...
• FS: '82 Vanagon, burned engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 03:06:38 -0500 (EST)
  ...The van was running when the engine caught fire. Top of the engine and engine compartment burned. Only one spot near rear license plate...
• Super Subaru Engines...
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:47:25 -0800
  found this in the current "DRIVE!" magazine; 450 hp/2000/2001 Subaru factory test engines. DOHC, single or twin turbo, 4 valve, pent (combustion...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:22:45 -0400
  The bench will work but I can tell you that the engine stand makes putting the heads back on a very different experience When...
• 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: Metal V.S Plastic engine lids
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:54:14 -0800
  ...Metal V.S Plastic engine lids First of all, the 'plastic' lid are NOT plastic. Secondly, they don't have a tendency 'to instantly...
• Fox engine in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 05:33:59 EST
  ...Is the Fox engine markedly different than the Jetta engine. I think they're both 1.8 liter (?) If they're different any ideas...
• Re: Transplant - - Subaru or ???? Need feedback.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:06:57 EST
  ...His engine is still relatively Fresh. Engine tuners who prepare engines for the high demands of racing do expect to do a seasonal teardown...
• engine sounds different at different times ... why?
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 22:58:14 -0800
  hi list, I'm wondering why my engine seems to sound radically different from time to time, without any seeming provocation? Usually it sounds...
• Re: Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:17:31 -0700
  ...Joel On 9/28/07, vanagonvw <ac.vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > Zoltan Kuthy wrote: > > > > Now, I have a short CHAIN attached to the engine...
• Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:46:19 EST
  ...The CAT could have caused the engine to run hotter with the US emissions spec, which is bad for the engine. If the engine...
• Re: Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 23:16:49 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-12 03:41:29 EDT, mbates@s3.sonnet.com writes: > just got my GEX engine. I have all...
• tiico engine - temp increase?
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:53:07 -0600
  Hey all, Anyone that's done the tiico engine conversion have you observed an increase in engine temp? Does your cooling system basically perform...
• Unkown Engine??
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 3 May 2000 09:40:12 -0400
  ...It sounds like it is an engine from a late '70s bus?? Any ideas on whether that is possible and what engine tin would...
• 90 Westy... Blown engine... Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:01:48 -0400
  ...the 90 Westy that the friend was considering selling with no engine... She decided to put a Boston Bob engine in, with no core...
• Re: Passat 2.0L engine questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:48:18 -0700
  ...Risky business and pretty much pointless buying it as a donor if engine is an intereference type. From what I can see it has...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:50:11 -0500
  ...Also when the cause is inside the engine it tends to > show first on a hot engine and after a long drive. The OP...
• Re: Engine break in
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 17:47:34 -0600
  ***************[Engine break in]****************** Install 20/50 Wt engine oil, new oil filter. Run the engine at 2000 RPMs for twenty minutes. It will take...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0300
  ...I am under impression that the engine itself is quite a like the VW 1.6 NA prechamber engines. This engine is not based...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:57:24 -0800
  ...It doesn't > boil over and engine temps stay normal. > If I load the engine more and/or increase speed .... Engine > temps increase to...
• R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:11:33 -0800
  I'm looking for best practices info on replacing my 4 rear engine mounts. Looking at Bentley it shows the mounts attached between the...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 09:12:11 -0600
  ...I can only imagine what a poor job they would do on an entire engine. Those with actual rebuilt GEX engine experience will chime...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Syncro Engine ForSale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 8:35:20 EDT
  ...He is still waiting on the swap kit, but after it is installed > he wants to sell his old engine... > > It is a...: > '86...
• 1.6NA Diesel Rebuild Options ???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 21:04:15 -0700
  While I'm looking for an engine, I have a question for you diesel owners who have rebuilt or replaced your engines. I am...
• Corvair Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 08:13:59 -0700
  ...Kennedy's comment on the Korean War vintage helicopter and engine. They were Hillers with, I believe, Lycoming(sp?) engines... air cooled. Thanks, Pat...
• Re: Found a 21 window sunroof deluxe!.....
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 May 1996 07:20:33 -0500 (EST)
  Bob, If the engine is from a 64 beetle, then it is a 1200cc, 40hp engine...the 1300cc, 50hp engines, were brought to the...
• Engine cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Wed, 02 Apr 1997 12:04:50 -0500
  Now that spring is almost here, does anyone know a good procedure for washing the waterboxer engine. Is a high pressure hose safe? Can...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Swap information please!
  Historical mailing list - george gibbons
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:59:43 -0500
  ...I have a l.9 turbo diesel engine complete out of a l995 Golf with 75,000 kilometers the engine was not it how...
• Re: Blown engine: Over-filled?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:09:00 -0800
  ...I've heard that over-filling the oil can be bad for the health of an engine. So, for the engine experts, could this...
• Re: Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 19:09:27 -0400
  I beat my flat 4, 2.1 engine bad, sometimes. I can't find a reason to change the engine. All that I really...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 19:31:40 EST
  ...High-lift ratio rockers and lowering the cylinder compression are a few of the solutions for the air-cooled engine. Water-cooled engines run...
• Engine transfered - part III: it runs
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:43:04 +0100 (MET)
  Well, it has taken us two months but we have finally transferred the engine from one bus (the '78) into the other (the '71...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:26:33 -0500
  John Rodgers, you're just singing to the choir! I can agree about the aircraft engines (which Vanagon owner is running one?). We were...