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Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? - conclusion
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:02:50 -0800
...so I put on a jacket and went out to measure SyncroBeast and note that 14 foot might be a challange to run to...
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Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 31 May 2015 13:14:24 -0400
...Then there’s the front flap, it is a square flap design with a jacket style zipper at the top with Velcro down the...
Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:53 -0400
...gaskets for the good side? The engine does not currently > leak > anything, the water jacket is fine. > > Also, I'm wondering how to tell...
Re: distilled water & wbx reliability
Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:37:49 -0900
...When the complexation agents are depleted (or evaporated to dryness in a fixed air bubble in the water jacket of the head (example) a...
Re: Syntheic Oil
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:14:10 -0700
...besides blowing a head gasket and <DIV></DIV>>cracking a water-jacket-laden head, neither of which <DIV></DIV>>apply to you...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:33:02 -0500
The Subaru uses a "water manifold" on the top of the engine case, connecting both left and right water jackets and other passage ways...
Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:20:25 -0500
...I go too far I assume I will break the water jacket? That > > wouldn't be fun... > > > > Anyone have a better solution? > > > > If you...
Re: camping trip, long and mundane
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:02:43 -0400
...We also saw where something > (bear?) had torn into a ground yellow jacket nest. > > Well, we probably will need to switch to a camper...
trip report, Sequoia NP
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:32:55 -0700
...His feet stuck out from under the tarp so he threw his jacket over them. It must have been a long night. On Mon...
Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 09:49:59 -0500
...this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and tries >to >PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was...
Re: Need input on radiator problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:08:39 +0000
...The water jacket being filled and convection cool the front cylinders. With the heater valve open, coolant then flow through the right side of...
Re: Stainless Steel Brake lines - Van-Caf�
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:26:41 -0400
...UMICH.EDU wrote: > do these stainless brake lines have a protective jacket over the outside > of the stainless steel braid? > > jonathan > > On Fri, 21...
recall list
Historical mailing list - dawn
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:04:54 -0800
...THE JACK MAY NOT REACH FAR ENOUGH INTO THE JACKETSPROVIDED ON BOTH SIDED OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE IMPROPER JACK IS USED, IT COULDSLIP...
Re: Exaust system replacement
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 4 Jun 2013 05:32:54 -0400
...Beware to not drill the hole deeper than it was originally or you will drill into the water jacket of the head and it...
Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 May 2012 01:11:40 -0400
...70's air cooled engine with somewhat better metallurgy and water jackets cast to the case with water cooled heads. Adding more power just...
Re: Engine stalling at high speed
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 12:59:38 -0700
...Disconnect the sensor and strip back the outer jacket on that green wire to get to the outer braid. With the ignition on (engine...
Re: Trip Report. Pics.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:51:21 -0800
...rear table height mod + my mod to that >> hanging hooks for jackets >> chess set. (Antique Radio Shack version, but it still wins ;) >> zip lock...
Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sun, 17 Feb 2002 00:10:47 -0500
...You > won't need your jacket, but you will need your wallet. > > >From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC, > > G. Matthew Bulley > Bulley-Hewlett > Corporate...
Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:07:59 EST
...1) poor reliability with a marginal head/cooling jacket sealing system. And 2) inadequate high rpm performance with low redline and rapid power falloff...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:25:11 -0500
...From inside the tattered > jacket he took three grimy medals and carefully pinned them on. The > street > was quiet now, closed off for the...
Re: WBX motor rather than ....
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:50:52 -0700
...it's really an air > cooled 911 cobbled up with water jackets around. Is not the WBX similar > (or > vica/versa) with the WBX...
Re: Engine stalling at high speed
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:28:50 -0700
...Disconnect the sensor and strip back the outer jacket on that > green wire to get to the outer braid. With the ignition on (engine...
Re: Newbie & A/C caused overheating
Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
...I may have started this thread about hi temps and head gasket problems. > >The water jacket gasket is made of a rubberlike material and...
Rear Brake set up-The spacers
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:09:25 -0400
...If the cables appear to be binding or the outer jackets are collapsed or distorted the cables need to be replaced. After this is...
Re: Pitted Heads
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 04:19:29 -0700
...Also, be sure to align the screw so that you have access through the hole in the front of the water jacket to get...
Re: Which Engine To Install and by Whom
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:11:53 -0700
...cooled engine into a water cooled engine simply by casting water jackets on the case and adding new heads. The longevity of this engine...
Re: camping trip, long and mundane
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:17:33 -0700
...We also saw where something > > (bear?) had torn into a ground yellow jacket nest. > > > > Well, we probably will need to switch to a camper...
Re: More v belt questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:55 -0700
...design ...drives me nuts. >> >> just like people don't take a jacket with them in case the weather >> changes >> .....or check that there is...
Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:41:55 -0400
...This is basically an air-cooled vw motor > with a water jacket, so the only BIG difference is the pistons/sleeves. I > would recommend...
Re: Debunking GoWesty!
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:07:55 -0400
...TDI) > instead of redesigning a bug motor with kludgy seals and jackets and > hoses. Having pedaled a '68 with a 1641cc through the Colorado...
Re: NVC: what's a good non-running bus worth?
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:44:51 -0400
...of course came with free 1000 pack of Yellow Jackets and stunk of dead rodent. i found the dead mouse in the headliner near...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:24:47 -0700
...Evans coolant after >> showing them a photo of typical Vanagon water jacket seal >> corrosion, and asking if using their coolant would help: >> >> ".......we have...
Re: Rolling right along on my 'new' block (inline VW swap into Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:12:14 -0700
...Notice the extra compact little built in oil cooler(just above the oil filter)��that comes on the Jetta motor.� Essentially a water jacket...
RE: Wasserboxer Overheating
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Mon, 30 Jun 97 22:52:38 UT
...in a pressurized system? A combustion chamber leak into the water jacket. The top of the wasserboxer cylinders seal to the head with metal...
Re: Alternator vibration -
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:20:39 -0700
...that sits below the alternator and connects the right side cylinder >> jacket to the water pump. To my surprise (once I cleaned the blackened...
Rebuilds, was: Mechanic Horror Stories
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 12 May 1999 12:02:15 -0400
...All was well for > about 14 months and 15K miles until one of his heads developed a crack in > the water jacket in a...
Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 10:10:47 EST
...failures (remember the Wasserboxer is basically a T1 engine with water jackets). I increased the valve lift, but rather than going to heavier valve...
Building that engine, but got sidetracked with the car (part2)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Apr 1995 22:47:42 -0700
...Rewrapped FI wire harness with jacket and electrical tape over all the places I cut the jacket off. Stuff back through hole. Hole should...
Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:18:34 -0400
...Carolina who showed me the water jacket seal problem and his epoxy repair. I immediately thought - "that's my kind of engine!" It may...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:49:33 +0000
...The engine is basically the type 2 aircooled case (upgraded with somewhat better metallurgy) with water jackets cast onto it, and water cooled heads...
Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:10:23 -0600
...I think a water jacket arrangement could have worked far more easily than what the WBX's would up with. John John Rodgers Clayartist...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:44:56 -0500
...Evans coolant after >>> showing them a photo of typical Vanagon water jacket seal corrosion, >>> and asking if using their coolant would help: >>> >>> ".......we have...
Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 19:09:10 -0600
...this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and > tries to > PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was...
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Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 31 May 2015 16:33:11 -0400
...Then there’s the front flap, it is a square flap design with a jacket style zipper at the top with Velcro down the...
Re: Engine stalling at high speed
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:33:57 -0700
...Disconnect the sensor and strip back the outer jacket on that > green wire to get to the outer braid. With the ignition on (engine...
Picasso Moon Trip Report
Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
Thu, 13 Sep 2001 23:11:42 -0400
...The weather for the entire weekend was perfect, warm during the day, and chilly enough for some people to wear a jacket in the...
Re: trip report, Sequoia NP
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 May 2013 08:45:38 -0700
...His feet stuck out from > under the tarp so he threw his jacket over them. It must have been a > long night. > > On Mon...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:24:06 -0800
...From inside the tattered > jacket he took three grimy medals and carefully pinned them on. The > street > was quiet now, closed off for the...
Re: Coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:48:37 -0700
...time and likely used the "Right > Stuff" or similar at coolant > jacket seal at each head. But he has yet to provide even a...
Re: 85 GL 1.9L Engine Rebuild Qs?
Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:52:55 -0400
...Also have them check the sealing surfaces of the water jackets for straightness if the engine has ever overheated or blown a head gasket...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:34:19 -0800
...From inside the tattered >> jacket he took three grimy medals and carefully pinned them on. The >> street >> was quiet now, closed off for the...
Re: Which Engine To Install and by Whom
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 16 May 2012 02:25:09 -0600
...cooled engine into a water cooled engine simply by casting water > jackets > on the case and adding new heads. The longevity of this engine...
Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:33:05 -0700
...The inner cable can fray causing it to > hang up and the outer jacket can have separations causing it to expand and > act like...
Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
Historical mailing list - Dean S
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:17:16 -0400
...the issue...was eventually found out to be a leaking "water jacket" and have since had both replaced with new heads et all! hope...
Re: Alternator vibration -
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:06:03 -0700
...that sits below the alternator and connects the right side cylinder jacket to the water pump. To my surprise (once I cleaned the blackened...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 19:39:32 -0800
...Some questions: * I'm not sure what gunk they used on the water jacket, but it sure is hard to remove. Any suggestions? I...
Re: Which Engine To Install and by Whom
Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:24:23 -0500
...cooled engine into a water cooled engine simply by casting water jackets > on the case and adding new heads. The longevity of this engine...
Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:53:11 -0500
...I go too far I assume I will break the water jacket? That > wouldn't be fun... > > Anyone have a better solution? > > If you...
86' Westy 4-Sale
Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:21:26 -0800
...No water/coolant in oil, but there is coolant leakage out of the jacket to the exterior, underside of the engine, drivers-side. All...
Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Wed, 7 May 2008 08:39:34 -0400
...Most likely the cables are binding or rusted into the jacket. Look at the jacket carefully. If there is any distortion or rust through...