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• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 13:44:15 -0800
  ...I have pulled many engines, but never lowered a rear engine. I must admit that using a lift and lowering the engine made life...
• Re: if that Oil Press thing is about an air-cooled engine ..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:46 -0400
  From experience the air cooled engines need head temperature monitoring more than oil temperature. Oil temperature rise from excessive load can be too far...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 6 May 2009 11:33:21 -0400
  ...to convert an engine realtively fast.  I do not think that I should be able to get a brand new engine in my truck...
• Re: 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:28:32 -0500
  ...This engine will > cost me around $5,000 should I receive my total core credit. > I am not considering switching the engine type. I...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:59:40 -0400
  ...Start the engine. >> 7. Run engine at approximately 2000 rpm (for safety reasons do not >> operate >> at >> high rpm) until the engine stops. (Typically...
• Re: expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:49:12 -0600
  On 10/12/04 12:39 PM, "Michael Rule" <manikmike@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > a regression from Mike's "engine on bench/stand" question- what...
• AAZ 1.9 turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 06:52:58 +0100
  I wanted recently to replace the original gasoline engine in my 1987 Westy and bought absolutely new, complete (minus alternator and AC compressor) AAZ...
• Re: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Michael L. Hales
  Thu, 05 Dec 1996 12:33:12 -0600
  At 07:10 AM 12/5/96 PST, Jeff Carver wrote: >I recently hard wired in a remote start switch to my engine bay...
• Re: Boston Bobs Big Valve Engine Option III, and Engine Option II
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 4 May 2002 07:45:15 -0400
  Mark the changes in the valve job and valve size size does not change the ability of the engine to burn cleanly. the big...
• Re: ]Vanagon Westfalia w/ 2.0 2000 VW Golf Engine!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:34:58 -0700
  'cause this engine set-up was never in the US (motronic on a 2.0L inline 4). So therefore the us and ca smog...
• Re: Replaced heads, now water in oil
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:49:27 -0400
  ...It's much easier to seat everything with the engine out of the car, turn the engine so the cylinders are vertical when putting...
• Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:11:52 -0500
  Would appreciate any commentary regarding the timing belt issues on some of the Subaru engines currently being installed in the Vanagon. Once in the...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:16:56 -0700
  hi, re "I am thinking of a small electric auxiliary oil pump for this, so that I don't need to interfere engines own...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 09:14:58 -0800
  ...on and running it while cranking engine, is enough to create and hold fuel pressure to start engine. But.... Engine barely warm (upper rad...
• RE: 911 motor in a VW transporter
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 3 Mar 95 12:06:16 EST
  Chris Gilbert inquires about price of conversion, which could be less than $1000 not including the engine. The engine itself is going to be...
• Old vs New Engine seals was Re: Further adventures
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 08:22:30 -0500
  At 02:40 PM 7/8/96 -0500, you wrote: >>4) New engine seal gasket [whatever it is called]. This is the big >>gasket...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon conversion project starting.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:03:50 -0400
  ...Assemble foldable engine hoist just purchased from Harbor Freight Tools. While not nesc for engine removal from van, will definitely come in handy when...
• zu: Weight of 2ltr air-cooled engine ???
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 11:58:43 +0200
  Ger wrote: >I have a '81 transporter with a 1973 cc aircooled engine. >For repair I would like to remove the engine ( just the...
• Re: WAS: diesel 2 gas swap. IS: engine on side & oil flow
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 May 1999 16:16:06 +0200
  "Pollard, Matthew" wrote: > >> so the engine is lying over at 50 degrees. > > Why doesn't having the engine on its side give adverse issues...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 02:33:26 -0500
  Contact Robert Donalds of Boston Engines. Find him on the internet. He Da Man!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jenny Fontaine wrote: > Hi All...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:21:33 -0800
  ...What in fuel can wreck engine? What can I put in the fuel of a car to make the engine fail quickly? It's...
• Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 May 2008 20:19:38 -0500
  During WW II the Navy F4U Corsair and the Navy Hellcat had radial engines that used a water injection system that enabled those engines...
• Re: Disaster PT. 2
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:30:52 -0400
  Hi John, A lot of things could have caused two engines to fail; particularly the fuel system. A leaky injector could wash all the...
• Eurovan list?
  Historical mailing list - Zach Kaplan
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 08:52:11 -0800
  I didn't receive many replies to my question about importing a front engine diesel Transporter or Eurovan. It seems like most of the...
• Aggravating problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:48:28 -0500
  ...c) When engine is warm, with a light foot on the gas at cruise on level ground or going downhill, engine twitches constantly.....like...
• Re: everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:43:06 -0500
  ...Most engines cruise at HALF the RPM that > the bus engines do. That includes all the DOHC Honda > and Nissan engines that rev happily...
• Re: T5 vans
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:22:56 -0400
  ...A front-engined van cannot come close to that of > a rear-engined (VW T1-T3) or underfloor-engined van (mainstream > Japanese). And for...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:06:38 -0700
  ...There is a 2.1 WBX in the engine bay right now. The rough measurement I posted was of the 2.1 WBX height...
• Bosch 009 Dist. on pancake.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 00:50:06 +0000
  Is anyone using a Bosch 009 distributer on a 1700cc pancake engine? I was told that the 009's were made for a different...
• Re: pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:14:37 -0600
  ...I decided to pull that engine and do some refreshing of the internals. So, my question, when pulling the engine and separating the engine...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:45:12 -0800
  ...Big engines for $350 > available in every state and community. > > I know that Kennedy Engineering makes transmition > adapter plates for them - > so at least...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:26:18 -0500
  I would never consider using a GEX engine in anything. They have a terrible reputation. I have never bought an engine from them but...
• Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:52:36 -0700
  > Well I have taken the plunge and bought a pretty clean 81 Westy with a dead > engine. Minor bumps and rust here and there...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:08:15 -0500
  ...A badly > maintained engine. Check the interior of the valve covers to see if you > have a glaze. > > I put in "engine medic" from...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Tue, 11 May 1999 16:33:52 -0400
  About this 2.0 liter motronic engine...does anyone have experience w/these engines? What does "motronic" fuel injection mean, anyhow? P.B.--Can...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:54:15 -0500
  ...Any of these systems have a lot of opportunity for engine enhancements. Very simply as the engine sucks more air you get more fuel...
• FS: '85 Westy w/Ford Motor
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 00:57:58 -0400
  ...However, if you opted to convert back to a VW engine, you'd of course need a complete engine (i.e. fuel injection, exhaust...
• Re: Intake Questions on a '74
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 04 Feb 1996 17:42:26 -0600 (CST)
  ...The carbon canister collects > fuel vapors when the engine is not runnig. When the engine is running, the > combination of engine vacuum,(that valve...
• Re: Robert's .70 5th gear transaxle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:33:07 PST
  ...My main goal was to reduce engine RPMS and increase engine efficiency. If I left it a .82 the RPMs would not drop much...
• Re: Rebuild longevity
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:48:42 -0700
  You really need to know what went into the rebuilt/remanufactured engines for a useful evaluation. BTW, a rebuilt engine is one that is...
• Re: Engine oil leak
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:12:42 -0400
  ...Engine oil leak > I seem to have a substantial oil leak coming off the rear face of my 2.1L > engine (88 GL). The...
• Re: Will an early Subaru engine fit the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:57:47 -0800
  These are not really that good a subaru engine to use in a vanagon. The primary advantages of a 1.8 would be 'cheap...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . .Over running the engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:44:49 -0400
  Having the vehicle turn the engine without power is often known as over running. The engine basically an air pump and even with the...
• Re: Value of a Vanagon with varoius engine problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 17:58:47 -0700
  Dave, Why not just take the value of an 87 with a good engine and subtract what it would cost to install a rebuilt...
• Re: off subaru, vw ......engines
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 31 May 2001 14:11:19 EDT
  1) Honda and Toyota engines turn the wrong way. 2) The boxer thing has a lot of appeal. 3) Yugos could be the ticket...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:24:30 -0500
  ...small car VW engine conversion > Hey there > > What does anyone know of the Tacoma WA "Small Car" VW engine conversion > business? Their website (www...
• factory rebuilt engines?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 1995 14:50:58 +0600
  I noticed an ad recently for a bus with a factory rebuilt engine. Quite often on the list we talk of GEX and others...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:51:41 EDT
  In a message dated 8/27/00 5:31:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mark_hb@hotmail.com writes: << The engine in 72 transporters...
• FS: 1.9 engine, spare parts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 30 May 2001 11:48:51 -0400
  Folks, I have a 1.9 waterboxer engine that I'd like to sell. The engine has been in a garage for about 4...
• Re: Replacement engine - necessary, advisable ?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:25:02 EST
  <Also I have been told that the best long-term solution is to replace the engine with a Golf engine and conversion kit at...
• Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 17:11:05 -0600
  Problem is i've never rebuilt an engine before. ------------------ Clip --------------------- If this is your first then I'd recommend that you start on a...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:28:35 -0600
  >> The down sides to the Bay and Split window are the absence of a big hole >> over the engine for easy access. > > The 1600...
• Re: Volvo B230FT Engine --> Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:58:56 EST
  ...I see in the archives that at least one fellow put in a SOHC Volvo engine. Since it is/was carbed, the engine lid...
• 1.9 L WBS engine available.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 08:08:39 -0400
  Hi Vanagon Family, I recently converted my 85 Westy to a Subaru engine - so I have a good 1.9L WBS engine for sale...
• Re: Engine Stands
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:53:49 -1000
  At 9:53 PM 3/18/96 -0600, Marlin Bates, IV wrote: >Does any one know of a good source for an engine stand...
• Need a 5-cyl engine hanger?
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Sat, 22 May 1999 13:57:21 -0700
  Hello all, The plan is to install a 5-cly Audi engine so that the engine compartment lid will close without modification. I've...
• Idling problem at certain RPM in '84 --> Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Justin Gordon
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:24:02 -0700
  How likely is it that a problem where the engine won't idle at a certain RPM is the engine's computer? I.e...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:07:21 PDT
  ...took the engine out and put it in another van. so have the other engine (bad head stud) automatic tranny (ran great, shifted very...
• Re: Subaru Check Engine Light
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:31:04 -0400
  ...Subaru Check Engine Light > Can anyone tell me how to reset the "Check Engine" light on 2.2 Subaru > engine controls? Any help appreciated...
• Re: Clean Engine and Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 14:45:15 -0700
  Entity Steve Mozurkewich spoke thus: > What is the best way to clean the engine and the bay? DON'T use the high pressure wand...