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  • Re: disaster
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:32:12 -0700
    ...Anyway. >>> >>> So I need either two head studs and nuts or a used engine case. And I'd >>> like either to be next door...
  • HELP!! Need Diagnosis (not VW specific)
    Historical mailing list - James Cohen
    Thu, 25 Sep 1997 22:10:55 -0400
    ...Engine error code light blinks 9 times, indicating that the TDC sensor in the Distributor is malfunctioning. Trouble shooting went as follows: *Distributor assembly...
  • Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:05:13 -0800
    ...A while back, right after I'd checked the connection to dizzy, the check engine light came on and OBD threw a trouble code...
  • Re: More Conversion motor rap.
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:21:54 -0400
    ...The 1Z-AHU engine codes used in Germany are used here in the 1996-early 1999 Passat and Jetta and use the exact same...
  • Re: Can this do that?
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 22 May 2011 21:46:31 -0400
    ...your engine is sucking hot air rising from the cooler. I left my air intake alone (running a 2.1l DJ code from a...
  • Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
    Historical mailing list - Doug
    Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:24:07 -0500
    ...Big > outfit, their facility here is a city block in size, all under one roof. > > The engineer there took a look at what I...
  • [syncrolist] FOR SALE: 1990 Synchro GL special edition (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:13:31 -0700
    ...415 area code is the San Francisco area. Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a...
  • Re: Fan Switch
    Historical mailing list - Gina
    Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:28:13 -0400
    ...a message in a funny kind of intermittent fan-like morse code that it doesnt want to work in inclement weather thus leaving me...
  • Re: Dodge Sprinter - Ultimate Dreambus!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:28:34 -0400
    Fine, but I could do without the color-coded boat on the top. Where would you park that thing? "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM...
  • Automatic reply: vanagon Digest - 21 Dec 2022 to 24 Dec 2022 (#2022-293)
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilleran
    Sun, 25 Dec 2022 05:00:05 +0000
    ...The author of this e-mail is not a licensed professional engineer and does not furnish design services. Any engineering information or advice contained...
  • Automatic reply: vanagon Digest - 15 Dec 2022 to 16 Dec 2022 (#2022-289)
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilleran
    Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:00:35 +0000
    ...The author of this e-mail is not a licensed professional engineer and does not furnish design services. Any engineering information or advice contained...
  • Re: Diesel to Gas conversion
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Jan 95 17:44:06 EST
    ...In principle it is not a difficult process of swapping the diesel for an inline 4 cyl Rabbit engine (this seems to be the...
  • Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
    Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
    Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:33:10 +0100
    ...Big > outfit, their facility here is a city block in size, all under one roof. > > The engineer there took a look at what I...
  • Re: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:27:05 -0600
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color Does anyone have a color code for the 81 vanagon rims. I believe they...
  • Re: 89 driveability problem after new rebuild FIXED IT!
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 28 May 2004 19:03:13 -0700
    ...Found some good color coded wiring from my trips to the scrap yards and carefully soldered and shrink tubed it up real nice. Took...
  • Re: vanagon 2.1L PERFORMANCE CHIP...anyone tried this?
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:15:48 -0800
    ...He sells rebuilt performance engines at a decent price. Personally I'm impressed with his web site and information (see attached word document.) As...
  • Re: 85 Single Cab worth??
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 23:44:26 -0800
    ...To meet USEPA specs, the sticker in the engine lid has to read that it meets US specs -- but I think these all do...
  • Re: Aircooled wireing...
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:03:38 -0800
    ...a blue-black color coded wire. If you're saying this wire comes from the left side of the engine compartment, somewhere behind the...
  • Re: Timing - 0 or 10 BTDC
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:38:48 -0800
    ...1l WBX > DJ-code (112hp) calls for timing to be set at 10 degrees BTDC. > > When I bought the engine it came with timing...
  • Re: I-4 conversion general info
    Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
    Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:09:27 -0400
    ...install a stock ABA or AEG ( correct > code?) and lower it a little to clear the engine lid. I'd either "suffer" > with the...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Jan 2014 (#2014-8)
    Historical mailing list - Susmay
    Sat, 4 Jan 2014 08:30:53 -0800
    ...Peach clolor van's� code? (4) � 5. Peach clolor van's code? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date:� � Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:32:40 -0800 From:� � Rocket J...
  • Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:16:17 -0700
    ...Seems no one has solved the mysterious > "code 42" problem, among hundreds of others. Forums are the blind leading > the blind. For me, only...
  • Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:31:58 -0500
    Well you could install a card reader on your dash and just swipe a magnetic coded card to start your car. Almost anybody servicing...
  • Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:44:56 -0700
    ...that was done, and a year of intermittent > power > loss and engine dying is ended!). > > But now she's leaking oil and my mechanic...
  • Re: Fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Andree
    Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:33:48 -0800
    ...To get the discount, enter referral code list1e at checkout. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free...
  • re EV heating up (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
    Tue, 4 Aug 1998 22:19:10 -0700
    ...If all else fails, have you had a mechanic check the OBD system for any error codes logged by the various engine controllers? Maybe...
  • Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:23:20 -0500
    FYI DJ-code 112hp WBX has a factory timing spec of 10 BTDC at idle. The engine only differs from the MV motor by...
  • Re: Trip Contingencies
    Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:46:44 -0400
    ...You can check fitment guide on this link <http://www.bulkpart.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=2 &Category_Code=volkswagen-lookup...
  • VWs for sale
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Fri, 26 Apr 96 13:18:19 EDT
    ...Area codes: 703 -- northern Virginia 540 -- mid-Virginia 202 -- D.C. 301 -- Maryland 410 -- Maryland '93 EuroVan GT, 5-speed, loaded, ABS, low miles...
  • Re: '87 Transporter GL Cooling - Have data. Help!
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:59:50 -0400
    ...code next time!!! You quote: --The vehicle gets hot enough to boil the coolant- How do you know that for sure, the VW engine...
  • Buses for sale, D.C. area
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Fri, 5 Apr 96 12:14:36 EST
    ...Maryland. '82 Camper, diesel, new VW engine and trans, perfect throughout. $5500. 304-876-6179. I've never heard of this area code around...
  • 1985 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
    Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:43:23 -0500
    ...The engine would not turn a full revolution without hitting something. I feared the worse, but never actually had run into a vehicle I...
  • Canadian remains was Re: disaster
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:11:18 -0700
    ...disaster > Bob, > > What is it with these Canadian re-manufactured engines anyway? I have > encountered a number of tales of engines that have failed...
  • Emergency - Mystery Part Identifcation Needed!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:58:30 +0200
    ...The cap has the code on it: SME 001 915 Please... please help me! I want to get this finished before dark, so I...
  • FOR SALE: Complete 2.0L 50 degree I4 setup
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:15:37 -0700
    ...Here are the details: - 1987 2.0L Audi 80 block (code 3A). - 1990 Jetta Head (Digifant II). - Compression is 160 PSI for the lowest...
  • Re: Stranded World Travelers
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 6 May 2012 00:25:30 -0700
    ...It's a > >> Syncro-16" custom camper with a mechanical TDI 1Z/AHU code engine. It's > >> gonna take someone knowledgeable about diesel Vanagon...
  • Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:57:27 -0700
    ...For example, I do not see anything in the posting below that relates to driving impressions of a GW engine. Thanks, BenT Sent from...
  • Re: My "New" 1988 Westy!
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Fri, 4 May 2012 09:34:31 -0600
    ...Quick and dirty compression check engine cold, oddly, two front cylinders ~ 100 two rear, ~ 120. But van on a slope, nose pointing up. Maybe...
  • Re: Vanagon ?Previa?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:07:11 -0700
    ...My nephew, his father and I changed the engine in my wife's turbodiesel (nonEFI 2C-T engine) after over a year of driving...
  • Re: FOR SALE: Whole bunch of Vangon and other parts
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:48:31 -0500
    ...7kg 2.0L motronic OBD1 harness, ECU and throttle valve &ndash; engine code ABA &ndash; weight 7.5kg multiple driver side taillights, good condition...
  • how does timing change by knock sensor?
    Historical mailing list - Nock
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 07:40:48 -0800
    ...Is that (are all) TIICO 's OBDII? If so it will trip a code and go into limp mode (pre set timing and mixture...
  • Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:44:33 -0400
    ...we are talking about WBX engines here But I think I should say that the above procedure is also mandatory on all type 2...
  • 2000 Eurovan at local dealership
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:16:13 EST
    ...Forest Green with the VR6 engine and fully loaded (only option as far as I can tell is the power sunroof which this model...
  • Busses for sale, SF Bay Area, CA
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Thu, 5 Dec 1996 17:25:38 -0800 (PST)
    ...Telephone numbers are probably all in the 510 area code 85 VW POP-TOP CAMPER $9500 840-6907 84 VW WESTFALIA VANAGON All New...
  • 1.9L Turbo Diesel Test Drive results!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:14:42 -0700
    ...The motor is from a Canadian 1995 Jetta (code AAZ) and it is mounted in the Transporter at 15 degrees using our conversion kit...
  • Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:29:03 -0700
    ...I remember turning the > > input > > shaft on the tranny (with the engine unbolted) and shifting the tranny > > with > > a pair of vice-grips on...
  • HELP - I keep going into limp home mode (00575)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:12:31 -0700
    ...When the engine goes into to "limp home mode" you can hear a rapid clicking in the engine compartment. When you clear the codes...
  • Re: Dual Mass Flywheels and I5 dimensions needed (AEL)
    Historical mailing list - Ron Cunningham
    Sun, 9 Jan 2005 23:36:59 -0400
    ...I have an 115hp ATJ engine code TDI that is from a B5 Passat with it's transmission. The engine will eventually find it...
  • Re: Coleman Fuel For You CamperHeads
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:21:11 -0500
    ...However, you are not going to be running it in an internal combustion engine. You are going to be burning it in an open...
  • Bus Depot Listmember Discount (Ongoing)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:58:51 -0400
    ...or special-order items, tires/wheels, and engines/transmissions. To get the discount, enter referral code list1e on checkout. (It cannot be applied retroactively...
  • Re: Muffler Source?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:24 -0400
    ...or > special-order items, tires/wheels, and engines/transmissions. To get > the > discount, enter referral code list1e on checkout. (It cannot be > applied > retroactively...
  • Re: Bostig Zetec kit...WOW...
    Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
    Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:57:15 -0700
    ...behold...there is a stainless eng carrier with a spiffy > new > engine in it...I gotta say that after 35+ yrs in this business...
  • Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:11:30 -0400
    ...I put in an Audi 3A code engine (2 liter 8 valve) mounted on diesel parts (@ 50 degrees), and managed by a Bosch Jetronic...
  • Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
    Historical mailing list - Bill M
    Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:14:33 -0500
    ...the CO (current owner me!) did! I now have a color coded diagram in the glove box with the Bostig Zetec owners manual. Bill...
  • Re: Haynes manual for diesel Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 17:37:49 -0600
    ...The really >nice >thing is it covers the diesel engine really well. It also covers the >camper >things like the fridge and other camper...
  • Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Tue, 2 Oct 2001 18:55:52 -0700
    ...the # 2 splitshell bearing is not the same in the WBX 2.1 engines as the type 4 or the 1.9 engines. the...
  • The last six months...
    Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
    Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:16:44 EDT
    Just in case some of you are still interested, here's a 2+ year, 30+K mile report on my inline-4 engine conversion...
  • Transmission Modification Question
    Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:38:39 +0000
    ...I was able to get trans from a 1985 boxer with known history, was running quiet when the rod went through the engine case...
  • Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
    Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
    Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:33:42 +1000
    ...My experience is like the entire engine shuts down for a millisecond, regains itself, then continues on as if nothing had happened. Drives ok...
  • Re: air-cooled vs WBX transmission
    Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
    Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:24:29 +1000
    ...engine) has an AAK/AVV code gearbox with a final drive of 5.43 The normal TD diesel T3 Syncro (with JX series engine...