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• Re: 1.8 Inline 4..heads.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:23:52 -0400
  I guess for me clearance doesn't matter since my motor is mounted at 15 degrees. No matter what manifold I run, it aint...
• Re: Electric window problem!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:51:53 +0000
  Right now, just try to move the motor so that you have enough slack in the cable to grab the window, pull it back...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:38:19 -0800
  ...This went into my pretty high mileage inline VW ABA motor, > a motor that has always burned a little oil...about a qt every...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 May 2007 08:11:53 -0400
  ...Huffer motors..Turbo and SC... >Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 21:05:20 -0700 > >All this talk of 6 bangers, SVX Turbos, etc brings...
• mo' motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Barb Houg
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 07:15:18 -0700
  ...he said the vanagons run with extremely soft motor mounts to absorb the engine vibrations, particularly at idle, as they tend to idle rough...
• Re: DIESEL is
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 20 May 1998 01:31:53 EDT
  ...If I could swap that motor into my van, especially the newer TD's that mercedes is making, my van would haul but! It...
• Wanted: 2.0L Air-cooled Vanagon motor (SoCal preffered)
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:30:34 -0700
  I'm working on a project Squareback and need something with a bit more oomph to it than the stock motor. I was hoping...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:24:30 -0400
  ...It is slightly quieter, and if you like cachet, this motor has it... VW cobbled it together in 1983.5, and threw the motor...
• Re: heater fan whine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:54:18 -0800
  ...The OP asked how to fix the whine in the motor, not load reduction. I want to know the answer also. Robert, I'm...
• Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:18:59 -0600
  ...Cheers, Bruce >From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net> >To: "Bruce Nadig" <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>,<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Subject: RE: Porsche 944 Motor...
• Unknown Vanagon 2.1L Engine Part - 2nd try
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:33:13 -0400
  ...The motor was partially disassembled by the prior mechanic, so we have ran into a few situations where we are unsure of the part...
• Waterboxer Madness
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:59:07 -0400
  ...The parts manager even recomended using a air-cooled vanagon motor or getting the mounts from a diesel and installing a GTI motor. I...
• Re: Re:91 power window shot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:14:26 -0500 (EST)
  I just took out the motor and cleaned all the rust out and then oiled it. It then spun freely, but sounds sick when...
• Re: subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:23:11 -0800
  ...It's just your opinion, not a fact > Go with the VW motor. Subaru motor will still be running long after your beloved wasserleaker...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized? NO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
  Wed, 8 May 2002 00:51:28 EDT
  In a message dated 5/8/02 12:36:32 AM, CTONLINE@webtv.net writes: << I found out this morning also, that the motorized...
• Re: Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:41:13 -0800
  not that my motor is over tired, but a cleaning/flush would'nt help get rid of simple deposits? my oil is always nice...
• Re: Is the rear AC blower motor the same as the front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 4 May 2015 09:31:55 -0400
  Jim, it may work, but I am pretty sure that the real deal AC blower fan motor is actually more powerful than the dash...
• Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 12:22:21 -0700
  The 1.8 liter gas motor complete fits at 50deg. I understand you can also use a 2liter gas motor at 50 degrees if...
• Re: Portland, OR to the Everglades in a '71 Westy - advice, please
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:47:25 -0500
  ...Since the 1971 bus has the old (bug) motor, the motor is under more load per horsepower, and has less useful life. IF the...
• Fwd: Re: GEX update
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 05 Mar 1996 18:40:46
  ...GEX update >> >> I now have 5000k on the rebuilt motor from GEX (1600SP) and >#4 is a >> low 105 PSI. Motor is HARD to...
• Re: Auction Time! (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Oct 1995 22:27:28 -0400
  ...DH. >1970 VW Type III, fastback, perfect body, no motor. >1980 VW Vanagon, rebuilt motor, carbuerated, minor surface rust. DH Some one brought this...
• Re: Motorcycle Hitch for 1985
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:43:45 -0700
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/motorcycle.htm If I were going to do it again, I would make a dedicated carrier which...
• Shop in Wainsville NC /
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 16:20:38 -0700
  ...Any help on this? Kyle -- Kyle Wade (408) 426-1431 OR (408) 429-9424 Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page - http://www...
• Re: fuel pump mounts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 02 Jul 1997 23:19:59 -0700
  ...My $00.02 Kyle -- Kyle Wade (408) 462-9424 Hm # Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports.com
• Steel EV Wheels FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 16:28:47 -0800
  ...Kyle -- Kyle Wade (408) 426-1431 OR (408) 429-9424 Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports.com ICQ...
• power window stuck down
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Fri, 19 May 2000 13:26:43 -0400
  ...The procedure for removing the motor calls for the window to be up. Is there any way to get my motor out? Thanks. John
• Front blower motor squeals?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:44:00 -0700
  When i turn on my front blower motor i hear this horrible sqeal. Sounds like it needs to be oiled. Is this easy or...
• high mileage motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:27:47 -0800
  Has anyone seen any data or have any personal experience that would lead one to believe that the motor oils made for high mileage...
• Re: high mileage motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:46:25 -0600
  ...http://www.synthetic-lubricants.com/motor_oil_bible.htm Stan Wilder -----Original Message----- oils made for high mileage vehicles might be worth the extra...
• Re: 70's GMC motorhome ... too big? :)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:18:32 -0500
  Joel, during my years in Alaska I drove and saw untold numbers of big motor homes, and they all had one huge problem for...
• Re-sealing a cylinder head? Sure, why not?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:29:49 -0700
  ...Putting a motor into a van and then modifying the body to fit the motor..that seems a bit odd..If you have to...
• Re: 2.1L vs. 1.9 L? and other questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 04:50:12 -0700
  ...What things did they do to improve them and how much of those improvements can be retrofitted to the earlier motors? My first experiences...
• Vanagon parts I found, Great deals!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 22:46:43 -0800
  ...Kyle -- Kyle Wade (408) 462-9424 Hm # Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports.com
• Stat change in KS
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 18 May 1998 21:06:23 -0500
  ...I kept the gas conversion motors. I also purchased an 87 Syncro GL with motor problems. A special thanks goes out to Bill Dummitt...
• Anyone have experience with selling / buying a van on eBay motors?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 31 May 2001 20:39:17 -0700
  We are thinking of listing our 1984 German Army Double Cab Transporter on eBay motors. I am interested in hearing from people who have...
• Inline 4 fuel consumption..Clarification...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:59:51 -0700
  Sorry, my original post on MPG, I forgot to include my motor is a gasoline inline four, not a diesel..but it uses the...
• Idle air Speed Motor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:22:49 -0600
  ...I don't have the wires in front of me for the color scheme, but the motor itself has the connections labeled as 1...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 16 May 2014 14:24:35 -0600
  ...Since an induction motor pulls infinite > current > > when not spinning, the wye-delta switch limits startup current until the > > motor and load are spinning...
• Re: Trouble with power window motors rusting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:04:22 -0400
  ...Trouble with power window motors rusting? Hi Todd, Yup, that same has happened to me - rusted completely up on my '88 and I was...
• Head Woes on 84 GL/Vanagon Retrospect
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 1 Jan 1997 18:26:01 -0600 (CST)
  Hi All, I have been busy swapping around 1.9 Wasser motors lately. My 1.9 that was in my 84 GL Brownie Bus...
• FS VW camper 1977, dead motor.
  Historical mailing list - Subject: FS VW camper 1977, dead motor.
  14 Jul 1995 05:59:30 GMT
  ...The motor is out for you to inspect. It ran proir to droping the motor but she bled oil out of the muffler. The...
• Re: rear wiper question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:43:08 -0400
  At 12:06 10/5/2000, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >where is the relay for the rear wiper motor?? Position 11 in the panel...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:32:33 -0500
  ...Front heater motor > All, > > The heater motor in my 85 is highly intermittent. Sometimes it works for > weeks with no problems and some times...
• Vanagon front heater blower motor ballast resistor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:22:31 EDT
  Folks, I have found an inexpensive ballast resistor to replace those burned out ones for the Vanagon front heater blower motor. Takes a bit...
• 25hp and 36hp Motors revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:16:05 -0800
  ...Yes the displacement of the 36hp motor is 1100cc. I am not totally positive about the 25hp motor. One of the things that I...
• Re: Chevy 4.3l into the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:22:17 -0800
  ...You use most of the same stuff without any fiddling around...sensors and instruments..and the VW inline gas motors are inexpensive and plentiful...
• Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:40:29 -0500
  ...They told me that > after they retired they'd bought a large motorhome so they could travel the > country, but found that it was...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:27:04 -0500
  My '87 2WD Westy w/o A/C has the larger louder 2-speed fan motor......... Sometimes it's like a leaf blower on...
• Re: Power door locks, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:13:54 -0800
  ...The passenger >side >motor works as expected, unless I plug in the drivers side motor. Then, >unlocking the drivers door causes nothing to happen...
• Re: WBX 1.9 or 2.1... what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 19:24:45 -0800
  Buying a "good" used motor of any kind is a crap shoot, unless it comes from someone you know and trust and you can...
• Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 May 2007 21:05:20 -0700
  ...with supercharged small motors putting out some decent power with good dependability.... I am gonna look into that...One thing I do know for...
• Re: rear wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Pokey
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:24:36 -0800
  ...rear wiper motor replacement > > Anyone replaced their burnt out rear wiper motor with one > from a Golf? I've heard that the part #s...
• Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:58:14 -0700
  ...Then there is the Porsche 928 which is an "interference motor" for sure... I know, having broken a timing belt at Road Amerca race...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 18 May 1998 12:20:38 -0400
  ...It's a great motor with plenty of H.P., smooth, And simply. Over head cams. This may be a good choice... Eric 86...
• motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 06:48:20 -0800
  Ordered some motor mounts for my 84GL. Have talked to a couple people on the list about the proper way to replace the mounts...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:38:40 -0800
  ...And splines were gone on both wiper motor and wiper arm, so cleanliness wasn't an issue. Finally drilled a set screw into the...
• boster motor in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:45:33 -0600
  Has anyone installed a Boxter motor in a vanagon.......it seems the right candidate ( other than cost) for a transplant into the Van.......no...
• WTB: Window lifter for power window - driver side
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 5 May 2003 05:47:49 -0700
  ...What I really need is just the window lifter, and not the motor. So if you have a bad motor, but the lifter unit...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:50:14 -0700
  ​RE: "Motor" vs "Engine" Thank you Tom Thank you, thank you. Welcome to the 'cringe' crowd, those that cringe when motor is used to...
• CUP HOLDERS!!! $14.00
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 06:39:07 -0700
  ...Kyle -- Kyle Wade (408) 426-1431 OR (408) 429-9424 Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports.com ICQ...