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• Transplant: Diesel Bellhousing Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  09 Nov 1995 10:10:10 EST
  ...for numbers of desirable tools... I happened upon a small diagram of the engine bell-housing flange for the 5cyl non-turbo engine, the...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:31:14 EST
  ...Without a 5 speed, or a completely different tranny, wouldn't your top speed be limited by the number of RPMs the engine can...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 May 2004 20:23:43 -0400
  ...I like numbers. - If I see a decline in gas milage with no obvious explanation, I know that something's probably wrong -- the engine...
• Re: diesel head identification
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 26 May 1998 07:02:00 -0400
  ...engine is a 2-notch. (1600cc, right?) The > >head on the truck has the following casting identification marks....068 103 > >373 F (part number...
• Engine?????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 04:47:10, -0500
  Hi, Does anyone know how to tell the engine type, year, that sort of thing? There has got to be a number located on...
• Re: WTB engine case
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 08:37:53 MST
  ...Their numbers are: 602 437-3046 602 437-0181 602 243-1238 I know that Blair & Son have one or two. I have had...
• Re: How much oil to use in a Vanagon TDI application?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 01:08:10 EDT
  Mark (owner of the only correctly installed turbo on a vanagon 50 degree engine that I have seen), That angle is probably associated with...
• Re: Haynes manual for the Vanagon? ISBN or part number please?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:34:45 -0700
  Kyle, My Haynes, bought recently from Bus Depot, is sub-titled: "1982 to 1990 ..."; ie, both gasoline engines (1.9l & 2.1l) are included...
• Re: 83.5 Bus running cool- fixed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 22:05:47 -0700
  Jeff, isn't it better to have the engine run cool? Why go through the hassle of switching out to an 87 degree unit...
• Bus Wiring Looms
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 May 1994 00:42:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...area between the fuse block and the engine. It lists for $155.00. Their toll free number is: 1-800-247-3202 They have...
• porsche heads question (sorta VW)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 12:02:19 -0400
  ...i am trying to find out what kind of engine they came out of. the part number (i think) is 616.104.301.1R...
• Brake cleaner, tire treads, and organics
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:05:44 -0800
  ...The hydrocarbon rubber is eventually munched up and oxidized by vast numbers of bacteria, many of them waiting patiently by the side of the...
• : FS 1988 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - keith pike
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:32:57 -0330
  ...grey Engine: 2.1 Cylinders: 4 Transmission: 3 Speed Automatic Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Warranty: N/A Certified: No Kilometers: 131,000 Stock Number: N...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 16" alloys for the vanagon, check this out
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 25 May 2001 09:30:34 -0600
  ...a Suzuki under the name 'Forsa'; SA510 is the Suzuki Chassis number. The 2nd generation body style was called the Swift. There's my...
• Re: Oil change frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 09:14:55 -0700
  >VW says every 7500 miles, Jiffy Lube says every 3000 miles, and I'm sure >you can find a few other numbers on the...
• flat6 camper
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:57:25 -0500
  ...Driven by 160 HP Porsche 2.2 litre 911 engine, rebuilt webers, valve job. Clutch new. Canvas and seals new. Please call phone number...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:30:39 -0800
  ...number when I get home as I have a new spare on the shelf. An oil pan heater is going to help the engine...
• Re: higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:05:35 -0800
  ...RON+MON)/2 = 87 >> MON = Motor Octane Number >> RON = Research Octane Number >> ----------------------------- >> As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, >> regular 87 octane gas has...
• Re: what part is this???
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:32:37 -0700
  That part number was superceded in 1987 by: 068 103 603L Unforunately, that's all the info I could find. Perhaps it's from...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 18:24:32 -0800
  Yup, or previously the Jumo 204 aero engine. I think I have the number right .... 2 cycle Diesel engine, same piston orientation. Ab > On...
• Re: How far is this Vanagon insanity going to go?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:36:58 -0600
  ...I sell a few engines every year locally and sometimes install them bringing my number of engines back up to five with the exchange...
• Re: Oil analysis on worn engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:48:03 -0500
  ...The last time I saw silicon numbers this high was when I installed K&N air filters in my two Mercedes 300E's. I...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:50:35 -0500
  There are a number of FI grounds on the body near the coil, and a few on the engine itself. The ground strap direct...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 12:06:23 -0800
  ...https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 > > VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
• Re: O2 Sensor - Low Prices 3-wire in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:43:03 -0400
  ...for my engine conversion i used a 4 wire bosch sensor for a ford mustang v8 approximate year 1988 or 1990 (older body style...
• Re: # tachometer ideas
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:57:23 -0800
  For engine speed, carefully roll the van one wheel revolution in inches. Then divide by 12 to get feet. Divide that number into 5280...
• Addendum: Bostig Dyno day - Sunday July 31st!!
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:00:14 -0400
  ...With any luck we'll really be able to get some good >numbers on drivetrain losses as well if we have a good number...
• Re: Important - oil pressure query
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:13:54 EST
  Is the part wrong, the part number wrong, or is the description incorrect? Several people on the list have provided me with part numbers...
• Re: Compression Numbers (in advance of head job)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:15:30 -0400
  ...Compression Numbers (in advance of head job) > > I'm planning on starting my head job tomorrow. > > I did a compression test tonight to get...
• '71 Campmobile FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 01:55:25 -0500
  ...1600 engine from '70 beetle needs carb work, has good body, sink & fridge, nice interior, lots of new parts asking $2000 (sounds like he...
• Re: FS 1988 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - keith pike
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:36:53 -0330
  ...grey Engine: 2.1 Cylinders: 4 Transmission: 3 Speed Automatic Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Warranty: N/A Certified: No Kilometers: 131,000 Stock Number: N...
• Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 06:54:57 -0500 (CDT)
  ...of 1963 was VIN 1222500, but VW of course > gives no engine number in the books or the microfiche film). Hmmm ... maybe the # listed...
• Waterboxer reliability and longevity issue / Subaru 2.2 /etc.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 02:10:43 EDT
  ...The VW shop does maybe two major engine repairs a year, and about one major trans job every two months. We are the number...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 16:53:03 -0700
  ...the same number as the one called for on Federal Vanagons. Someone had put a very funky replacement on the "donor" engine for the...
• Re: Vanagon Stiker Vote Results & New Page
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 08:23:21 -0600
  ...The following list is the top 10 vote > getting sticker entries followed by the image number and the number of > votes received in parenthesis...
• '78 bus for sale
  Historical mailing list - Everett Barnes
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:37:02 -0700
  ...Both > the 2000 engine and tranny were rebuilt a few thousand miles ago. Her > and her husband bought it at a show a few...
• Genuine VW Oil Pumps
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:33:56 -0500
  ...If there is an alternate pump I'd > like to see the part number get into the archives. Your wish is my command. :-) I...
• Re: 88 Vanagon thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:28:45 -0600
  ...parts >of the engine etc. Just guessing > >The new thermostat didn't have this checkvalve feature and had a part >number of 025 121...
• Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:42:43 -0600
  ...The engineer there took a look at what I wanted done - the laser scanning of the pieces and digitizing of the numbers,, and the...
• Re: syncro coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:29:54 -0800
  ...number the hoses that i am refering to are the two coming off the brassy looking metal lines over the top of the engine...
• sportsvans discussion (all the news that fits, we print!)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 12:06:42 CDT
  ...limited numbers, one year after it was dumped because of dismal sales. The 1995 model will retain the 109-bhp five-cylinder engine but...
• higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:31:47 -0800
  ...RON+MON)/2 = 87 MON = Motor Octane Number RON = Research Octane Number ----------------------------- As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, regular 87 octane gas has...
• Re: Cash for Clunkers Tally
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:48:56 -0400
  ...On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Don Hundt wrote: > 123 Subaru SVX engines that will never be transplanted into a > Vanagon...
• Wasser Oil Cooler O-Ring Seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 13:40:54 EST
  ...part number: 021-117-070A - Price is still the same at $3.35 each. Why they're using a Type 4 Engine prefix code...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dr Andrea Berardelli
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:38:42 -0700
  Gents, in VW TRENDS issue number 7 Volume 22, July 2003 on page 70. Is an article about the use of synthetic oils in...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:48:12 -0800
  OK its friday so let the games begin >Repeat after me: >- Safety in numbers (if it breaks, have something everyone else has so you...
• Tranny/Engine mounts for T4->T1 engine conv.?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:48:40 -0600
  ...I don't want a T4 engine. Ever notice on the keyboard that the number 4 & the dollar symbol occupy the same key? I...
• FS: '81 Westi $800 N.Ca engine apart
  Historical mailing list
  11 Jul 97 14:06:52 PDT
  Found in the Grass Valley paper, called on it and got some details. '81 Westi, engine lid insulation fell out, got caught in the...
• Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:32:36 -0600
  ...I'm told is an 86-92 Rabbit/Fox engine. The computer has Bosch number 0 280 800 104 (105) on it. It is...
• Re: Cold Weather Driving
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 15:50:22 CST
  ...and you can lose all your engine oil in less than a minute! :( here's the tech bulletin: Technical Information Group: 17 Number: 87...
• Re: bearing crush
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 24 May 2003 09:16:25 -0400
  Damon and fellow vanagon types the main bearing do crush as the case is bolted together and the crank clearance change as the engine...
• Re: NVC - Jetta Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:41:54 -0700
  If you google that plug number , call kinds of things come upabout it. On 3/23/2013 11:54 AM, David wrote: > Please forgive...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:28:17 -0400
  ...A crate engine is one > of the things I am pondering. Google returns a number of places one can buy > a crate engine, GEX...
• Re: Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:01:27 -0400
  ...van for a number of miles, and I noticed a fair amount of white smoke - water vapor? When the engine idles it does smell...
• Re: VW Customer Relations & reality check
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 12:13:06 -0700
  ...Citroen engines, like most engines in the civilised world, turn clockwise if you look from the front. But the Citroen gearbox sits in front...
• Catalogs Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 96 21:59:11 EDT
  ...i know better to ask for a bus boys catalog, but could someone send me numbers for other outfits. also, what do you people...
• Putting exhaust back together--question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:30:04 -0600
  Heads are done, engine starts, ready to put the exhaust back together on my 2.1. At the big flange between the cat and...
• HELP! Westy Stranded in Bryce Canyon National Park...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:33:25 -0700
  ...The engine turns over, and has spark but will not start. There is lots of fuel (perhaps it's too much aka too rich...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:49:38 -0800
  ...My '90, original engine with 180k+ miles has passed emissions with numbers so good that the attendant has remarked on it in the past...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums Bolt sizes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:48:08 -0500
  ...After a number of years it still seems strange to never find a 13 mm hex on the engine. Larry A. >