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• Vanagon diagnostic expertise in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 00:08:57 -0800
  ...What I'm looking for is that proverbial waterboxer Vanagon guru that I may throw myself at his feet. Thanks Jaymac , 87 Vanagon GL
• Air cooled transmission in a Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:32:13 EDT
  Volks, I have chance to buy a good clean 85 Westy with a bad transmission for a good price. I already have an 83...
• Re: [CONCH-L] Freshwater barnacle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 02:19:15 +1200
  ...Vanagon? Seems >appropriate that it can be found in PEACE River. Waterboxer drips are >utterly polluted with non-phospate coolant. I found a colony...
• My 84 Waterboxer on samba
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:15:07 -0700
  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=207458& I is suprised this hasn't sold. For a virtually rust free van that...
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:58:20 -0500
  ...Zetec up top, waterboxer below... and are gear limited... even if you had the power to push the van through air etc on the...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 09:01:20 -0700
  ...Mark Dennis Haynes wrote: > Having the ABA motor you really can’t compare the gearing to one with a Waterboxer. The Waterboxer is a...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:47:10 -0800
  ...For a waterboxer, I like the idea of an inline coolant heater, assuming it could be installed in the engine or rear heater loops...
• Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:22:00 -0800
  ...Either a waterboxer or a Tiico conversion. Here is how I think I would do it: Waterboxer I would install a S&S header...
• New motor
  Historical mailing list - Michael Schiesser
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 22:29:23 -0700
  ...THey also have used waterboxer engines on the site, from folks doing conversions. THen there are waterboxer used and rebuilt. I'm sure you...
• Re: vacuum
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2018 20:23:12 -0400
  FWIW my 2.1l waterboxer goes into the low twenties in those conditions. Yrs, d On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 7:43 PM...
• Re: Oil Pump Puller
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:29:59 -0400
  ...Works great! Any tool for pulling a beetle oil pump should work on a waterboxer. Ken Wilford at vanagain.com On Mar 27, 2017...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:40:53 -0500
  ...My experience is that in a waterboxer, the water pump itself gives reason to replace the water pump.... ;-) Richard
• sink/fridge fs $100
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 19:03:33 -0500
  ...thanks, tony '83.5 waterboxer weekender gl '81 sunroof w/ac & gas heater (hooray!)
• Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 06:24:05 +0000
  Warren, What Subi motor was in the Rev.'s van? 2.2? Your post and comments make me want to investigate further. (Like, what...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:05:48 EDT
  In a message dated 6/1/01 8:46:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net writes: << Son of Miller,...>> You calling...
• running rough after warm-up
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 15:31:14 -0400
  Oh wise ones, My 1.9l waterboxer starts right up every time, hot or cold, but it runs kinda rough at idle. It runs...
• Re: digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:20:00 -0700
  ...so it's like Vanagon Waterboxer Digifant running an inline four ? I plan to do that myself pretty soon. Scott On 10/16/2013...
• H-Pipe availability
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:22:11 -0500
  Some time ago there was talk of the cooling system H pipe on the early waterboxers being hard to find these days. I think...
• Re: new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer"
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:54:21 -0700
  >no flat four in VW's plans, that was a mis-reading by the jalopnik >staff. The original press release mentioned the historic flat...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:26:28 -0400
  At 05:27 PM 9/26/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >there is no Cold Start injector on a waterboxer vanagon of course. Tnx...
• Re: TenCentLife TPS experience??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:45:47 -0700
  ...but not like a stock waterboxer quite. and it ran very well. 'Bout the best waterboxer I've ever driven. As far as I...
• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 9 May 2012 12:27:37 -0700
  ...Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer? Thicker oil won't replace missing metal, but it will help maintain oil pressure. If you...
• 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 03:37:31 -0500
  ...VW Waterboxer Modified >Wasserboxer: > AUDI AUDI VW VW >Displacement 2.2 liter 2.3 liter 2.1 liter 2.1 liter >Configuration Inline 5...
• Re: I-4 owner experrience
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 14 May 2013 08:04:03 -0400
  ...It was my first foray into > something back there that wasn't a waterboxer. Was it as smooth as a > waterboxer? No. But it...
• Engine conversions; Waterboxer to:
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:54:24 -0700
  ...fix/replace the waterboxer (80%) Fixing the waterboxer is really a very good choice and you can sell the van in the future... Well...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:22:13 -0500
  ...We can get flow increases of over 30% from a stock waterboxer port. > You should get a flowbench and play with it a little...
• Oh, the weather out side is delightful, the fire inside is frightful...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:00:08 -0500
  ...The EG33 engine is DEFINITELY heavier than a waterboxer engine, and that extra weight is noticable most when the road surface is slick. The...
• Re: MAF sensor and a waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 13:07:24 -0400
  ...MAF sensor and a waterboxer > > I just called a guy about a 1985 vanagon that he has for sale. He said he > removed the...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 May 2009 18:39:58 -0700
  maybe............there is definitely an idle stabilizer gizmo ......a small electronic box......and 1.9 waterboxer vanagons. it's just to the left of...
• wbx 2.1 reman./core available in NY $475
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 06:32:10 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/waterboxer-engine � Owner paid rediculous money for it. dylan
• Chips
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Aug 1994 08:51:07 PDT
  ...I am curious as to whether anyone makes such reprogramming chips for Vanagons? Something that would broaden a stock waterboxer's torque curve a...
• Looking for Joseph Rayle
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 14 Apr 1994 07:04:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Thanks! -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> U of MN Med.School.Admin 6-5379 1984 VW Vanagon Waterboxer 1915 ---------- Forwarded message ----------
• Re: Waterboxer Madness
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Sep 1995 22:45:04 -0400
  J.A. McEachern Wrote: >I have a friend who has a motor on order from VW. They said >that not were currently available in...
• traveling tool kit and manual
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 10:01:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Also, if there's any good and easy to understand repair books for the '85 waterboxer I'd appreciate your suggestions. We're planning...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 09:02:12 EDT
  ...spring upgrade if one departs from the profile of the stock cam. >> And where might one find an aftermarket camshaft for the old waterboxer?
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:10:13 +0100
  t obrien wrote: > Could it be that those clever Japanese engineers accounted for the > corrosive effect of American water in designing their waterboxer? I...
• LOWER PRICES FOR TIICO KIT / SMOG LEGAL IN CA.
  Historical mailing list - Peter B
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 11:37:06 -0700
  ...4195.00 These prices are making the choice over rebuilding the waterboxer much easier. Freight from Houston is additional. Next order is 24 October...
• looking for a 1.9 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Travis Pearce
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:00:10 -0700
  My '84 Westie has been sick (bad #3 cylinder) and the word is that, at 191,000 miles, I should probably bite the bullet...
• changing out 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Travis Pearce
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 03:40:19 -0700
  I'll be removing my bad 1.9 waterboxer next week and installing a Boston Bob engine. I'm not too sure what exactly...
• Re: More Instrument cluster electrical gemlins
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:39:13 -0500
  ...little flashy red light all don't work on my 84 >Waterboxer. And the clock runs slow! > >I suspect the voltage regulator. Any other...
• VW VANAGON WATERBOXER CUSTOM TURBO SYSTEM on ePay
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:37:59 -0800
  While wasting time on ePay, I found what looks to be a fairly easy way to scatter yer Wasserdripper. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...
• Re: exhaust gaskets leaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:03:22 -0800
  ...The exhaust port gaskets are readily available, and I believe fit all air cooled vw's almost, like surely all 1600's and waterboxers...
• Re: FS: Thermostat housing for 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:37:11 -0700
  ...and one only, completely refurbished thermostat housing for a 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon for sale. I just spent the last couple days cleaning...
• Re: Diagnosis in DeLand
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:51:25 -0500
  ...Looking for shop that has recently done waterboxer heads. Thank you again, Dennis. John
• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:52:58 -0700
  When I rebuilt my 2.1 waterboxer, I never needed any special tools. I used a slide hammer to pull the wrist pins out...
• Re: NVC Fox fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:50:00 -0700
  ...Double hmmmm......wonder if I can fit that system to a waterboxer . ( I can't tell what all this era systems have, but if...
• Re: Muffler supplier in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 25 May 2020 15:59:07 -0500
  ...telus.net> wrote: > > Needs muffler for my 83.5 1.9 waterboxer. Any recommendations? I am in western Canada and would prefer the simplicity...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:04:12 -0700
  ...Strategy for low-mess oil drain | |On a waterboxer van it would stick straight down.. |and be quite vulnerable to getting hit. |bust that...
• Re: Cherry Picker?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:15:31 -0800
  ...it's size, with using the picker to > remove and install waterboxers. I'll give it a go next > time............ > Miguel > > He who possesses...
• Re: Go with the split
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 04:52:41 -0700
  ...tony '83 Vanagon waterboxer (and damn proud of it) ..so where's the goop...
• parting out the following:
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:39:33 EDT
  ...complete 5cyl turbo motor, runs great also have a few good waterboxer (1.9L) motors, and aircooled (2.0L) motors plus transmissions. let me...
• Fw: Van engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Martin
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 22:00:36 -0600
  ...Van engine conversions > Hi, > > My wife is getting tired/afraid of the waterboxer problems. I thought > that the GTI conversion was new and the...
• Carburators for WBXs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:06:05 EST
  ...European Racing (1-800-722-8678) has a dual Dell'ortos 36/40mm DRLA Waterboxer kit for $599. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis...
• Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:21:49 -0800
  ...Sulfur-like exhaust smell?? > > Anyone know what would cause a sulfur-like exhaust smell from a 1.9l > waterboxer? It kinda smells like the...
• 86 Vanagon FS (Guelph/ON/Canada)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 2002 19:48:47 -0400
  ...2.1 Waterboxer No coolant leaks automatic blue/blue interior tinted windows drives great body is decent except a small dent in the rear...
• Re: [Syncro] stuck syncro = seized engine
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 19 May 2003 11:31:50 -0700
  ...also noticed that GoWesty.com is selling much higher HP vanagon Waterboxer engines now too. Up to 135 HP -- or something in that area...
• Re: AC radiator
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:07:25 EST
  ...williams@FIRE.BIOL.WWU.EDU writes: > For efficiency of cooling my waterboxer engine, would I be better off > removing the AC radiator, or is...
• Re: mouse attacks
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:41:22 -0400
  ...They come in somewhere under the front of the waterboxers. Lorraine Sym 1981 Westy "MIA" --------------------------------- Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos
• Re: Zzzz . . . least interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:21:25 -0500
  ...act. > What do you call it?" > > And the guy says, "The Waterboxer". > > Best, > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA,CA > > > In a message dated 8...
• Re: Aircooled upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 28 May 2002 10:16:40 -0500
  ...Not many waterboxers for a while but plenty of airheads in the last 6 months. I see many waterboxers driving around every day. Running...