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Re: Moving -->uP??<-- to a Synchro? HA!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 27 Mar 96 16:50:43 CST
...hmm, hehe > is that really moving up? *flame away* heheheh gimme a good ole air cooled well, of course, it's moving UP!!! :) no...
auto trans for '83 air cooled
Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
Tue, 12 May 1998 19:57:40 -0500
If I buy an '83 air cooled Vanagon with auto transmission problems (no forward, only reverse works), what am I likely to pay for...
1983 Air Cooled Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:32:47 -0500
I've been on this list for a good while now and I'm not finding any 83 Air Cooled Westfalias or Vanagons. Maybe...
Use air cooled Bosch reman. starter on 1.9 WBX? (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:41:29 -0800
...Will a Bosch rebuilt starter from a 1981 air cooled manual transmission, work on a stock 1.9 WBX manual tranny bus? Bosch starter...
Last A/C VW Van Rolled off of Brazilian Assembly Line Yesterday
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:36:10 -0500
Hi, Not sure if anyone caught this yesterday, but the last air-cooled VW van rolled off of the assembly line in Brazil. This...
Air-Cooled heater modifications
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:15:13 -0500
...Now _THERE'S_ an unbiased opinion! Allow me a liberal paraphrasing: "There is nothing you can do to get adequate heat from air cooled...
air cooled rear hatch ...
Historical mailing list - John Dillon
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 03:29:23 -0400
still looking for the rear hatch for an air cooled vanagon … hopefully in Ontario or close … anyone have such a creature? jdd
Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 13:43:46 -0700
Anyone know of a block heater for the air cooled van? This would be used in cold climates for winter starting.
Air cooled vanagon
Historical mailing list - jeff samboy
Thu, 6 Jul 2006 20:01:47 -0700
Hi, I found an air cooled vanagon witha bad cylinder. Does anyone have any idea whats involved to fix this? Thank you, J
Air-cooled reputation (type IV) .short
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:39:53 -0700
Viva la air-cooled ! I have about 6k on my newly rebuilt 2.0 air cooled engine. It is in a 1981 Westy I...
Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 9 Jul 2019 08:14:43 -0700
...That's a lot of air cooled Vanagons for sale. From the perspective of possible getting one for a good price...... If the body...
Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:16:12 EDT
David, you do understand that the Vanagon was air-cooled for three years from its inseption, right. I think "...feeling ballsy coming to the...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:20:40 -0500
...sez------- Answer to this is simple---and fast-- Air cooled Vanagon's have zero bottom grill---just check the nose out----that'll tell...
Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:27:41 -0400
...Having owned a number of air cooled vans, I can say that the air cooled power plant is self-contained. Meaning to say, other...
Air Cooled Search & Rescue: Mission#1
Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
Sun, 22 Sep 1996 13:20:47 -0500
Calling All Air-Cooled Search & Rescue Forces: Your first mission is in South Dakota, United States. Time is of the essence so listen carefully...
Re: Last air cooled model?
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:11:56 -0700
...Last air cooled model? > > > What was the last year an air cooled camper was made? I can > see some clear > advantages. Anyone got any...
Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:25:06 -0400
...1) Re-engineered air-cooled (bored out, new cam, etc) 2) Vanagon water-cooled engine 3) Subaru I have two questions to help me...
oil for a 2 litre air cooled F.I. engine
Historical mailing list - CLARKE
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 17:56:38 -0700 (PDT)
...don't currently own an air cooled version of German perfection or not , and you have had experience with air cooled oilmotors please respond.
Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:52:35 -0700
I think that a 115 hp 2 liter inline 4 engine is a vast improvement over a 67 hp air-cooled engine.Worth the...
Re: '81 Westy for sale...
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Tue, 21 May 2002 23:40:21 -0400
...Question for the list----the rear engine air intake vents are not the black plastic insert type found on '81 and later air cooled...
Re: air-cooled vs WBX transmission
Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:24:29 +1000
...here's a gooooood one to wring out your brain upon. > > I know there's a difference between the air-cooled and WBX tranny...
Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:30:55 -0500
...Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor > "I think I'm correct in saying that most Air Cooled owners are paranoid > about engine fires. " > > Am...
Re: Last air cooled model?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 15:23:12 -0600
http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/83westy.htm I thought nobody would ever ask! The production run on Air Cooled ended in September 1982. These...
Federal Air-cooled AFM
Historical mailing list - J B
Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:19:00 -0400
...81 2.0L Air-Cooled with Federal emissions. Thanks - John.
Please remove (and where's the air-cooled list?)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:39:31 -0500 (EST)
(1) Please remove me from this list. (2) Do you have any pointers to an air-cooled Bus newsgroup? Many thanks! Hugh
ECU: manual vs auto
Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:05:01 -0500
Hey Listers, Can anyone tell me if the ECU's for air cooled Vanagons differ between the automatic and manual transmissions? Thanks, Jake 82...
Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - don spence
Sun, 9 Nov 2014 23:53:12 -0700
...Block heaters for Air Cooled > >> At 11/6/2014 12:43 PM, Jamie Fitterer wrote: >>> Anyone know of a block heater for the air...
Re: In praise of aircooled vanagons
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:38:07 -0700
...I'd agree you in general, having made the switch from air-cooled to water cooled, but I feel the air cooled engine is...
Air cooled versus water box or injectors
Historical mailing list - Van Pelt, Steve
Sun, 8 Mar 2015 09:50:14 -0500
Hi gang, Does anybody know if there is a difference between the fuel injectors on and air cooled versus the water cooled motors? Thanks...
1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection cold start valve voltage
Historical mailing list - zzyzx
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:14:40 -0800
Is there any info on the voltage a cold start valve operates at on a 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection system?
two questions
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 02:40:03 -0500
My Westy is air-cooled. Is there anyway you can direct only air-cooled related posts to me? What is this 02? Is it...
air-cooled or water-cooled?
Historical mailing list - buscofurgo buscofurgo
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 00:21:43 +0200
how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air-cooled ? thanks _________________________________________________________________ Descargue GRATUITAMENTE MSN Explorer en http://explorer...
Re: '80 Air Cooled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 02:08:04 -0400
Hey Chris, I have an 82 air cooled vanagon. Replacing the valves as maintenance seems a bit extreme to me. I would do a...
Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion/extremists
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:51:07 -0800
...In the SoCal junkyards I visit the air-cooled Vanagons outnumbered the waterboxer models by at least 3 to 1 in at least 100...
Auto Tranny Swaps
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 13 May 2010 13:39:34 -0700
I'm about to pull the non working auto tranny from an air cooled (2L) 1983 Vanagon Westy and replace it with a wrecking...
Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
Historical mailing list - brady horrace
Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:43:08 -0800
Don't forget about Bostig, and the Zetec conversion! We have a customers air cooled van now and will be starting the conversion from...
Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:49:58 -0800
2009/12/6 Joseph Dor� <josephpdore@gmail.com>: > My wife and I own an '82 Air-Cooled Gasoline-powered Westfalia Vanagon. > > It currently has...
RI VW Show - Sunday August 9
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:47:32 -0400
For all of you southern New England VW fans, the Rhode Island Air Cooled VW Association is having its first Air-Cooled VW show...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:26:34 -0400
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air- cooled ? thanks > >check the water...
Re: Front Heater Core Retrofit (Save money!)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 01:34:27 -0600
...Borrow someone's air-cooled van. Drive it around for a couple >weeks in the dead of winter. ----------------------------- My 83 Air Cooled Van will...
air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Thu, 6 Feb 2014 16:05:56 -0500
Rebuilt 2.0 air cooled. Having mechanic put a Dokata cylinder head sensor under #3 plug, to gauge on dash. What should the temperture...
Personality...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 19:46:04 -0700
Bredley Prunehead spake: >Well, they're ok, if they're air-cooled. ;) They just don't have the >personality of a splittie. Er, you...
Air cooled exhuast gaskets
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:50:35 -0500
Can anyone use the exhaust gaskets between the heater boxes and the manifold on an air cooled vanagon. I have a few left over...
air cooled list
Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 13:18:29 -0700
Does anyone know if there is an air-cooled list for bugs and squarebacks and other non-WBXer's? If so, please let me...
address for air cooled list
Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 16:59:14 -0400
A couple of weeks ago someone reference the air cooled list. Anyone got the address. I need some help with my hiccuping 81. thanks...
Re: Does anyone have CHEEP air cooled beetle heads for sale?
Historical mailing list - pat
Sun, 4 Apr 2004 22:36:20 -0400
...In fact, I have a lot of air-cooled crap. Any interest pmail me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Goldey" <Dieselslave@WMCONNECT.COM> To: <vanagon...
Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 8 Jul 2019 19:24:45 -0700
Because people bought Air Cooled vans and dumped tons of Cash into them and realize that the WBX was way more reliable and had...
Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 18:15:05 -0600
---- Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Anyone know of a block heater for the air cooled van? This would be used in cold climates...
air-cooled thermostats
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:31:53 -0600
So I keep seeing all this discussion of thermostats on air-cooled engines, but none of mine have had them. So, what years had...
last US year for air cooled
Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
Wed, 26 May 1999 12:36:29 -0400
Does anyone know when was the last US year for the air cooled engine? The archive info is missing years between 82 and 86...
Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:29:31 -0800
...Westphalia's) sell for substantially more than their air-cooled counterparts. For example, I have an '83 air-cooled Westy I can't give...
Re: EGR-air cooled_reduce engine temp?
Historical mailing list - Project Pat
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:29:06 -0400
...EGR-air cooled_reduce engine temp? Have air cooled 1981 Camper and it over heated and destroyed engine, Suspect, was s bad thermostat. Rebuilt...
Last air cooled model?
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:00:34 -0800
What was the last year an air cooled camper was made? I can see some clear advantages. Anyone got any photos of that model...
Fwd: Help! Need (used?) Shift Bracket # 251711219 for 1981 Air Cooled Vanagon NOW!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:06:19 -0700
...Help! Need (used?) Shift Bracket # 251711219 for 1981 Air Cooled Vanagon NOW! > Date: August 30, 2016 at 11:57:12 AM PDT > To: "VanagonJimArnott06302013...
Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 Nov 2014 10:22:26 -0500
...Block heaters for Air Cooled Anyone know of a block heater for the air cooled van? This would be used in cold climates for...
AVP
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 07:59:05 -0600
...As for the air-cooled version, I bought a 2.0 liter air-cooled rebuild from AVP in 1997 and put over 150,000...
Air Cooled parts- Last chance
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:37:23 -0500
I'm making a 320 mile trip this Saturday to scavenge 82 Air Cooled Vanagon parts. If you're need anything for 80-83...
Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:57:01 -0800
Air-cooled engines don't have this ground. The one ground strap for the engine comes off the transmission mount. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young Lafayette, CA...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:10:54 -0600
>how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air-cooled ? thanks check the water temp guage. If its...
air cooled thermostat wanted
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:55:19 -0400
...I need a good used thermostat for my air cooled 2.0. Mine is stuck in it's expanded full cool state. e-mail...