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Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
Fri, 7 Nov 2014 01:53:03 +0000
...Block heaters for Air Cooled Anyone know of a block heater for the air cooled van? This would be used in cold climates for...
2L cracked case quandry
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:54:07 EST
...Do I buy a long block or short block? Do I just buy the case and build it out with my stuff? Do I...
Re: Extreme Warning .... beware of jake4parts on eBay aka Ken Morgan
Historical mailing list - Doug
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:01:29 -0400
...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__1986-1991-VW-Vanagon-2-2L-Engine-107HP-Long-Block_W0QQitemZ320284963297QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320284963297&_trkparms=39...
Re: What are the 2 studs that block the distributor?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:05:27 -0500
...They are long enough to accommodate the pump rod block and spacer and the pump. If you go to carburetors, a beetle fuel pump...
where did it go
Historical mailing list - dawn
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 01:23:29 -0800
...Darrel looking for short block or long block for rebuild any help?
Re: FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:30:56 -0600
...Windage Tray, >Notched Rods, fully assembled. $1300.00 >7) CV Series Long Block engine, forged steel counted weighted crankshaft, >new pistons / cylinders, new cam...
Re: What are the 2 studs that block the distributor?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:34:07 -0800
...Being so long, they block my >> distributor from rotating in a full arc. Is there any reason not >> to cut them shorter with a...
reassemble on the tranny from long block?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Dec 1995 21:12:59 -0700
Someone (I only remember the name of the bus, it was Das Boat :) was saying they like doing the final assembly, from long-block...
Re: Air cooled Long Block
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:33:26 -0600
This guy is the sucessor to Boston Bob: http://suburbanengine.com Richard
Re: will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:50:25 -0500
...will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware? I was wondering if the 2.1L long block can be...
Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - don spence
Sun, 9 Nov 2014 23:53:12 -0700
...It's an under pan heating element like a long "U" shape. Heats the oil and block. I'm sure it would work as...
NO POSTS TO YAHOO
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:55:07 -0700
...That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.
Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 17:28:45 -0800
I used a dip stick heater in a Rabbit in Chicago & it worked well, as long as the end of the heated dip stick...
For sale to good home
Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:41:29 -0700
Hey all, Cleaning out the garage and need to get rid of a 1.6 td long block that I had planned on rebuilding...
Long block air cooled 2.0L
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Sat, 4 May 2013 00:15:15 -0400
I found source at Mid American Motors in Illinois. Anyone have experience with them? Glen
Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:32:54 -0700
...same or similar design): > > Can the entire long brake line from pressure regulator to rear "T" > block be removed in one piece? > > It seems...
Re: I-4 coolant leak from block?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:24:21 -0700
can you pressure test it ? I did see one diesel block cracked right at a head bolt hole on that end of the block...
missing grill blockoffs
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Mon, 1 Aug 94 12:00:59 EDT
...I tried to get my new blockoffs (which are cardboard sprayed with undercoat) to stay on longer by wiring an x behind each with...
Re: GEX engine, DON'T (sad story)
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:03:12 -0700
...like everyone's to blame! Did she buy a long block or a short block from GEX? With all the crap the shop did...
Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 02:20:21 -0600
...got to put the whole thing in and not just the long block. And to get full advantage of the 21's better breathing...
Re: Need good 1.6TD or na head
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 30 Oct 2002 14:51:51 -0800
...Their Wasserboxer long blocks are just superb. With proper maintenance these motors will last as long as the originals and longer. Be aware of...
Engine options
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:59:25 -0700
...Although I got the van for a very good price, I'm wary of spending 3 grand on a long block for one season...
Re: Strange diesel question
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:01:06 -0700
...head onto an 1.9L AAZ block, if you also swap in the pistons. That's the long way around an answer to your...
Re: aftermarket turbo/supercharger to deisel?
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:00:25 -0500
...possibly different water passageways matching up with a NA block. Besides the turbo head -- or maybe its the block (been a long time) has...
long block weight and best way to freight
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:54:57 -0500
...paying retail with a freight co is expensive! the weight of a long block in a crate is 205 with the crate it takes...
Long-block source recommendation
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 22:18:23 -0600
...The reason I did this is that the shipping a long block from the west coast to Wisconsin costs as well as shipping the...
Wanted: good 2.1 waterboxer engine in SoCal, was: HELP: Westy friend stranded
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 21:58:45 -0500
...So it looks like she will be looking for a good 2.1 engine, complete or long block. Anyone have a good one? Or...
Long block air cooled for vanagon 2.0 L
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Fri, 3 May 2013 15:46:18 -0400
I had very bad luck with GEX. Any other places with good reputations? Waterboxer Engines? , Glen in Florida
Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:33:31 -0700
Bob Donalds wrote: > > > Stuart > I have had a new helper cleaning engine blocks he pointed out that the > pitting on the block at the...
Re: 2.0L Conversion 5K update, longish
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:50:19 -0700
Hi Eric The block has both VW & Audi markings. The 2.0L block changed in 93, 16.5mm taller, longer connecting rods. Mine is...
CS diesel block with turbo-charger
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Dec 1996 03:24:25 -0700 (MST)
...manifolds together with the turbocharger, to your 48 horsepower, CS diesel long block? ? ? If so, I hate to rain on your parade, but you...
Re: head post-mortem, and a question
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:38:29 -0700
...of iron from the block, so I assume that it > was only grabbing > 2 threads when it popped. > > How long is the threaded part...
Re: How much damage to engine block, heads, etc., in fire from leaking fuel ines?
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sat, 22 Jul 2017 10:55:47 -0400
...1.9L Boston Bob long block > (installed 2003, about 65K km traveled). Van was driven only a few > blocks from home after not being...
Re: better sun visor
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:32:23 -0800
...when I put it side way on the window to block the sun... well it's not long enough to block the sun...
Re: Das Blinkenlights
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:43:00 -0500
...Before I put in a new Boston Bob long block in 2003, I had also sorts of blinking temperature-gauge light problems. They all...
Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:51:06 -0700
...wear the block, increasing the tolerance and decreasing the efficiency of the new pump if allowed to go on for long. Not important if...
Loose Rad Fan Fuse Holder 90 Carat
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:52:51 -0500
...this side load is keeping contact breaker (fuse) to the contacts in the block. What is the best long term fix for this. Should...
CRACKED BLOCK 2.1-- Expert Opinions??
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:00:59 -0500
...A block should be in service "for life" and guaranteed against cracking in a non-wear zone as long as it has not been...
Re: TDI engines availability
Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 20:21:59 -0500
Joshua Van Tol wrote: > I suspect you'll find that a BARE long block (no injectors, no accessories, > no nothing) will cost upwards of...
Sad end to the head saga
Historical mailing list - Felder
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:01:18 -0700
...Now looking for a long block or used engine. If there are any out there, let me know. Thanks, Jim
Re: engine block heater?
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:47:39 -0500
...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/blockheater.jpg I run 20W50 all year long and this keeps things a bit thinner when it gets...
Twilight Zone?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 11:30:34 -0700
...long delivery van on it's side. Never having seen such a thing in my neighborhood in 40 years, I went around the block...
Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:13:19 -0700
Yep, it takes a gasket. -Dana- > As long as we are on the subject, does a gasket go between the pump and > block?
DIY EV and Vanagon Campers
Historical mailing list
Fri, 04 Oct 1996 08:52:16 +0100
...fridge, long DM 20,900.00 VW T4 Weekender (Alaska), looking very simple DM 5,939.52 VW T4 Family, one-block-kitchen with...
Re: Diesel - block heater
Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:10:59 -0900
A block heater is a must on any engine you plan on keeping for the long-haul in a cold climate. That goes double...
SOLAR BLOCK HEATER FOR DIESEL
Historical mailing list - Spevacek, James P.
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 09:51:14 -0500
Hello out there - As a die hard diesel person I am on a quest for a solar powered block heater. I no longer work...
Rebuild cost - the grand total!
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 13 Jul 95 15:57:52 PDT
...As those of you who have been through this before already know, the expense of the long block is just the beginning..... In addition...
Re: Fridge - Blockage at the cooling unit?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:21:32 -0400
...I wouldn't do is run it too long if you suspect some kind of blockage. Overheating the boiler can ruin the fridge. David...
1.9 TD in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 06:06:58 -0800 (PST)
...longblocks > advertised for sale. Has anybody installed this motor into a Vanagon? > Scott Foss, of Sausalito, Calif., has installed the 1.9 TD block...
Re: Engine needed
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:00:08 EST
...I believe his long block price is the same as the price you got from the VW dealer for the short block! Bob is...
PTD
Historical mailing list - John Andersen
Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:46:30 -0700
...I have a small fight with my city council here in Long Beach and this aounds like something they need to block out the...
2.1L shipping - cost? Weight?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:17:00 -0600
Could someone tell me the weight of the 2.L long block for shipping? If you had one shipped, how much was it? Thanks...
Re: Twilight Zone?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:34:29 EDT
...long delivery van on it's side. > > Never having seen such a thing in my neighborhood in 40 years, I went > around the block...
Re: Importing a Hiace into the USA
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:58:59 +1300
...nbsp; </blockquote> <div> Is yours LWB or MWB? There were 3 wheelbases. Stupidly, in New Zealand they call the MWB "long&quot...
Engine drain--what about using a reamer?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:00:27 -0500
...The reason to tap the plug with the smaller drain is to not wear out the threads in the block. It will take longer...
Re: westy propane pressure regulator
Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:47:18 -0700
...that's not it. thanks ! scott </blockquote> Rectangular regulator no longer made, because it fails and leaks as above...
Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand (
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Mon, 13 May 2002 20:22:06 -0400
...to do this the block must be stripped and cleaned or you could by a long block from me Bob http://www.bostonengine.com
FS 2.1L Waterboxer long block - ATLANTA
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:43:11 -0700
...are allegedly in need of replacement.  270K miles on the block and much less on the heads. $200 -- local pickup in Atlanta or...
Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dave C
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:54:27 -0500
...Hey, it works on shampoos! Get AAA Plus, run it for all its worth and start saving your change for a new long block...
Re: Block heater question
Historical mailing list - madsen
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:46:27 -0500
I also have question about block heaters.. Is there anyway to rig up the block heater to an auxillary battery? This would be handy...